Hey everyone I am a Deputy Sheriff with the Monongalia County Sheriff Dept. in Morgantown WV. Less than 6 months ago I bought a 97 impreza outback sport and I LOVE IT!!!

I have been thinking lately about what a great police cruiser a legacy would make, if it only had more HP and was a little larger.

Now here is a couple questions. Does anyone know if the next generation legacy will have these desireable features, and has anyone heard of police departments (US or otherwise) using subaru's in their fleet. If so I would love to see some pics.

thanks for reading my post,

allen

There's a department in eastern Washington (name of town has slipped my mind, but someone else will surely post it) that has Subaru. I think there were a couple others posted, too.

 

Hey, guys, where are those cars?

Hiya RB,

 

I know there was an ancient post regarding cool Scoob cruisers around the world. I think there was even one in Wyoming, a 00-02 Legacy OBS. It looked kick-rump roast as a cruiser, though I don't know if it was modified. Tell you what, though. I think a B4 Blitzen (Read: Japanese TURBO Legacy :-D) would be the best implementation of a police cruiser, especially in mountainous areas where AWD is an added bonus on dirt and snowy roads. AND, here's the good news. I was reading Road & Track the other day, and came across the "First Look" section regarding the new Legacy's in Japan. They will have a Turbo version coming to the states, with as much as 250 horses! Imagine THAT with a set of bubble-gum machines on the hood! My only (small) qualm is that it looks like a street-racer's Honda Accord Anyway, that's all I know. If you want, I'll get more info on the new Leg's and send it your way. Have fun with the Impreza Allen!

 

ScoobySchmitty:headbang:

Heres one but I think the B4 would be better :-)

 

OZ police

Vancouver, WA (just across the boarder from Portland, OR) has an unmarked WRX.

 

Here's a link for a news story about it.

http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=55185

 

Here is a picture of an Australian WXR police cruiser

Rice Burner, check out http://www.subaruhighmileageclub.com

 

The links page has link to an American police sube

Originally posted by Rice Burner

Hey everyone I am a Deputy Sheriff with the Monongalia County Sheriff Dept. in Morgantown WV. Less than 6 months ago I bought a 97 impreza outback sport and I LOVE IT!!!

I have been thinking lately about what a great police cruiser a legacy would make, if it only had more HP and was a little larger.

Now here is a couple questions. Does anyone know if the next generation legacy will have these desireable features, and has anyone heard of police departments (US or otherwise) using subaru's in their fleet. If so I would love to see some pics.

thanks for reading my post,

allen

 

We could tell you how to get more "hp" out of your Subaru but then we would have to kill you.

ala Mission Impossible..........we can't have you guy's out running us now can we

 

Seriously though, do a search for subaru+police vehicles using GOOGLE and read to your hearts content.

 

 

I have seen a pic of an OBW as a Sherrif's car in the USA and this one in Italy

 

 

This one is from the UK

 

 

Why not try an XT Forester (this is not an XT) but it gives you an idea on what it would look like.

 

in the great words of the group "NWA" ..

 

Phuck the Police.

I saw an unmarked Forester at an accident scene in Seattle last year. Pretty sneaky!

In Whitehorse (Yukon, Canada) they have been using legacys for the past several years as one of their main cars. It makes perfect sense to have AWD in their climate, and a leg. will fit through city traffic a lot better than a Caprice.

Yeah, I saw a pic of a Canadian Legacy Police car a while back, ever since then I've been waiting to see one in MN. I just can't see why they would do a hot pursuit in their Fords in the winter. That and ditch diving with a Legacy is probably a lot more easy and safe.

 

I always thought it was due to acceleration issues or something (compared to the "raw American power") but in this month’s issue of Sport Compact Car... I learned that they're slower than hell comparatively. For those of you that haven't seen it, you should check it out.... it's pretty hilarious.

 

Yeah about the "STI Legacy" that's coming to America... been waiting for one of those for years. The RSK B4 was an amazing machine. It's too bad the rumors I heard weren't true (which I wasn't counting on) about the Turbo Legacy STi having a Twin/Single turbo H6. That would have made my day Instead it has a twin turbo EJ20 making 276 Horsies. But at any rate I don't have 30k+ anyway, heh.

 

Here's a link to the JDM Legacy Page

Subaru used to offer a stripped down version of the legacy outback for police or emergency services use. I believe it was available in white only and came with a no frills package for several grand cheaper than the regular outback.

In Colfax, WA they have atleast one legacy sedan outback as a police cruiser. It has a low profile light bar (looks just like a roof rack) and is marked only moderately. Hasn't gotten me yet...but be careful, Colfax is one town you don't want to be speeding in!

That's Subaru Cruiser I saw on a Forum but can't remember which Forum it was on, but the name Colfax was the name of the place.