cybercop
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I am in the process of looking for a new fleet of patrol units (15).
Currently we have 10-2013 Tahoes and 4-2010 CV that we are no longer putting money into the upkeep of them.
The Tahoes are great SUVs, but we are having huge issues with their brakes. Most of the Tahoes are on their 3 set of rotors and 4-5 sets of front/rear brake pads which is eating up our budget big time. We do not have our on fleet mechanics, so everything is Firestone. I feel that Firestone is ripping us off big time because every 6 months they say we need new rotors because the current ones have heat spots from the way we drive and they will not resurface because they say it is a safety issue. We started replacing pads and rotors at 22k miles, now most are around 50k. We do a lot of highway and county road driving, some high speed calls and pursuits, but to be replacing rotors that often seems very off to me.
Secondly the Tahoes have two batteries and prior to their standard warranty being expired, all of a sudden both batteries on 8 of the Tahoes batteries died. Luckily they were all replaced under the 3yr/36k warranty. We are again having battery problems and replacing both is running close to 300 bucks.
Are there any agencies, mainly like Sheriff's Office and Highway Patrols that are experience these same issues?
So now I am looking at Chargers, both Ford products, and the Chevy Caprice package. The only way I would suggest keeping Tahoes or new Tahoes are for patrol supervisors.
For those that deal with those vehicles on a constant basis, what are you pros and cons?
Thanks.
Currently we have 10-2013 Tahoes and 4-2010 CV that we are no longer putting money into the upkeep of them.
The Tahoes are great SUVs, but we are having huge issues with their brakes. Most of the Tahoes are on their 3 set of rotors and 4-5 sets of front/rear brake pads which is eating up our budget big time. We do not have our on fleet mechanics, so everything is Firestone. I feel that Firestone is ripping us off big time because every 6 months they say we need new rotors because the current ones have heat spots from the way we drive and they will not resurface because they say it is a safety issue. We started replacing pads and rotors at 22k miles, now most are around 50k. We do a lot of highway and county road driving, some high speed calls and pursuits, but to be replacing rotors that often seems very off to me.
Secondly the Tahoes have two batteries and prior to their standard warranty being expired, all of a sudden both batteries on 8 of the Tahoes batteries died. Luckily they were all replaced under the 3yr/36k warranty. We are again having battery problems and replacing both is running close to 300 bucks.
Are there any agencies, mainly like Sheriff's Office and Highway Patrols that are experience these same issues?
So now I am looking at Chargers, both Ford products, and the Chevy Caprice package. The only way I would suggest keeping Tahoes or new Tahoes are for patrol supervisors.
For those that deal with those vehicles on a constant basis, what are you pros and cons?
Thanks.