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tuna55
tuna55 UltraDork
3/16/12 2:21 p.m.

Has anyone bought, or know someone who's bought, the Caprice PPVs available through ebay with very very low miles? If I had the scratch, it seems like a nice way into a brand new rwd V8 big car.

Like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GM-Certified-2011-Chevy-Caprice-Police-Car-9C1-RWD-6-0L-V8-Available-Public-/180840983048?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2a1af66a08

Conquest351
Conquest351 Dork
3/16/12 2:51 p.m.

Wow... Looks like that would be MUCH easier to make go fast than my P71. LOL I think I'll wait till they get around P71 prices though.

mndsm
mndsm UberDork
3/16/12 3:02 p.m.

Boy am I glad to see that those will be available to the public eventually.

integraguy
integraguy SuperDork
3/16/12 3:03 p.m.

A Chevy dealer near me had a couple of these for sale new, I think they might even have had one that was a V6 as it was a few grand cheaper than the other Caprices. I think they sold their last one a few weeks ago as it was (but no longer is) in the local free "autotrader-type" mags.

Aren't these basically just lightly "de-contented" Pontiac G8s?

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury UltimaDork
3/16/12 3:20 p.m.
mndsm wrote: Boy am I glad to see that those will be available to the public eventually.

THIS!!!!

Bobzilla
Bobzilla SuperDork
3/16/12 3:22 p.m.

I can't state what I would give for one of those because it's a family oriented board. What I can say is I would be very sore in a particularly sensitive area and would never be able to reproduce.

MG Bryan
MG Bryan Dork
3/16/12 3:29 p.m.
integraguy wrote: A Chevy dealer near me had a couple of these for sale new, I think they might even have had one that was a V6 as it was a few grand cheaper than the other Caprices. I think they sold their last one a few weeks ago as it was (but no longer is) in the local free "autotrader-type" mags. Aren't these basically just lightly "de-contented" Pontiac G8s?

I think they have a longer wheelbase, but I'm not positive.

Javelin
Javelin UltimaDork
3/16/12 3:41 p.m.

Yes, they are a longer wheelbase than a G8, but the same chassis.

The first time a used-up one hits the local auction for $3000 I'm going to be all over it like earmarks on a Congressional budget!

dyintorace
dyintorace UltraDork
3/16/12 3:42 p.m.

After a quick scan for used G8 GTs, the ebay cop car is certainly cheaper, on average. The Caprice would be an awesome buy at $5k or so.

Osterkraut
Osterkraut UltraDork
3/16/12 3:52 p.m.

Now that's a cop car.

AquaHusky
AquaHusky Reader
3/16/12 3:56 p.m.

I seen a fully black unmarked one rolling around the Sedalia area. Doesn't even have the spot-lights on it either. Sadly, we are never going the same way and I have yet to snap a pic of it...

Conquest351
Conquest351 Dork
3/16/12 4:26 p.m.

Hijack thread

Osterkraut, wtf is in your avatar pic dude? Friggin cracks me up.

End thread hijack

patgizz
patgizz UltraDork
3/16/12 4:45 p.m.
Bobzilla wrote: I can't state what I would give for one of those because it's a family oriented board. What I can say is I would be very sore in a particularly sensitive area and would never be able to reproduce.

same here. i'd off several vehicles for one of those. but i don't think i could stomach giving up my SS.

mndsm
mndsm UberDork
3/16/12 4:47 p.m.

they'll be easier to spot than p71's too, since we know damn well almost no civvie is going to have one for the next 5+ years.

novaderrik
novaderrik SuperDork
3/16/12 6:36 p.m.

P71 is the Ford code for "Crown Victoria Police Package"..

this thread should be called "the new 9C1"- which is the GM option code for "Caprice with the police package"..

tuna55
tuna55 UltraDork
3/16/12 6:58 p.m.
novaderrik wrote: P71 is the Ford code for "Crown Victoria Police Package".. this thread should be called "the new 9C1"- which is the GM option code for "Caprice with the police package"..

More because we all know and love P71s. I mean is this the next thing (when it's cheaper) to know and love for the GRMs.

JFX001
JFX001 SuperDork
3/16/12 7:21 p.m.

I am, by no means, a Chevy guy....but my pants just got tighter...

dean1484
dean1484 SuperDork
3/16/12 7:24 p.m.

I have been seriously looking at getting a new Charger 4 door but now things have changed.

T.J.
T.J. UberDork
3/16/12 8:08 p.m.

So, how hard to add a 6 speed from a GTO or G8?

DoctorBlade
DoctorBlade Dork
3/16/12 8:52 p.m.

They've got a Dodge Charger police package up for auction near me, sans engine.

Bobzilla
Bobzilla SuperDork
3/17/12 6:55 a.m.

I was 18 when I bought my first 9C1... Dad had his for a year before me. I have longed for another for a long time. I bought my 89 9C1 with 107k miles, sold it to a friend 4 years later with 208k. Dad bought his 91 9C1 with 88k miles, sold it 10 years later with 294k showing on the odo.... and he drove it 2 years with no working speedo/odo. Guy he sold it to drove it 3 more years, rolled it over to 400k showing on the odo before the engine finally started to be a problem.....the #8 spark plug had been changed enough times the threads came out.

belteshazzar
belteshazzar UltraDork
3/17/12 9:31 a.m.
DoctorBlade wrote: They've got a Dodge Charger police package up for auction near me, sans engine.

$1 bob

TIGMOTORSPORTS
TIGMOTORSPORTS Reader
3/17/12 4:18 p.m.

Ive watched a few sell on ebay for 30-32K

I'd go black with black steel wheels

Pete240Z
Pete240Z UltraDork
3/17/12 4:28 p.m.

Wow, my wife hates the interior on my Accord. She would complain more about this. But hey, she's a Chevy girl at heart.

EricM
EricM SuperDork
3/17/12 7:44 p.m.

ok, yes.

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