Ford Interecptor w/ Frame Damage - How bad is this?

californiamilleghia said:

was it run into ? or did they back it into a pole ?

Unknown, the CARFAX doesn't have a record of the damage which in my limited experience probably means there was no claim against them so it wasn't hit by a civilian that had insurance. Doesn't mean it wasn't damaged while in pursuit, or nailed in the station's parking lot.

Knurled. said:

In reply to John Welsh :

The 3.7 makes the "Interceptor Utility" (Explorer) scoot amazingly well.  It'd be fun in a Taurus, too.

Actually the Michigan State Police are nice enough to publish their annual Police Vehicle Test Reports on the internet https://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,4643,7-123--16274--,00.html The 2017 edition (https://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/2017_MY_Police_Vehicle_Evaluation_Test_Book-Final_544109_7.pdf) shows 0-60 for the 3.7 sedan at 7.4 sec compared to 8.0 sec for the Utility, the eco-boost sedan beats all competitors by a healthy margin at 5.7 sec. Some great data in their, including their lap-times under "Vehicle Dynamics".

Ottawa (Eric)...  have you looked into the Rideau Auction sales held in Winchester just south of Ottawa (Bank Street at Hwy 43).  They show a public auction to be held Saturday, January 18, that lists several ex-police Taurus (Quebec QPP) cars. Might be worth visiting (if the weather isn't crap).

http://www.rideauauctions.com/public-auctions

I've never attended or bought anything from them but randomly check their inventory out of curiosity.

cheers 

Gordon

I was chatting with Eric when you posted that link, and he immediately fell down the rabbit hole :)

Thanks Gordon! I never saw those before, really appreciate the link. I think I will check it out.

BTW I didn't win tha auction for the damaged Interceptor, it went for $1K above what I was comfortable with, but I'm a patient man and there are more auctions...

Eric...   Good luck.  BTW, I believe the Rideau setup has monthly (or bi-monthly) auctions, both dealer only and public...   

edit...  And to reply to Keith....  I’ve come close, but always chickened out when it came to actually going with $$ in hand...

cheers

Gordon