Choose your own adventure

"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson) 02/26/2015 at 17:40 • Filed to: None

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You are a spy.

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You arrive in !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and are given an infinite budget to purchase transportation. The first job you will need to complete is losing your tail on the streets of Ulan-Ude.

After you have done that you need to take your same vehicle and drive to London. This includes driving through !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! to make sure the people in pursuit of you in Russia don't follow you. Something to keep in mind is less than 10% of Mongolias roads are paved.

After you successfully make it to London you have to infiltrate a black tie affair and will need a vehicle that conveys the message that you belong there.

The catch is you can only have on car to perform all these functions. What do you choose?

UPDATE:

I figure it's time I add my choice.

I would pick a Singer 911. Since they're built to spec I'd just have them throw on a long travel suspension for the Mongolian back roads and a Martini livery paint job and call it a day.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:24

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Subaru Outback GT - Discreet, spacious, reliable (other than the head gasket), fast, and with ground clearance and 4wd! I win.

CalzoneGolem > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:25

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Geländewagen .

CB > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:28

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Range Rover SVR. Internet is too slow for a picture, but you all know what it looks like.

mcseanerson > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 02/26/2015 at 11:28

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I can just see James Bond pulling up at Casino Royale in a Subaru Outback.

mcseanerson > CalzoneGolem 02/26/2015 at 11:28

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Didn't they use this in Die Hard 5?

Party-vi > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:28

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Bam. No problem. Aixam Mega Track. A 400hp V12 will make sure I lose anything following me around those Russian streets. The 8" of ground clearance and AWD will get me across Mongolia and any shitty walls I encounter, and the exotic nature of the Mega Track will guarantee the valet parks it on top of a row of Ferraris at that black tie event.

nermal > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:29

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Too easy.

Need something that is fast on the street, goes well off road, while still being incredibly snobby. There is only one choice.

mcseanerson > Party-vi 02/26/2015 at 11:29

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Excellent choice. And here I was worried the first supercar would be an FF.

ly2v8-Brian > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:30

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This is a tricky one indeed. I think I will go with the Mercedes E-Klasse. It shouldn't stand out too much in black, it has some speed to it, and is quite classy looking indeed.

mcseanerson > CB 02/26/2015 at 11:30

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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:30

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Should be able to fit four Bond girls in it instead of the usual one.

CB > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:32

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There we go. It goes fast and can go off road, all in style. I think it would be perfect.

CalzoneGolem > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:32

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Die Harderererer?

extraspecialbitter > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:33

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The Jensen FF.

For Sweden > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:33

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If I'm a British spy with an infinite travel budget; I'm getting the SAS to pick me up.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:34

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Oooh you tricky bugger. After much consideration, I have picked...

A Mega Track.

In the city, in grey, it's surprisingly discreet.

Adjustable suspension means surprising ground clearance, good for all those bumpy roads.

And when cleaned and polished, it looks fairly alright outside a swanky location.

I briefly considered a Spyker D8, but that was a bit cumbersome...

505Turbeaux > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:35

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Treser Hunter. Just oddball and exclusive enough to rock to a black tie event

E. Julius > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:35

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Range Rover. Anonymous and quick enough to make a get away in the city. Capable enough off road (if you have the spares) to make it through Mongolia. Ubiquitous enough amongst the rich to blend in at any society function.

mcseanerson > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 02/26/2015 at 11:37

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And a matress, heyo!

mcseanerson > For Sweden 02/26/2015 at 11:38

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You're on your own, you will be disavowed if captured.

Shift24 > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:38

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We never got one in the states but this is easy one for me. Its won Rally B and is still stunning (imo).

Lancia 037

mcseanerson > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 02/26/2015 at 11:39

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Surprisingly you're the second person to pick that.

mcseanerson > Shift24 02/26/2015 at 11:40

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Damn. Excellent choice.

For Sweden > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:41

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If the SAS won't even pick me up I'm defecting.

GhostZ > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:42

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Obligatory

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:43

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.......i had slow internet

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:44

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It's huge, powerful, expensive and capable. What fun is beating the bad guys and crashing a black tie affair if you can't do it with style. Sure, it might suck getting away from people in the city but you can just crush them with it instead of evading. A ride across Mongolia would be positively luxurious and with this you would have no problem getting into a black tie affair. As an added bonus the valet would surely park it front and center.

Twism > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:49

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Surprised this wasn't posted yet:

It's fast enough, it would blend well enough in a military-heavy city, it can go pretty much anywhere, and if you roll up to a valet and it will stand out at a posh event since it's a freaking rambo lambo.

as long as fuel consumption isn't an issue, this is my choice.

Tohru > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:52

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Airwolf.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > CalzoneGolem 02/26/2015 at 11:54

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Die Harderererer wagen.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Twism 02/26/2015 at 11:55

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Pretty sure that's a Rambo, bro.

Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:57

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Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG Coupe.

With it's 6.0L Turbocharged V12 that makes 604 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque will get you out of trouble when you need it. Evading in the city is fine as it isn't a particularly large car or all that rare. For crossing Mongolia, you have the torque to get out of tough spots, while still having a smooth and comfortable ride. It's a Mercedes so fitting in at a black tie event is easy. Probably 50% of all in attendance drive a Mercedes.

Spridget > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 11:59

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Totally the best answer

Shift24 > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 12:04

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better than any SUV in urban streets and could have posted the quattro or RS2000 but Lancia has that Italian advantage for designing and styling a sports car.

OPPOsaurus WRX > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 12:05

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Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 12:10

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Lancia Stratos

MrDakka > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 12:26

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Rally Fighter

AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 15:33

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Citroen DS - Hydropneumatic suspension for the chase and offroad bits, classy as hell to get into the functions.

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 16:26

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Good question. I would go with either a Rolls Royce Wraith or a Jaguar XJ220.

As we all know they are bother perfectly capable off-road.

They're both right at home at a black tie event.

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And when its time to escape the baddies, they've both got "adequate" power.

Evil-B > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 17:50

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I'll take a Bowler Wildcat, that is all.

Desu-San-Desu > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 17:57

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Bowler Nemesis EXR S.

In silver.

The road-going version of the EXR. Looks enough like a Land Rover that your average commuter and party goer will just glance at it and assume it's a Land Rover, just like the millions of other Land Rovers in Russian and Britain. Powerful, agile, and offroad-capable enough to lose your tail, regardless of the environment, terrain, or weather- Mongolia included.

turbojames > Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car 02/26/2015 at 18:34

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But the CL is heavy as all hell and can't turn- and it's been replaced by a work of art...

RallyWrench > 505Turbeaux 02/26/2015 at 19:28

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SWEET SHIT HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THAT?!?

Oneofsevenbillion > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 19:47

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AND it's an Aston Martin. Kinda.

505Turbeaux > RallyWrench 02/26/2015 at 20:34

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You have to be born in the 70s foo :)

RallyWrench > 505Turbeaux 02/26/2015 at 20:42

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Shit, just missed the cut! Enjoy your disco, old man ;)

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > mcseanerson 02/26/2015 at 23:55

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New? Ranger Rover or G-Class. Old? Mercedes W109 6.3.