2005 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit Ppv Package 15,250 Original Miles on 2040-cars

ATTENTION EBAY: ALL POLICE EQUIPMENT ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RENDERED INOPERATIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH EBAY POLICY –PLEASE DO NOT DELETE LISTING.

I am the second owner. Prior to buying the vehicle, I did extensive research on its history, and here is what I was able to determine (most of which is confirmed by CARFAX):

This Tahoe began its life as what GM refers to as a ‘kept’ vehicle. ‘Kept’ by GM corporate and fully police equipped, it was used to ‘showcase’ the Tahoe PPV brand at police expos throughout the southern half of the country. (see the gallery photo) While owned by GM, the Tahoe spent most of its time in Texas and Florida; it was a ‘static’ demonstrator, meaning it was taken to shows so police could view the specs in person. (It was not used for any driving exercises or as a ‘loaner/test vehicle’, as those vehicles are put in a different class.) In 2007, with 11,319 miles, the vehicle was sold by GM, listed as a ‘manufacturer’s vehicle’ at a dealer auction. It was purchased by a GM dealer, placed in inventory, and three months later sold to a businessman/collector from Florida. He put only a few thousand miles on it. I bought the vehicle from him in 2009 with 15,120 miles on the clock. I had intended to use it as a daily driver in my impending retirement, but when it showed up and I saw how nice it really was, into the garage it went while I thought about it and continued driving what I had (2004 CVPI). As it turns out, the Tahoe was destined to sit in storage mostly unregistered, a garage queen. After retirement along came a divorce; the house was sold; and I am finally tired of paying storage, for something I don’t really need/use, so … time for somebody else to enjoy it.

I bought this 2005, instead of one of the newer 2007 and later models, because I view the 2005-6 years as the last of the ‘real ‘police trucks. While the 2007 and newer ones are nice, to me they just scream ‘plastic!’; I don’t care for the redesigned dash, the seats wear early, and the ‘bumpers’ are just plastic fascia which collect stone chips and bug marks. The 2005 has a quality interior that wears like iron, steel bumpers, and a virtually ‘paint surface free’ front end that will look good far into the future.. The block and rest of the mechanicals are bulletproof, having been around and tweaked for a long time.

 As a result of my career in law enforcement, I am very familiar with the Tahoe and there is simply no comparison: they ride like they are on rails at 120MPH plus, and they can patrol at 90 all day long. Most remain dependable enough to do that in police service even at 120-130K miles, and an additional 70K miles in civilian service after being auctioned is not uncommon.

This particular Tahoe is finished in Vibrant White clearcoat. The finish is a solid 10 out of 10. You will not find a single scratch, dent, ding, or chip anywhere on it – period. All of the glass is in excellent condition as well. This Tahoe was optioned with factory deep tint glass on all windows except the windshield and driver/passenger side windows (the windshield is factory shaded/tinted). The interior is silver/grey:  cloth front buckets with HD vinyl rear 60/40 split bench. The material on these seats is really unparalleled: the front is a heavy duty velour type that is plush but doesn’t catch lint (like the Crown Vic executive velour option), while the rear vinyl is easily mistaken for leather. All seating surfaces are like new. The headliner and dash are like new. The cargo compartment is like new. I put a Husky custom cargo mat back there, and that will come with the vehicle. The rest of the vehicle has the factory HD rubber floor covering which shows zero signs of wear. There is a center console with mounted police equipment (see below); it, too, is like new. No holes in the dash face. Dash top is pristine.

To save myself some time, here are the standard features of this vehicle reproduced directly from the GM brochure: (I have a copy of the brochure and will leave it in the vehicle for the winning bidder).

2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE POLICE PACKAGE WITH PPV OPTION

This vehicle has been designed for police work up to and including high speed emergency vehicle operations.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT SUMMARY:Warranty – three years /36,000 miles

MODEL AVAILABILITY CC15706 2 wheel drive

INTERIOR FEATURES

AIR CONDITIONING: front and rear (includes rear heater) tri–zone, manual, individual, climate settings for driver right front passenger and rear passengers

ASSIST HANDLES: front passenger and second row outboard

CONSOLE, OVERHEAD: includes map lights and rear air conditioning and heating controls

