Hey gang, been stalking the forums for a few weeks and figured I’d jump in as I’ve become entranced by the Taurus mystique.
I work as a cop (shhh don’t tell anyone) in a city. I was driving a 2017 interceptor SUV as my assigned duty vehicle when one day it was replaced with a brand new 2020 interceptor. it lasted 2 weeks and 1100 miles before it just died on me. I hated it anyway. New doesn’t mean good.
I was given permission to drive one of our last remaining 2014 Taurus’s (only 3). I had never driven one before but I figured why not. My personal car is a 2020 WRX, figured they might be similar. This Police interceptor Sedan has only 13k miles on it!
I made it all of 5 miles down the road before I fell in love. I mean it, I’ve never experienced anything like it. I’ve been driving it exclusively now for 2 months and am feeling one of two ways depending on the day. 1. Holy crap I get to drive this and no one else wants too! 2. Holy crap they are gonna get rid of this soon because no else wants to drive it.
Every day I hop in my WRX now, it feels like a toy. It’s bumpy and catchy, light and the steering doesn’t feel as solid. I’ve made the decision to start looking for a low mileage SHO as I want something with the creature comforts (warm butt, warm hands.) That rules out a Police surplus model.
I’m going to make it an aesthetic clone of the Interceptor. I’m trying to find out if there’s anything special I need or if I can just buy the interceptor black steel wheels and slap those bad boys on the SHO.
Its interesting that I never knew how much I was into vehicles and driving until I became a 5-0. Now I expect fun out of every vehicle I drive.
Lots of good info on here, you guys/gals seem to have a fantastic community with lots of passion. I’m happy to have found y’all. If I find a Taurus that suits my needs, y’all will be the first to know. Cheers!
I work as a cop (shhh don’t tell anyone) in a city. I was driving a 2017 interceptor SUV as my assigned duty vehicle when one day it was replaced with a brand new 2020 interceptor. it lasted 2 weeks and 1100 miles before it just died on me. I hated it anyway. New doesn’t mean good.
I was given permission to drive one of our last remaining 2014 Taurus’s (only 3). I had never driven one before but I figured why not. My personal car is a 2020 WRX, figured they might be similar. This Police interceptor Sedan has only 13k miles on it!
I made it all of 5 miles down the road before I fell in love. I mean it, I’ve never experienced anything like it. I’ve been driving it exclusively now for 2 months and am feeling one of two ways depending on the day. 1. Holy crap I get to drive this and no one else wants too! 2. Holy crap they are gonna get rid of this soon because no else wants to drive it.
Every day I hop in my WRX now, it feels like a toy. It’s bumpy and catchy, light and the steering doesn’t feel as solid. I’ve made the decision to start looking for a low mileage SHO as I want something with the creature comforts (warm butt, warm hands.) That rules out a Police surplus model.
I’m going to make it an aesthetic clone of the Interceptor. I’m trying to find out if there’s anything special I need or if I can just buy the interceptor black steel wheels and slap those bad boys on the SHO.
Its interesting that I never knew how much I was into vehicles and driving until I became a 5-0. Now I expect fun out of every vehicle I drive.
Lots of good info on here, you guys/gals seem to have a fantastic community with lots of passion. I’m happy to have found y’all. If I find a Taurus that suits my needs, y’all will be the first to know. Cheers!
