Top 5 Reasons Why the Police Interceptor Is the Best Daily Driver! | Chasing Dust 

I'll be another proud crown vic owner commenting. Amazing car, built like a tank. Every bit as reliable as these newer more modern cars out here, with no unnecessary car payment and super easy to work on for the most part. Simple technology, and built the way a car should be in my opinion. Takes me everywhere I need to go even hundreds of miles with no complaints. Don't care what anybody says, one of the best cars ever made in my opinion. The only thing that would make these cars better is if they came in stick shift.

Just bought a 2011 yesterday with 100k and 3100 idle hours yesterday!! Looks, runs, sounds, drives like new!! LOVE IT! Got the full CARFAX on it, it was very well maintained - was a Connecticut State Police Hiway Cruiser!! Came with new tires, new battery, full braked all around, and new upper and lower control arms - basically all work that I'll never have to do now, except for occassional brake jobs, but most major repairs were done prior to purchase! And I paid UNDER 5 GRAND!!! 👍👍👍

Honestly I’m pretty proud I bought my crown Vic as my first car

Only irritating thing about owning one is having everyone in front of you doing 5 or 10 mph under the speed limit.

I drive a 2011 with 4700 idle hours & 150k miles. This is by far my favorite car I have owned so far. It is reliable as hell, I LOVE the sound of its v8, its very roomy & comfortable (even for me being 6'5.) It still makes me sad Ford quit making these things. I know the design was dated, but all panther platforms were amazing. Rear wheel drive, body on frame, bulletproof engine I mean Ford really made a big mistake in my opinion.

It's just something about that V8 I just love, I own a 2007 CVPI And I floor it every chance I get!!

Yes mister you're right those cars are the best daily and reliable car in the planet

Those gray seat covers are actually put in by the police and they are a strong woven material made to be specially easy-to-clean

Thanks for sharing the word I hope this car never dies out

Love the vic thanks for the video. I recently bought a 2010 at auction with 77,000 mi for 2 grand. It needed some cleaning and a full tune up now runs great. I drove these as a cop and love em. Best car ever I am now retired and still love driving it. The best thing I love about it a pushbar was on it with spotlight and they left all the equipment in it but disconnected. My battlestar galactica

I'm a former cop. My first privately owned CVPI was a brand new 1986. 5.0 V8 was nice. Been driving them for an uninterrupted 35 years. Just bought an unmarked 2008 with 77K miles and 1350 idle hrs. Yup - 13 years old with 1350 idle hrs. 2 hours a week for 13 years. immaculate and a Flex Fuel to boot. Runs on 106 octane E85 alcohol (or 91 - 93 pump gas). I've owned 5 Cadillacs in that time, plus a Mercedes, a Porsche and a BMW 740IL. The P71 (I always kept one as a backup daily driver/farm truck/pickup/family taxi/tow truck/express train) is - by far - a better, more reliable, longer lasting, easier and cheaper to maintain and more versatile vehicle than ANY of them. An overall better car. BETTER than any Mercedes, BMW or Cadillac. Not prettier, or faster, nor as luxurious - but the BMW dealer wanted $3,000 to put the sunroof back on the track, the Cadillacs could not keep an engine or stay out of the shop, and my first "tune-up" for my Mercedes at the dealer was $1,250 - and that was in 1971. If you gave me one for free on Monday, I'd sell it on Tuesday, and with the money I'd buy an old P71 for everyone in my family and all my friends. Think of it this way - if you bought a10 yr old CVPI for $2 or 3,000 instead of spending 125,000 for a Mercedes Kommand Kar, you could put $10,000 or $20,000 in the P71 - blow ANY M-B or BMW into the freakin' weeds, install unborn llama skin upholstery with inch-deep carpet and a 500 watt stereo, every electronic upgrade known to man and put the $100,000 you saved in the bank (summer home, nice boat or world cruise++)

The rear windows should be functional. Most often they are just unplugged, so just plug them in. The rear interior door handles will probably require purchasing or scavenging the actual door mechanism since it is simply absent most times.

I bought a 2008 P71 off of auction for $825. Only had 80k miles! 20k Miles later I have to say this is the BEST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED for all of the reasons you quoted and more. Loved your video and your viewpoints!

