After debating the critical issues plaguing our communities and pledging to carry on the struggle for peace and security,
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| Whether in base form or the upgraded R-variation, the Pacifica is a vehicle that combines the best of several automotive worlds. (Photo: Rob Rothwell, Canadian Auto Press) |
the conference came to a close. However not all of the deliberations were of the formal sort. Chief Graham debated with Chief James Bolton of the Memphis Police Department about just how Memphis City acquired the former Vancouver Grizzlies NBA basketball team. Unfortunately, as I understand it, the discussion was not fruitful in returning our beloved Grizzlies to lotus land. Shortly after the conference dust settled, the Grahams were back on the road, taking the long way home to Vancouver. Although the sun made a few sporadic appearances during the trip, Chief Constable Graham advises the Pacifica provided the warmth and enjoyment that the sun failed to. Whether in base form or the upgraded R-variation, the Pacifica is a vehicle that combines the best of several automotive worlds. As part SUV, part minivan and part wagon, the Pacifica hits multiple homeruns from a single
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| One final thought from Vancouver's leading police officer, "Happy motoring, and drive safely - as if I was in your back seat." (Photo: Rob Rothwell, Canadian Auto Press) |
swing of the bat. If you want verification, just speed past the Chief's regular business wheels, a shiny black Crown Victoria, and you'll have an immediate opportunity. In wrapping up his road test review of the 2004 Pacifica-R, Chief Constable Jamie Hamilton Graham praised the virtues of the Pacifica, emphasizing its high level of comfort and competent handling dynamics. He also wryly noted that Chrysler installed more airbags in the Pacifica than he met at the conference. Those referred to in the Pacifica include driver and front passenger airbags, side-curtain airbags and a driver-knee blocker that inflates simultaneously with the front airbags. Just who the airbags were at the conference I'll leave to the readers' imagination. One final thought from Vancouver's leading police officer, "Happy motoring, and drive safely - as if I was in your back seat."
