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villages, public school districts, munici- pal airports, and Native American tribes. While this article focuses on police vehi- cles, light, medium and heavy-duty trucks, school busses, ambulances, fi re-fi ghting equipment, street-sweeping, and garbage trucks are also eligible to be leased with this program. Unfortunately, volunteer fi re departments, private schools and uni- versities, federal agencies, and non-profi t
501(c)) corporations are not eligible to fi - nance through this program.
Extended Service Plans Ford Extended Service Plans (ESP) can be rolled into the fi nance program. T ese ESPs eliminate the variability associated with servicing your vehicle, off er a poten- tial reduction in your overall operating expenses, and accurately budget life cycle
expenses. A variety of repair protection programs and maintenance coverage are available. The most complete is PremiumCARE,
which has coverage for over 500 compo- nents. Premium Maintenance covers all recommended scheduled maintenance and parts in six areas: brake pads and lin- ings, clutch disc, engine belts and hoses, shock absorbers, spark plugs, and wiper blades.
ExtraCARE has protection for 113 components, including many high- tech parts. BaseCARE covers 84 criti- cal components, providing a blanket of fundamental security. PowertrainCARE has basic coverage for 29 key engine, transmission and driveline components. Finally, Diesel EngineCARE is major diesel-engine component protection for up to seven years or 200,000 miles. One of the numerous advantages to lease
versus purchase is leasing can free up funds for other projects where leasing is not an option. As with the Lincoln, fully opera- tional, “turn-key” vehicles can be added to the fl eet or replace existing vehicles in minimum time without having to scram- ble for extra cash, incur long-term debt obligation, or to wait for the next election to garner voter approval. T is would be an important option where public safety vehicles are destroyed by fi re or other un- foreseen circumstances such as fl ooding, fi re, earthquake, tornado, civil unrest, or other catastrophes. Newer vehicles are more fuel-effi cient,
much safer and, of course, are both more reliable and under warranty. Leasing is one option to clearly lower both the total cost of operation and the total cost of ownership.
John Bellah is a technical editor for Police Fleet Manager and is a member of SAE International. Bellah is a retired Southern California police offi cer with over 32 years of service including Patrol, Investigations, Training, Supervision, and fl eet management assignments. He can be reached at
pfmteched@yahoo.com.
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