Regular Car Reviews: 2000 Ford Crown Victoria P-71 Police Interceptor

I'm a community enforcement volunteer! I make a scene at every town hall meeting. I own three Police Interceptors, all bought for under $2,000. I load up a Glock 17, drop my pants, and take aim at my front door from my kitchen table. With the power of imagination, I defend my home again and again and again and again.

[Watcher]

_"If it was such a nice car, you would have bought the Town Car."_

Grand Marquis: "Am I a Ford Escort to you?"

[DOITWITHDAN]

"...How many kids were freaking out about having to use their one phone call to let their dad know they've disappointed him..."

Jesus man, that hit hard....

[Radvengence]

I think another factor in why people like the P-71 is that the Crown Vic is unmistakably an "old man's car" ... but the P-71 is like that old dude who knows karate, runs three miles every day, religiously has a shot of whiskey with his bacon and eggs breakfast; and you think he might've killed at a man in 'Nam with his bare hands but you're not going to dare to ask lest you get an honest answer.

[TimperialBroadcastingAgency]

"This is for the guy who open-carries at his cousin's Bar Mitzvah"

I died.

[someone]

"If police drove Dodge Caravans, that's what you'd be buying"

*Laughs in Montreal*

[cbh]

all cop stuff aside, man this is a really sharp looking automobile.

[Raw_Dawgs]

What people don't seem to get about Mr Regular is that these reviews aren't so much about the cars themselves as much as it is about the culture of the period, the societal context surrounding the car, and the people who bought and drive them. He said in his grand national video "go look at the endless review videos if you want to talk numbers". those plain Jane hp/tq/1/4mile/0-60/slolum review videos get very boring very quickly.

All of these reviews are unique because every car has a different market, a different context and it's fun to go out and find people who drive these cars and come to realize Mr. Regular hit the nail on the head with who is driving them, or get a better understanding of why these cars are the way they are because of the period they were born into. I know people who own the Honda Oddessy, the eagle talon, the Subaru Impreza Sti, Honda del Sol, Saturn L Series from 2000, Ford F150 and his reviews all captured the people who drove their respective cars. it's uncanny how much a vehicle is a reflection of its owner.

[LuxLazar]

The most recognized headlights in the US.

[lowendrice]

That intro... im dead.. PEOPLE THINK IMA COP PEOPLE THINK IMACOPPP

[asdfasdfartsdfg]

The trunk is large enough to fit the bod--- bottles of soda!!!

[jobulls]

The official car of "Don't eyeball me boy!" and "lets sprinkle some crack on him and get outta here".

[LazerLord]

As someone who deals with the DC beltway in a Manual Fit...

Help

[Sheehy]

Whether you think it's a good engine or not, you have to admit that 4.6 sounds great at mid-high RPM.

[ejrocksKABOOM]

Used police interceptor: The official car of blasting loud rap music through painfully awful speakers.

[d.porcell]

will last longer then half cars out here nowadays.

[HTIOGranka]

I have a 2000 P71 here in Sweden, so the "pretend cop"-argument doesn't apply here :D I have the car because I've always liked how it looks. It's also my very first car, people here usually get a Volvo as their first car but I wanted something special as my first car. I'm the only person in a great radius of my town who owns a Crown Vic.

[localon-tv]

This car summarized in 7 words : “Best Five Hundred Dollars I’ve Ever Spent”

[DerZerstorer]

Having lived my whole life in NoVA, RCR really hit the nail on the head with his description of driving around here

[ireneadair]

My son and two friends were in a rollover collision in his P71 Vic (hit by a foreign driver). The car rolled three times shearing off the drivers side wheel and completely flattening the car. They sustained serious injuries but what saved their lives was the reenforced pillars on the car. After my son healed from his broken neck and leg, I bought him another one. Make fun of or say what you want these cars are the next best thing to a tank IMO.

[noobkosh]

The main reason people buy these 15 old year cars is that theyve been maintained very well. You can't easily find any other car with this mileage and price that has been maintained regularly.