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    Image of Racingindrag Racingindrag
    10/07/09

    In reply to Ten Best Vehicles For Urban Warfare
    Ah yes... I'll opt for the APC with ripley at the wheel. Anything else is just a toy...
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    Image of EBone EBone
    10/07/09

    @Racingindrag: No way I'd let Ripley drive. She blew the transaxle on her first try!
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    Image of zeeboid zeeboid
    10/06/09

    In reply to Ten Best Vehicles For Urban Warfare

    What about the herkimer battle jitney??
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/06/09

    In reply to Ten Best Vehicles For Urban Warfare
    I still say Volvo 240 - tough bumpers, sturdy body, parts easy to find in any major U.S. city, tight turning circle, and invisible to the police.
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    Image of BEERxTaco BEERxTaco
    10/06/09

    In reply to Ten Best Vehicles For Urban Warfare
    EM-50 FTW!!!!

    "C'mon, It's Czechoslavakia, it's like going to Wisconsin"

    "Oh yeah, well I got my ass kicked in Wisconsin once"
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    Image of Jon Jon
    10/06/09

    In reply to Ten Best Vehicles For Urban Warfare
    The 323 GTX is a great choice...until you need to replace something, like the transmission made of unobtainium.
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    MushyHeirloom promoted this comment Jon was starred Jon was unstarred
    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    10/06/09

    In reply to Ten Best Vehicles For Urban Warfare

    Well, heck, if we're including fictional vehicles, I vote for anything found in Powerslide.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    10/06/09

    In reply to Ten Best Vehicles For Urban Warfare

    The Landmaster!

    Pros: Proven against killer cockroaches
    - Uses "truck gears," for easy repair part scavenging
    - Articulated chassis for sexy shimmy action
    - Floats like a turd

    Cons: Jan Michael Vincent association
    - Unsprung weight is off the charts
    - Swims like a turd
     Reply
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    Image of rebelminion rebelminion
    10/06/09

    @Elhigh: Um .... excuse me, but at that point in his career, I think JMV would still fall under the PRO category... thank you very much! ;-)
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    Elhigh promoted this comment rebelminion was starred rebelminion was unstarred
    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    10/06/09

    @rebelminion: Negatives are retroactive. That's why I haven't gone out and gotten any of Michael Jackson's old stuff, even though I liked it at the time.
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    Edited by Elhigh at 10/06/09 6:58 PM Elhigh was starred Elhigh was unstarred
    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    10/06/09

    In reply to Ten Best Vehicles For Urban Warfare
    Oh, am I glad the EM-50 made it. Jalopnik, you are the Big Toe of automotive criticism.
     Reply
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    Image of EroticTangerines EroticTangerines
    10/06/09

    In reply to Ten Best Vehicles For Urban Warfare
    #2, and that's a fact Jack.
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    10/06/09

    In reply to Ten Best Vehicles For Urban Warfare
    My first choice would be the Herkimer Battle Jitney:

    [blog.hemmings.com]
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    Image of Peugeot--30 Followers and Counting Peugeot--30 Followers and Counting
    10/06/09

    In reply to Ten Best Vehicles For Urban Warfare
    I think one glaring hole in this list is KIT, c'mon KIT could do everything.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    10/07/09

    @Peugeot--Fire Marshall Bill Approved: KITT could even add an extra T when necessary!
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    10/06/09

    In reply to Ten Best Vehicles For Urban Warfare

    This will always be my choice in any kind of warfare...urban, suburban, wherever.
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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    10/06/09

    @skaycog: Simply awesome.
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    Edited by Ruthless, If you let me at 10/06/09 1:59 PM Ruthless, If you let me was starred Ruthless, If you let me was unstarred
    Image of ChiefPontiaxe ChiefPontiaxe
    10/06/09

    In reply to Ten Best Vehicles For Urban Warfare

    I can't believe the Ark II didn't make it!
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    10/06/09

    @ChiefPontiaxe: You are a nerd. And I am too for recognizing it, and knowing its little dinghy car was called the Roamer.
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    Image of evildead1971 evildead1971
    10/06/09

    @ChiefPontiaxe: i knew i wasnt the only person who watch this show
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    Image of Jim-Bob Jim-Bob
    10/06/09

    In reply to Ten Best Vehicles For Urban Warfare
    I would have chosen a Mercedes W123 with an OM-617 diesel and a manual transmission (Euro taxi or swap from 240D). It's impervious to anything short of running out of fuel. Much like a cockroach, it is likely to survive a nuclear war due to it's electrical system being impervious to an EMP.
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    Image of I was drivin' that Model A I was drivin' that Model A
    10/06/09

    In reply to Ten Best Vehicles For Urban Warfare
    #2 for urban conflict, #6 for desert conflict.

    I'll take #7 for the bush. #7 has the bonus of allowing easy relocation of your living quarters to pretty much anywhere, which is a very nice benefit.

    Been there, doing that right now...a great time to not be tied to a house, honestly.

    Not doing it with an F-350/450 based machine, though. Ours is a 40' Freightliner-chassied monster.
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    Edited by I was drivin' that Model A at 10/06/09 12:58 PM I was drivin' that Model A was starred I was drivin' that Model A was unstarred
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