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Old 02-27-08 | 11:43 PM
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Had no idea this was occurring. Can't imagine if this happened in CA...cops driving a modified 300Z?

http://www.wcnc.com/video/news-index...d=220060&shu=1

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Old 02-27-08 | 11:48 PM
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i would think it would make them more or less terrible for police chases haha i can imagine them blowing out their suspension on a speed bump
Old 02-27-08 | 11:50 PM
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hahaha that would be pretty interesting

now i think that would be a good way to stop street racing -- you don't want to race the guy beside you who you have no idea if it's a cop car!
Old 02-27-08 | 11:55 PM
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No part of this looks Legal at all.

If it were my car, I would find it later and find a way to destroy it. Damn, if I couldn't have my car, the hell the cops can.
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actually we have some undercover cop in here posing in a white STi
Old 02-28-08 | 01:08 AM
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Well they crush them here in Ca. I wonder how they are going to keep these cars maintained
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So these cops are allowed to drive around with tinted windows?!?!

Those windows look pretty dark.

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So these cops are allowed to drive around with tinted windows?!?!

Those windows look pretty dark.
Of course they can, much like how they cruise on the freeway in CarPool
Old 02-28-08 | 04:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Jewcano

If it were my car, I would find it later and find a way to destroy it. Damn, if I couldn't have my car, the hell the cops can.
lol same here...that pisses me off though, if i saw a cop cruisin in MY car....even worse if he pulled me over in MY own car that would really **** me off...and own me badly.

lazy cops...i think i would rather see the car crushed here in california, then used by the cops over there.
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Originally Posted by TLEX
So these cops are allowed to drive around with tinted windows?!?!

Those windows look pretty dark.
I can't expect a cop to pull himself over and write himself a ticket, it would confuse the judge.
Old 02-28-08 | 05:24 AM
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers plan to crack down on aggressive drivers with more horsepower and fewer decals.
lol hahaha
Old 02-28-08 | 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by yusef
that pisses me off though, if i saw a cop cruisin in MY car....even worse if he pulled me over in MY own car that would really **** me off...and own me badly.
Then why put yourself in that position to start with by street racing? If you don't jump into the fire, you won't get burnt.

(I'm not talking about you specifically, of course, but just the concept of someone dumb enough to street race).
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Pretty ingenious...
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several times driving by one police station around here, I always see a subaru wrx sti in the police station...
Old 02-28-08 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by xknowonex
... I wonder how they are going to keep these cars maintained
that's the first thing i was thinking... how are they going to deal with the random tuning issues that pop up on boosted cars, etc. hmmm wonder if i can get a job maintaining those cars for them.


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