Here’s Why You Can’t Outrun a Police Car
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The reason why one cannot outrun a cop car: it's called "radio communications."
Scotty I think you should look into Atlanta 🤣 they steal police cars 😭 that feature don't work 😅
obviously scotty hasnt seen thousands of videos here on youtube of people actually outrunning the police, especially sportbikes which can easy outrun them!
As my dad told me when I was a teenager starting to drive: "No matter how fast you think you are, you can't outrun a radio".
i do
Mi fathers exact words as well!!!
My dad said the same
My dad said the same, I proved him wrong
Hell cat
Scotty: You cant outrun a police car The Hellcat who outran a helicopter: Oh yeah?
I saw that
@David Wilcox That's why you can't outrun the law. Sooner or later, you run out of fuel, and/or you get caught by the backup they call in.
Beam me up Scotty, the cops are here. Rats wrong Scott. Scotty, "Today we will look at the Enterprise check engine light."
The Tesla that outran a hellcat……don’t recommend it but yeah there’s someone somewhere who can outrun a cop.
@@AAWT be in the airforce you can have military jam equipment. ran from cops a few times in my camaro ss in mexico even dipped a chopper its not that hard. hellcat uses a ton of gas and its heavy its not hard to run in the right scenerios
As a retired officer from NY I really enjoyed this clip. My first patrol car was a crappy 96 Crown Vic that was only good in a straight line. However, by the time I retired my favorite was the Dodge Charger AWD V8.
Mine was a 79 Ford LTD. Then an 82 Plymouth Fury. I never knew which brake was going to catch on the front and had to be ready. That was in the days of brake fade.
I had to borrow a friend’s used police car once to pick my daughter’s up from school. A few things I noticed were that people on the road around me drove really well and were very courteous. When I arrived at the front of the school, the car received a lot of attention. A few teenagers actually looked nervous and I thought I saw a group of three boys start tossing items from their pockets into a nearby bush !
😂😂😂 I drove a dark colored Crown Victoria for years (not an interceptor). But back when they were police cars, I had the same experience all the time, especially at night.
Hard to believe someone tossed things over seeing a car. That is how you get caught and they know it. wouldn't have happened at our school
Nobody but a cop is supposed to have access to these vehicles while in service.
kids are stupid@@RooEfx
@@thedoc9062 Most people can't tell when they're in service or not, doesn't even need to be labeled cop or anything. People remember getting pulled over by one and it stays in their brains.
“Yet even with all of these upgrades and modifications, none of these vehicles are anywhere close to being as tough, reliable, or just overall quality car as as my ‘94 Toyota Celica.” -Line from the script omitted from the video.
Did you see that 1 episode of the original top gear where they took this toyota pickup did everything you can throw at it even had it on top of a high rise building that was going to be demoed by explosives…..recovered it and ….IT……STILL….TURNED……ON!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Or as my Toyota Crown '89)
@@eyevincast5440 It’s an inside joke you didn’t get.
The crown Victoria outlive a Toyota
@@user-mg5xw1sm9h or my 93 Supra
From what I was told by a female cop in training, the top speed of most interceptors is 150 miles per hour. Another friend who is a cop told me he doesn't recommend buying a used cop car from a government auction, as their engines are usually pretty worn out from all of the idling and hard acceleration they do.
Debatable, If you do purchase a used police vehicle I always go for background investigators or Detectives squads. They have not been on patrol and beat to crap. I have had multiple retired squads (47 of them) and that's what I have learned from my own experience.
If you buy a used police car in a low crime city, the likely hood that it has been accelerating much is low. A civilian sports car has done more accelerating.
@@TraceguyRune that is a huge factor I forgot to mention. You're absolutely correct. It it is from a rinky dink department or low crime area that makes a big difference usually.
@@2hi4u2c.4 some times they use the car for stake ours
@@2hi4u2c.4 my dad was a detective. Usally the detective cars are just undercover Durango’s etc.
It's so strange to hear Scotty talk so calmly. I assumed he just yelled and flailed his arms 24/7.
Why?
Yea i noticed that too. 😊
😅🤣🤣🤣😅😉
Very few know this but during WWII Scotty was the 'landing officer of the deck' bringing in those Hellcats and Dauntless dive-bombers. That is when he used paddles, now just his arms! True story ... 😉
Any time Mr. Kilmer makes a lecture video whether about the history of Lexus/ Honda or Mazda or Mercedes-Benz he uses the same tone during narration.
As a Chicago Cab Driver for 18 years, I recommend the Police package Ford Crown Victoria. We drove them for years, which I liked for many reasons. One year the Cab Company bought a fleet of Chevy Impalas. We called them upside down Bath Tubs.Visibility was nominal at best. The next year they went back to the Crown Vics.
I outran and hid from a cop when i was a teenager. :) We were driving in seperate directions on the highway which forced him to turn around. I had a highly modified Mustang GT at the time. I ended up parked in my friends driveway on a side street, thinking i was safe. An hour later when I went, home there were 4 cop cars in front of my house waiting for me. Thank God they were good dudes. What a dumb thing to do!!