08 is my favorite year. Mine had keyed alike option so one of seven fleet keys will open the car. Mine had 1284X which is the most common fleet key. I've heard more than a few stories about theft so decided to re-key the entire car with civilian randomly lkeyed ignition from the junkyard. Had to re-code trunk and passenger door locks but that is not difficult. Well worth the effort for better security.

i have a 02 corolla and a 08 crown vic PI, y'd think i daily the corolla since its a 4 cylinder and i commute 100 miles a day, nah i daily the crown vic, i can't resist driving the thing, i also get 400 miles per tank

great video man. These are arguably the best car Ford has ever built. THE best bang for your buck hands down. The handling on these cars is amazing. Tough as nails. Body on frame. I can go on and on

I'm from San Francisco I have a 2008 Crown Victoria Yellow Taxi Cab that car never breaks down it has heart it's smooth it's powerful everybody knows it when I'm driving by.

I love my 1999 Grand Marquis I bought for $5000 with 52,000 miles. 18 and it's my first car. It's awesome! My dad said if I got a crown victoria interceptor I would be road royalty.

I own a 2000 crown Victoria police interceptor. My first car and I fucking love it

I will soon have a 2006 crown vic P71. Edit: I have it now :D the odometer is dead tho D:

Bought a 2010 for $2800 in Canada. 87k miles and 2100 idle hr. Love it! Thanx for your video.

The windows is a simple plug all you have to do is take the plastic off on the inside of the drivers b pillar and it’s right there! Plus you are supposed to have cup holders under the A/C controls. Edit: Also to mention they can tow around 3,500 lbs too!

Cheaper insurance (less costly to repair/replace, no one steals them) Safety: It's heavy. More mass = more win in a collision. Your higher inertia will absorb more impact energy. Roll a bowling ball and a baseball at each other, that bowling ball DGAF and keeps going. Maintenance is cheap, but also easy. It's super easy to do so many of your own repairs and your own maintenance. As a fleet vehicle, maintenance cost was important to owners with 100 vehicles to maintain.

Bought a 2010 for $4000! Goes like a rocket! About to road trip to PA! See how many people get nervous when I ease behind them on the interstate!

I had a 93 CV PI as my first car back in 1999.to the other comments, can confirm they'll tow. Installed a tow package and pulled a '79 MGB from Dallas to San Angelo TX on a trailer. Went back the next weekend to grab an '80 from the same seller. Had to go easy on the brakes though. The size of the rear trunk is mind boggling..video doesn't do it justice. Made multiple road trips with 5 grown adults in the car and all our luggage (plus the spare, which we had to dig out onece) in the back. Was a great car..sold it to a marine before I moved to Japan..now you got me looking at auction sites..

I never speed I always obey the law because you don't want to mess up a good thing but on my p71 2008 when I get up to 80 miles per hour it's barely beginning to breathe the engine will have so much more power after that it's incredible

First car 2000 vic Second car 2011 vic Third car 2006 vic. Love these things. And talk about safety, I wrapped the 2011 around a tree at about 50mph. Put me in the hospital for 9 days but any other car and I would've been dead. Damn thing still started up and ran, problem is it was bent in half.

While I am a fan of all Panther cars, I prefer the 2003 and up Mercury Grand Marquis. I own three of them, a 2004, 2005, and 2007. The 2005 has 321,000 miles on it, still has the original engine, and it has never been apart. I recently bought the 2007, it's like new, and only has 47,000 miles on it. I like the Panther cars because they are big, have a V8 engine, are rear wheel drive, have a solid rear axle, no independent rear suspension, and are body on frame construction. Much like a truck. They are built like a tank compared to all the little front wheel drive cars that clutter the roads. The Panther platform got a major upgrade in 2003, the most important of which is an entirely new front suspension and steering setup. The got rack and pinion steering, a massive new front subframe with new cast aluminum control arms and coil overs. The reason I prefer the Grand Marquis over the Crown Vic is because it has a softer ride, softer seats, more luxury items, and a 2.73 rear axle. Combined with an automatic overdrive, it can cruise at 65 mph on a flat road with the cruise control on just barely above idle. It can get 30+ mpg. It has a 400+ mile range with a full tank. I have taken many cross country trips in these cars, they feel just like the big land yachts of the '70s. They just float over the road. I have driven 24+ hours at the time, stopping only for gas, and have slept in them many times at rest stops. The front seats in the Grand Marquis recline all the way back until they hit the rear seat. Almost as comfortable as my bed. They are 300,000+ mile cars, and parts are everywhere. And perhaps most important, they have no trash technology. No turbochargers, no variable valve timing, no cylinder deactivation, no stop/start, 2 valves per cylinder, no self driving garbage, no touch screen, they are just basic cars. Sadly, while millions were made, they are beginning to disappear. For a long time they were so cheap that people just bought them and trashed them. Prices are going up. I suggest that anyone who likes these cars buy one. Or two. Or three.

