Along with that Cali Speeding crackdown I've been hearing reports of Cop's using STI's now. They usually look stock except with aftermarket wheels.

Careful out there guys, and I'm thinking about investing in a V1 too one day...

Also, here are some tips might prove helpful for all of you. I know I follow it, and its saved my ass alot.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33782&highlight=speeding

cops are driving sti's??? WTF, should have gotten m3's instead:D

I thought the CHiPs were using them as high speed chase pursuit vehicles.

What the heck?

Cops in STI's! Thats just not right...

Really, they should be driving EvoVIII's

man...anyone know what color? another car to look for in my rearview.

wtf ... STI's ... Don't those LS1 z28's run down anything they need to catch ?

They got the STi's in case they need to chase down a bad guy going 120mph down a fire road.

Seriously though... wtf?

Steve

WTF!

If you can pull on them, they should let you go!:devillook

On a serious note, I did see two CHP's running radar between San Jose and Morgan Hill this morning.

if only i still had photochop installed.

I heard that Colorado has some STi cop cars, but I don't know how true that is.

Hadn't heard anything like that in Cali until now.

From what I heard the STI's are more used as undercover cars ala street racing etc, but I wouldn't doubt it if they used it for pulling over speeders either. I know cuz my friend who was in a SRT-4 was about to rev on the STI next to him when he saw the interior lights cop car lights and a uniformed officer.

Originally posted by m34ever
man...anyone know what color?

Anyone?

Man if they really wanted to be stealth they'd be buzzing around in tricky little black turbo Civics with fartcans and altezzas ....

and a red and blue underglow kit

I don't think cop's would stoop that low....:biglaughb then every friggin person that wanted to put ricey civics in their spot would get a ticket :biglaughb

my advice is to get a V1

the sti's will proabably be a base color... white/black. Or they might be pink, this might be some good info, anybody know for sure what color they are?

edit: wrote evo's instead of sti's... i'm tired.

http://www.vividracing.com/main/wrxcop1.jpg

They are Black and White :az:


http://www.imprezawrxsti.com/postnuke/modules/PNphpBB2/files/cspstirr21.jpg

The above photo is not an STI. It has the < 2004 headlight treatment. The STI's have the newer headlights.

Bastidges ... I thought we had a budget crisis.

We do..Scoobies are cheap.

From Colorado...

http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=408059

More info...

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread/t-515955.html

Nice fart can... to help get away from the STI's

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/427000-427999/427626_29_full.jpg

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/427000-427999/427626_27_full.jpg

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/7/web/427000-427999/427626_1.jpg

Stock, no?

DAmn. That is one reason to be a cop. Drive a STi at high speeds, legally.

even though, i still couldnt live with my self beeing a fuckin pig..

The speeding crackdown is not just in Nor Cal. The CHP is heavily patroling I-5 between San Diego and Orange County. What a bad time for my V1 to go kaputt!

Thanks for the heads up on the STIs.

I was just thinking ... sometime over the past week or so my V1 stopped picking up Ka Band radar signals that the CHP puts out. Could it be that the CHP is using a radar band other than Ka?

I would like to see a thread started regarding Radar Detectors... I am thinking of buying a V1. The last time I got a ticket on radar was 1983. I am knocking on wood right now. Do the CHP and others use radar on the freeway, and those who have it, (V1 or other) does it warn often? This is specific to San Diego / So Cal... I just don't know if it is worth the investent. Croak, you have one right?

If you do a search you'll find eleventy billion threads on rad dects.