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Cool story bro
What does 'cap' mean from replies? Anyway...yeah when we were kids, the guys were almost all gearhead in our small town and would goad and outrun cops all the time, losing 'em on backroads. I don't know much about cars, but I know my bf's was a Dart (souped up) and good friend's was an old caddy souped up. LOL Caddy went 210mph. Went over 120mph on a friends motorcycle. From what I understand, you can't go that fast these days if you tried w/modern vehicles...but idk.
Former police here: was outran once by a hellcat, I was in a Ford Taurus. Also I’ve never seen a police car with a run lock. My agency issued either 2 keys or a key and fob combo so that you can put one on your belt and leave one in the ignition. Also the keys were universal so if you had a Ford key you can unlock and drive any Ford in the fleet, whether it be a Taurus, Explorer, or Crown Vic.
@@crystalandmarkvrb ya mama
@@Tjm95 cops brake more laws than everyone else combined acab
@@Tjm95 this was funny, 👍
I was outrunning crown Vics with a 2005 300c hemi
Funny that you mentioned that they keys were all identical. I bought two cars from the same agency and they keys were interchangeable. They must do this everywhere...
I had a retired police car from Aspen, CO, a Saab. The front wheel drive was great in the winter and I drove it till the wheels fell off, almost. I just got tired of it and donated it to a local thrift shop, and with that giant hatch back they were using it to make deliveries. It had all the bars and places to attach police stuff but no police stuff. It was the original color, and with a ski rack on it people would immediately slow down when I got behind them. I have a Jeep now.
The 94, 95 and 96 Chevy Caprice 9C1 package. With the Corvette LT1. Was a hell of a police car. Would run 150 plus. With a tall light bar on top. Had a blast driving those cars.
Very true I have all 3 currently,great cars
True, that LT1 was whooping them 96 impala. Possy rear end baby. Only cars gave me problems keeping up gt mustangs, and corvettes!
I have 3. A 94/95/96.i have a pic of the digital speedo at 172.unmodified just raised the speed limiter and engine limits rpm,fuel cut off and shift rpm
As a former patrolman, I can say I've never been outrun because I had a radio. I'd never buy a used patrol vehicle, even if it was taken care of (sort of) it probably idled 4-5x's longer than it drove down the highway. Our fleet was turned over at 85K miles. That doesn't seem like many miles, but that's after 5yrs and running daily for 8 or more hours a day.
8 hours a day for 5 years, holy god
@Tommy Richardson Okay, but who asked?
That is why one needs to carry shoulder rocket with them in a car, you can't radio if you are dead.
@@001looker oh yeah are they having a sale at walmart, sure anyone can walk into a store and buy one those, my god did your parents drop you one to many times on your head or did your just forget to take your medication?
Why are they ALWAYS idling and not turned off even if they’re eating lunch?
Haven’t owned a retired cop car but I did look at one in a used car lot (in Australia). It had a blackout switch that turned off all interior and exterior lights regardless if the car was running. Apparently it was an unmarked detective vehicle and that sort of thing was used for stakeouts.
Same thing with my Dodge Charger RT I thought that was with all cars
That and following ppl in the middle of the night...which they do all the time here in Detroit
Thats nothing. In the USA, undercover cars have all those features PLUS multiple headlight and turn signal configurations. You can change them when tailing a suspect at night. Switch to a different config when the suspects car turns a corner or is temporarily out of sight.
I have a retired crown Victoria patrol car it’s so fast it’s crazy lol but the tints get me pulled over a lot
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I remember watching Scotty a loooong time ago. Glad to see he's still around. Surprised to see he's up to 6mil subs now, but that's a good thing.
My dad was a police officer. Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s I washed many Ford Crown Vics and Chevy Caprice in the driveway (amongst other chores). This history lesson has been really fun and interesting.
If there's *any* cop modification you want to have on your car, believe it or not, it's the *brakes.* I've talked to multiple officers about what the PDs want most in a car. And they all say the best braking possible. They want their cops to be able to stop fast, moreso than to start fast. The quicker they can stop, the quicker they can get out and do their job. And that made a profound level of sense to me.
I've always said this to my brother who is a racing enthusiast. That as much as you put in the engine you've better spend on some great breaks.
All cars have the best braking possible though so this makes no sense. The actual most important thing is tyres they are what determines how quick your brakes stop the car the fact is if ABS can kick in then you have the maximum stopping potential the tyres will allow. You can giant 8 piston calipers and carbon ceramic rotors but they will not stop the car any quickers if you are still locking up.
@@gravemind6536 Well, without a tire upgrade, a brake upgrade can really help with brake fade issues. Useful for spirited driving but probably not so much for hard braking to avoid a single accident during a daily commute. Maybe it would be a good thing if you live in the mountains and do a lot of downhill braking though.
More brake-checkers on the road.
None of what you just said is remotely true…
Having several family members over the years in law enforcement there are really only 2 reasons you can’t outrun a police car, radios and choppers.
That IS in %99 of cases.
True, when I first started driving in a small town in NC as a young and dumb teenager.....I ran from a crown vic in my Chevy S-10 and it most certainly wasn't any rocket ship. Was completely stock 4.3l V6. That cop just didn't have the guts to keep up. His car could have.
Make sure they uphold their oath! Probably order followers....
