Those are great cars. I drove a 2013 Taurus Interceptor for almost 10 years while I was a patrol officer. I thoroughly enjoyed the car. Only problem I had with it was when the steering sensor went out.
Twin turbos and all-wheel drive makes it a true Taurus SHO. Remember that police departments don't care about fuel mileage and they have a full-time maintenance department, unlike the retail public.
Not where I live. They use a shop who is contracted to do it because they don't have their own like that. So basically, if something breaks they get first served before a "regular" customer.
Some interceptors are trubo FWD? How can I tell by looking? Trying to decide between this and the SUV. I will just keep an eye out and buy when I find a deal.
Not all places have all that full-time stuff you’re talking about.. Our dept. goes to a garage just like you do.. but have a contract to service our vehicles asap.. and If you live a good ways away from the Dept. ya’ass will probably not be driving a unit home, just because of that funded Gas Card! When Covid hit & gas prices were up so much, they made us evenly spread out & sit at a gas station.. intersections.. or in the middle of both lanes and just try staying away from the Constantly patrolling of the roadways as much as possible!
@@FoMoCo1903 my 2014 police interceptor utility's horn did not work when I received the car. The loop under the dash was intact. Found the splice at the horn. So the horn button on the steering wheel controls the siren or horn and the different siren modes.
Exactly. They connected the tap function to the horn button. With no power to the siren, the relay wont activate, thus no horn. Theres usually a relay off the battery positive, under the hood. ( at least when i built them, thats where i put it). They disconnect the siren, so that they can assert liablity to the new owner, if he uses it.
Thermostat is a waste. 3bar and a tune. The thermostat has been proven over and over again to not help at all with these cars. Thermostats are money makers for tuners to sell you yet another item. I have ran all the different thermostats out there for these cars and there has been zero gains on the dyno and no change on datalogs either.
That is a clean interceptor. I’ve owned several and just love them. Change the PTU fluid ASAP and watch for leaking water pump. Should be a wire under the dash for the horn that they cut. The braces in the trunk are only on interceptor models and what gives it the 5 star rear end crash rating. Back seat is vinyl but feels like leather.
One hour of engine idle time is equal to 33 miles of driving, according to Ford. 4800 hours equals 158,000 miles so mileage equivalent is around 300,000.
It's not that simple I have a 2011 police charger with the 5.7 hemi and it has 8335 engine hours and 2759 engine idle hours and I had a mechanic go through the entire car like literally everything and he said it looked like it had about 60k miles on it and it had 107k its all about the maintenance
Yes, Ford does say that. However, I don’t believe that it’s an actual indication of wear on the engine. Ford came up with that spec so that fleet managers knew when to properly change the oil. Because even if the car is only driven a few thousand miles, the oil is still getting worn out as the engine is idling. Still higher idle hours, can mean issues for certain engines. This car is about average with 8000-ish total engine hours and only 4600 idle hours. That’s about the average range for used cop cars. It’s not been beat excessively but it’s no spring chicken either.
My cruiser is a 2015 AWD Taurus with 113000 miles and almost 18000 engine hours. Handling is incredible, especially on wet roads. With all my gear on, it's not that comfortable after 8 hours of driving. Great find though.
@@eyalbarmitzvah It's not illegal to have on the car. Same with red and blue lights. You can have them, just can not use them on any public roadways. But perfectly legal to have on the car.
@@Goober10584love to see people know the law 😂. And they may have cut at the power point or even popped/pulled the fuses. Depends how cheap the shop felt when they uninstalled the equipment.
Depending upon the agency that it came from, most Police cars are ridiculously and meticulously maintained as a matter of necessity. I think you got a great deal and a great car!
Yeah but they are also driven extremely hard and sit idling for hundreds of hours. Same with the old Crown Vics that were used as taxi cabs and police interceptors.
I just got my 2017 AWD 3.5L6cyl turbo FPIS and I am absolutely in love. Mine had 87K with only 770 idle hours for 10k. Only thing I’m not excited about is the no aux input on stereo but have figured out I am going to end up getting a Bluetooth amp and bypass the factory head unit completely. I am thrilled with mine and hope you are too!!
That 1940 Chevy is top notch, they couldn’t have picked a better color! I completely understand the struggle about getting rid of it! I personally love the HHR as well and if I had the money I would buy it in a heartbeat!
Stock they run mid 13s. Tune and 3bar map puts them in the 12s. With a few others goodies 11s are possible. 2 people have got into the 10s but they were all stripped ad running on the brink of destruction.
Congratulations "officer Randy" That's a cool ride I wish to own once I have the funds, excellent car firsthand information from an acquaintance that owns one currently
WOW ! Now that's what I call a steal of a deal Randy. You don't need a bunch of cars with that pursuit cruiser in your stable of vehicles. Nice buy on that one !
