2011 Chevy Caprice 9C3 Review - The Cop Car From Down Under!

[@DansModelBench]

All VE Commodores had the window controls in the centre, even on Australian cars. Look at the dashboard and you can see it was engineered to make it easy to have the steering wheel on either side. The VE was exported to other left hand drive markets aside from the US, like the Middle East, so they threw the switches in the centre, as that saves on the cost of unique door parts for left hand drive production cars. Later with the VF, they decided to go to the added expense of putting them on the doors and that is of course why the SS has them mounted there.

[@cvpiDOTnet]

The 9C1 has them on the doors, so Holden was forced per your logic to put them on the doors on the 2011 to 2017 Caprice PPV 9C1. There is no where to put the window switches on the 9C1 in the center console as that is for police equipment and why the shifter was moved to the column on the 2014 to 2017 Caprice PPV 9C1 because US police complained about the floor shifter. In this video is the 9C3 that was more G8 with the exact same center console and what people swap into a 9C1.

[@nac4life56]

Gonna have to disagree on not being comfortable on the road. Drove mine back from Virginia and it was so refreshing to have a phenomenal amount of leg room and comfortable seats.

[@DansModelBench]

Suspension could be shot on that car he drove. Its a ten year old cop car after all. :)

[@cvpiDOTnet]

Agreed, I have driven my 2011 Caprice PPV 9C1 from Texas to/from Wisconsin multiple times and it is a comfortable ride. The seat can go way back like you say and never got uncomfortable. But mine only had about 40k miles on those three trips and I maintain it well. Now has 58k miles and is 12 years old, so one with 160k miles with rust issues I can see would have a rough ride.

[@wigletron2846]

The shocks on these are pretty firm to handle the extra weight of the police equipment, compared to a G8 or SS. But I'm sure the mileage isn't helping either.

[@coreyo8798]

Now I can say you’ve pretty much reviewed my car 🇦🇺

[@limapalon]

The reason why the window switches are in the center is for easier conversion from Right hand drive. You know this, but the car is essentially a Holden Caprice but stripped of any and all luxury features and made just utilitarian for North American, left-hand drive fleet duty.

[@cvpiDOTnet]

Yes, the window switches on a 9C3 are in the center console as it is the exact same center console as the earlier year Pontiac G8. The 2011 to 2017 Caprice PPV 9C1 have them on the doors because the center console was designed for police equipment. However, the Caprice PPV 9C1 from 2011-2013 had the off-set floor shifter that cops hated. The 9C3 was only 2011 to 2013 and the 2014-2017 never got a 9C3, only the 9C1. The goofy off-set floor shifter was moved to the column for more police equipment in the center console as GM got too many complaints on the floor shifter and they moved it to the column.

[@LousWRX]

The idling V8 rumble at around 8:26 was my favorite part, sound wise. 👌👂

[@Dankcatvacs]

what a sexy sounding beast . the one car ford didnt have an answer too.

[@schotzfired]

Falcon

[@Dankcatvacs]

Not in the states

[@sleaze7mile574]

Because its technically not a chevy its a Holden built in Australia and no one really recognized these cars.

[@schotzfired]

@@Dankcatvacs neither is this bro..

[@paulsz6194]

The Caprice was sold in Australia as Holdens statesman / Caprice. The statesman came with the 3.6 HF V6 as standard, whereas the Caprice was the full luxury version with the V8 as standard. These were Holden’s answer to a Mercedes S-class or a BMW 7-series. There as also a HSV version of the Caprice called the HSV Grange, which was a more powerful , sports-oriented luxury sedan

[@aasenoutdoors]

i found that if you turn the big friggen bottle upside down the cap fits perfectly in most cupholders

[@Deathgripgarage]

From the forum! 2011 for the win!

[@Djsj1313]

Thank you for the in depth review:)

[@garrettraakman6465]

I had never heard of this vehicle until now, super cool!

[@GrandmaKeith]

Check out that Hot Air Intake!

[@fabyrbl8177]

"they can't have cops shifting gears" , here in romania manuals are very common and all emergency vehicles are manual

[@jeremiahhall2281]

This was a good and funny video!! Chillin in the back seat?!!🤣

[@SS-Teebie]

Holden🇦🇺2006/12 WM🔥Caprice-V/Statesman/HSV🏁Grange E-Series 1, 2, & 3, plus the Holden🇦🇺2013/17 WN🔥Caprice-V/Statesman/HSV🏁Grange GenF-1 & 2!!!

[@willm687]

Likes the look of the handbrake haha all my mates and family roast the look of the handbrake on my ve Berlina

[@joefin5900]

Great video. Nicely done.

[@dave11686]

Love the car but 0:24, that’s the college I went to!

[@SGTNinja-ee6rw]

Hey..... I've seen that car around🤔 I'm surprised you didn't get more vroom vroom noises lol

[@MalikBaggz]

I just brought a 2012 v6 with 136,000 miles for $900

[@ionvisoiu6825]

11 caprice 53k miles

[@victorjohnson7512]

The police car has stiffer shocks for more abuse, but harder ride.

[@Toymonkeyjr]

Once these get to a lower price they're going to be the buy of the century, right now you can buy a c5 corvette for the same price so I'd rather just get that.

[@cgivo1991]

Where you finding a c5 at between 8-12k?

[@Toymonkeyjr]

@@cgivo1991 not as hard as you'd think for 12k.

[@12yearssober]

Except for the pesky active fuel management garbage

[@GrandmaKeith]

If this was a detectives car. Why does it have a grille guard.

[@darrengray2309]

Just drive either a Pontiac G8 or a Chevy SS both Holden Comodores. Its not a G8 it is a Statesman Caprice which is longer than the G8 and is the luxury vehicle of Holden

[@DansModelBench]

Its a long wheel base Commodore, so yeah its a G8 or SS.

[@cvpiDOTnet]

Well here in the US we compare the models we have/had, the 2011 to 2013 Caprice PPV is based on the Pontiac G8 and what the Caprice interior is shared with. It is very common to swap a G8 console into a 2011 to 2013 Caprice PPV to make it like a 9C3. As for the 2014-2017 Caprice PPV, the interior is cheaper version of the Chevy SS and many people have swapped out 14-17 Chevy SS interiors into their Caprice. Only issue with these swaps as a full interior cannot be swapped as the rear doors, carpet and headliner are short wheel base.

[@schotzfired]

Fuckin sweet

[@blackjokersp]

You look like you were about to get raided. You had 2 of them behind you.

[@ShootingCars]

Getting that shot of the two of them was very unsettling to see in my mirror!

[@todd8781]

Try to buy parts….

[@malcolmmabray2892]

Depends on the parts. There really not that hard to find

[@NudaMan]

Body panels yes, engine parts easy to find!