The best car for a drug dealer to buy?

[ATV]

This is one of the funniest reasons to buy a car I've ever heard

"The Bassi brothers were nicknamed the Fiat Bravo Boys after the £5,000 cars they drove to avoid drawing police attention to themselves."

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-4908540...

Now trying not to draw police attention to themselves while they were flooding the streets with heroin was probably a good idea. I've seen plenty of guys who are barely old enough to shave driving around in M3s and Range Rover Sports and I always think "drug dealer". But a Fiat Bravo! Such a shocking choice that it had the reverse effect and they became known as the Fiat Bravo Boys

Surely they could have done better than that. There's so many Golf GTi's around these days that it seems to be one of the most impressive cars you can buy for the most amount of anonymity. Hardly ever gets a second look. Possibly an Audi A4 would get lost in the crowd too and too boring for the LAPD to have a look over to see who's driving. Don't think anyone would call you one of the "Audi A4 boys"

[AlexE46]

Id get a 5 door ford focus in Silver - if i wanted anonymity.

[Mr Will]

I'd go for a dark coloured (probably green) Peugeot 406.

Totally invisible, and if anyone does notice you hanging around somewhere or people getting in your car, they will just think you are a minicab.

[FiveStar]

AlexE46 said:

Id get a 5 door ford focus in Silver - if i wanted anonymity.

agree a 5dr focus or astra in silver

[TOENHEEL]

V6 Cavalier with blacked out windows and a large kenwood sticker in the back window..

[wargriff]

surely a black cab would be the best thing...most towns have them...always waiting around in the seedier parts of town etc...

and could make a bob or two driving fares home :-)

[KingRichard]

wargriff said:

surely a black cab would be the best thing...most towns have them...always waiting around in the seedier parts of town etc...

and could make a bob or two driving fares home :-)

Eee I could tell thee some stories lad

[Jasandjules]

A Nissan Micra..... And get an old dear as the getaway driver too.....

[jdw1234]

Yellow Range Rover :-)

[Jasandjules]

Truth be told a Black, chipped, Lowered, 325i BMW with BMW 3 Spoeks is the car of choice, with slightly darkened windows. At least, given the number of times I got followed by plod when I owned that car, they think so...

[OwenK]

Anyone else read that news article and think it would make a brilliant film? Good old English gangster movie a la Snatch, Lockstock, Layer Cake etc..
Nailbombing a pub, bloody hell.


Bonus points for the Layer Cake reference earlier


Best "subtlety" drug dealer car: Renault Scenic. Loads of room in the boot for the drugs and space for a couple of the boys in the back. Plus nobody would even give it a second glance.

Best OTT car: Audi RS4 estate, blacked out windows, huge chrome rimzzz, lowered to the floor. hmmm

Edited by OwenK on Monday 3rd March 17:32

[daddy08]

mk2 ghia x granny lowered and blacked out

[dr matt uk]

hmmm, the most invisible car on our streets..

Focus is a good shout. Avensis or Corolla would also be useful.

I think I'd go for a black Mk 4 Golf tdi with wheel trims.

[collateral]

Bit of a stupid suggestion, but how about any newish Vauxhall with wheel trims. Add a couple of extra aerials and BiB might assume you were one of their undercovers and leave you alone?

Or something Swedish. Anonymous, quick with the right motor and with leather your hoes will love it.

[J111]

If I was dealing, I'd have an ice cream van. Have to have a business to funnel the excess money into, of course. Care homes, maybe.

If I'd moved into distribution, a silver Mondeo. Plenty of space for four big lads, when needed, and completely plod proof.

[TOENHEEL]

J111 said:

If I was dealing, I'd have an ice cream van. Have to have a business to funnel the excess money into, of course. Care homes, maybe.

If I'd moved into distribution, a silver Mondeo. Plenty of space for four big lads, when needed, and completely plod proof.

This is getting quite complex now people are putting loads of thought into it haha

[escargot]

jdw1234 said:

Yellow Range Rover :-)

[rustybin]

A police car.

Or possibly a Transit. You can get a heck of a lot of drugs in a Transit.

[flattotheboards]

One of the prison vans used to carry prisoners to court, or maybe one of those security vans that compnies like securicor use.

[gmk666]

OwenK said:

Best OTT car: Audi RS4 estate, blacked out windows, huge chrome rimzzz, lowered to the floor. hmmm

Aiiee. So watch it boy or I wet'cha.