Not really. Turbos got a lot of miles, water pump, engine, and transmission have a lot of miles. I bet that will be in need of some major repair bills soon. Good luck. There is a reason police departments are phasing these out and ford no longer making them. I sold mine at 80k before shtf.
Idle hours conversion should be listed within that owner's manual that you found in the glove box. My 2008 Ford Police Interceptor (Crown Vic P71) says each idle hour equals 33 miles which works out to 289,674 miles in your case (8778 x 33 = 289,674).
Idle hours are 4633, and the other mileage was about 155k, using the 33 miles per idle hour thing that comes out to about 308126 miles, really high for a turbo V6. But cop maintenance appears to treated it well so far and I expect it'll keep going for a long time. It just shows exactly how long many cars will last with proper maintenance.
I love my 17 Taurus SHO. I’d love to have one of those.. they only made the Twin Turbos in AWD. I’ve always said I’d take my SHO over any German fast car. They are great cruisers!
Had a 2017 Limited 3.5 4wd I absolutely loved it. Had a guy run a stoplight and hit me at 50mph in the side and I walked away. Safe car. I spun 3 times. Got around in the winter great!
Change the PTU fluid and monitor the weephole for the waterpump. Any orange drips around the alternator/ Ac compressor usually mean the waterpump is leaking. You can easily get 440hp with a high octane tune with factory turbos.
i seen this on instagram!! couldn't wait for this one!! love fords especially taurus sho's! you stole this one randy good for you!! got a feeling your gonna get a lot of views!! love your police car!
That’s my car that I traded in a couple months ago. If you want the siren/air horn to work there’s a breaker under the hood on the battery. As for the normal horn, you just need the red switch on the siren controller turned off and it will work. I got it from a dealership in Ohio after a local department traded it in around 110k. I still have the cage for the back if you’re interested.
Good to meet you! I had a blast with this one. I ended up getting the siren and lights to work in another video. This car is actually being traded for a foxbody in a few days but I appreciate you leaving a comment.
Did you figure out the trick for putting it into pursuit mode? (At 55 hard brake tap then punch it) - the car spins to redline and stays downshifted allowing you to use all of the ~360 odd hp to full affect.
There's usually a relay switch in the trunk or under the hood. It can be red or yellow and if you flip it, it should turn all the lights/siren/PA equipment on. It's meant to be turned off when parked for a while to save the battery.
Horn works through the police panel, get the panel reconnected or reconnect the horn bypassing the panel. Nice catch, watch the coolant level though, water pump failures can be a issue. The lack of front marker lights tips everyone off at night, same thing with the Crown Victoria. SEL was the second level, SE, SEL, Limited and the SHO.
Any time anything is put up for auction, it should sell for the highest bid, unless there’s a reserve. Otherwise they shouldn’t be calling it an auction.
It probably had a reserve. If it's not met then sometimes the "winner" and seller will try to work out a deal rather then have to deal with taking the car back or running it through auction again.
Looks good ! I had two Taurus Interceptors AWD and the PTU’s went on both. Throw it up on the lift to see if it’s sweating, it’s about $1800 from Ford for a new PTU
Insane car bro! probably 365hp with a 0-60 of 5.8 ..plenty fast and looks positively Sinister and Badass...I'd have been thrilled to have gotten that for 5 grand!
1. This makes up for the MiEV. You should keep this one and mod it. It’s amazing what can be done with that engine to get outputs of 500-600hp. Nice work!
You're like a kid at Christmas with that Taurus Interceptor! What a great find! You always have the best toys. 👍🇺🇸😎 Good idea filming in the evening when it's cooler. Still no sign of the Florida Taurus SHO?
The horn is wired through the light and siren control box, it looks like the power is disconnected to it. Just lift it out and make sure power is supplied to it and the sound and PA should work right out of the gate. The lights may also work depending on if the lights that were installed in the actual car aside from the light bar are still there, so just be careful with turning them on in public. You can actuate the regular horn when the box has power and the switch is OFF by pressing the wheel. You can actuate the police horn with the wheel when the Whelen box is ON and by also pressing the horn button on the box. Switching between MAN 1 and 2 will change the MAN button from the siren to the horn depending on which one you have selected. Have fun!
That’s a nice police car Randy. We got them too in our law enforcement department but normally aspirated and not all wheel drive. So you really got a rare one. Hope you’ll keep it
Randy,I love the car. Hopefully you can get the siren to work and any strobes it may have. My 2011 CVPI (Kentucky State Patrol admin car)was stripped of everything except the spotlight. Wires were cut to make sure you would have a hard time trying to reinstall anything! Got mine at 168k with 3200 or so idle hours. I've been finding out the "cop effect' is real even with an old Crown Vic!
The "cop effect" isn't just limited to Crown Vics with spotlights either. My parents have a spruce green 2004 Grand Marquis with no exterior modifications except the damage where the previous owner smacked a tree. It's obviously not a cop car in daylight, but at night cars will fly up behind it and then drop back for a while thinking it is. People from Tennessee know that the dark blue plate is civilian, the rest of the country doesn't.
