How much do police cars usually sell for when auctioned off by a municipality?
I just saw an ad in the paper that Pittsburgh was auctioning off police cruisers and some other municipal vehicles. How much do the cop cars usually fetch at the auction? What kind of shape are they usually in? I’d like to know if it’s worth checking out. A: Here is some advice, As a fleet manager I have sold many new police cars to various municipalities near where I was working. I was also involved in coordinating the warranty work needed on these vehicles. Unless your someone whom doesn’t mind doing a LOT of maintenance and repairs on a car, I absolutely would not purchase a “retired” police vehicle. Essentially they get the crap beat out of them. Even if they don’t have a ton of miles on them, they were often in use 16 to 24 hours per day, six or seven days per week. Many of the Crown Victoria’s I sold developed transmission problems within a few months. Not because there was anything wrong with the transmissions but because officers would set at a speed trap with the engine runnin