going to look at a 2010 p71 with 86k miles and 2200 idle hours. I had a 2003 and loved it.

Yes they are more fun than an adult should have. I had a 1990 Crown Vic ex detective car from a suburb of Cleveland. Dark blue and sublime. Used to drive from Cleveland to California 2 to 3 times a year to hang with all my buddies in LA and do various spelunking around places like the Nevada test site the California Sierras and high-speed highway driving. Got my fastest ticket ever in that car in the Texas Panhandle on my way home after doing 10,000 miles in one month in California. One of my best grand trips, Probably the best. Three in the morning and I have front and rear radar detectors and scanners and everything else in the car and I’m going flat out on a two Lane crossing between I-10 and I-40 and some more on route 60 near Hereford Texas I passed two White specs while my radar detectors exploded out of nowhere. Well I’ve already been through a couple flee-and-elude Chases and I’m not in Cleveland. So I slow down pull over and wait. Finally come the two gendarmes. A very large man gets out of the first car puts on his big hat and I said oh fuck Texas Rangers. We start chatting and he goes going little faster weren’t ya, yes sir, what’s the hurry, well I’ve been gone for a month and a half I’ve done close to 14,000 miles and I’m going to be home tomorrow I’m tired. And his eyes about bugged out in the dark and said you’re in West Texas in the panhandle. I said yes sir ha. He didn’t like that answer. Then he goes well I don’t know how fast you were going. Because you came up on us so quick my damn radar wouldn’t register you. What kind of car is that, its a crown Vic sir. And he looks all around it and then asks was this a police car? Yes sir. And then he asks about the seven antennas on the roof and the radio gear on the dash that makes his two cars look like oilfield truckers. And I began to show him all the different gear that I use when I’m out around places like Nellis Air Force base or Area 51 and he’s like really! So I tell him a little about my hobbies of looking at places like that. He takes my paperwork goes to his car comes back and hands me a ticket. So I’m going to write you for 120 miles an hour. I’m guessing you were doing every bit of 150 sign here. And I would like you to take a little more time to leave Texas OK. He was a nice gentleman and when you’re basically polite and you wait for the officer you drove by at three times the speed limit At three in the morning you can’t your blessings and you leave Texas carefully. Because I’ve had a few other run ins in Texas. Like one Dallas cop asked you and 1973 “son do you know what the man act is” looking like something that just came out of haight Ashbury, you say yes sir, and he says get out of my state. Don’t get me wrong I love Texas but I’ve had a few circumstances down there. But there is no funk like an ax police or rescue vehicle. And yes I had a type III life star ambulance for my electrical truck. You think a crown Vic gets respect, you aught to see what it’s like pulling out of the driveway and Into traffic with an ambulance, it’s like Moses waving you the go ahead sign you look important. I would love to have another one. No fun like ask government vehicles that cost a boatload originally. Have fun with that beast. They’re hard to hurt.

Very good vlog sir! I love mine....bought a detective's unit almosy three years ago. It was retired with 30K on the clock. Charcoal gray, carpeted and most of the options. I live in Michigan so I needed to get a second set of wheels/snow tires for the winters. I have to disagree with the "people drive cautiously around you" comment. My experience for almost three years now is that people mess with me (revving their engines as they pass, cutting right in front of you, tailgating....ect.)