@@Stephens_offroad_and Yes,any panther platform will do except for maybe the Town Town car. Where I'm at and most anymore,its a Police Interceptor Explorer or Charger. Most people who aren't a car person see a CV or a GM still act cautious while driving when near. Mine has the actual wheel covers( brake dust is bad until I change the pads )and not the dog dish covers.
Nice snag on that one. I don't think those cars in PI form ever came with HIDs (though the US-based SHOs did), but 9012 halogens in the headlights (and the stock lighting on the civilian/non SHO and PI were terrible). Might be worth double checking the headlight install, even if aftermarket it seems like the bulbs were not installed/angled correctly in the socket. But, I'm sure you'll catch that and other issues when you do your mechanical review. Enjoy the car--I know I've been enjoying the content!
They have Halogen projectors like the 2011-2015 Explorers. They get really bad as the bulbs age. My company had a clapped out 2012 Explorer in our fleet and the headlights were barely visible.
Dang you got a steal on that car congratulations, once you feel those cars it's all over you're hooked! i bought a 2007 p71 and it's like a brand new car wish i could see the car fax, can you help me out???
You got yourself a pretty cool toy Randy, just be careful not to get into trouble with it. Have fun! 😎👌👍 P.S l'd keep the 40 Chevy for car shows. Just a thought.
Randy, I'm super envious! I work for a Sheriff's Office who utilizes the N/A versions of these. I'd love to have this to embarrass them with this when you're done with it. #NowAcceptingDonations lol
Love the deal. Seems to be perfect, except for the missing horn. And, as you mentioned several times, I can see where other drivers reaction to it could get to be really annoying. Wonder how actual law enforcement would react to its presence?
Happy you finally got a Taurus man! I have a 2016 Ford Taurus SEL silver but mine is the citizen version. I know what you mean a car that big doesn't look like it should be that fast. I have let some of my family members use my car and they would always come back to me saying man I didn't know that car was that fast hahaha. But again very happy you got one you will for sure love it!
Bad thing about AWD , you can’t just replace 2 tires or one tire , you have to replace all 4 or that car won’t drive right at all , nice car though , my wife has the 2013 SHO twin turbo , badass car !
In my opinion this is the coolest car I've seen you purchase yet I really like this one and I hope it's just things that are unplugged and it all works for you that would be amazing good luck with it sir I wish you the best and maybe a Dyno run lol
Hey Randy, I just want to let you know that I watched today’s video on the Ford Taurus police car. You hit the nail on the head with that one dude I really like it and I hope you can get the time reference to working in the PA system to work can’t wait to see your next video on the car. Talk to you later buddy have a good day.
I've been watching your videos for quite some time, and this one was 10 out of 10.(first comment on the channel) Think the Taurus is great....something I'd personally like to own. What a steal at the price. (Funny how people react when they see it.....priceless)
$5k WELL spent…..police cars are usually well maintained and that things clean. You could easily sell that sucker for double if you have the horn reconnected. My best friend in the world wants that model of yellow Chevy truck more than anything else on the road.
Awesome price! I would see if you could get the repair record for it and verify the turbos have been rebuilt with 155k on the OD it may be due soon if not done already.
I’ve never seen anyone be so excited about an old cop car. That alone is worthy of being entertainment. Nerd power! But seriously speaking… you got a great deal on a good car.
I love the power and drivability of the Taurus SHO AWD! That police version is a step UP from the SHO though and you are right to love it! So many upgrades for police vehicles make them literal tanks, compared to regular cars and quite a bit faster too!
I live in PA, and the state troopers had the twin turbo SHO here. Though black isn't usually a state trooper color, it was probably not a trooper car, but local municipality or sherif
You probably will need to power up the siren box for the vehicle horn to work. It could be using the horn tap.They probably unplug the ppv wiring in the center console.
The horn is run thru the siren box. When that box is on - the horn ring controls it. When that siren is turned off - the horn is normal. As mentioned - the siren unit is probably just unplugged.
Bring it to the Frog Follies in Evansville, IN. Just a couple of hours south of Terre Haute on Hwy 41. The dates are Aug 25 thru 27th. Over 2,500 street rods will be there. You could probably get much more than $30,000.
I purchased a 9C1 police car way back in the day when they first starting selling them to the public. All the wires for the wig wag lights and sirens were there but they cut them under the hood. An hour and a bunch of butt connectors and everything worked again !!! I think they have to disable that stuff before selling. Should be an easy fix. Awesome car ! Best part about it was driving in the fast lane and watch people scramble to get out of your way.
@5:20, that hole is most likely where a scanner was located in. Would be pretty cool to put a Whistler TRX-2 in there. As for the Siren controls, I'm sure you can find the installation instructions on the internet, but obviously the unit would need 12 volt and ground, so I would start tracing wires. Maybe they just disconnected it from the fuse box or just disconnected the ground. Cool project car.
