When I started in 1995, we had Caprice cars.
Then switched to CVPIs for about 15 years.
Ended my tour of duty with Chargers and Durangos.
- The Chevys were quick and moderately reliable, but handled poorly and rode like crap; that matters when you do 12 hour shifts.
- The Fords were like a piece of granite; impossible to break. Rode well; handled well. Slow, comparatively.
- The Chargers were quick and handled well, but had terrible vehicle quality issues and the infamous cam/follower issue, of which our department suffered several failures over the years. The Durangos were quick, didn't handle all that well (way too heavy), and still had all the joys of FCA quality failures.
I'll take a CVPI any day. Wasn't the fastest around the block, but was super reliable and didn't beat you up over 12 hour days.