Why was Murtaugh using his station wagon to patrol anyway? Why wouldn't he use a squad car? This never made any sense.
I've wondered this myself, but plainclothes cops and the cars they use tends to shift with the winds, depending on what you're watching. In the first movie (deleted sniper scene), Riggs was undercover narco, but he drove an unmarked police vehicle. Yet Murtaugh always drove his personal vehicle.
On "Southland", the plainclothes detectives drive unmarked police Chargers.
But then on "Justified", Olyphant drives his own Lincoln.
"Homicide" had the detectives in white police-issue Chevys.
"To Live and Die in L.A." had William Petersen driving his own truck.
Bad Boys had Will Smith driving his own Porsche on the job
Seems to me that a non-uniform officer would still be driving a city vehicle, no different than a uniform driving a black-and-white - if for no other reason than insurance. I can't speculate, as I'm not a cop. I guess the inconsistency just comes down to "That's Hollywood for ya"?
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