I wonder if this car might have been the local chief of police's car, because the idle time is a lot less than I would expect a squad car to be. That's just my opinion and it is also based on all the options retained on the car. I could be wrong and I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will correct me but it would be neat to imagine you're driving the chief's car.... Right???!!! That is an absolutely fantastic find; well done my friend.
Per Ford, 1 idle hour equates to 33 miles.. so 4,633 idle hrs x 33mi = 152,889 miles in addition to the 155k on the clock.. so theoretically the car has 308k on it
As a fleet mechanic who's worked for 3 different cities, all of which were exclusively ford products, I can assure you that they do in fact consider it wear. We calculate oil change intervals either by the oil life monitor or odometer readings for light use vehicles, and for the heavy use vehicles(i.e police cars) we change the oil every 30 days because the cars run almost 24/7. My current city garage has a mix of chevy, dodge and ford and they are all treated the same. "Ford Motor Company defines idling as follows: Over 10 minutes per hour of normal driving, frequent low speed operation, and sustained heavy traffic less than 25 mph. It is important to note that idle hours include low speed driving and don't mean that the cruiser is sitting still that entire time. Times that a police cruiser may accumulate idle hours include: 25 mph town road patrols, running radar, having pulled over a vehicle, accident scenes, while an officer is on a call, details, winter operation, and while searching an area via patrol car. All of those activities require either low speed driving or remaining stationary. Ford says that one hour of idle time = approximately 25 miles of driving. One hour of engine time = 33 miles of driving."
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Those are great cars. I drove a 2013 Taurus Interceptor for almost 10 years while I was a patrol officer. I thoroughly enjoyed the car. Only problem I had with it was when the steering sensor went out.
@@josebedolla9831 being a cop is not a service they are part of the problem ruining this country
Twin turbos and all-wheel drive makes it a true Taurus SHO. Remember that police departments don't care about fuel mileage and they have a full-time maintenance department, unlike the retail public.
Not where I live. They use a shop who is contracted to do it because they don't have their own like that. So basically, if something breaks they get first served before a "regular" customer.
What’s sucks about buying police cars. Regardless about mileage they have huge amounts of run time. Running with engine idle
@mysixfo8805 runtime or mileage means nothing coming from a guy that's owned over 300 cars new and old
Some interceptors are trubo FWD? How can I tell by looking? Trying to decide between this and the SUV. I will just keep an eye out and buy when I find a deal.
Not all places have all that full-time stuff you’re talking about.. Our dept. goes to a garage just like you do.. but have a contract to service our vehicles asap.. and If you live a good ways away from the Dept. ya’ass will probably not be driving a unit home, just because of that funded Gas Card! When Covid hit & gas prices were up so much, they made us evenly spread out & sit at a gas station.. intersections.. or in the middle of both lanes and just try staying away from the Constantly patrolling of the roadways as much as possible!
The is the cleanest Ford Taurus I've seen. Normally things are falling apart in them. Great find Randy!
As for the horn, there is a loop located under the lower center of the dashboard. Sometimes they cut the horn wires and splice in the siren control.
Usually they have a switch so you can have a horn or a siren. At least that’s the way I did them.
@@FoMoCo1903 my 2014 police interceptor utility's horn did not work when I received the car.
The loop under the dash was intact. Found the splice at the horn. So the horn button on the steering wheel controls the siren or horn and the different siren modes.
Exactly. They connected the tap function to the horn button. With no power to the siren, the relay wont activate, thus no horn. Theres usually a relay off the battery positive, under the hood. ( at least when i built them, thats where i put it). They disconnect the siren, so that they can assert liablity to the new owner, if he uses it.
With a 3 bar map sensor, cooler thermostat and spark plugs along with an SCT tuner you can make that thing an absolute monster
yes!!!
Yes an ECU Tune These are Fast
Thermostat is a waste. 3bar and a tune. The thermostat has been proven over and over again to not help at all with these cars. Thermostats are money makers for tuners to sell you yet another item. I have ran all the different thermostats out there for these cars and there has been zero gains on the dyno and no change on datalogs either.
Don't forget gut the thing to tuna can on wheels👻
Check the fuses for that horn and siren. Also, the siren may have just been unplugged to make it saleable.
That is a clean interceptor. I’ve owned several and just love them. Change the PTU fluid ASAP and watch for leaking water pump. Should be a wire under the dash for the horn that they cut. The braces in the trunk are only on interceptor models and what gives it the 5 star rear end crash rating. Back seat is vinyl but feels like leather.
One hour of engine idle time is equal to 33 miles of driving, according to Ford. 4800 hours equals 158,000 miles so mileage equivalent is around 300,000.
It's not that simple I have a 2011 police charger with the 5.7 hemi and it has 8335 engine hours and 2759 engine idle hours and I had a mechanic go through the entire car like literally everything and he said it looked like it had about 60k miles on it and it had 107k its all about the maintenance
878 idle hours equates to 365.75 days (a little over a year of idling) of run time!
