midssheriffphil Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hello everyone, I'm quite new to this site and it would be great to meet some car like-minded people. My name's Phil and I own a Ford Crown Victoria P71 Police Interceptor. Biggest engine I've had being a 4.6L V8 so my wallet isn't going to like what's coming next. Feels like eternity going through the import process but finally picking it up next week! Going to be turning it into a Florida Sheriff's car to give it bit of a unique touch. Pics below show it before (as it was when I got it from Florida) to what I'm going to be doing it up as. Thanks, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodkat Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hi! Well that is a barge and a half! There are a few on here who are loving the Crown Vics. Are you planning to show it? It will draw some serious attention! Sent via the 'Clacks' GNU STP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hi welcome :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midssheriffphil Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hi both, thanks for the welcome. Cheers Goodkat, yep it's quite the beast, I'm pretty sure my friends have already given it all the nicknames under the sun. Yeah I definitely want to get it out and about! I've booked a spot on the FOC stand at Ford Fair which would be cool. I've got it just in time for the summer too! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WES180 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Welcome to the site Phil!:) Cool car!B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midssheriffphil Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Thanks Wes! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodkat Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 You should change your user name to Buford T Justice! Or Smokey... Sent via the 'Clacks' GNU STP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midssheriffphil Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Ah yes could do indeed, I'd probably end up taking a while thinking of another one..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incontro Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Ah yes could do indeed, I'd probably end up taking a while thinking of another one..... Welcome to the forums Phil! Great car you will be getting, as you can see from my avatar, I love CV's... :) How many miles has it got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredfox Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 hi welcome bet it cost some to road tax with v8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midssheriffphil Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thanks Steve! Glad it's got another fan :) same for me too, I've loved these cars since I was old enough to watch movies with American police car chases. I was quite lucky with the one I found, only got 23,500 miles on the clock. Thanks as well Paul! £230 tax for the year, so a bit more than my old Mondeo ST TDCI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incontro Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thanks Steve! Glad it's got another fan :) same for me too, I've loved these cars since I was old enough to watch movies with American police car chases. I was quite lucky with the one I found, only got 23,500 miles on the clock. Thanks as well Paul! £230 tax for the year, so a bit more than my old Mondeo ST TDCI. Very low mileage, almost lower than my Focus. Must have been a more of a personal use car, or similar. £230 tax??!! I pay £225, and I only have a 1600cc engine!! Unfair lol. Must be because its an import, otherwise it would be in the highest (£500) tax band I think. Great cars, extremely reliable, and literally bulletproof. Only downside is that your wallet will feel the pain a bit - as they are thirsty! Hope to see you around on the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midssheriffphil Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Very low mileage, almost lower than my Focus. Must have been a more of a personal use car, or similar. £230 tax??!! I pay £225, and I only have a 1600cc engine!! Unfair lol. Must be because its an import, otherwise it would be in the highest (£500) tax band I think. Great cars, extremely reliable, and literally bulletproof. Only downside is that your wallet will feel the pain a bit - as they are thirsty! Hope to see you around on the forum. I asked the dealer and they sourced it straight out of service from being a reserve car for Washington DC Homeland Security. Was kept in an underground car park most of the time and only used by 'men in suits' or for A-to-B driving. So no rough, mean streets patrolling thankfully! I was pretty surprised myself, but I think you're right as imports probably hit a limit on tax I guess. They are good cars, super easy maintenance and simple repairs I've been told, so that's a plus. And yeah I've definitely got to keep an eye on how much I drive, otherwise my wallet will be getting lighter by the minute. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb72510 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Sweet car man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midssheriffphil Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Cheers Jamie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_thebaldie Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Hi, Ive looking at buying a P71 . Just an idea. How did you go about sourcing one, being as it's hard to view one due to its location . Also, how did you import it and what was the cost? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss max Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Hello and welcome Phil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WES180 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 18 months late there Joss! Always nice to be nice though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMMWX Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 57 minutes ago, WES180 said: 18 months late there Joss! Always nice to be nice though! I nearly fell for this too the other day, I realised at the last minute that this was a post from 2015. May as well also welcome midssheriffphil as well now :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss max Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Doh! Far to early and had not had coffee to wake up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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