CRUISE CONTROL: electronic with set and resume speed

FLOOR COVERING: Black rubberized vinyl, floor and load floor

GLASS: Solar– Ray deep tinted (all windows except light tinted glass on windshield, driver and front door windows)

GROUND STUDS: two studs located in rear compartment near bottom of hatch opening

KEY: single, two sided, random code, 48 nation and driver door only

LIGHTING: Dome lamp, driver and passenger side door switch with delayed entry feature, cargo lamps, Map lights, at front and second seat position

POWER OUTLETS: two located on instrument panel and one in rear cargo area

RADIO: AM/FM stereo with seek-scan and digital clock

RESTRAINT SYSTEM: seat belts with driver and front passenger frontal air bags and side impact air bags

SEATS, FRONT: custom cloth reclining high back buckets, includes adjustable head restraints and inboard armrest. Includes 6– way power driver seat

SEATS, REAR: vinyl bench with fold down center armrest

SECURITY: Pass-Lock II – requires correct ignition key to start engine

SPEEDOMETER/CLUSTER: 140 MPH. certified analog speedometer – 1 MPH increments, digital trip odometer, with oil pressure, volt meter, tachometer, engine temperature gauges

STEERING COLUMN/WHEEL: tilt – wheel, adjustable, includes brake/transmission shift interlock and theft – deterrent locking feature

VISORS: padded driver and passenger with cloth trim, extenders, illuminated vanity mirrors and corner storage pockets on back of visors

WARNING TONE: key–in–ignition, seat belt, headlamp and turn signal

WINDOW OPERATION: power

AIR DAM: gray – air dam extension deleted

BUMPER – FRONT: chrome

BUMPER – REAR: chrome with step pad

DEFOGGER: rear window

DOOR HANDLES: Matte black

DOOR LOCKS: power, programmable with lockout protection

GRILLE: black with Argent center bar

HEAD LAMPS: duall Halogen composite, includes flash-to-pass feature and automatic lamp control

KEYLESS ENTRY: includes two transmitters with panic button

LIGHTS: daytime running (off when transmission is in park)

LUGGAGE RACK: deleted, roof holes plugged

MIRRORS: power, fold-a-way heated outside rearview

RECOVERY HOOKS: two front – recovery hook covers deleted

WINDSHIELD WIPERS: anti-lift driver and passenger, intermittent, front wet – arm with pulse washers

CHASSIS FEATURES

ALTERNATOR: 160 AMP with idle boost

AIR CLEANER: high – capacity

BATTERY: heavy – duty 770 CCA with battery rundown protection

BRAKES: 4 – wheel Anti –Lock front and rear disc with hydro boost power assist

COOLING: heavy duty high capacity radiator and electric fans

ENGINE: Vortec 5300 v8 SFI with top speed fuel cut–off at 125 MPH includes air conditioning wide open throttle cut off. (Capable of running on unleaded or E85 ethanol)

FRAME: modular with hydroformed frame rails

FUEL TANK CAPACITY: 26 gallon

OIL COOLERS: engine heavy duty auxiliary oil–to–coolant, transmission heavy duty auxiliary air–to-oil, power steering auxiliary air–to-oil

PROP SHAFT: high speed balanced aluminum, 4in. diameter

RADIO SUPPRESSION: grounded straps, at five additional locations

SKID PLATE: front underbody shield starting behind front bumper and running to 1st cross – member protecting front underbody and oil pan

SPARK PLUGS: extended life – platinum tip

STEERING: power, speed sensitive

SUSPENSION – FRT: independent torsion bar, with heavy duty stabilizer bar

SUSPENSION RR: multi – link with coil springs and heavy duty stabilizer bar

TIRE MONITOR: tire pressure (includes sensor to spare tire) spare tire sensor not programmed

TIRES: 255/70R16 SBR blackwall, H–rated

SPARE TIRE: full – size spare mounted under frame at rear end

TRANSMISSION: enhanced calibration 4 – speed automatic w/ overdrive

Wheels: 16” x 6.5” heavy duty steel

Wheel center cap: steel bolt – on chrome

Wiring – 12 Volt: wiring provision – two batteries and two ignition controlled circuits, 21 AMPS per circuit. Harness is located in front of the glove box.

