What car for a Bank Robbery ??

[Brilad]

ettore said:

Mk II Jag'. Old school crime, old school motor.

You beat me to it. It was always a Mk2 Jag on those old films shown in school/bank holidays.

Definitely Big Vern's Motah of choice.

As for the modern-day choice - what about an RS6?

[SlimRick]

It's got to be a Jag, I think a 5.0 Supercharged XF would do the job nicely.

[alorotom]

Either the 4.2 or 6.0 Q7 on runflats with a bull-bar

[Glasgowrob]

pfft, book an uber


average pickup time us sub 3 minutes in London, and what coppers going to bat an eyelid at a badly driven minicab

[hman]

The last time these questions were asked it was a few years back and a Mazda MPS or a 3.2quattro A3 were common candidates due to them being low profile, fast cars with enough room for 4 people and "luggage"

The thread then went on to how to lose the cops in the ensuing chase - this seemed to involve a car swap in an underground car park ( which by the way is a bad idea IMO as there is normally only 1 in and out from an Underground car park so your exit options are very limited.


Of course the correct answer nowadays is 2 or 3 scooters with 4 - 6 people on board - some acid and a battery powered angle grinder - then you can do the robbery without obtaining a firearm, and nick a bike on your way back from the robbery.

[Wobbegong]

A Terrafugia

[TheLuke]

Any car, doesn't matter.

You rob a bank close to home, drive the car in a non cctv area near home, burn it out, walk home and order an uber to your chosen secluded destination.

Bing bang bosh.

or run round a corner, change clothes, put money into a fake baby and pram and get the bus.

[PugwasHDJ80]

one of these:

http://www.jeep.co.uk/grand-cherokee/srt/

massive power, tonne of space in the back for the loot and 5 people

corners reasonably well too-

should leave just about everything else for dead

[Hoofy]

BuzzBravado said:

Given how untouchable these scooter gangs are then i'd say a Yamaha T-Max.

Pretty much my thinking. Two up and you're done. Mind you, you won't be carrying that much if you're on a moped.

[eliot]

mercedes sprinter

[RizzoTheRat]

Hoofy said:

BuzzBravado said:

Given how untouchable these scooter gangs are then i'd say a Yamaha T-Max.

Pretty much my thinking. Two up and you're done. Mind you, you won't be carrying that much if you're on a moped.

I reckon a Piaggio MP3 would make more sense, no time wasted messing about with side stands when you get on and off, and they have a decent sized storage space under the seat.

[codenamecueball]

hman said:

Of course the correct answer nowadays is 2 or 3 scooters with 4 - 6 people on board - some acid and a battery powered angle grinder - then you can do the robbery without obtaining a firearm, and nick a bike on your way back from the robbery.

Also the benefit that if the police do catch up with you, they'll just let you go!

[J H 500]

This !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KarlMac]

The answer has been the same for the last 60 years....


A big Jag.

No discerning bank robber would be seen in anything else.

[Europa1]

BMW 7 series with the "Frank Martin" option box ticked.

[john2443]

About 30 years ago a mate sold a Triumph 2000, the buyer gave him cash, he gave him the keys and the V5 without signing it or any of that stuff - things were different in those days!

A couple of weeks later plod knocked on the door asking him where he was on Tuesday afternoon - turned out the car was used in a bank robbery!

Fortunately mate was at work and had witnesses that he was there!

[AyBee]

X5M with some sensible wheels and tyres.

[Feirny]

Audi RS3.

[Vaud]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-212...

Helicar. You would need 500ft to get it in the air, but you could stay below air traffic control radar to get to a dispersal point way ahead of the police?

[NiceCupOfTea]

A few years ago the vehicle of choice for ram raiding was the humble Saab 9000 - built like a tank, anonymous, and the turbos were very quick. I think scooters probably the way ahead now though.