Yes, Ford does say that. However, I don’t believe that it’s an actual indication of wear on the engine. Ford came up with that spec so that fleet managers knew when to properly change the oil. Because even if the car is only driven a few thousand miles, the oil is still getting worn out as the engine is idling. Still higher idle hours, can mean issues for certain engines. This car is about average with 8000-ish total engine hours and only 4600 idle hours. That’s about the average range for used cop cars. It’s not been beat excessively but it’s no spring chicken either.
Im a deputy and wouldnt trust a used police car lmao, the amount of things my charger as been drug on just cause the ground clearence is terrible
I was always told that is was 40?
My cruiser is a 2015 AWD Taurus with 113000 miles and almost 18000 engine hours. Handling is incredible, especially on wet roads. With all my gear on, it's not that comfortable after 8 hours of driving. Great find though.
The siren box likely just had the fuse pulled or the breaker under the hood turned off. I’d check that.
You really should remove the siren. It can be illegal to just have it installed on a car. Why don't you make this your daily driver??
@@eyalbarmitzvah It's not illegal to have on the car. Same with red and blue lights. You can have them, just can not use them on any public roadways. But perfectly legal to have on the car.
@@Goober10584love to see people know the law 😂. And they may have cut at the power point or even popped/pulled the fuses. Depends how cheap the shop felt when they uninstalled the equipment.
They must have really taken care of it. It looks great for as much mileage as it has.
Probably a detectives car or Lt.
Or a take home car .. when they get to take a car home they tend to take even better care of it
Most likely a supervisor's take home car. They take really good care of them.
I'd think it's a detective car. It's nice though.
Depending upon the agency that it came from, most Police cars are ridiculously and meticulously maintained as a matter of necessity. I think you got a great deal and a great car!
Yeah but they are also driven extremely hard and sit idling for hundreds of hours. Same with the old Crown Vics that were used as taxi cabs and police interceptors.
I just got my 2017 AWD 3.5L6cyl turbo FPIS and I am absolutely in love. Mine had 87K with only 770 idle hours for 10k. Only thing I’m not excited about is the no aux input on stereo but have figured out I am going to end up getting a Bluetooth amp and bypass the factory head unit completely. I am thrilled with mine and hope you are too!!
That 1940 Chevy is top notch, they couldn’t have picked a better color! I completely understand the struggle about getting rid of it!
I personally love the HHR as well and if I had the money I would buy it in a heartbeat!
What a sweet find. It's gonna be a speed beast. Love to test it out on a nice track! Open up the full power and have some fun. Cha ching again Randy!!
Stock they run mid 13s. Tune and 3bar map puts them in the 12s. With a few others goodies 11s are possible. 2 people have got into the 10s but they were all stripped ad running on the brink of destruction.
The MPG was probably a lot of idling. Mine gets 28 to 32 on highway.
That driver had expired tags, but you had no tags. L O L
Randy’s like a kid in a candy store with this car. 😂😂😂
He said the neighbor that’s a cop knows who he is, no big deal.
Do not get rid Of this car you will never find another one I would keep it anyway just for a toy
🤣 💯🎯
@@PaulGodshalk-m8wdo you realize he does not keep anything over a few months he's not gonna keep it no matter what u say
Congratulations "officer Randy"
That's a cool ride I wish to own once I have the funds, excellent car firsthand information from an acquaintance that owns one currently
That road is literally the PERFECT road for a 0-60 test! Definitely a great buy, can’t wait to see more!
WOW ! Now that's what I call a steal of a deal Randy. You don't need a bunch of cars with that pursuit cruiser in your stable of vehicles. Nice buy on that one !
I agree
Not really. Turbos got a lot of miles, water pump, engine, and transmission have a lot of miles. I bet that will be in need of some major repair bills soon. Good luck. There is a reason police departments are phasing these out and ford no longer making them. I sold mine at 80k before shtf.
Idle hours conversion should be listed within that owner's manual that you found in the glove box. My 2008 Ford Police Interceptor (Crown Vic P71) says each idle hour equals 33 miles which works out to 289,674 miles in your case (8778 x 33 = 289,674).
Idle hours are 4633, and the other mileage was about 155k, using the 33 miles per idle hour thing that comes out to about 308126 miles, really high for a turbo V6. But cop maintenance appears to treated it well so far and I expect it'll keep going for a long time. It just shows exactly how long many cars will last with proper maintenance.
5k is around what they sell on the used market, but this one is much nicer than what the 5k ones look like. Great find!
Yeah the average cars like this one same year are very dirty and has lot of body scratches and the seats are very worn this one look like new
I love my 17 Taurus SHO. I’d love to have one of those.. they only made the Twin Turbos in AWD. I’ve always said I’d take my SHO over any German fast car. They are great cruisers!