"You can't outrun the Motorola!" was what I was told by a veteran SLMPD (St Louis Metropolitan PD) cop. 😁
thats about it
Your channel gets memed a lot, and this is the first video of yours I've watched, but I must say you delivered the information in a captivating, straightforward and interesting manner. Great work on the editing, pairing of information with visual examples, and overall presentation.
Bought a 2012 6.0L V8 Caprice PPV. Absolutely love it.
I bought a 2008 Crown Vic that still had everything except the computer, lights, and police insignia. The cameras were still there, although I had to take it to someone to make it work. The coolest part was the amount of functional safety features such as a full length skid plate, rubberized fuel tank, and the fire suppression system mounted in the trunk. The downsides were that, while the emergency lights were removed along with the insignias, it still had the black and white paint job and spot lights, so people would always assume that I was a police officer and slow down 5-10 mph below the speed limit. It took much longer to get anywhere! Some parts are made specifically for police cars, such as the suspension and steering parts, and you can’t buy them at an auto parts store. You either have to buy them from the dealership or convert them to a more readily available part (although that sometimes costs more money because you have to convert related parts). Also, I was constantly getting pulled over so officers could laugh about how they thought I was a cop until they either never got a response on the radio, or noticed my license plate. It always seemed to happen when I was in a hurry, like on my way to work. I would buy another one, but I DEFINITELY wouldn’t use it as a daily driver again for those reasons.
I bought a 03 I love that car it was awesome the most impressive thing was the braking system I mean it totally blew me away it was awesome it was the same braking system that they use on the 350
@@khristophertaylor811 I don’t know for sure, but the 1 I had may have too. They told me they had just replaced the brakes when I bought it and when I looked underneath at the rotor, I remember thinking cool oversized rotors. They’re great cars for sure! But really heavy because of the reinforced frame, so don’t run out of gas or get stuck.
Motorcycles that run from cops:I’m about to end this man’s whole career
Fr fr lol
scotty is a damn good mechanic. he knows his stuff. and yea look at the size and weight of a motorcycle then look at any car. it's a no Brainer that bikes will outrun the police. there smaller too.
@@jasonforrest9833 the biggest advantage is the size of the motorcycle, a motorcycle can split lanes and it can ride on the sidewalk plus they are really nimble. And yeah I guess the engine is also significant but not that much unless you are in a rural area where you have a open highway with not much traffic.
@@DigitalAdventures1 Yep, bikes are also perfect if you happen to live in an area with many woods and forests.
Incredibly dumb idea. I know a guy who made a lane change to cut off a rider on the highway. Got off on a misdemeanor. Meanwhile, the rider was maimed, and finding work will be the least of his worries with his hospital bills. Driver wasn't liable for any of it since the biker was hit with reckless driving and deemed responsible. He later told me he did it on purpose. Being a rider myself, I wish I would have caught him on recording saying that - and I hope he gets what's coming to him.
We grew up with a used patty wagon owned by our father. My big brother and I would play with the siren (no light bar) all the time sitting in McDonalds parking lots and at his work. He was a mechanic too so we had lots of cars. That van was also super fun to hang out in the back in when we drove to Reno for winter trips. Back in the 80s when things were different...
I actually owned a Chevy impala police package, I imagine it might have been undercover car as the car was blue and did not seem to have ever been repainted, but when I bought it we noticed the color code for paint was odd as it didn’t say a ordinary color code but rather used a sort of rare paint code. When reading through all badging on the car we ended up noticing that it was indeed police package vehicle, although the suspension on it was was rough house feel just about every bump but it didn’t feel as though you would lose speed or traction despite that
I bought a retired crown vic in 2006. It's the most reliable car I've ever owned. 16 years later it's going strong and I'm perfectly happy with it.
Though I have never bought a retired police vehicle, I know several people who own them and that is all they ever buy after owning their first one. They swear by their reliability.
Same. Bought a 2008 and a 2011. Sold the 2008 to a friend, he is still driving it three years later with 0 maintenance.
My friend had one, broke down all the time lmao
@imnitguy he should definitely do that maintainance...... ☠️
@@slammingbrutaldegeneracy2561 right, I didn't mean he didn't change the oil... Just that he hasn't had to put any substantial money into it.
I used to work in a small university garage that had a public safety department with 5 cop cars. The officers destroyed 3 engines in 2 1/2 years from excessive idling. The oil pumps barely put out any flow at idle speed so scored cylinders and trashed valve guides were the sad result. All the officers had to do was rev up the engines every 5 minutes to 1500 rpm and that would have solve the problem. But that was too much work for them.
every 5 minutes? you mean, every 2 donuts?
@@Shadow.24772Lol.😂
Every 5 minutes? That’s 12 times an hour and 96 times a day. Would you do that if it wasn’t your car and the public just buys you a new one, no questions asked?
@@richardvale214 i would, i dont care about the costs i would rather be concerned if that thing would die on me while going after somebody, imagine you gotta be at a place fast because there are peoples lifes at risk and your car dies on you just because you didn't press on the gas once every few min
@@Maredite I didn’t realize police cars sat idling that much. But I do know that can wreck an engine because I had a temp job delivering mail on a rural route around Xmas one year that lasted 3 months. Deliver to a box and then go hundred feet to the next. Repeat for 10 hours a day, 6 days a week. Within a week I needed a water pump and after the 3 months the car was burning oil. It was a toyota celiac with just over a 100k, always taken care of. Could easily have gone over 200k if it hadn’t been for those three months of unintended torture. I had to part it out before 120k. Maybe if I revved it up between deliveries, I wouldn’t have had to.