My daily is 2003 P71 named Earl. Best upgrades were 4.10 diff Eaton Trutrac 33 spline axles OMG changed this car so much faster. Love Earl

I have a 2011 130K miles 10,000 hours. Changed timing chains and j modded the trans, changed the 11.5 inch converter for a 12 inch 2000 stall and it runs so good.

Just bought mines 2010 vic interceptor it drives so great and smooth. It has decent acceleration and power. I have own many cars and the crown vic might be the best I ever had and I only have had it for a few days thats how good crown vic are you wont believe it until you own one its so nice

I had my 97 G-marquis for lil over 2yrs now it’s a System car to say the least :) mainly cause the trunk space and all the room every where else and all the panthers look GOOD. My wife just got a 96 P71 and I made all the points you did and she already drove my car so all it took was a test drive. Now she’s a P71 lover :) car was 1500$ cash. New cats, new tires new shocks all round new front rotors and pads it needs love but win X 5 anyway. I’m going to get one cause like I said my car has 2 90 pound custom made Adire audio 3001 kh’s and my electric is up to where it needs to be for those bad boy subs.

The best car ever made hands down, great video.

Im a police captain with 25 years on the job can have an new unit every year. I choose a 1996 P71 crown vic from our fleet which only has 70k miles on it never used in patrol operations. They dont make cars like these any more. I will try to upload a video of it. it is in pristine condition

This is a sincere nice video I also was lucky enough to buy a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria P 71 and it looks like a taxi cab I swear I just bought it because that's all I could afford I bought it for cheap and when you drive this thing it will go anywhere and it will never break down on you it is the best car in the world.

just got my license today and im heavily debating these big ol boats. i might be test driving one next week because ive only ever driven a malibu thats even remotely the cars size

My 2009 P71 was a juvenile detention officer’s car. It didn’t get trashed by the cops. It has 210,000 miles and just over 500 hours idle time. Just love driving it.

The stab proof plate is plastic- not metal.

We picked up 2 of these cop crown vics. Both were flawless condition. 1 I gave 4500. for it. Nice car. Uncut. Full factory interiors in both. No spotlites. No plastic seats. No extra equipment. These cars were rairly used. One has 72000mi. The other with 51000miles. The one with the least miles has the engine and trans stolen out of it. Hmmmm. Sounds like an inside job to me. 72 we drive everyday. 51 is a great platform to build by. I ordered a 5.8 4cam 4valve per cylinder coyote with the to built racing aod trans installed. New computer and a complete new wiring from painless. The computer was reprogrammed. We decided to remove the suspension front and rear plus removed the rear axle assy. We made a desert suspension. Rear chunk tucked and cv axles with independent rear suspension same for the front allowing the new rack and pinion to work perfectly. Having this lift is amazing. On or off road this car is stable. Police pushbar on the front and a impact bar on the rear. Roof rack. We have a winch on the front. The frame we add strength to it. I spent way to much money on this car but in the end it turned out amazing.

Ford Motor Company will never have the guts to ever build another Crown Vic or Grand Marquis they were reliable an affordable to work on none of the motor companies will ever produce an affordable reliable car like this again so enjoy them why you have them brother a great video peace

I bought a beat up one but I gotta say it looks fresh with good paint on

I have an 89 crown Vic still running strong all original 705k miles

Hey check this out brother don't know if you know but in the 50s Ford actually come out with Crown Vic and I believe that it lasted three years and they cut it off and then bring it back in the 90s but I believe the LTD and the Crown Vic LTD are some of the best cars ever made now they may not be sports car but they are still tell me the best cars on the road police love them for their performance in their rideability in their comfort as did anyone else with any brains LOL my friend I'm pleased with your chores I've always wanted me a 69 LTD they was not making Crown Vics in that time they were still anox just under

A couple things I don't think you mentioned. The P71's have fully boxed frames for more strength. Normal vic's do not have boxed frames. P71'S also have extra coolers for oil & transmission & they have skid plates for that off road use.

