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Think your car is faster than a state troopers? How about in Italy?!!!

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Old 08-09-06, 09:17 AM
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Talking Think your car is faster than a state troopers? How about in Italy?!!!

They must need these to keep up with the exotics!







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Old 08-09-06, 09:46 AM
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lol....I'm sure he needs ICE in a "police car". He can watch movies when he gets bored.
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Old 08-09-06, 09:57 AM
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Wonder if they have to the take home car program
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Old 08-09-06, 10:16 AM
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Even I'd think about being a cop if I could drive a Gallardo as my cruiser, lol
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Old 08-09-06, 10:33 AM
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They use the car mostly for transporting organs.
They got it as a gift from Lamborghini.
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Old 08-09-06, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Richie
They use the car mostly for transporting organs.
They got it as a gift from Lamborghini.
wonder why they don't paint it like a medical vehicle then

Painting it like a polizia cruiser makes it scream "pursuit!"...
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Old 08-09-06, 02:01 PM
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This is old news. It was on ABC News over a year ago.
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Old 08-09-06, 02:09 PM
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France just ordered high speed pursuit vehicles from Subaru, a whole fleet of STi's.
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Originally Posted by mikeloc24
wonder why they don't paint it like a medical vehicle then

Painting it like a polizia cruiser makes it scream "pursuit!"...
Police cars are more visible... plus... what do you get out of the way faster for... A cop car, or an ambulance? USUALLY it's the cop car.
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They shouldn't have mounted those lights on the top ...

And in Italy a Gallardo probably costs just about as much to operate as a helicopter.

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Old 08-09-06, 08:33 PM
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Thanks for the pics, but as noted this is old news.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=187674
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=198442
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