Had a 2017 Limited 3.5 4wd I absolutely loved it. Had a guy run a stoplight and hit me at 50mph in the side and I walked away. Safe car. I spun 3 times. Got around in the winter great!
At 17:02 he say these people are getting paranoid as he's posted up right where the real cop would sit😂😂😂
Change the PTU fluid and monitor the weephole for the waterpump. Any orange drips around the alternator/ Ac compressor usually mean the waterpump is leaking. You can easily get 440hp with a high octane tune with factory turbos.
I love that car please get more of these police interceptors look how many views it made
i seen this on instagram!! couldn't wait for this one!! love fords especially taurus sho's! you stole this one randy good for you!! got a feeling your gonna get a lot of views!! love your police car!
That’s my car that I traded in a couple months ago. If you want the siren/air horn to work there’s a breaker under the hood on the battery. As for the normal horn, you just need the red switch on the siren controller turned off and it will work. I got it from a dealership in Ohio after a local department traded it in around 110k. I still have the cage for the back if you’re interested.
Good to meet you! I had a blast with this one. I ended up getting the siren and lights to work in another video. This car is actually being traded for a foxbody in a few days but I appreciate you leaving a comment.
Did you figure out the trick for putting it into pursuit mode?
(At 55 hard brake tap then punch it) - the car spins to redline and stays downshifted allowing you to use all of the ~360 odd hp to full affect.
There's usually a relay switch in the trunk or under the hood. It can be red or yellow and if you flip it, it should turn all the lights/siren/PA equipment on. It's meant to be turned off when parked for a while to save the battery.
Horn works through the police panel, get the panel reconnected or reconnect the horn bypassing the panel.
Nice catch, watch the coolant level though, water pump failures can be a issue.
The lack of front marker lights tips everyone off at night, same thing with the Crown Victoria.
SEL was the second level, SE, SEL, Limited and the SHO.
Any time anything is put up for auction, it should sell for the highest bid, unless there’s a reserve. Otherwise they shouldn’t be calling it an auction.
Yeah pretty scummy to "auction" a car off but then have the option to just not give you the car
It probably had a reserve. If it's not met then sometimes the "winner" and seller will try to work out a deal rather then have to deal with taking the car back or running it through auction again.
obviously, there was a reserve.
The old owner better just sell it for $5000 instead of auction.
Looks good ! I had two Taurus Interceptors AWD and the PTU’s went on both. Throw it up on the lift to see if it’s sweating, it’s about $1800 from Ford for a new PTU
Insane car bro! probably 365hp with a 0-60 of 5.8 ..plenty fast and looks positively Sinister and Badass...I'd have been thrilled to have gotten that for 5 grand!
I’d say around 5.2 seconds .. with a tune 3-4 bar map and intake it can do high 4 second 0-60s
miles mean nothing i worked in car auction bizz we use to get used police car 20 to 30 at a time they are very well maintained nice one you got there
cop tires, cop twin turbo, cop lights - damn Randy you scored on that one!
1. This makes up for the MiEV. You should keep this one and mod it. It’s amazing what can be done with that engine to get outputs of 500-600hp. Nice work!
It's like my Flex, but in sedan form!
I love my Flex so much.
You're like a kid at Christmas with that Taurus Interceptor! What a great find! You always have the best toys. 👍🇺🇸😎
Good idea filming in the evening when it's cooler. Still no sign of the Florida Taurus SHO?
another great find! I like how you parked it on the side of the highway lol. mustve scared the living crap out of people passing by
The horn is wired through the light and siren control box, it looks like the power is disconnected to it. Just lift it out and make sure power is supplied to it and the sound and PA should work right out of the gate. The lights may also work depending on if the lights that were installed in the actual car aside from the light bar are still there, so just be careful with turning them on in public. You can actuate the regular horn when the box has power and the switch is OFF by pressing the wheel. You can actuate the police horn with the wheel when the Whelen box is ON and by also pressing the horn button on the box. Switching between MAN 1 and 2 will change the MAN button from the siren to the horn depending on which one you have selected. Have fun!
Make sure you tilt that spotlight down when your driving on the highway so a rock or something doesn’t kick up and brake it!
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Or the highway patrol doesn't pull him over for impersonating.
365 HP. Only 5HP less than a Dodge Charger RT base model Hemi. 0-60 5.2 seconds. I have a 2015 SHO with only 12,000 miles. Very fast car. Great find!
I can’t believe it was that cheap 👍
That’s a nice police car Randy. We got them too in our law enforcement department but normally aspirated and not all wheel drive. So you really got a rare one. Hope you’ll keep it
They usually Disconnect the lights and stuff when they send it to the auction
Nice interceptor 🔥🔥🔥
That's basically an SHO without all of the mandatory luxury options. I bet it weighs a lot less than an actual SHO and is faster as well.
Love the police package, can’t wait for the SSr update!