Crown Victoria's were produced in the 1950s the look we all know and love today didn't come about until 1998

Mine has 3k idle hours but only 80k when I bought it Behind the center piller plastic (between the front seats and rear doors, pull back the plastic and plug in your rear windows. Also, on mine after taking the rear interior door panels off it was easy to reconnect the old door locks / handles. The little pull-up door lock things were just bent down under the panels so I just used some pliers to bend them back up and poke them back through the holes on the rear interior door panels

I got 07 Vic with 155k and 8k idle hours still runs strong the only thing I had to replace was rear axle seals/bearings and ac and now My egr valve

I use to own a 2000 Crown Vic P71 for almost 3 years that I bought for $1,500 with 101k back in November 2016 and over all it indeed was a fun car... I sold it almost 2 years ago for $2,000 with 114k...

I bought a new '02 Vic in Matador Red with tan leather,wide beam mags,and Police Interceptor package that includes the 4v engine.Sweetest big car I ever owned,but I traded it for an '04 Terminator in Redfire.Wish I could have afforded them both,but the Vic was loaded at $32,000 and big payments.

You look like Julian from trailer park boys

I have a 2007, it has 145k miles on S great and nothing but preventive maintenance. Interesting thing that I’ve noticed with this car is that it seems to eliminate a lot of generational gaps

Howdy Partner! LA chick here! Well I bought the police interceptor 2011 last year! I have owned many cars in my life high end to the lemons. I love my car! I feel safe! Its large and so glad I bought this car! My first ford too. Mine has the rhino bar infront as well. Peace and Rock n Roll! By the way my last car was a Chrysler 300 sold on super low mileage for my crown. No regrets. The pretty car day isnt what counts its Reliability and safety.

I manage a cab company. We still have 65 of these cars, most with over 300,000 miles. General maintenance is all they need. They ONLY weak point is rust, typically the driver side front fender and the passenger rear floor pan rust.

BUYING ONE TOMORROW. 2007 Crown Vic, 93K.

I have bought a 97 crown Vic that was my favorite one always have loved that car it was a silver bullet but I ran it down , but then I turned around and about a 99 police interceptor and that was back in 2010 are right this day I'm driving it now 2019 but my original motor went weak 😑 I bought another one take parts off it ( motor and trans ) an I back driving love the power it his in them ooo yeaaa loving it

I'm now on my second Crown Vic. In the 5 years between them, I've sent two FWD sedans to the junk yard. RWD cop cars are awesome daily drivers.

I got a civilian Crown Vic and its daily driven. Its my only car I owned 😂

I just won a police interceptor for 226.00 total price.there are two issues:1, it has some electrical problems,and2? It needs a battery,but for 226.00 it's a great buy for a car with speed modifications.

Love the video man! One of the best for the P-71...

These are awesome I wanna pick up one

Is that light bar u have in the rear window legal? And what does it do? Blue and red or orange.

Great video. I have the same car, white, 2011, the two spotlights, I don't have the Rhino push bar, yet. Just over 140k. Whether you're going 25mph or 100mph, the ride is smooth. For a big, heavy sedan these things can get up and boogie. They're not "Corvette" fast but coming on to the freeway (I'm in San Diego) I punch it and I'm at least up to freeway flow of traffic in no time. As impressive as the pick up is, I think the way these cars stop is more impressive. I was driving up a mountain at night, twisty road, out of the corner of my right eye I saw a stop sign and slammed on the brakes. I was stunned how fast that car stopped! I'd recommend them to anyone. Only not great thing is the 15mpg, but with all the benefits, only 15 mpg is an easy trade off. Again, really enjoyed this video. Be safe.

There’s a faint squeaking sound throughout the video, that’s the hood latch. If you add some tape to the release it won’t ever squeak again. 👍 did that to mine probably 6 months ago and haven’t heard a thing since

Just bought an 09 P71 with 55k miles and 75 Idle hrs. and NO paint over. All white with some small paint issues. Man, I have a woody! It's a beast! $5700

If you look behind the pillar panel between the front and rear doors, the connectors for the rear windows are just unplugged. I can't remember if the locks are there but definitely the windows. I located the on my 2004 cvpi.

