License plate on the car in front of me...

[one_voice]

saw this last night...

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[dogknob]

1. How about "STRPSCH"

Because that's exactly what's going to happen to the driver of that car.

[one_voice]

3. good point.

[woo me with science]

32. Yep.

Our own version of virginity checks to make people think twice about expressing dissent.

[tooeyeten]

52. not so fast

if there's a police union, not to worry.

[flvegan]

2. Is it ironic it's on a Ford Crown Vic w/the Police Interceptor package?

[ProgressiveProfessor]

11. You can tell from the picture?

What am I missing?

[cyglet]

13. That little bar to the right of the left blinker

is where it says "Police Interceptor".

I wonder what that bumper sticker says...

[one_voice]

15. I wish I knew...

I didn't notice it until I posted the picture. Should have paid better attention.

[bluevoter4life]

37. It does have the seal of US Customs

So I imagine whatever their motto or slogan is.

[FogerRox]

29. Yes, as a former taxi driver we saw a lot of these at auction.

and on the road, tho the little rectangle is not readable, many folks would recognize it. Especially the color, gun metal /silver.

[secondvariety]

14. Great cars.

Pretty good on gas and last forever.

[LAGC]

16. Huh?!

I guess if you think 16-mpg is "good on gas."

[secondvariety]

18. I said pretty good

Mine gets 18 in the city. We can't all drive a Prius. And thanks for the passive aggressive emoticon.

[AtheistCrusader]

20. My four door truck gets better mileage than that.

Not to shit on you for it or anything, if it's what you've got, it's what you've got. No worries there.

I would not characterize it as 'pretty good' gas mileage though.

[secondvariety]

31. Does your four door truck have 200,000

miles on it? My 1996 big ass Ford product does. That car has paid for itself 3 times over. My 2010 two door (who cares how many door it has?) work truck only gets 10.9 mph and isn't near as comfortable.

[AtheistCrusader]

40. Like I said, if it's what you've got, it's what you've got.

I only mentioned the number of doors as in, it's a full-sized truck. (For comparison)

Our Tracker has over 200k, and gets much better mileage than that. Not sure what the mileage has to do with it.

For comparison, over a 200k mile lifespan, my truck will consume about 8,695 gallons of fuel. Your car, about 11,111 gallons. (how wierd is that?)

That's $35,649 versus $45,555 worth of fuel at today's prices (low octane). You can get a new car for the difference, like a nissan versa, and get 27/36.


And that comparison was against a truck. For a truck, I would characterize it as pretty good on fuel, but as a vehicle, all around, 23 is pretty bad. An all wheel drive all the time subaru will hit that, no problem, and that's a highly inefficient powertrain. My car gets about 38. That's pretty good, especially for a non-hybrid.

Questions of whether it is paid off, or how many miles it has lasted, etc, are all immaterial to the poster you were responding to, as he objected only to the characterization of your car as being pretty good on gas.

[LAGC]

21. Sorry, didn't mean to offend.

But when I think of "pretty good" gas mileage, I'm thinking of 30-mpg at the bare minimum, which is what my 1998 Chevy Cavalier averages, and it only set me back $2200 when I bought it a year ago.

You don't have to spend big money for an decently efficient car, just need to do a little bit of research before you buy.

[secondvariety]

28. No offense taken

but the Crown Vic will be running long after the Cavalier turns to dust. There's a reason police depts. use them instead of Cavaliers. People drive what they drive-shouldn't be a big deal.

[FogerRox]

30. Hiway can be 22-23, and the engines run for 500k miles.

And even in city stop and go driving you'll never get worse than 18 mpg.

Not exactly a Chevy Cruz though....

[LAGC]

34. Wow, 500K is pretty impressive.

I'm usually pretty happy if my car engines make it to 200K.

My Chevy was a real steal with less than 100K miles on it for a 13-year-old vehicle, so I jumped all over it. Hope to make it last until electric/hybrid cars really come down in price around 2020 or so.

[FogerRox]

36. Thats why fleet services love the car, same engine as in the Lincoln Town Car, Limo service loves

that 500k too.

[Thegonagle]

26. For what they are, I guess you could say they're relatively good

on gas, but there's a reason this class of car (full-size sedan with body-on-frame construction) is largely extinct: Because they're way too heavy to ever fit most people's definition of "good on gas."

Now, I wouldn't buy one myself, but I'm no snob. I can say with certainty that they are good, durable cars that are comfortable for big guys (like the bouncers where I work), and one can purchase and maintain one fairly cheaply. If someone doesn't have to drive very far or very often, and isn't comfortable in a small car, a used one can be a good, "economical" choice irrespective of the cost of gas.

Plus, driving an old cop car is kind of cool.

[guitar man]

39. It's got a cop motor

It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?

[progressoid]

45. Heh

[PatrynXX]

42. yeah was kinda noticing that... n/t

[Ken Burch]

46. ...sort of like Don Henley's "Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac"? n/t.

[MADem]

47. I did not think the vehicle quite "fit" either....nt

[annabanana]

4. GWBTR8R

(License plate I saw at the Stop & Shop today)

[barbtries]

23. also a good one.

i think it means gwbush, traitor

[Warpy]

5. Neat, but it might not mean what you think it does.

There was a guy back in Mass. with the vanity tag "ALPACA." Fiber artists were ecstatic, thinking someone was farming them locally and that we'd get a local source for fiber.

It turned out his name was Al Parker and he just wanted everybody to know who owned the car.

(This makes sense if you know the Mass. accent)

[2ndAmForComputers]

19. I get it. Now excuse me while I get some chowdah.

[tavalon]

44. Um, my ex is farming alpaca up in Massachusetts

Duncan, I think.

[MADem]

48. Alpaca pahhked his caaah in Haahvid Yaahd!

That Crown Vic might just belong to O. Q. Pi!

[virgogal]

6. Terrific,I love it. I see one around town

that is ANARKY. Pretty cool.

[MADem]

49. That could be a cop car, too--the guy is a bit of a nark-y kind of cop!! nt

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

7. I remember the Boston cop who had "Whitey" as his plate.....

And everyone here just flipped out, assuming he was some kind of bigot.

Ignoring, of course, that "Whitey" is a pretty common Boston nickname.

[virgogal]

8. Maybe it was a "poke in the nose" to Whitey Bulger.

[slampoet]

9. Maybe it WAS Whitey Bulger?!?

Pretty good at hiding, that guy.

[virgogal]

12. That too !! (Good one)

[MADem]

50. If you were a blond boychild, you had a good chance of being called Whitey.

Even Beaver Cleaver had a pal named Whitey Whitney, who was a recurring character on the programme!

[MrBig]

10. It would be hilarious if it was pure coincidence

Or even better if the person was Rush Limbaugh or some far right wing schmo

[Marrah_G]

17. That made me smile

[barbtries]

22. i could not love that more

i wonder if it's still available in nc. and if i have the courage to drive around nc with that on my car!

[Tanelorn]

24. Too bad there can only be one.

[JNelson6563]

25. In each state.

[freshwest]

27. Cues Highlander theme...

[Maynar]

38. Heeeere we are

Born to be kings..

[MADem]

51. But there are variations....

OHCUEPI

OQPIE

OQPYE

OHQPI

Ya just gotta get a bit creative.

[woo me with science]

33. Love it.

I wonder how many variations clever folks have/will come up with.

[roguevalley]

35. love the plate. someone is displaying their awesomeness.

[Zorra]

41. I want one. nt

[Zax2me]

43. Too bad we can only get fifty!

and a few territories -