Is Your Car A Cop Magnet?

Buena Fortuna · 02-07-2009, 11:11 AM

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...r-a-cop-magnet

02-07-2009, 11:30 AM

Whoo I didn't make the list BUT I got pulled over twice in one week...no tickets though

rizzle · 02-07-2009, 11:41 AM

Nope. Been there and done that. Now I'm in the 3rd least ticketed.

chippewastud79 · 02-07-2009, 11:50 AM

I just can't believe that a soccer mom car is the number one cop magnet. Maybe they are in a hurry to get to the grocery store.

mosesbotbol · 02-07-2009, 11:50 AM

Funny, my car is the least; one of the reasons I bought it...

Least Ticketed Cars
1. Jaguar XJ

The Jaguar XJ gives drivers a smooth ride and an opulent interior. As the least- ticketed car in America, it also seems to provide the ability to fly under radar guns. There's a feature they won't tell you about at the dealership.

02-07-2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Funny, my car is the least; one of the reasons I bought it...

Least Ticketed Cars
1. Jaguar XJ

Funny....

Top 10 most expensive cars to Drive.....

Jaguar XJ

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Given the XJ’s hefty price tag, it shouldn’t come as too much of surprise that the car costs a mint to insure

I'll take my chances with the speeding tickets.....LMAO!!!!

Zoomschwortz · 02-07-2009, 12:25 PM

There might be something to that list.

Last month I was a passenger in a Chevy Tahoe and the yellow traffic light turned red just before he entered the intersection and there was a State Patrol waiting for the green.

The State Patrol car got in his lane and closed at a high rate of speed and caught up to us as we stopped for the next light.

The officer sat behind us for a minute or so and then went around us and pulled into a store across the street.

My friend deserved a ticket and had been caught red handed, yet didn't even get pulled over. Guess a Tahoe full of bald guys just isn't worth the trouble

SeanGAR · 02-07-2009, 12:51 PM

Silly premise ... cops don't pull over cars to look at them, they pull over people who break the law. People who routinely break the law may be attracted to certain types of cars, but it isn't the car's fault it is pulled over.

02-07-2009, 12:51 PM

very simple really - he would have ran the plates - a clean driving record speaks VOLUMES.....

Now, if your buddy had a history of speeding or minor traffic violations....another story completely

02-07-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SeanGAR

Silly premise ... cops don't pull over cars to look at them, they pull over people who break the law.

uh...I believe that they said that right here...

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Seeing the tC on the most-ticketed list makes sense, given its popularity with young people

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Like the Scion tC, the xB is aimed at younger drivers

Blueface · 02-07-2009, 01:17 PM

Frankly,
I am so, so tired of being pulled over just because my car "looks fast".
That is just plain BS and I have had it.
Just took a photo of it as I am getting rid of it.

taltos · 02-07-2009, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Funny, my car is the least; one of the reasons I bought it...

Least Ticketed Cars
1. Jaguar XJ

The Jaguar XJ gives drivers a smooth ride and an opulent interior. As the least- ticketed car in America, it also seems to provide the ability to fly under radar guns. There's a feature they won't tell you about at the dealership.

Love the XJ, my wife and I have a Type-X, your car's little brother.

JE3146 · 02-07-2009, 01:58 PM

LOL... my car is #2... nice

I picked a dark red color though that doesn't stand out hardly at all.

Never had a problem with it... knock on wood.

Actually never been pulled over period... knock on wood. I tend to drive the speed limit a lot though.

King James · 02-07-2009, 02:44 PM

#2..... damn

Jay Hemingway · 02-07-2009, 02:54 PM

for having a bright blue WRX with a cannon exhaust that rumbles like an SS, i never tickets....

(knocking on wood!)

GoodFella · 02-07-2009, 03:01 PM

i drive a truck in the south. i live in a small town. i have to realy be doing somthing dumb like 40 over in a school zone driving in the wrong lane.

02-07-2009, 03:19 PM

My '98 Protege with the roof rack and 17' kayak on top?

Absolutely.

floydpink · 02-07-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueface

Frankly,
I am so, so tired of being pulled over just because my car "looks fast".
That is just plain BS and I have had it.
Just took a photo of it as I am getting rid of it.

I am serious when I say my very first car was an AMC Pacer back in the early 80's, beofr Wayne's World was even thought of.

It was recently voted worst car of all time, but it served me just fine.

