Oh, and rear axles do NOT protect gas tanks. Rear axles shred gas tanks into tiny pieces just like a baseball bat with nails through it.

Aside from the obvious facts stated previously about vehicle use to tragedy ratio there are other good reasons to use a crown vic. No one else makes one. The chargers are a high maintenance car with little interior space and horrible blind spots among their many faults. Impalas don't hold up to abuse well at all. And with Ford talking about discontinuing the crown vic law enforcement officials in my state are wordering what to do other than buy suv's- and oh boy what an expense that is. I'm a mechanic. I've seen all of these vehicles up close and in the field. We'll miss crown victorias when they're gone.