I have had the crown Vic and mustang police packages and love them both. The intimidation Factor is something to take stock in, because it's real. People that had known me for years wondered seriously whether I was a cop.
Scotty, KZhead is packed full of videos showing Dodge SRT Hellcats outrunning Police Interceptors all the time.
I bought a 2012 chevy caprice ppv, absolutely love the car. Decent power and pretty comfortable loads of trunk space. Mine was lucky enough to be a campus police car so no holes, low idle hour and low mileage.
Those absolutely suck to get parts for n I'm glad my department only has 5! They're usually all sitting on the downline at the same time waiting on parts from Australia 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
@@KidFromQueens lol
@@KidFromQueens I still find it hilarious that for the PPV, GM chose to use a Holden Commodore because they knew their other makes n models wouldn't hold up in a pursuit.
@@PupNuggs Most of our officers prefer the Vic's still! The tahoes r too slow and the caprices r too small! We r just getting the new f150s n they r NICE!!
@@PupNuggs shame that they didn't advertise sell the Commodore in the US properly and instead decided to destroy Holden. Now police in Australia are using Hyundai Tuscons... though highway patrol is getting the M5 competition and X5M now which is sweet.
I think your documentaries are going to outlive us all.. I bet 50 years from now someone will dig this up! It's really quality!
These are the type of videos they show you in Tech class before starting a new lesson and then getting quizzed on the vid lol
Then they’ll find his channel and think “Wow! People actually FIXED and DROVE their own transports?!!”. Hahaha!
I have a 2013 ford interception utility. I absolutely love it. It drives great, plenty of power and not to bad on gas for a AWD. To my surprise it drives as nice as it looks.
Have you had to replace many parts on it? How many miles?
Your channel is informative and fun to watch
Cop car: can’t outrun the law Tuner: “hold my turbo chargers”
rolling anti lag for the win lol
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@@theyweredeadwhenigotthere1391 i honestly didnt see them this is the only one that i see consistantly pop up from you.
This was super interesting, now I want a police alternator. Decades ago I had an RX7 with a 4 barrel Holley carburator and I think it was an RK turbo. Was a nurse and got called in for an emergency. Cop pulled me over, told him I was going to an emergency. He says I couldn't drive that fast without lights a sirens. Apparently the wrong thing to say was, where can I get some. Told my mechanic the story who mostly worked on race cars and he asked why I stopped because the cop wouldn't have been able to catch me. I would have never done that even if I'd known.
Yrs ago i saw a cop flip his disco lights on. I pulled over like a dummy. Cop said he wouldnt have caught me if i didnt stop. Well after that i just kept going. Country kid of the 80s and early 90s. Many many miles of open roads and only a few cops. Now we have way too much govt over reach into our lives and too many cops. Cops are the reason for crime. More cops equals more crime then media makes criminals famous so more reason to do high speed chasses to become famous
The alternator is only for the extra electrical usage. Many guys that do subwoofer stuff use the same methods.
@@Momentaryghost Worse than that. Actually takes more power away from the engine. I've known some guys who prepared cars for track days and would make really a lot of power from an engine. They said they even change wheels to change ratio on alternator's gear to make it run on lower rpms, and thus to save power.
@@piotrmalewski8178 You change the pulley, not the wheels...
@@piotrmalewski8178 yeah but the amount of power that would steal is very small, Turbos and superchargers would steal more at slower speeds
Once again thanks for your great report. I have wanted to know the history of Police cars for a long time. Regards Brian
You don't have to use speed alone to lose the police.. the key is urban environment.. combined with extremely intimate knowledge of the City.. you can lose them in less than 5 minutes if you know what you're doing
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Many, many years ago, I learned that if you don't stop, drive as fast as you can safely do so, never look back, and have a planned route and destination, it's sianora. Of course, I had the fastest motorcycle in the world at that time. I'm far too old for that now. Drive safely. Pull over. Keep both hands on the wheel. Have respect.
This is true. Not advised. But absolutely possible. Radio is no help if they can't see you.
Fun fact, most civilian Ford vehicles with the my Ford touch system with the bigger screen and info dash that are also used as police cars can have a lot of the police features enabled with a OBD2 dongle and forscan software on a laptop. I had a 2016 Ford Fusion and added blackout mode. It's used by police in order to be extra stealthy. Basically as soon as you turn off the ignition every light inside and out and all the chimes all go out with the ignition. You can also enable headlight strobing but not sure if that's legal.
it's not legal to have red white and blue steobed
@Dave N Well played sir.
My explorer black out while driving running or not and the door lights never come on that’s a safety thing a police car dose nothing you don’t make it do.
I remember back in the 1960's the Calif Highway Patrol in Los Angeles had a few "Freeway Pursuit" vehicles. I think they were Chrysler 300 something with many race-car like features such as racing seats, roll bars, big tires and who knows what else. Were in use for only a short time.
Yes I remember these vehicles..they were awesome looking...
