What car should I get post apocalypse?

[Negative Creep]

G_T said:

Owain said:

how about one of these, still want a bit of prestige! although a NI Police Landy would be pretty awesome.
6.0 V12 twinturbo tdi! Great performance with diesel economy! (ish)

http://www.testdriven.co.uk/60-litre-twin-turbo-v1...

although it doens't look like it's out yet - still may be out in time for the apocolypse.



Will keep on thinking though

That is a good choice... Looks evil as well...

23 mpg of diesel though? Isn't that about the same as ~16/17mpg petrol? Horrendous economy, horrendous looks, torque aside performance isn't that good and will undoubtedly cost a fortune to purchase... It sounds like the sort of car that I would only want at the end of the world..

Edited by G_T on Thursday 8th January 15:01

No no no. If you have a breakdown with a horde of cannibalistic survivors bearing down on you, you don't want something you'll need to plug into a diagnostic machine. Defender or Hilux can be fixed with a flathead, cable ties and some WD40, so that's what you want. You'd probably want a station wagon so that you could fit a heavy machine gun or flamethrower on top.

Alternatively, convert a bus as per Dawn of the Dead

Edited by Negative Creep on Thursday 8th January 16:09

[The Tea Boy]

cant belive no one has yet suggested........
















MX5

[A.J.M]

300tdi engined landrover defender. Most likely a 110 as well.

No electrics to go wrong. simple to work on and can run on veg oil easily.

Mount a big gun on it and drive around like rambo blowing chav's heads off.

Remember they will be after the same food as you so get rid of them to help your supplies thumbup:

Could we have a PH clan to keep safe in?

[Aubrey]

The Tea Boy said:

cant belive no one has yet suggested........


Chipped 335D.

EFA

[G_T]

JamesM said:

This aught to show the Tracksuit wearing undead whos boss. a couple of co ordinated strikes with your mates and the job's a goodun


and you could use this just for the banter



but with this mounted on the roof

I like your thinking but I can't help but think that tactical nuclear strikes within your own countries border might make things much worse. You're forgetting that with the radioactive fallout you'd also increase the incidence of giant mutant creatures.

RS6 with a mounted machine gun is a good idea though (GPMG FTW). That's my final decision.

[robm3]

A.J.M said:

Could we have a PH clan to keep safe in?

I like the sounds of that THE PH SILVERSTONE CITY, the Defender/Ex military bunch out getting the fuel/protecting the boundary, WAGS harvesting and preparing food and the rest of us on a rota to get the quickest lap times in my Ultima GTR and all the other interesting cars we have....

Edited by robm3 on Thursday 8th January 16:30

[AlfaFoxtrot]

I like the Hilux idea, with a suitably sized Gatling on the back.

Or a Prius for it's in town stealth ability?

[Callan.T89]

I'de keep hold of this:



We've even already had it camoflaged and Mad Max'd up:



Nissan D21 2.3D, had it's own fridge and BBQ built in as well as an invertor for power, you'de never need to get out (except for a poo).

we've even been practising our Mad Max skills.

[Mars]

I'm torn between this (as already mentioned):



And something like these:






The Bowler is fast enough to evade the underclasses, and will be relatively light returning "reasonable" distances between fillups.

The monsters will go anywhere, you can live in them, and they will run off just about any fuel you can think of. You can house lots of other "normal" people inside with bg guns, to stave off the looneys while you fill up with juice.

[RobCrezz]

X5 with the 3.0 twin turbo diesel lump, big bull bars, Decent tyres that will work on and off road.


Or some sort of Land cruiser.

[G_T]

I get the feeling I've not only just created a rift between the middleclass PHers and the wider community but I've also opened discussions on military vehicles we should use against them. I imagine it's only a matter of time before Mi5/6 storm the office...

Oh well... Viva la revolution!

Also I wouldn't want to live in a tank when I can have a well kitted out manson to hold out in. Have you never seen 28 days later? That worked out pretty well for them if I remember rightly...

[DAVEVO9]

[S3 Alex]

MX-5






Sorry, it's the third page of a 'what car...' thread and no-ones mentioned it.

[BlueCello]

As the film Doomsday alread proved, it's one of these:

[Owain]

The Tea Boy said:

cant belive no one has yet suggested........
















MX5

S3 Alex said:

MX-5






Sorry, it's the third page of a 'what car...' thread and no-ones mentioned it.

Too Late

[S3 Alex]

Damn!

[Baffled Spoon]

Brabus Unimog. Because there's no point roughing it and quilted leather is nice and it has a 4 ton payload (for carrying tins of beans and stuff).

[richyb]

UNIMOG!

[S3 Alex]

That is very cool!

[Mars]

From here: http://www.f1-67.com

I have been introduced to this:



I think this would be a perfect post apocalyptic car, given that there would be no rules preventing you from using it on the roads.

I **so** want one of these right now. Go and look at the spec.