Reminder: only run if what you’re doing is already a felony. Running itself is a felony.
Just eat the misdemeanor unless you’re 100% certain you’ll get away.
If I was in the market for a good used car, which car would be the best to outrun the cops?
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Mac@mander.xyz 1 hour ago
cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
White Ford Bronco. What can I say, I’m a traditionalist and I prefer my police chases to be conducted at a safe and comfortable speed.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Really strange that Goldust tried to outrun Rowdy Roddy Piper in that thing.
CyberSeeker@discuss.tchncs.de 4 hours ago
A motorcycle. You can’t outrun the radio.
blarghly@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Yep. Can get a 600cc sport bike for not much. Of course, you also have, like, a 50% chance of death if you try to outrun the cops on it.
Otoh, iirc the cops in my area just have a standing order to not chase bikes that run. Too much chance of someone getting dead, which is more paperwork and bad pr than they want to deal with.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 3 hours ago
Not always true, but outrunning the helicopter is damn close to not doable.
Still agree with the motorcycle.
SolidShake@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Buy two of something. Bridge and switch
trevdog@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
dirtbike
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
whatever is common in your area.
you’re not going to outrun the cops. your better off trying to play coy.
sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 hours ago
Get a hellcat, live in an area with a long straight section of interstate (i10 in Texas works well) , only commit one crime with the car.
Most police choppers have a max speed of 140mph. The hellcat can sustain 180.
treadful@lemmy.zip 1 hour ago
Hasn’t this actually happened a few times in LA? The hellcats outrunning the helicopters, I mean.
Shit, that experience might be worth the jail time.
plateee@piefed.social 4 hours ago
I had a 1987 Chevy Caprice Classic 5.0L V8. The thing was a tank.
Go ahead and try to pit me, I dare you.
BassTurd@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
I too owned a 1987 Caprice Classic. It was my first car but it was already probably 15 years old when I got it. Not sure if they offered it with different engine options, but it was indeed a tank. We called it the boat.
Jerb322@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
You can get an old cop Charger fairly cheap at action…
klugerama@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
It’s got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it’s got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It’s a model made before catalytic converters so it’ll run good on regular gas.
Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Fix the cigarette lighter
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
these days, they do stick a governor that tunes down the performance curve back into the thing. a good shop can fix that for you, though.
etchinghillside@reddthat.com 5 hours ago
Minivan full of children.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
Nah, they’ll just shoot them all and charge you with “felony murder”
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
That’s a funny joke, but also very accurate. Once a felony is on the table, all related deaths are on the suspect(s). It has a very long case history. People actually get additional charges for the fact that cops shot someone else while pursuing them for a felony crime.
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 5 hours ago
During the chase, drop one every two minutes
Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 hours ago
An ex-police car.
schwim@piefed.zip 4 hours ago
Bugatti Veyron.
stoy@lemmy.zip 28 minutes ago
Look for the most common model in your area, and get one in the most common color.
Then forget about running, focus on evasion instead.
TwodogsFighting@lemdro.id 12 minutes ago
Bonus points for repeating in paint that will wash off. Then you get double evasion.