@@xXBrianBelloxX yup! One of the counties here in Ga has a few police package 392/ Helkats. You cant even imagine how bad they run down some of these high powered vehicles out here. Most are extreme situations; weekends, 2-5 am, chases, etc.
@@xXBrianBelloxX though they never seem to use imports for undercover
@@briank10101 I think it’s because the government contracts company’s in their own country.
There is the interceptor package and the pursuit package on the Crown Vics. The pursuit package supposedly has no emmision controls for better mileage and other mods for long pursuit applications.
Excellent informative video. Thank you Scotty.
scotty. i’m brand new here ut just know. i’m talking in love with ur videos. feel like i can learn the random things i should know but never know too ask about
I purchased an old sheriff's Plymouth Valiant '74 with a slant six at an auction in the Southwest about 30 years ago. No rust and I used it for about 8 years before giving it away. I had to replace the starter at one point, and the gas pedal needed to be worked a certain way to start the engine when it was cold. Other than that it was very reliable. I believe it only cost about 400 at the time I bought it.
Lol those old Chrysler products all had to be fed a little gas with the pedal to start esp after a couple days not driven or in the cold. That was a good antitheft mechanism because no one else could start them. 😆
The boys in blue! Those guys are good! *Crashes into civilian going 106 to non emergency call 🙄
@@KniFz yeah. I did a short ride along with a cop I knew who was off duty at the time. We ran out to park for some halfass reason. The 4.6 CVs were new and he just had to show me how fast it was. I was surprised, it was much quicker the the 5.0s. Not impressed with the any excuse to drive super fast mentality.
Zero rust? 400 is a fantastic deal!!!
The Ford Crown Victoria / Interceptor was my ride for my career. It was slow off the start but lived at 110 to 131 mph. 4850 RPM and all day long. We had 500 on the fleet and only one engine fall apart in years. Just an amazing engine and car. In around 2004 the overdrive would fail a lot at 100,000 miles but this was fixed in about two years.
Yeah, I have a 99-04 mustang with the same 4.6L engine as the crown Vic
LOVE MY `00 CROWN VIC LX w/ a 4.6L V8. It's tough as nails 2. Remember, you don't "DRIVE" a VIC, it "FLOATS" you! 😲
I strongly feel these engines lasted so long because they were severely detunned so no matter how hard you beat on them you couldn't stress them out .
Thank You for your service.
@@Nicholas211 Thank you very much!
I love those kinds of videos Scotty! Please do more!
I recently got my hands on a retired state trooper 2017 Pursuit. Absolutely love it.
Scotty is the king of getting the most watch time out of one video. He basically went over the same material at least 3 times. I know the info for sure now. Lol. Love the videos Scotty!!!! Taught me so much about cars that my dad wasn’t able too. May he Rest In Peace. He was a Toyota man himself. He got that right.
It looked like he stiched together a few videos he made previously about the police.
@@BigBeans710 think he was talking about his dad
Taughty Kilmer🤓
Scotty forgot to mention that for some reason most people who drive retired cop cars look like they used to be thrown in the back of them.
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When I bought my 2013 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan I found some interesting things hiding under the spare tire that they officers must’ve lost down there. Some of the officers contact cards, a full bag of breathalyzer tips, tactical gloves that said police on them, and a few 9MM shells. It’s always like a fun little treasure hunt to clean these vehicles out after you get them!
Did you contact the officers?
@@Mika-ph6ku Of course not! He's wearing them gloves LOL. Besides, if it was a big deal, the auction would have had to look in the car to find "lost items", thereby moving the responsibility to the auction, not him.
True! I found several registrations in the sunglass compartment in one I had. Another had "police evidence" tags, a 9mm and 223 round, gloves, etc.
Any dope? the one they plant on innocent victims
Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed this video.
This was 1970s or 1980s, I bought a used Chevy Nova police car. There was a metal bracket at the bottom of the auto-transmission preventing user from shift into the 1st gear (drag racing it). The 2 back doors can not be open from the inside. The metal rods inside the doors were removed and taped to the inside of car door (preventing back seat people from jumping out).
Just came from a 2015 Scotty video and its so cool to see his progression. His early videos were straight car stuff, propably edited by him or someone close to him. These new videos are almost documenatary-like with scripts, graphics, animations, stock photos, voice over. The money has to be good. Keep it up Scotty.
Scotty is worth a lot of money. yet he is still sharing his knowledge with us. Thank you Scotty.
That kilmer earned what he has...hard earned.
One thing I noticed in this one that bugged me is how much information was repeated later in the video, and the 2nd time it was introduced as if it were being said for the first time
@@kusucks991 I think that was a recap list at the end to go over what he'd said throughout the entire video.
@@jeffrygagnon5506 Whatever makes you feel superior bud
My mom bought a retired Iowa State hwy pastrol car in the late 1950s. Great engine and suspension. She gave it to me when I got my license, and I enjoyed it for years.
That's awesome dude!
did you sell it or did it break down finally
Retired Crown Vic’s have in the vin number P71 I’ve owned 5. All were very reliable, strong running cars.
Had a Caprice 9C1 with a LT1. Loved it!
