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The weaponised SUV set to terrify America’s streets

9 points by gronky_ 4y ago

LinuxBender 4y ago
Interesting I guess but several of the features would be illegal in all 50 of the United States. A "fix-it" ticket would mean returning the vehicle to the manufacturer to have the features removed and providing proof to the court. Using some of those features would be serious moving violations and the vehicle would likely be impounded. If kept in storage and well maintained it might be useful after some type of SHTF apocalypse. One could probably use it off road but there are significantly better off road vehicles for much less money.
- benj111 4y ago
  >it might be useful after some type of SHTF apocalypse. Like mad Max? .... Where the oils run out? Or waterworld where there isn't any land? Or terminator where most of mankind is wiped out in seconds? Or....
  - LinuxBender 4y ago
    Like mad Max? Exactly, it won't last long. That's why I would have something much cheaper, simpler and many more of them along with a lot of spare parts, oil, fuel and ensure I know how to fix nearly everything on it. For the price of that truck one could instead get like 8 side-by-sides or sand-rails and enough parts to rebuild each one several times. Today one can have several 500 or 1000 gallon tanks and subscribe to a fleet fuel service to keep them topped off. It's much cheaper than commercial gas stations. Same for oil, it's cheaper to buy drums of oil. Or waterworld I suppose buy a couple less side-by-sides and get 2 large aluminum boats with some good fishing gear and get some maritime training and learn star navigation assuming one can still see the sky at night. Why 2 boats? It's a rule in some fishing villages. Things will go wrong. Or terminator That's M3GAN [1], everyone will have one and some kid will cloud-hack them into becoming the Terminator. I do not have a practical answer for that other than to not buy a M3GAN and have an incredible M3GAN proof bunker. [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mqPSTJMjCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mqPSTJMjCA
ospray 4y ago
We are going into the cyberpunk timeline aren't we.....
PM_me_your_math 4y ago
I wonder how many wheatgrass smoothies the author downed while writing this euro-smug critique.
- f_allwein 4y ago
  Please elaborate if you find the car desirable from a non European perspective.
  - euroderf 4y ago
    "It's got electrolytes!"
- croes 4y ago
  Euro-smug? You mean normal people? Seems like the schools in the US are more dangerous than the way to school.

9 points by gronky_ 4y ago

Interesting I guess but several of the features would be illegal in all 50 of the United States. A "fix-it" ticket would mean returning the vehicle to the manufacturer to have the features removed and providing proof to the court. Using some of those features would be serious moving violations and the vehicle would likely be impounded. If kept in storage and well maintained it might be useful after some type of SHTF apocalypse. One could probably use it off road but there are significantly better off road vehicles for much less money.

benj111 4y ago
>it might be useful after some type of SHTF apocalypse. Like mad Max? .... Where the oils run out? Or waterworld where there isn't any land? Or terminator where most of mankind is wiped out in seconds? Or....
- LinuxBender 4y ago
  Like mad Max? Exactly, it won't last long. That's why I would have something much cheaper, simpler and many more of them along with a lot of spare parts, oil, fuel and ensure I know how to fix nearly everything on it. For the price of that truck one could instead get like 8 side-by-sides or sand-rails and enough parts to rebuild each one several times. Today one can have several 500 or 1000 gallon tanks and subscribe to a fleet fuel service to keep them topped off. It's much cheaper than commercial gas stations. Same for oil, it's cheaper to buy drums of oil. Or waterworld I suppose buy a couple less side-by-sides and get 2 large aluminum boats with some good fishing gear and get some maritime training and learn star navigation assuming one can still see the sky at night. Why 2 boats? It's a rule in some fishing villages. Things will go wrong. Or terminator That's M3GAN [1], everyone will have one and some kid will cloud-hack them into becoming the Terminator. I do not have a practical answer for that other than to not buy a M3GAN and have an incredible M3GAN proof bunker. [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mqPSTJMjCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mqPSTJMjCA

ospray 4y ago

We are going into the cyberpunk timeline aren't we.....

PM_me_your_math 4y ago

I wonder how many wheatgrass smoothies the author downed while writing this euro-smug critique.

f_allwein 4y ago
Please elaborate if you find the car desirable from a non European perspective.
- euroderf 4y ago
  "It's got electrolytes!"
croes 4y ago
Euro-smug? You mean normal people? Seems like the schools in the US are more dangerous than the way to school.