Here's some light reading for you as Thanksgiving approaches courtesy of Jalopnik.Com: Top Ten Least-Ticketed Vehicles And Why. It could be a handy list if you're in the used car market and you have past problems with tickets. However, it should be noted there is no guarantee these used cars won't get speeding tickets. So, don't come crying to me if you get nabbed.
According to the Jalopnik article by Ben Wojdyta, "A nationwide study examining police ticket data across the United States has revealed one very important list -- which cars don't get tickets. Quality Planning -- a company that validates policyholder info for auto insurers put together this list based on data gathered between August 2007 and September 2008, using a sample size of 1.7 million vehicles."
Here is the list from 10th place down to 1st and, of course, I couldn't resist adding a few comments.
- GMC Sierra 1500 - Not entirely surprising a pickup truck is on the list. Most work trucks are too loaded with tools and stuff to go fast.
- Buick Lucerne - As you'll notice, Buick gets picked on a lot in this list. I have never felt like speeding while driving a Buick.
- Oldsmobile Silhouette - Had a cop tell me once the best undercover vehicle is a minivan with a car seat in the back. Apparently, minivans are invisible to hoodlums and traffic cops.
- Buick Rainier - Probably one of the blander SUVs/CUVs on the market.
- Mazda6 - This one threw me. I've driven a few Mazda6 sedans and they're a bit peppy.
- Buick Park Avenue - The ultimate snooze sedan.
- Chevrolet C1500, K1500, 2500HD, 3500HD - More pickups. Contractors don't feel like speeding because tickets can be expensive!
- Chevrolet Tahoe - It's no wonder a sometime police vehicle gets a pass.
- Chevrolet Suburban - If you were a cop, could you give a ticket to a soccer mom with eight kids in tow? Not because you feel sorry for them, but out of fear. Really, would you cross a soccer mom?
- Jaguar XJ - I've driven this car pretty darn fast. Apparently most Jaguar owners don't.
Share your thoughts below. Have you experienced a cloak of invisibility with any of these used cars?
If you were a cop, could you give a ticket to a soccer mom with eight kids in tow? Not because you feel sorry for them, but out of fear. Really, would you cross a soccer mom?
My wife got nailed for croosing over a double yellow line while getting into the left turn lane. She was driving a 1980 powder blue ’stand with a 4-cylinder engine (yawn). I told her he wouldn’t have seen her if she was driving a bright red one. He sold us that car!
I could have been caught for speeding in a deuce-and-a-quarter. The car could hit 80 before you knew it, because the engine wasn’t working up a sweat.
No matter what you drive, you can land yourself in jail, in the hospital, or in hell if you are not careful.
In the Philippines, it’s completely different. Perhaps with the exception of a heavily tinted Tahoe or Suburban, if you drive recklessly with any of the other cars on the list, the cops will be all over you by the next intersection.
Big SUVs like the Tahoe and Suburban are mostly driven by the likes of politicians. Cops don’t want to mess with people like that.