I like how Scotty uploads several times a day and it's actually good content.
i hope hes got a team now
@@5gramwood644 Yeah, he really should have some help and stop doing this all by himself. 🤣
Such high quality editing and content! High high value info and entertaining. Best channel I watch
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Is he gonna stay in New England?
Scotty: “You can’t outrun a police car.” Me: “Oh, yeah?”
Last time I outran a cop car, I was in a fiat panda.. .
You can't out run the radio.
@@noahway13 no, but you can outsmart the folks using the radio.
@@hireahitCA It happens on occasion. People also win big in Vegas. The odds will catch up with you eventually.
@@houseofbloom509 it’s mass we all outrun them 😂😂😂
Him: You can't outrun a police car Ninja H2: Hold my exhaust
Our run the coops several times over the years . Twice on bikes once in a 4x4 and another in a Camaro. It’s gotten harder to run but it can an does still happen.
I absolutely love that he does these history of or educational type videos now and then they are so interesting and you learn about things that you most likely would never research the topic yourself but is highly entertaining and interesting! Scott really does an amazing job with content! He should win an Emmy or something for his content!!
Well said Adam ..
I think the award for You Tube car stuff should be called a Hemmy!
I had a 1976 Ford Custom 500 ( Plain Jane LTD) with the 460 interceptor. The car ran and handled great!! I kept it for years! I wish I would have kept it! I bought it in 1981 and got rid of it around 2004🙂
Cool. I have a 2010 CVPI that I bought 7 years ago, had less than 75,000 miles on it at the time, just broke 170,000 last week.
Those Interceptor motors were beasts! Had a Crown Vic that saved my life in a crash, got hit at the firewall, driver side. Still miss the old gal 😔
I have a retired Memphis City police cruiser. I live in Chattanooga. I was sitting in my car one day in downtown Chatt when my radiator started spewing. I had to call a tow truck. On my insurance app I could track the progress of the truck and I noticed they were in Hixson, the next town over, and they were coming in a hurry! When they got there, the tow driver looked pretty disappointed. I asked why. The guys laughed. On their app they saw what my insurance recorded as a "Dodge Charger Pursuit Police Package." They thought it was an officer broke down in downtown Chatt and high-tailed it over to the rescue! But no, it was just me. I only had to wait 20 minutes instead of 3 hours! 😅
Scotty, decent video overall with some good information, but those 0-60 times for the Durango Pursuit and Tahoe PPV are waaaay off. The Tahoe takes ~7 seconds whole the Durango takes ~6.5-8.6 seconds depending on powertrain. It looks like you were comparing the Explorer's 0-60 time to their 0-100 time.
Cool channel Scotty. Yes I have owned an ex cop car. It was a 1982 Holden (GM) VH Commodore 5 litre V8. South Australian spec sky blue in colour. It was what we call in Australia, a "poverty pack", like all police cars were or still are (?) here. This meant no optional extras. These were vinyl seats, no radio, no electric windows, etc. Oh, the only option that was ticked was aircon. It was my second car and I loved it! It was faster than a normal car. Transmission was stronger and shifted quickly. (Squeal tyres going into second). Everything an adolescent shouldn't be driving. It had the range of a motorbike. At less than 200km (120mi) I was looking for the next fuel station. Next car was a 1989 red 3.9 litre EA Ford Falcon wagon ex Western Australia fire department, with a range of 700km. No problems with either car. Former was traded for the latter because of fuel consumption and the latter was stolen. Anyway enough of my nostalgic rant, but you did ask.
Damn that ford gets about double what my 2014 chrysler 200 gets on a full tank of gas.
Sure the radio is fast but over the yrs I've not been impressed with their ability. MotorBike cops are a different breed however. Props to those lunatics for their unique skills
Motorcycle officers are some crazy mothers
Omm you can't outrun them hoes a chopper tho please weaaaaak....
its not the raido is anpr cams u gotta worry about
yea they are nuts ive seen chp bikers lane split stopped traffic at 100+ mph
Hey Scotty I'm a new Subscriber . I really enjoy your vedieos my friend . I've even shared your channel with other friends . Your so knowledgeable it's a pleasure & also a learning experience to watch your vedieos Thanks for making them . I see where you Said your in Tennessee I'm your neighbor I live in Southeastern Alabama . Greetings from our Great state . 😊
Interesting, Especially the information on the donuts... ;)
My son is a Police Officer and sometimes I do small maintenance on it like tire leaks, helping him customize his interior for his equipment. On doing such small modification, I noticed extra frame stiffeners welded throughout the car for rough terrain. More under “the hood” than you would think. He drives the Explorer 2021 Interceptor … he says it can outrun his 2006 GTO with the LS2.
central I'm running on electrons need assistance so I can go charge🤣
Wheres981 escapes police all the time lol
@@LisaAnn777 yeah I mean he's like no one can out run or loose the police and that is so not true cause drivers have done it multiple time already and the police lost them for various reasons🤣🤣
You live in a weak area 😂😂😂
@@LisaAnn777 I drop his dox once and he'll be done for lol
I had a neighbor who bought a used FBI car at a state auction in the late 70's. He worked as a mechanic caring for post office vehicles and said the unmarked FBI car was a better deal than most used police cars because of less wear and tear. I can't remember if it was a Dodge or Plymouth, but it was a good looking car.
