Oh no, the apocalypse is about to hit.

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
11/21/2016 at 15:48 • Filed to: None

All the nuclear reactors in the world are about to blow up, good thing you have a warning. Now you need a vehicle to get around. You have $/€/Ł/what ever 5,000 in your currency to buy a vehicle to get around, what would it be?

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . The engine is very under stressed, it has 4wd for the most tough conditions, its small enough to get around in tight spaces.

DISCUSSION (27)

newsmctado > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 15:52

I only have two requirements: 4x4 and a carburetor.

Laurence > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 15:58

Kinja'd!!!

I’d go for a Baja bug - easy to find for under 5k, plus they have reasonable enough off road ability, are very easy to fix, relatively reliable, and sip fuel, which would likely be in short supply

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > newsmctado
11/21/2016 at 15:58

TBI can easily be swapped for a carb.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 15:59

Would really suck if you are in Japan. 5000 Yen isn’t going to get you very much.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 15:59

90s suburban. Old enough to be simple (fuel injection = more reliable when given minor maintenance). New enough to be in good shape. 2700$ for this example , plenty left over for spares and fuel.

Kinja'd!!!

HammerheadFistpunch > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 16:00

The world is ending? Nuts to you “budget” Imma go take what I want.

duurtlang > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 16:00

This Mercedes W124 250TD. That car will run forever and, because it’s a diesel, you won’t have to worry about spoilt gasoline. Wagon for practicality.

Kinja'd!!!

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
11/21/2016 at 16:01

Be smart, buy a bike.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
11/21/2016 at 16:02

You steal fuel, after it hits money be irrelevant. You could spend that left over money on a basic tool kit for up keep before it hits.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 16:02

Is like $45 even enough to buy a halfway decent bicycle? What is the equivalent of Craigslist out there? Maybe I can buy a $45 bicycle and trade up until I have a real vehicle.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > HammerheadFistpunch
11/21/2016 at 16:03

Mr 308 here says I can have this truck for free. He’s so accommodating sometimes.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 16:03

Kinja'd!!!

Something Like This: There are *TON* of 2WD, manual, 12v Cummins Rams out there, for under $5000 but 4x4 is pretty hard to find under $5000. Still, 4x4, 5spd, Cummins Ram. Thats my survival vehicle. If it comes to that, I can run it on homebrew biodiesel. (actually, this is one of the things that bugs me most about The Walking Dead, unless someone is operating a refinery somewhere, NONE of those gasoline vehicles should run for *SHIT* any more, if at all, and everyone should be driving Diesels....)

http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/5882135708.html

not for canada - australian in disguise > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 16:04

Kinja'd!!!

LC, because duh.

http://www.autotrader.ca/a/Toyota/Land+Cruiser/CORNWALL/Prince+Edward+Island/19_9521463_/?showcpo=ShowCPO&orup=2_15_2

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > newsmctado
11/21/2016 at 16:07

I only have two requirements: 4x4 and a carburetor mechanically injected diesel.

FTFY.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/21/2016 at 16:08

I’d like to hear for Canada’s opinion on PEI.

jimz > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 16:09

similar age, but I’d go with a diesel F-250 .

Kinja'd!!!

Why?

the pre-Powerstroke trucks with the IDI diesel had minimal critical electronics; as long as you’ve got 12 volts to one wire @ the injection pump, you can enable fuel flow, and a pair of pliers to jump the glow plug relay for pre-heat. Plus they’re indirect injection so they’ll happily run on diesel, kerosene (add a little oil to lubricate the injection pump,) bio, WVO, SVO, etc. plus I’ve owned them and I know the engines inside and out.

Kinja'd!!!

crowmolly > newsmctado
11/21/2016 at 16:09

Yup. Fuel pump goes bad you can just gravity feed the carb.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 16:10

You know what I mean, basic prep stuff before shit goes tits up. Supplies, parts, a gas supply in a hidden underground tank.

Mercedes Streeter > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 16:10

An old diesel smart. I’ll be able to drive across America no prob.

Kinja'd!!!

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
11/21/2016 at 16:15

Potato’s, Cows ice cream, seafood, and a big bridge. Also confederation.

promoted by the color red > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 16:22

‘80s-’90s Toyota Pickup. Dead simple, reliable, and I could maybe get a ratty 4WD for my $5k. If the FI fails, yank it out and run the carb’d 22R.

LongbowMkII > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 16:41

Honda 250RFL. An iron horse.

Takuro Spirit > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 16:44

Because plethora of spares.

Kinja'd!!!

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/21/2016 at 17:16

Hmm, I had one of those early to mid 90s F150s at one point.

I’d probably go for a W124 diesel. Sure it’s not 4WD, but it will run after an EMP blast.

Otherwise, I’d take my Silverado. So long as an EMP blast doesn’t fry the ECU and TCU, it’s good to go. Sure it’s huge, but it will do literally everything you ask.