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

[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?

[petemurphy]

do we think the roads would be blocked? if so how realistic is it going off road to devon ( from oxfordshire ) or at least just to avoid the jams

[petemurphy]

wonder if i can find one of these on route

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-germancars/merc...

[petemurphy]

hmm not sure some of the cars above are available for me to steal in chipping norton.

[petemurphy]

are there any targets in cornwall? thinking once pick up parents head there or dartmoor if plymouth isnt too warm

[petemurphy]

GetCarter said:

I used to live just outside Chippy. It'll be the first place to be nuked, so at least you don't have to worry about a car

why would it be nuked whats clarkson done now!

[petemurphy]

i still wonder that second i go out the house will i pick the landie that could break down or the golf that will get me there but only on tarmac.

mind u west of banbury is europes biggest arms dump so that might limit the working car/body choice..