Doctor Wasniahc hat geschrieben:Mein Winterkarren hat 19 Jahre Polizeidienst in Chicago ziemlich unbeschadet überstanden. Gut, ist auch kein Ford.

Doctor Wasniahc hat geschrieben:Und für eine arme Stadt sieht man dort erstaunlich viele nagelneue Ford-SUVs im Polizeidienst. Nur die Vics sind so verheizt, denn deren Ende ist eh absehbar...

Very typical of the vehicles in our fleet. There was a problem with Ford's white paint adhering to the primer coat from approx 2004 and newer. At least it was that way in this part of the country. City, state and county police vehicles in the stock white color began peeling after about 2 years. Ford acknowledged the problem and offered to either repaint the affected vehicles under warranty or pay a flat fee per vehicle to the customer to have them repainted at their convenience. Well, the City of Chicago opted for the cash from Ford and added it to the budget. It never went to repair/repaint a single vehicle.
I have been covering the huge bare spots on my car with sheets of white vinyl decal roll. It looks fine from a distance, but up close it looks like a patchwork of white on my car. The other cars in my unit aren't so lucky. Some of them literally have more gray showing than white.

the city refuses to spend money on the police department. My unit has lost 8 vehicles since the summer due to age and breakdowns and has received no replacements. Nothing from the motor pool and no new car slated to replace them. We just don't have the cars anymore.

The city made a deal with Ford in 2012 to buy 500 new PIs and Explorers. It was big news because the plant that makes them is in Chicago. The media gobbled it up about the city "helping the economy" and "keeping people working right here at home"....blah, blah, blah. Ford delivered the first 85 vehicles in March and then asked the city for some money. The city told them that once Ford supplied ALL the vehicles, they will make arrangements to make a payment just as soon as they found the money and reminded them that Ford should be honored to provide its hometown with police cars and that itself should be payment enough. Ford told city hall to go f-ck themselves and cancelled the contract. If you recall back in May, that's why CPD traffic section got a Dodge Charger test car for a few weeks. We've yet to hear anything about that yet either.