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Bobzilla
Bobzilla PowerDork
12/4/14 10:07 a.m.
tuna55 wrote: He said "get away from the bad guys", not the police.

Bingo. Hence the reason for the MRAP with the Ma deuce up top. No need to run from them when you can just shoot them.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/4/14 10:13 a.m.
tuna55 wrote: He said "get away from the bad guys", not the police.

Good point, "the bad guys" could be any group with any level of equipment, training, and resources, so what kind of "bad guys" are we talking about here? Some wacko chasing you in a clapped-out beater or villains worthy of a Bond movie who can stand up to the cops? What's their policy on collateral damage? There are a lot of variables that are known when it comes to the police.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/4/14 10:14 a.m.
Bobzilla wrote:
tuna55 wrote: He said "get away from the bad guys", not the police.
Bingo. Hence the reason for the MRAP with the Ma deuce up top. No need to run from them when you can just shoot them.

Ah good point, you'll probably get caught up in all kinds of lawsuits from collateral damage though

tuna55
tuna55 UltimaDork
12/4/14 10:19 a.m.

You did say "ideal"

This can get you out of trouble as long as you can get to 88 mph. As long as you get back in time you'll be safer than any of the others posted.

bigdaddylee82
bigdaddylee82 Dork
12/4/14 10:19 a.m.

Killdozer was somewhat successful, had the driver not been "deranged" it might have been even more successful. Call it a proof of concept I guess.

Swap the Komatsu for a D6 or bigger Cat, add gun ports, smoke screen, caltrops, other Bond/Batman-esque anti-pursuit counter measures, and stay away from knocking down buildings with basements.

The_Jed
The_Jed UltraDork
12/4/14 10:26 a.m.
tuna55 wrote: You did say "ideal" This can get you out of trouble as long as you can get to 88 mph. As long as you get back in time you'll be safer than any of the others posted.

^ He wins.

BlueInGreen44
BlueInGreen44 Reader
12/4/14 10:27 a.m.

For the sake of interesting discussion let's add a qualifier. Limit it to something you would drive to work on a daily basis. Everyone knows the poop hits the fan when you least expect it

Nick_Comstock
Nick_Comstock PowerDork
12/4/14 10:33 a.m.

I been chased while driving an 80 Bonneville, 80 T/A, 86 S10 and a 96 Impala. Haven't been caught yet. I say the car doesn't matter as much as knowing the area you're in and situational awareness.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/4/14 10:35 a.m.

I'll stick with my modified GC then, and add the following:

  • A Bluetooth system with an E911-capable phone for extra-fast police-calling. I'd use OnStar, but this has to be a DD, and I don't want to give away all that info.
  • Aerobatics-style smokescreen system (not so useful with the cops, major attention-getter)
  • Undercover-car-style lights & siren. Illegal as all hell, but if I want to use it, I'll deal with the consequences when the baddies are taken care of.
HappyAndy
HappyAndy UltraDork
12/4/14 10:51 a.m.

If I'm going to go this route, I'm going big! Take your briefcase full of diamonds or whatever, leave from a big city rooftop, and be out of town before Jonny law or the baddies can muster an appropriate response.

BTW, MD notar birds are pretty quite as far as Choppers go.

Wally
Wally GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/4/14 11:04 a.m.

Suburban. I've been driving one for a few weeks now and really like it. With a siren for a horn crowds part, it moves better than it should and if need be I can push anything that can catch it off the road.

racerdave600
racerdave600 SuperDork
12/4/14 11:23 a.m.

I've got two possibilities. If it is in the city, I want either the most common car available with the blandest color, or I want something like a Mini Cooper S that I blow through small places with.

If it is in a more rural area, I just want the most hp I can get.

RealMiniDriver
RealMiniDriver UltraDork
12/4/14 11:23 a.m.

I've been chased by bad guys. They were in a 70s Monte Carlo, I was in a 12a RX7.

My tactic: cat&mouse to the nearest police station.

yamaha
yamaha UltimaDork
12/4/14 11:25 a.m.

A white panel van......just look at how many of those exist. So many in fact that the police were convinced the DC snipers were in one(but they were actually in an 80's Caprice)

Wait, that'd be from the cops.....from Baddies I'll just stick with my Vanishing Point machine in my sig.....you'll need more than a 1600hp Lambo to keep up.

Klayfish
Klayfish UltraDork
12/4/14 11:25 a.m.

...I grew up with Roger Moore as Bond

Second choice...

Oh wait...if it has to be "real", I'd go something like Grand Cherokee w/Hemi. I can troll around the malls with all the other soccer moms and never stand out...then if found can run like the wind and/or go off road if necessary. Just hope the road doesn't get twisty.

aircooled
aircooled UltimaDork
12/4/14 11:29 a.m.

If you survive the first few seconds, no way they will catch you.

singleslammer
singleslammer SuperDork
12/4/14 11:41 a.m.

My first thought was one of these

Sitting under the shell of one of these

Set the steering up for turning, set the ride height up a little too high and only car people will notice something is wrong.

singleslammer
singleslammer SuperDork
12/4/14 11:45 a.m.

More realistically, I could ride a big bore dirt bike to work daily and at 245lbs it is easy to muscle anywhere. Also, this bike will do 100 mph on road so the old bob and weave in traffic would be easy enough. You could get a car or bike that can do 140+ mph but are you really going to get it going that fast? Really?

singleslammer
singleslammer SuperDork
12/4/14 11:46 a.m.
yamaha wrote: Wait, that'd be from the cops.....from Baddies I'll just stick with my Vanishing Point machine in my sig.....you'll need more than a 1600hp Lambo to keep up.

Enjoy death...

singleslammer
singleslammer SuperDork
12/4/14 11:47 a.m.
racerdave600 wrote: I've got two possibilities. If it is in the city, I want either the most common car available with the blandest color, or I want something like a Mini Cooper S that I blow through small places with. If it is in a more rural area, I just want the most hp I can get.

Have both! Turbo Busa powered Smart car. Drive everyday as long as you park smartly.

Adrian_Thompson
Adrian_Thompson PowerDork
12/4/14 11:55 a.m.

I'll take little Nellie, complete with missiles

yamaha
yamaha UltimaDork
12/4/14 12:18 p.m.

In reply to singleslammer:

I hasn't killed me yet.....wait, I need to go knock down an entire forest for that one.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/4/14 12:25 p.m.

Done

pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/4/14 12:27 p.m.

And done.

Duke
Duke UltimaDork
12/4/14 12:56 p.m.
Klayfish wrote: ...I grew up with Roger Moore as Bond

That's a shame. My condolences.

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