Favourite Civilian Pattern Car

[LBraden]

Aye, good thing about the Series I - IV (Defender) Land Rovers is that most of the components are interchangeable, and the damn thing is that rugged its unbelievable to say the least.

Interesting Titbit of info, after we lost the SS Atlantic Conveyor to an Exocet during the Falklands, thus meaning the Army lost a tonne of Land Rovers, the military grabbed some "civvy spec" vehicles, and realised that it worked as good as the old "mil spec" that they had, so they ended up only asking for about 5 changes to the civvy spec for the new mil-spec ones, hence the Land Rover Wolf, that is now being withdrawn from frontline due to the increase in IED's since the troubles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_Series#Military

[dvyws]

I want a Ferrari Enzo, purely so that I can leave the site of any err, "unpleasantness" a hell of a lot faster than the bad guys can follow me.....

Or a Bentley Continental, so my chauffer can drive me away in style...

[Raellus]

Toyota Hilux crew cab. Toyota's are fairly durable, reliable, easy to maintain, and have decent class fuel mileage. If it's good enough for U.S. Special Forces, it's good enough for me.

[cavtroop]

Originally Posted by Raellus

Toyota Hilux crew cab. Toyota's are fairly durable, reliable, easy to maintain, and have decent class fuel mileage. If it's good enough for U.S. Special Forces, it's good enough for me.

I was just going to type this. They're EVERYWHERE (except the US since I think 2006), so part wouldn't be a problem, and they damn near indestructible, ask Top Gear

[LBraden]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnWKz7Cthkk - Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTPnIpjodA8 - Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFnVZXQD5_k - Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl3bsL7Nbnk - Hilux as an Amphibious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTVPPTV-bQM - not a Hilux, but fixes one main problem.

Or you could go with this nice little runner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQh56geU0X8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJdrlWR-yFM -- and that Glossop lot, its a bunch of bikers. I know them, I use to live there.

[helbent4]

Originally Posted by cavtroop

I was just going to type this. They're EVERYWHERE (except the US since I think 2006), so part wouldn't be a problem, and they damn near indestructible, ask Top Gear

CT,

I think the Hilux is the brand name for what would be considered a 4Runner in North America. They are not exactly the same but similar enough for pretty much all purposes. If so, they are ubiquitous here, too.

Like the Land Rover replacements, in Canada and the USA similar civilian vehicles are also used for light military transport. I'm not sure what the American 3/4 ton truck equivalent is called, but in the last decade the CF has been buying the 2003 Chevy Silverado MILCOTS (Military Civilian Off the Shelf), aka "Milverado".



The Milverado supplements and replaces the Bombardier-built Iltis jeeps. Although buys only occurred in our timeline once additional wartime funding was allocated to the CF in 2003, there's no reason this process would not have taken place in the 90's in the leadup to or after war is declared.

Tony

[TiggerCCW UK]

Lamborghini LM002

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_LM002

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-1tBhVcAXg

[waiting4something]

Originally Posted by dvyws

I want a Ferrari Enzo, purely so that I can leave the site of any err, "unpleasantness" a hell of a lot faster than the bad guys can follow me.....

Or a Bentley Continental, so my chauffer can drive me away in style...

I like that line of thought. Make mine a Ferrari Testarossa, that way I can feel like Sonny Crockett. I could also use it to pick up on scavenger babes thought the badlands. I'm sure that joyride would only last me like 30 minutes before the car is ruined from driving on damaged roads or someone lighting it up with weapons fire, but hey it was cool as ice for those few short moments. Without gas I'd be walking shortly anyway so why not enjoy one of your last drives of your life. I think your better off riding a horse or walking instead of driving a civilian car in the Twilight 2000 world. Your car can't stop shit and everyone sees and hears you coming.

[bobcat]

toyota hilux. or a Kia bongo truck.

hilux has MG mounts with a cheap COTs upgrade kit

bongo because you can carry an entire recce platoon loaded for bear and still have room for more guns plus it can take one helluva beating and keep going through the worst paths i've run them through (not that my old unit would ever "borrow" a vehicle from a local...)