<prompt> Human: Was browsing my craigslist and was looking into cars less than 6k, good condition, but sporty looking 20 years old..a bit of a greed move I supposeI came across this Dodge Charger 2007 It seems like it is in decent shape, but as far as repair costs, the max milage and such I know nothing about these. Is this a bad deal and is this model crap? Or do I get the OKAY to go ahead and purchase?I have the cash and will pay in full cash day 1.  <response>: I currently work for a sheriffs office that purchased 4 chargers V6 in 2008. None of them are currently reliable enough for patrol and only one actually still runs enough that it is used on transports occasionally. The highest mileage is around 120k because they were supervisor only vehicles and they all had issues. The thing you should remember about most police vehicles...they are driven by people who dont actually own the vehicle much like a rental car. Railroad tracks at 60mph? Sure! Hard acceleration at most lights? Yup! Idling for hours while deputies take reports? You bet! Drunks urinating in the back seat? all the time! There are a lot of draw backs, see if you can contact Amherst PD, they should have service records if you really like the vehicle. The one good thing about this particular vehicle is that it appears it could have been an investigations vehicle, I only think this because its low profile for the most part they tend to be easier on vehicles. My last bit of advice...I dont know how the town of Amherst does things but at my department...they only let vehicles go if they are worthless to the department. Being on a budget agencies tend to keep vehicles with any life in them on the road in some way, be it patrol, investigations, jail transport, or just a backup. We usually only sell vehicles if they were damaged or the annual upkeep was just too high. 