Well in Farmington AR this year a old Chevy Tahoe out ran a state trooper it just drove out of his life and was never caught
Man, I saw The Blues Brothers, and it is so great.
I bought a reconditioned CHP Crown Victoria once. Most of its high performance items had been swapped out, but not the brake calipers. When those wore out, the cost to replace them was 5x the average, and to convert to the 'normal' version would have required replacing the entire wheel assembly, at a great cost.
Scotty, you should see the mileage that police BMW’s get in the UK. Easily upwards of 100k and some at 200k in 3 years of use. Pretty insane!
thats not insane, that should be easily normal on every car and bmws still cost a fortune to keep up and running and toyotas still way more convenient
@@monkeh55 it is in the UK, especially given people complain about BMW reliability. For police work though, it’s the way to go as a lot of others don’t have cars durable enough. And we are talking about 100k in two years of use for normal traffic policing BMW’s, for older ones or motorway police it can be much higher if they don’t send them to auction too quickly. Toyota police cars would be useless in this country, you would be better off with not pursuing.
Yeah, the cops want to make sure that everyone knows that they are our overlords
VERY TRUE. ALSO IN TEXAS 100K MILES IS ONLY ONE YEAR OF SERVICE.
@@CHUBBYAMERICAN interesting. We have police for each constabulary so for example Devon and Cornwall police for that area or West Midlands police which covers those cities, that being said though, they aren’t anything large compared to the US, you are probably looking at less than an hour end to end of each forces area. I assume they are running cars near 24/7 given the mileage as it’s quite a feat, especially when you are policing in the city as the MET police vehicles also have high mileage
Very well done, video Scotty
this was pretty solid. nice work my man
Scotty. You are a film maker as well as mechanic. I just watched this whole video that did not show you it just showed well edited clips and well written narration. Just wonderful education entertainment and captivating. Scotty Kilmer PRODUCER//WRITTER//ACTOR//TEACHER//FILM MAKER Well done!!
I’ve seen police cars get left in the dust plenty of times. Those who run away from the police know what their car is capable of
It’s pretty hard to outrun a radio though.
Exactly. That's why police need to inves in faster cars.
@@Hadouken5150 Then again people have outrun the police in their cars. Hondas, Mustangs, Dodge's, and no one has, but it was tested that a Tesla Model 3 could outrun a standard Ford Explorer and Dodge Charger (most common police vehicles).
Even if you manage to escape all they need to get the plate number get you later
@@mannyislikethat that’s just not realistic. You really think departments can afford that? They can’t even afford to properly train their officers and you think they can afford better cars. This isn’t Dubai.
In 2009 I bought an 83 Chevy Malibu 9C1 and I still have that car. For a 40 year old car that car still runs great! In 2005 I bought a 90 Chevy Caprice. One of the most comfortable cars I've ever road in. I love the old Chevy 9C1s. Too bad Chevy no longer make these!
This was a cool and informative video! 😁
I’ve personally witnessed people outrunning cop cars and the area I’m in doesn’t have a police copter. Had a guy in a Shelby cobra blow by me at probably 200mph and the cop car was over a minute behind. The guy in the cobra was like half a mine ahead of me within about 5 seconds.
Those aren’t donuts, they’re power rings!
Alright Sonic lmao
Yes power rings!
"By the power of Neptune... Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy UNITE!!"
@@kyletrummel7074 Friggin hilarious!
@@kyletrummel7074 oh yeah I remember that episode lol
This was interesting and really cool to learn.
I used to work at a used car lot back in the early 80s. One day and old lady brings in her car in this huffing and puffing. She was wanting to sell it and it was a 72 fury 3. It had a 440 high performance engine in it with the 750 Holley stock. Are we would race people in hot rods and beat everyone of them. It would not turn a tire from a dead stop but going 30 miles an hour and punch it and hold on cuz it will jump sideways with you.. it was solid white as it was a state patrol car. My friend restored it which didn't take much doing because it was in great shape.. he owned it up until a couple years ago and one many trophies with it at car shows throughout the years
Scotty Kilmer is a National Treasure. Thanks for all the things you do for us Mr. Kilmer 👍
1979 Dodge St Regis. It was a highway car so no repaint was needed. I loved how cars would move aside when they saw me in their mirrors.
Yeah, the good old days. Now they'll shoot at you. No respect.
The Ford Interceptor has threat detection, with 360 sensors. If it senses someone coming up, it rolls the windows open, locks the truck, alerts the driver and starts the car. And all kinds of other small items that you can turn on in your explorer via Forscan. Also they come with a full accessory wire harness from the factory with dedicated fuse panels, rated fuage wire, full signal wires (like tach, 12v-off, 12v-on,12v-running, 12v-accessories, dedicated alt, breaks active, engine&coolent/tranny temp, speed, gps/accelerometer sensors), all lights with secondary input, i.e. if you send a signal to the head light wire, it will take precedence over the factory, so they can strobe and disable all factory nights. It's insane the tech that comes on the new interceptor. The newest Gen explorer platform is amazing for an interceptor. And the explorer intercepter is actually completely different everywhere then the explorer consumer. From door size, panels, seats, dash. They look the same. But nope. Ford actually moved some interceptor tech to the consumer model because it's just awesome.