In ADDITION to the above, this Tahoe has the following available police options:

8Y9 – Dual 770CCA batteries, both power the starter

G80 – Locking differential, Heavy-duty

9R4 – Bodyside molding, delete

6N6 – Rear door locks inoperative (driver control only)

6N5 – Rear windows inoperative (drive control only)

AMF – Keyless entry/alarm, one remote

7X7 – Spotlights, left and right hand (Note about the right hand spotlight: when the vehicle was shipped to me, the carrier muddied it up quite a bit – enough that I ran it through a carwash, which is not my usual thing. Afterwards, I noticed a little water on the passenger side floor which may have been coming from the right spotlight – it looked like  the exterior molding was not sealing well. Also, a right side spot is technically not legal in NJ. So, I removed the right spot, and bought a new factory exterior molding to replace the modified one {see pic}. I left the interior molding/fitting in place. I will include the right spot assembly in the event the new owner wants to reinstall, a five-minute procedure. It simply plugs into the existing pigtail connector I have tucked behind the molding.

The Tahoe came with a standard AM/FM/cassette stereo radio. The Florida owner sourced an original equipment AM/FM/CD/Cassette stereo (police option code UB1) and had it properly unlocked and installed by a GM dealer; I have and will include that paperwork. Also, most Tahoe PPV's have the center console deleted. This one has a factory 'short' center console installed.

In ADDITION to the above, this Tahoe has the following factory/professionally installed police equipment (NOTE TO EBAY: PER EBAY RULES, ALL OF THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN RENDERED INOPERABLE):

1. “Go-Rhino” pushbar, as depicted in photos. Not a scratch on it.

2. Whelen 100 watt airhorn/PA combo

3. Whelen 100 watt speaker, mounted on pushbar

4. Strobe system, concealed: 90 watt, 6 head, located in front parking lights, rear turn signals, and backup lights

5. Dominator LED bar, 6 head, red/blue, rear interior mount, as depicted

6. Alternating headlights

7. Federal Switch box, console mounted, as depicted.

8. Streamlight Stinger charger mounted under dash (no flashlight, though)

9. Quartz-halogen driving/work lights, pushbar mounted

Please note that the cargo area storage drawers are not included in the auction.

Note: the airhorn/pa and strobe system are mounted in the console, in the normally unused area under the cup holders, for easy access; likewise, the switchbox is mounted to the front console plate and easily removed if desired.

There are a couple of other things to mention: there is a factory roof lightbar hole, which has been sealed (see photo); All of the factory equipment on this vehicle is original, including the belts, hoses, and tires. The tires appear to be in excellent shape; the matching factory pursuit spare has never been down; but I would not be doing 120MPH on tires 9 years old. One of the belt/pulley assemblies have developed a squeal. The airbag light comes on intermittently. Because the vehicle has been unregistered, I have not tended to these things. Otherwise, the vehicle runs and drives like you would expect a nearly new vehicle to. It has been exercised monthly over the years by bringing it up to temp and running it around the block a few times, and that it how it has accumulated the hundred or so miles over the course of 4 years. Oil/filter has been changed (MobilOne, K&N) every year. The batteries (both) were replaced a few years ago with GM original police equipment, and I hardwired a dual Battery Tender to keep them fresh. I’ll throw that in with the sale as well.

The original list price on this vehicle, without the aftermarket police equipment, was over $36,000. I am really adverse to selling it, and I am not giving it away. I will not reveal the reserve, other than to say it is well less than half of the list. The vehicle is for sale locally as well, so I reserve the right to end the auction early if I receive an acceptable offer. Please call me directly at 732-232-7929 if you have any questions or otherwise would like.

THE FINE PRINT: While this vehicle is probably as close to a new 2005 Tahoe PPV as you will find, I will restate the obvious: it is not new. It sells where-is/as is, as a used vehicle, with no warranties expressed or implied. I can’t anticipate everything, so ask all questions before bidding.

Winning bidders agree to forward a 25% partial payment, NONREFUNDABLE, at end of auction via direct bank wire transfer or by overnighted cashier’ check. Balance is due within 7 days of end of auction. Transportation is the responsibility of the buyer, I will assist in any way possible. The vehicle will not leave my possession until I am satisfied that full payment has been made.

Because of the usual proverbial bad apples: ANY BIDDER WITH A FEEDBACK OF FIVE OR LESS WILL HAVE THEIR BID IMMEDIATELY RETRACTED UNLESS THEY CONTACT ME PRIOR TO BIDDING.