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rottenII said:
Police officer
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tropicsteve said:
disabled, retired police officer. went back to college and became a licensed optician. now really retired. love detailing for family and friends.
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gordonjuan said:
Police Officer here too.

I may have or may not have polished my work ride...I plead the fifth. However, definitely have coated many a windshield - a huge help in this line of work in the Mid-Atlantic where you're not always sure what kind of precipitation you're going to get.
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Van185 said:
State Police Officer from North Carolina. Yes I polish my ride!
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Alright so the next time I get pulled over, I'll be sure to ask the officer if he/she needs any wax. ;)

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I'm a Sr. Mechanical Designer at a company that provides secure identity solutions. Basically I work on CAD all day.
 
As we have a fair number of active/retired LEOs here, I do wonder about whether they keep their "work" vehicles well-detailed on way or another. I've seen a few in-service units that are obviously kept nice, and our local PD has their fleet done to a could-be-worse standard at the local carwash. A few of the retired copcars I've had were clearly pampered from new; they stood out in stark contrast to the norm.
 
Figured I would add to the number of LEO's here. To answer your question I try to keep my car clean and usually is more than the others, however all shifts share them. They get destroyed.
 
Gjkwpd said:
.. I try to keep my car clean and usually is more than the others, however all shifts share them. They get destroyed.
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Yeah, I figured that the "assigned to one officer"/other special cases are the ones most likely to stay nice. There's a reason why used copcars are sometimes called "vomit comets". It took me *forever* to find the right P71 Crown Vic.
 
Accumulator said:
As we have a fair number of active/retired LEOs here, I do wonder about whether they keep their "work" vehicles well-detailed on way or another. I've seen a few in-service units that are obviously kept nice, and our local PD has their fleet done to a could-be-worse standard at the local carwash. A few of the retired copcars I've had were clearly pampered from new; they stood out in stark contrast to the norm.
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I try and keep mine as well detailed as possible. Its probably the best looking car in the fleet for a 2009 Charger with 120k miles on it. I look at it as a privilege to have the car. I know other guys who have never changed the oil since they have driven theirs.
 
Gjkwpd said:
Figured I would add to the number of LEO's here. To answer your question I try to keep my car clean and usually is more than the others, however all shifts share them. They get destroyed.
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This is pretty much the standard here. I try and take care of the cars, keep them washed etc. Other guys don't care. If we had our own take home cars, then YES...it would be pampered.
 
Software developer for a very large Banking software company. Mostly work with bank conversions - if your bank buys (or gets bought by) another bank, I move the data.
 
Pats300zx said:
Forgot to include me Ray...I'll let you slide this time :)
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LOL Won't happen again officer :)

I've actually thought about offering a free detailing day for the local PD. I figured the guy on the bright orange motorcycle should be in their good graces.
 
Pats300zx said:
I try and keep mine as well detailed as possible. Its probably the best looking car in the fleet for a 2009 Charger with 120k miles on it. I look at it as a privilege to have the car. I know other guys who have never changed the oil since they have driven theirs.
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I take care of mine as much as possible as well. I'm in a smaller department, so it's not shared as much and my partners aren't exactly pigs. However, I do work once in awhile for an upfitter. I'm usually stripping retired cars. Three cars in particular were absolutely disgusting - they would cause any pro here to look at them and say "not only no, but he!! no I won't detail that!" I'm sure I'll get an amen for that from my fellow LEO's here. We can be the worst.

The ironic part was that one was from a very affluent, squared-away department, who kept their exteriors sharp. Apparently no one looked inside (it was the patrol supervisor's Tahoe...)

I'm pleasantly surprised by the number of LEO's here. I'm not alone! ;)

Gordon
 
mc2hill- You might be getting busier in the next year or so, huh? You guys primarily deal with mid-cap, large-cap, or across the board?

JBM- Does your Inner Autopian ever get going regarding your company's vehicles?

gordenjuan- For some reason the Supervisor's interior being nasty surprises me, guess people are just like that but I'd think he spends enough time in the vehicle to want it decent.

And speaking as somebody who's *NOT* in LE, I too like seeing LEOs here. IMO it gives a bit of balance to car-centric forums where a lot of folks can be, uhm...given to irresponsibility if you get my drift.

Pats300zx said:
I try and keep [my LE vehicle] as well detailed as possible. Its probably the best looking car in the fleet for a 2009 Charger with 120k miles on it..
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Heh heh, I'm sure not surprised by that!
 
Disabled police officer here too, now a network admin for a small group of local banks. I wss a lucky guy with a take home car, reason was because there was a dog in the back! After my first year I was able to convince the chief we needed a vacuum! Ended up with one of those monster vacuums from the car wash bolted to the floor of the sally port!

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Accumulator said:
mc2hill- You might be getting busier in the next year or so, huh? You guys primarily deal with mid-cap, large-cap, or across the board?
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Mostly small to mid cap. We are fully booked for projects for 2016, and working on early 2017. We have several customer banks that are aggressively buying banks and book a slot every quarter.
If the FDIC gets cranked back up i will be even busier, as I deal with those closures and shutdowns too.
 
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