F4 Phantom

I've had my crystal red C7 vert for 18 months and 27,100 miles. I was stopped for the first time on Monday, for speeding, in Big Bear Lake. I asked the Sheriff for a break and got off with a warning. My home and business are within close proximity to four police jurisdictions: LAPD, LA County Sheriff, Glendale PD, and CHP. I regularly get honks and waves from cops. I've gotten numerous compliments on my Vette from cops. What is your experience?

Tzzird

I've never gotten a wave or thumbs up from one, but I've never been pulled over. 20k miles 07' through three sets of tires.

I'm sure on the average they like vettes more and give its owners more respect than Japanese rally cars and German cars.

Mistrezz 06

No cop so far haven't give me a thumbs up nor pull me over. Actually, I used to get the wave when I had my Harley from the bike cops, that's about it. I always have my trusty radar with me on the vert.

NORTY

I drive slow...

C6topless

there are plenty of LEOs that own corvettes.

Grzldvt1

I was not driving and circumstances were a bit strange. In Tahoe doing a relay race. The drivers of my car got a ticket for no front plate Did a very temporary fix, took it to the CHP and the cop tha came out to check it went nuts.. WHO WOULD WRITE UP A VETTE FOR NO FRONT PLATE THAT IS JUST UGLY WHY WOULD A COP DO THAT!!!. He checked off my ticket and I came home and removed the plate.

Hot Rod Roy

No front plate? Stay away from Laguna Beach! The city cops there are vicious! They've got the fanciest building in town!

MTPZ06

They probably generate the most revenue in town as well.

whalepirot

Rather like Irvine and Tustin.

Twistedpixels

Also stay away from Santa Monica. They are horrible there. They will give tickets for anything and everything they can find. I parked my car for 20min and came back to a ticket for front plate. Beach community cops are the worst with this sort of thing I have found over the years.

strand rider

All I can do is hope, I don't want a large enough sample size to find the truth, in case it goes badly. So far, one warning to stop looking at the pretty girls and drive and nothing else.
Never got a warning before, just tickets.

Blue Blood

Nobody that I know believes that...

whalepirot

Let me add Hawthorne and any parking lot at LAX.

Pure revenuers them all.

PLRX

I obey the speed limits, and have the front played screwed into the bumper.

*ditchdigger*

You seriously screwed your plate into the bumper?

mike100

with extra big wood screws in all 4 holes

acroy

Cops are guys, and usually patriots (i.e. slanted towards American muscle).
Response to mine is generally good. There's always a few bad apples....

ufso

2 stops for speeding in the 'vette and was told to take it easy...and waved as I left...what's with that?

JohnsC5

For the last ten years I spend a week in Tahoe every September during the Reno Air Races. Never been stopped for no front plate or anything else. My symphathies to those who are forced to install one.

IRVINEC6

You could have saved yourself a lot of money and bought a Prius