Blueface · 02-07-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by floydpink

I am serious when I say my very first car was an AMC Pacer back in the early 80's, beofr Wayne's World was even thought of.

It was recently voted worst car of all time, but it served me just fine.

No wonder we hit it off in Orlando.
I had it's worse car cousin, the Gremlin!!!

That was my first car too.

floydpink · 02-07-2009, 04:02 PM

My best friend drove a Gremlin. My Pacer had dents in the interior roof from me going over large speed bumps in NJ and whacking my head on the roof.

The thing had no shocks.

The back hatch provided plenty of room for those tender teen dating moments at the drive in though.....

02-07-2009, 11:11 AM	#1
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02-07-2009, 11:41 AM	#3
rizzle Order Restored Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: st pete, fl Posts: 2,679 Trading: (23)	Re: Is Your Car A Cop Magnet? Nope. Been there and done that. Now I'm in the 3rd least ticketed.

02-07-2009, 11:50 AM	#4
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02-07-2009, 12:25 PM	#7
Zoomschwortz I'm back Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Washington State Posts: 470 Trading: (3)	Re: Is Your Car A Cop Magnet? There might be something to that list. Last month I was a passenger in a Chevy Tahoe and the yellow traffic light turned red just before he entered the intersection and there was a State Patrol waiting for the green. The State Patrol car got in his lane and closed at a high rate of speed and caught up to us as we stopped for the next light. The officer sat behind us for a minute or so and then went around us and pulled into a store across the street. My friend deserved a ticket and had been caught red handed, yet didn't even get pulled over. Guess a Tahoe full of bald guys just isn't worth the trouble

02-07-2009, 11:30 AM	#2
Queen James Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is Your Car A Cop Magnet? Whoo I didn't make the list BUT I got pulled over twice in one week...no tickets though

02-07-2009, 12:51 PM	#8
SeanGAR Crotchety Geezer Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Radford VA Posts: 911 Trading: (3)	Re: Is Your Car A Cop Magnet? Silly premise ... cops don't pull over cars to look at them, they pull over people who break the law. People who routinely break the law may be attracted to certain types of cars, but it isn't the car's fault it is pulled over. __________________ How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?

02-07-2009, 12:51 PM	#9
tobii3 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is Your Car A Cop Magnet? very simple really - he would have ran the plates - a clean driving record speaks VOLUMES..... Now, if your buddy had a history of speeding or minor traffic violations....another story completely

02-07-2009, 01:58 PM	#13
JE3146 Jordan #2 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jordan Location: Tigard, OR Posts: 2,115 Trading: (26)	Re: Is Your Car A Cop Magnet? LOL... my car is #2... nice I picked a dark red color though that doesn't stand out hardly at all. Never had a problem with it... knock on wood. Actually never been pulled over period... knock on wood. I tend to drive the speed limit a lot though.

02-07-2009, 02:44 PM	#14
King James Regard Me! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jim Location: Dark Side Of The Moon Posts: 2,565 Trading: (2)	Re: Is Your Car A Cop Magnet? #2..... damn __________________ Mob Herfin' Since 2006

02-07-2009, 02:54 PM	#15
Jay Hemingway I know because of KRS1 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Maturing in the Dunhill Havana Room Posts: 512 Trading: (7)	Re: Is Your Car A Cop Magnet? for having a bright blue WRX with a cannon exhaust that rumbles like an SS, i never tickets.... (knocking on wood!) __________________ Jay's Gallery at CubanCigarWebsite.com

02-07-2009, 03:01 PM	#16
GoodFella out to sea Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SC2FL Posts: 588 Trading: (7)	Re: Is Your Car A Cop Magnet? i drive a truck in the south. i live in a small town. i have to realy be doing somthing dumb like 40 over in a school zone driving in the wrong lane. __________________

02-07-2009, 03:19 PM	#17
kayaker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is Your Car A Cop Magnet? My '98 Protege with the roof rack and 17' kayak on top? Absolutely.

02-07-2009, 04:02 PM	#20
floydpink crazy diamond Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: Orlando Posts: 1,955 Trading: (17)	Re: Is Your Car A Cop Magnet? My best friend drove a Gremlin. My Pacer had dents in the interior roof from me going over large speed bumps in NJ and whacking my head on the roof. The thing had no shocks. The back hatch provided plenty of room for those tender teen dating moments at the drive in though..... __________________ "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane"