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A car to survive the Apocalypse? NO VOLVOViews : 3641 Replies : 50Users Viewing This Thread : |
View Poll Results: Which will you choose to survive the Apocalypse? | |||
Mercedes W124 | 13 | 24.07% | |
Honda Accord 1992 | 5 | 9.26% | |
BMW E30 3 Series | 2 | 3.70% | |
Lada Riva | 22 | 40.74% | |
Peugeot 504 | 8 | 14.81% | |
VW Golf Mk2 | 4 | 7.41% | |
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Aug 15th, 2017, 14:32 | #21 |
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Given there will probably be a lot of obstacles in the way, I'd go for the golf as it's small and agile.
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Aug 16th, 2017, 21:32 | #23 |
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I wouldn't be seen dead in a ...............
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Aug 16th, 2017, 22:11 | #24 |
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No....... Be it Zombies, Collapse of civilisation, Alien invasion etc My Mad Max style vehicle would not have a Euro Emmisions rating...... it's ok chaps, my 50 cal machine gun might be dangerous but my 504 pickup is good for the environment, no longer cool factor
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The ignition system on a petrol engined vehicle may have been disabled by the nuclear detonation.
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A nuclear EMP will also effect old non-computerised vehicles. An EMP fills anything metallic with charges particles including things like ignition coils, mechanical distributors, generators and starting motors. Anything with a coil of wire that is insulated using enamel may breakdown as the heat from the charge has to go somewhere. The same with any capacitor or condenser, it is not the charge that gets them but the heat from the charge.
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Aug 18th, 2017, 20:10 | #28 |
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My 504 diesel pickup is king in that case
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Aug 19th, 2017, 07:49 | #29 |
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If it is diesel with a mechanical fuel pump and has a starting handle then it will work. Everything else depends on just how close it was to the blast. Your smartphone is going to be well fecked.
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Aug 19th, 2017, 21:46 | #30 |
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Yep, you can hand crank em. The 504 had an old Skool Diesel engine with a rotary pump so it's possible to crack it up without a battery. Pah to smart phones, there was a world before them.
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