That car is a thing of beauty!!All it needs now is dark tints.
With all that idle time actual mileage is closer to 300,000. You got absolutely hosed for that price!
Randy,I love the car. Hopefully you can get the siren to work and any strobes it may have. My 2011 CVPI (Kentucky State Patrol admin car)was stripped of everything except the spotlight. Wires were cut to make sure you would have a hard time trying to reinstall anything! Got mine at 168k with 3200 or so idle hours. I've been finding out the "cop effect' is real even with an old Crown Vic!
The "cop effect" isn't just limited to Crown Vics with spotlights either. My parents have a spruce green 2004 Grand Marquis with no exterior modifications except the damage where the previous owner smacked a tree. It's obviously not a cop car in daylight, but at night cars will fly up behind it and then drop back for a while thinking it is. People from Tennessee know that the dark blue plate is civilian, the rest of the country doesn't.
@@Stephens_offroad_and Yes,any panther platform will do except for maybe the Town Town car. Where I'm at and most anymore,its a Police Interceptor Explorer or Charger. Most people who aren't a car person see a CV or a GM still act cautious while driving when near. Mine has the actual wheel covers( brake dust is bad until I change the pads )and not the dog dish covers.
That first acceleration you did was insane.
Nice snag on that one. I don't think those cars in PI form ever came with HIDs (though the US-based SHOs did), but 9012 halogens in the headlights (and the stock lighting on the civilian/non SHO and PI were terrible). Might be worth double checking the headlight install, even if aftermarket it seems like the bulbs were not installed/angled correctly in the socket. But, I'm sure you'll catch that and other issues when you do your mechanical review. Enjoy the car--I know I've been enjoying the content!
They have Halogen projectors like the 2011-2015 Explorers. They get really bad as the bulbs age. My company had a clapped out 2012 Explorer in our fleet and the headlights were barely visible.
Dang you got a steal on that car congratulations, once you feel
those cars it's all over you're hooked! i bought a 2007 p71 and it's
like a brand new car wish i could see the car fax, can you help me out???
You got yourself a pretty cool toy Randy, just be careful not to get into trouble with it. Have fun! 😎👌👍 P.S l'd keep the 40 Chevy for car shows. Just a thought.
Randy, I'm super envious! I work for a Sheriff's Office who utilizes the N/A versions of these. I'd love to have this to embarrass them with this when you're done with it. #NowAcceptingDonations lol
Love the deal. Seems to be perfect, except for the missing horn. And, as you mentioned several times, I can see where other drivers reaction to it could get to be really annoying. Wonder how actual law enforcement would react to its presence?
Happy you finally got a Taurus man! I have a 2016 Ford Taurus SEL silver but mine is the citizen version. I know what you mean a car that big doesn't look like it should be that fast. I have let some of my family members use my car and they would always come back to me saying man I didn't know that car was that fast hahaha. But again very happy you got one you will for sure love it!
I want a car like that lol
Bad thing about AWD , you can’t just replace 2 tires or one tire , you have to replace all 4 or that car won’t drive right at all , nice car though , my wife has the 2013 SHO twin turbo , badass car !
In my opinion this is the coolest car I've seen you purchase yet I really like this one and I hope it's just things that are unplugged and it all works for you that would be amazing good luck with it sir I wish you the best and maybe a Dyno run lol
That's so cool Randy 🙆🚔👍. I know what you was thinking on the first drive 🤔. There's a new sheriff in town lol 🙂 . Salute Randy 😎
i'd never get rid of that taurus you stole that thing, i'd have some door stickers made that look like cop decals but say auto auction rebuild lol
Good score. Hopefully the water pump was changed already I’ve heard it’s a big laborious job and the only knock on those cars . Good luck 👍🏻
Hey Randy, I just want to let you know that I watched today’s video on the Ford Taurus police car. You hit the nail on the head with that one dude I really like it and I hope you can get the time reference to working in the PA system to work can’t wait to see your next video on the car. Talk to you later buddy have a good day.
I own a retired Chicago police p71 Vic n I’ve owned it over 6 years n I absolutely love it
looks to be a nice taurus the idle hrs are normal for it , I would service the fluids in trans and the transfer case in it , there fun cars
I've been watching your videos for quite some time, and this one was 10 out of 10.(first comment on the channel) Think the Taurus is great....something I'd personally like to own. What a steal at the price. (Funny how people react when they see it.....priceless)
$5k WELL spent…..police cars are usually well maintained and that things clean. You could easily sell that sucker for double if you have the horn reconnected. My best friend in the world wants that model of yellow Chevy truck more than anything else on the road.
I believe the horn does not work due to it being used to switch to different sirens like the FD does. I would keep in forever. Good and fun cruiser.
Awesome price! I would see if you could get the repair record for it and verify the turbos have been rebuilt with 155k on the OD it may be due soon if not done already.
I’ve never seen anyone be so excited about an old cop car. That alone is worthy of being entertainment.
