Like the rest of humanity, car enthusiasts are driven wild by cars they can’t have. So whether you’re talking about the ricers who spend a small fortune to import legitimate JDM Nissan Skylines, or millionaire Mopar fans who drop a million bucks on a bonafide HEMI ‘Cuda, people have proven that they are willing to pay a premium to own a car that almost nobody else has.
But there are some cars that the public is just not supposed to get, like the 2012 Chevy Caprice PPV. This vehicle is for sale to police departments only. But thanks to a loophole in the contract with GM, a Maryland car dealership has 13 of these Australian-built police vehicles for sale, reports Jalopnik.
The 2012 Chevy Caprice PPV, as you no doubt already know, is GM’s ticket back into the lucrative police service vehicle market. GM long ago abandoned this market to the nigh-indomitable Ford Crown Victoria, which finally ends production this year after two decades of sales dominance. But the Caprice PPV, unlike the Crown Vic, is a vehicle unavailable for purchase in any form through a normal GM dealership. Or at least that is the way it is supposed to be.
But thanks to a loophole in GM’s contract that does not stipulate that sales are only for police departments, Criswell Chevy of Gaithersberg, Maryland has 13 Caprices for sale on its lot. Listed between $31,000 and $37,000, the dealership is hawking these as similar to the discontinued Pontiac G8 sports sedan. And why not? The two vehicles are not all that different. However, GM has not yet announced plans to return to producing such a vehicle, despite the collective outcry of car enthusiasts who desire a competitive American sports sedan. GM is now aware of this loophole, so don’t expect to waltz into any Chevy dealership and just buy a Caprice. But the few lucky souls who stumble upon this deal, and have the funds to make it happen, will be pleasantly surprised at the performance vehicle they’ve just picked up.