nuclear war starts - which car to use?

[petemurphy]

soo the burning question keeping me awake last night was....

if the russians bombed us I'd probably want to leg it to devon to see my folks and hide out. we have a new golf and an old defender.

which would you take - the golf as its fast and reliable, or the landie as it can go places the golf cant if the roads are blocked etc?

or would you ramraid a local dealer with the defender and get a completely different car - if so what - a range rover?

please let me know your views before war breaks out

[kambites]

Something bullet/bomb-proof, since the extra thickness of metal and glass would provide significant extra radiation shielding.

[Neil H]

Something with no electronics as the EMP will knock them out.

[soad]

A speed boat for me.

[GAjon]

Ford Fusion?

[Dr Jekyll]

This reads like a Top Gear challenge.

Let's see. Jeremy in a chipped and turbocharged Hummer with his n hers machine guns. James in a steam traction engine because he understands the danger of EMP. Richard in a camper van converted into a fallout shelter.

Edited by Dr Jekyll on Monday 2nd March 15:52

[Dr Jekyll]

anonymous said:

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I see what you did there, post now corrected.

[petemurphy]

Dr Jekyll said:

This reads like a Top Gear challenge.

Let's see. Jeremy in a chipped and turbocharged Hummer with his n hers machine guns. James in a steam traction engine because he understands the danger of EMP. Richard in a camper van converted into a fallout shelter.

Edited by Dr Jekyll on Monday 2nd March 15:52

ha would be a good one! does emp only strike when the bombs drop and would it only be in blast radius?

or should i choose a camper van seeing as may be living rough?

[williamp]

Watch "threads" on youtube. Youll see even a Marina estate is no real use , so ic go with something offroad

[TLandCruiser]

land cruiser

[z4RRSchris99]

i dont have much of a choice, the z4 would get me about 300 miles but i couldnt take much with me, the RRS i can take loads, and some friends, but i wouldnt get very far before i ran out of petrol.

I might kill ny neighbour and steal his ecobox.

[otolith]

petemurphy said:

ha would be a good one! does emp only strike when the bombs drop and would it only be in blast radius?

or should i choose a camper van seeing as may be living rough?

Yes, it's a pulse of electromagnetic radiation at the instant of the blast which induces electric currents in electronic circuits. The amount of damage and the permanency of it will depend on the proximity of the car to the explosion, the vulnerability and degree of shielding of the components, the location of the vehicle (underground car park / out in the open/ etc) and so on. Could be anything from warning lights on the dash that go away with a restart to electronics completely fried.

[RobinBanks]

Steam engine for ChemicalChaos.

[C0ffin D0dger]

Neil H said:

Something with no electronics as the EMP will knock them out.

This, would probably have to be an old car the pre-dates electronic ignition, fuel injection, etc.

[valiant]

K11 Micra.

Only cockroaches and micras are destined to survive the apocalypse.

[donnydave]

K11 Micra - automotive cockroach

[Lost soul]

diesel 4x4

[AndrewEH1]

valiant said:

K11 Micra.

Only cockroaches and micras are destined to survive the apocalypse.

donnydave said:

K11 Micra - automotive cockroach

You say that but I don't see many up in Scotland, too cold?

[V8A*ndy]

I think you need to read this......

http://jalopnik.com/5937778/how-to-prepare-your-ca...


Having said that a VW 4x4 camper for me just to be sure.

[LordJammy]

Old tdi defender for me.