Hey! This is Madeline, Carpe Diem’s General Manager checking in to let you know why we use re-purposed police cars in our fleet!
The majority of our fleet of vehicles are police cars that have been re-purposed for our teams. We buy the cars at auction once they have accumulated around 80,000 miles but have plenty of life left in them! Our long-term goal is to continue to find creative sustainable solutions for the challenges of conducting business in a changing world. By purchasing used instead of new fleet cars, we are able to extend the life of vehicles that are used daily.
From the business side of things, there are definitely a few perks that come with using old police cars. We love that our fleet cars have automatic transmissions instead of manual, which was not the case with some of our original fleet cars! Since the police cars are American-made, the repairs are more affordable than repairs on imported cars. We feel comfortable knowing our cleaning teams drive around the Triangle in these safe, solid cars.
Want to know more about our police cars? See last summer’s Herald Sun article and CBS’s news story for more details!
