'Get Away' Vehicle Of Choice?

I'll stick with my Jeep Cherkoee and hope that the evil EMPs don't fry the electronics. It is mostly stock, with some 30" mud tires. I average a little shy of 20 MPG, so it isn't too bad a gas hog. Parts are cheap and easy to come by and it'll carry enough crap to live off of for a few weeks. I can get the beast to go anywhere that I need to be.

 

I am vulnerable to EMP but in an EOTWAWKI I can probably find a early 70's AMC 232 I-6 engine that I can swipe the Distributor and coil from

It's just me and the wife. I can pack a fair amount of crap in my CJ and it's easy to maneuver on road and off road.

Stock size rims but over sized tires. I'll just have to find 2 of whatever tire i need

The AMC 258 is still pretty plentiful in junkyards and farmer fields. It is has tractor engine reliability.

About the only way to get more simple with my CJ would be to change the ignition system to points. Only thing is I like not having to deal with points

 

In this country, If you wanted/needed something that would do all you needed and have lots of parts available, It's gotta be some sort of land rover I know lots of people who use these for shooting and off roading.

 

my "get away" vehicle is my 2000 tj, lifted on 33" swampers with a locked front end.

 

Toyota 4 runner 2005....with roof racks...

 

Lead shield

New and browsing - has any of you thought of using a plate of lead on any parts that would be vunerable to efi? We all have had x-rays where they put a veil of lead over you.
What would you protect and how thick a piece of lead? Any car guys out there? Lead is pretty pliable and cheap.
BTW - I too think mpg's trump about anything followed closely by parts.
Good topic.

 

Mine are an 89 Wrangler and a 92 Cherokee. My wife and i both drive them and we have made several trips using both. It's a good combination of carrying capacity and off road performance.

 

Bug out vehicle

I guess there is no perfect choice, but this is what I came up with, I have a large family so I sport a 2002 Dodge Durango with the 5.9 it has everything you could think of as at one time it became an obsession of mine just ran out of things to do to it, it will stay on the paved roads till I have no other choice!!! I also have YZ 465 J (Dirt Bike) that is as clean as the day I bought it, this will be very useful to get from point A to point B, there is not to much you cannot get through on a dirt bike, for the winter I have two old Arctic cat 6000 sleds that are in tip top condition, and ready to go!!! currently looking for old Durango for a beater truck for hunting and fishing.

 

I have a 2003 Jeep Rubicon with a Detroit rear diff, the front diff is still controled by air, running on 35" X 12.50" X 15" Super Swampers and puling a 1973 Stevens M-416 for any "extra" stuff like extra ammo, gas, and food

Jim

 

Mine is also an older Jeep Cherokee. It is pretty reliable and I know it inside out. Many parts are exchangeable with other Jeeps and several Dodge vehicles if you know what you need then you are a step ahead of the guy who always has to go to a mechanic. There may be NO mechanics around.
As far as tools I keep a pretty full toolbox in my Jeep to repair what needs repairing as well as most common parts that would break on the trail like u-joints, axles, belts and hoses. There is ample storage both inside and on the roofrack. It has a winch to extract itself or others and it also can be easily rigged to sleep in if needed.

 

Mine is supposed to be delivered in early January. 2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited. I'm looking forward to it, although I've read they may be offering a diesel version in 2009. That might have been a better choice long-term.

 

Great! Now hop on over to Jeepforum.com and start reading about the jeep addiction and the Jeep wave.

 

Jeeps can be a worse obsession than guns. They definitely get in the way of each other when it comes time to budget extra money.

 

Mazda Miata

Silly me but I like my little red Miata for a weekend get away.
Now if you are talking all gloom and doom end of the world stuff - well I like my John Deere Gator. Sips gas (with a lawnmower engine no less), will haul a good load, pulls a half ton trailer, and will power through anything I will ever run into.
John Q.

 

transportation

what nobody mentioned was battery.the old cars with generator could be push started and run without a battery.or at least a dead one.new cars wount run with dead battery.
an older toyota pickup.why?they very seldom need repairs.my 95 tercel[not a pickup]has never been repaired brakes and tires only.

 

Cool, thanks..I'm over on Jeepforum.com too but mostly lurking so far. My Jeep is in D1 status so it shouldn't be long now.

 

escape transportation.

We have only one choice, a 1987 Iszusu Trooper. Suck gas like it was feed with a funnel. One thing people need to remember is that highway gas milage wont cut it. Off road or stop and go get out of the area will cut highway milage by half. Now if you are carry gas it can be used in a coleman stove if it is no or very low lead gas, done it for years, carry it outside of the car. Our roof rack is factory and rated at 100 pounds. Placing a sheet of plywood would help spread the weight so a few more pounds could be added. Dog and some things fit in the back with two up front and one in the back we still have room for some food stocks.

Pulling a trailer cuts milage as does a large stack of things on the roof. An aerodynmamic box helps.

Living where we live escape via paved roads is not an options and the hills here are vertical. Sit tight and pray a lot.

Oz