Why are WA Police driving around in a Maserati?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-02/wa-police-turn-seized-maserati-quattroporte-into-road-safety-car/105124782

Full credit to the rouge republic of Western Australia on this one. What a friggin sick idea! Wish vicpol had the stones to do this.

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Nath@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Ha! It'd make a great pursuit car, but I expect maintenance costs and risk of repair after rough treatment excludes it from that role.

porcelainpitcher@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 1y

Good point

No1@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y

The rule of thumb for exotics/classics is that you should budget the same amount as the purchase price for maintenance.

That excludes insurance, which is usually at least 10% of the purchase price per year.

It also excludes depreciation, and mileage on exotics/classics is a killer.

Taking the above into account, I'd only think about a Maserati as a disposable car lol

TassieTosser@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 1y

Italian cops are famous for doing this. Especially thier coast guard reusing seized smuggling speedboats

Nath@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y

Ha! A day later, I see the thing! It's real all right:

Cort@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Why not? It's just a Chrysler with a fancy name plate.