The dealership I use to work at we would occasionally get those HD Suburbans in for service and the techs hated them because they were to heavy for our lifts. We talk about the older suburbans being bullet proof but those were literally bullet proof.
Top things the police needed in 2020: good lawyers.
Your "police needs good lawyers" joke is ... NOT funny !
@@warriormanmaxx8991 not funny... hilarious
They have the best lawyers💯😂 that's what makes it really funny seeing bad cops get what they deserve is even more hilarious 😂
They do if they break the law.
Race baiters need even better lawyers
used to drive cab and their entire fleet were crown vic P71's, It wasn't uncommon for them to run 300-500k miles, tough as nails and fast
I had a 2012 Tahoe PPV with young kids, the Vinyl Floor, and seats were a god send on road trips if children puked in the car. Also, the price was right. Best advice I was given was to get a highway police unit, and I did. That said I was told by law enforcement if you buy a car get the ones with the larger engine. For example if they have a 6 or 8 option you can almost guarantee that the 8 will be either a supervisor or highway car for local PD and there will be less wear and tear.
I love the documentary style videos!!
Great video, lots of knowledge! I have owned two interceptors. First one I bought in 2007. It was a 2004 Crown Victoria. I bought it with 90k miles for 2800$. That car was the best 2800$ Ive ever spent. It went to 300k miles with only a battery and radiator replacement. Very solid, durable car with a 4.6liter. Pulled my boat with a smile. Second was a 2006 impala 9C1, also an incredible car! The suspension on both were like an army tank! Although my girlfriend wouldn’t ride in it, I suggest having a regular car for taking girls on dates!
I bought a 2010 charger from a county auction. It still had the push bar and window bars in the back. It's been extremely reliable and I've not been nice to it the last 5 years I've had it. There were some noises when I first got it but after fishing about $80 worth of unused shotgun shells from under the floor panels it stopped.
Adjacent to an underprivileged neighbourhood.
@@philip5940 what does underprivileged mean. Is that the same as lazy people who don’t like to work?
I love that you take the time to create these types of videos Scotty. You’re the man!
Seriously, his dedication to graphics and good editing is astounding and so so appreciated, he's one of the few subscriptions I have.
17:07 Awesome Blies Brothers reference!
Electric battery swap is a good idea, but if it's service properly at the station .I remember on forklift company I used to go to they have battery swap on the forklift which is a good thing but you have to service them properly at the station
“ I got faith behind my high speed in this SRT “ blrrrd
A local traffic cop got the idea of using a very old Crown Vic ghost car to rejoin the fleet. Hugely successful. No one expects an old faded, dented car to be a police car.
Undercover police love the, Ford Taurus all the jump out boys drive them down here in , New Orleans
With a 4 cam 4.6?
LOL... I almost got busted in Utah by a cop driving a blacked out Charger, unwashed and with round shouldered tires. Traffic was bunching up into a pack and ramping up to 100 mph like a nascar race. I decided is was safer to be in front of the pack of cars so I got out of the pack and sped up to around 115 mph in my Volvo, I got about a quarter of a mile ahead of the pack and noticed that the charger was keeping up with me.... and then.... red lights in the windshield LOL. Of course I stopped. I explained to the cop exactly why I was going so fast was to get far enough ahead of the pack to create a safetey buffer between me and the pack. Fortuneatly... I was in uniform for my own job as a driver. I had all of my information available and insurance right where I needed. The cop let me go, but he said.... next time just leave home early. LOL...
@2000bigruss lol they have twin turbos in them and my base 370 still smokes them. I'm starting to think they're not even trying..
OMG! You used 2 of my photos!
I had 95 chevy caprice police package. This brings back so many memories😂. 350 LT1 with possie rears😢. Used to keep up with the vettes
The fastest police vehicle in the USA is actually the 2011-2017 Chevrolet Caprice PPV with a top speed of 155 MPH, the Explorer is the quickest.
And this is why you can easily outrun them. I only had one 4 cylinder that could not break 160 MPH. I wonder what the 0-60 and 1/4 mile times are on those police vehicles?
@@vapemedical938 The 6.0L Caprice does 0-60 around 5.5-6.0 second range.
Yeah, you guys read a lot. We get it.
@@hornetbrown 😂😉😎
@@patrickkneitz6523 Probably not, but the Camaro was never a Police vehicle after the B4C from 1993-2002. So one could argue it’s not a real police vehicle.
Whenever I need any vehicular info, I look to Scotty's wealth of knowledge. I highly honor his sources and input. Best thing to do, reliable and diverse. Thx
I have outrun police many times and so have my friends. This dude is full of it.
a lot of discrepancies and false info in the vid.. he definitely gets an A for effort though!
Excellent Sir Scotty I never knew any of these things. Mind you, sitting in the back of one of these pursuit vehicles at a crime scene isn't the best time to ask the officer about his mobile home on wheels! lol Just kidding, never been in one. I remember back in 68 though looking inside a California Highway patrol car at a Sambo's restaurant outside of LA and having a police officer come out and question us on our intentions! We told him we were from Canada and had never seen a 'cop car' with two pump action shotguns between the seats. He laughed and went back in to finish his pancake breakfast. I believe it was a Dodge Dart? They were pretty popular back in the day. Very plain though.