Hey Matt beautiful car, I own a 2008 p71 Black on Black 97k Original South FL Miles , Im not sure if your Police car came with the original handbook , Thou it clearly states you should not Mount and Lights or Hardware other then a Push Bar ( Push bar can have lights on it ) On the grill of the p71 because it Messes with Aero Dynamics and Cooling of the Vehicle .... Please Read The Manual :)

It's really great having a car like that with 0-60 times did I say they were slow it's like watching grass grow not to mention all the transmission problems and the intake manifold leaks and the spark plugs that have and if not properly install will crash through the hood when you're driving what a great car it is and if you buy one that has over 1,000 idling miles good luck

What of muffler are you running on your p71? Sound great!

Got same year 143,000 miles on it and I love it the inside is like brand new

I have a herd of 5 panthers, 2 of them are P71s. Love em and will always drive them, daily.

Went to Lowe’s, bought a dishwasher.. Placed it in the trunk of my Grand Marquis And closed the lid and drove away. The Lowe’s guy couldn’t believe it!!

The Vic has all the performance parts for a Ford full sized sedan. It has the right components to make it handle well with oversize shocks and springs, plus the good sway bars. The transmissions have a better program and smaller torque converter for better power delivery. They have aluminum driveshafts, standard equipment. The only problem is the plain Jane interior. I have a P71 that I have drove for years and a MGM with the nicer leather interior. The Grand Ma is the same basic car as the P71 with nicer interior, but it just doesn't jump around as well. Besides that... Everything you say is absolutely true.

this is how I clean the floor in the police interceptor, I leave an old t-shirt outside in front of the shed. once in a blue moon I will run the hose on the shirt and then with a partially wet shirt just pick up the sand from the floor area.. no carpet 🤠 it's magic.

Yep, friend of mine was engineer for ford and the trannys are built for aggressive shifting varies between 2005 and up which they used different electrical in it

I have a crown Victoria best car I bought yet 👍🏿

It is one of the best cars made if had my p7 vic for 15 years no problem 👍💯🔥

Here in Arizona, you can keep the black and white.

P71s are getting more expensive nowadays. Crazy. Good vid.

I love my CVPI. Only two things I don’t like about it, is that people drive way to slow around me, and I had to sell my Civic to buy it. Miss that car so much.

Crowned 👑 Victory for a reason!!

Yes big man you are absolutely right, those cars are awesome, again those cars are the best on this planet, and I have an 08 grand marquis from 2018 and I'm still having it, the best of the best of all.

11:30 is all I came here for. thank you

I am 100% going to buy one I will go for one of the detective crown Victoria’s They have a lot less abuse on them Less mileage and less idle hours And pretty much the same features as a cop car

Looking at a tribal patrol car 2011 p7b for $1500 at 155k miles. Everything works on it but it’s a patrol car so is that a good pick?

I've been Chevy man my entire life and 3 days ago I bought a police Crown Victoria ... in two days I'm going to look at a lifted one

I have been driving a Black white one for years with no stops

I have a 06 p71 best car ever absolutely love this car i have the 3.55 rear gears so fun

I personally like the Grand Marquis as a daily driver a bit better. Only because you can get them for the same price as a P71 (dirt cheap) an its typically owned by old people who keep them mint. P71 however seems like a fun project fun car. Cant go wrong with any panther tho.

what's that bar in the back window lol

I hear that "squeak" when you are driving. Try putting on some lithium grease on the hood latch and the hood striker.

😊😊if you still have the ticket light id change it out for the red/white ones from the explorers

I named mine Vicky lol it seemed fitting

My crown vic is from a sheriff dept and the back also doesn’t open from back or windows down from back everything got to be from driver side

And '06 and up you got bulletproof doors!

Everything you said is correct I just got a 2011

We have these here in Africa, our neighbour has one 2004, with the Ford V 10 in it 6,8L, it was 4,6L then 5,4L then 6,8L

I have a 2013 police interceptor sedan ecoboost (taurus). It is pretty quick, 370ish hp, get average low 20s mpg city. Has upgraded cooling, I added 13 Taurus sho 1 inch lower springs. Stance is perfect, driveability is a little stiff. Still has factory police tune (keeps rpm band high if you brake hard into and exit corners) upgraded cooling. Great daily, been reliable, has the power when you need it. No problems, now has 83k miles. Might be selling next year to get a older suburban. Will trade if anybody has a 8.1l or 7.4 suburban in good shape ;)