Nerd power! But seriously speaking… you got a great deal on a good car.
Love this police car! Should do a compassion with the impala - two large family cars! Keep it up randy love the video!
I love the power and drivability of the Taurus SHO AWD! That police version is a step UP from the SHO though and you are right to love it!
So many upgrades for police vehicles make them literal tanks, compared to regular cars and quite a bit faster too!
Love the police car and really enjoying the channel.
That's a steal!! Congrats! Get that PTU checked ASAP and do your maintenance and you got a great cruiser there!
Best deal so far. These cars go for 11,000 and above in my area.
what an awesome find man. police interceptor variants are some of the most sought after police cars out there and you found a beauty.
No lightbar! Looks perfect the way it is!
Agreed and I doubt the police will be happy with a bar on top regardless of the color lights
I live in PA, and the state troopers had the twin turbo SHO here. Though black isn't usually a state trooper color, it was probably not a trooper car, but local municipality or sherif
You probably will need to power up the siren box for the vehicle horn to work. It could be using the horn tap.They probably unplug the ppv wiring in the center console.
I got the NA version for a loaner car an I will say they are fun cars am handle very well. I can see why the department uses them
The horn is run thru the siren box. When that box is on - the horn ring controls it. When that siren is turned off - the horn is normal. As mentioned - the siren unit is probably just unplugged.
That's what I thought myself
Bring it to the Frog Follies in Evansville, IN. Just a couple of hours south of Terre Haute on Hwy 41. The dates are Aug 25 thru 27th. Over 2,500 street rods will be there. You could probably get much more than $30,000.
That Taurus is awesome! What a great pickup that was! You got a smoking deal on it. You are going to have fun with that one! Love it!
Awesome score of the Taurus Police Interceptor, love it 😃🚔👍
Man you got an awesome car. I love the Taurus. Especially the ecoboost. Excellent video!
I purchased a 9C1 police car way back in the day when they first starting selling them to the public. All the wires for the wig wag lights and sirens were there but they cut them under the hood. An hour and a bunch of butt connectors and everything worked again !!! I think they have to disable that stuff before selling. Should be an easy fix. Awesome car ! Best part about it was driving in the fast lane and watch people scramble to get out of your way.
Dude thats a steal for a taurus SHO. One of the most underrated modern sleeper cars for sure.
Nice car Randy! It’s a Pennsylvania car as evidenced by the inspection stickers on the windshield. Cool find!
@5:20, that hole is most likely where a scanner was located in. Would be pretty cool to put a Whistler TRX-2 in there.
As for the Siren controls, I'm sure you can find the installation instructions on the internet, but obviously the unit would need 12 volt and ground, so I would start tracing wires. Maybe they just disconnected it from the fuse box or just disconnected the ground.
Cool project car.
I wonder if this car might have been the local chief of police's car, because the idle time is a lot less than I would expect a squad car to be. That's just my opinion and it is also based on all the options retained on the car. I could be wrong and I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will correct me but it would be neat to imagine you're driving the chief's car.... Right???!!! That is an absolutely fantastic find; well done my friend.
Randy, that ex-police car is a good buy at USD5k....it's supremely elegant & original twin turbo AWD...look stunning in every way it look...🎉😂
Great buy in anyone's book. Even these era of Police cruisers are collectable.
Per Ford, 1 idle hour equates to 33 miles.. so 4,633 idle hrs x 33mi = 152,889 miles in addition to the 155k on the clock.. so theoretically the car has 308k on it
It is not 33 miles of wear, that is how to calculate oil change intervals in vehicles
As a fleet mechanic who's worked for 3 different cities, all of which were exclusively ford products, I can assure you that they do in fact consider it wear. We calculate oil change intervals either by the oil life monitor or odometer readings for light use vehicles, and for the heavy use vehicles(i.e police cars) we change the oil every 30 days because the cars run almost 24/7. My current city garage has a mix of chevy, dodge and ford and they are all treated the same.
"Ford Motor Company defines idling as follows: Over 10 minutes per hour of normal driving, frequent low speed operation, and sustained heavy traffic less than 25 mph. It is important to note that idle hours include low speed driving and don't mean that the cruiser is sitting still that entire time.
Times that a police cruiser may accumulate idle hours include: 25 mph town road patrols, running radar, having pulled over a vehicle, accident scenes, while an officer is on a call, details, winter operation, and while searching an area via patrol car. All of those activities require either low speed driving or remaining stationary.
Ford says that one hour of idle time = approximately 25 miles of driving. One hour of engine time = 33 miles of driving."
Whaat a beast of a car!!! Would love to see more on this awesome car!
Another great video sir. Be safe and careful.🙂👍🙏
Looks like you got a really good deal, you should be able to get a Sirius module that will directly connect and interface with the radio
I love that car! I love the impala too. They are both beautiful cars
Long time viewer, one of your best videos ever!