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RangerJoe
"Urban Command Center"

Cool, except it's called the "Syn Us" -- or sinus, for those who can put two and two together.
Backgammon
Disgusting... "Now you too can keep the poor people away from you!"

Thx for the link, definatly very SRish.
Sketchy
I didn't know Mattel was working with Ford to build cars sleepy.gif
Lindt
I didnt know Ford still used Metal to build cars...
U_Fester
QUOTE (Lindt)
I didnt know Ford still used Metal to build cars...

Its metal? I thought it was shiny plastic..... eeewwww, shiny things. eek.gif
SporkPimp
I fucking hate rich people.

I hate them so much.

...

Buy me one.

-Albert
Kagetenshi
What the hell is that thing?

~J
mfb
heh. i guess i'm in the minority for thinking it's kinda cool.

this is the product of integrating psychology with design. the events of the past four years have left a lot of people feeling insecure or afraid at certain levels. having a car that looks like a vault or bank car is often soothing to these people.
Jrayjoker
I like that the license plate says, "Tough Love".
Jrayjoker
I think I will make my next vehicle rigger a step van that he calls "Tough Love".
James McMurray
Watch out for the phrase "bullet-resistant". It can ruin your day if you think it means "bullet-proof."
toturi
What I want to know is: Can it actually take small arms fire?
SporkPimp
How small are these arms, and why are they on fire?

Is it some sneaky terrorist suicide flaming-baby-attack thing?

Does the government know?

-Albert

mfb
you are a terrible human being.
Nikoli
I could do withouth the neon orange lighting details.
Also, how secure are the wheels, I think it'd be hysterical to see one on blocks with no tires/wheels but all buttoned up for safety.
hobgoblin
most likely that depends on distance to shooter and the makers definition of small arms fire nyahnyah.gif

seriously, this looks like a armored up suv. anyone know how much gas this thing burns on a trip to the corner store? im guessing it needs a military wartime fuel budget...
=Spectre=
Well it's already burning diesel, so I'm betting it's got a miserable mileage problem. But, to my everlasting shame, i must confess an affection for this truck myself. If you can't have an Armored car, an armored SUV is just as good. smile.gif
Mr.Sinister
Check out the International CXT. Nice truck!
hobgoblin
heh, paint em in desert camo and sell em in bulk to iran...
mfb
that would give us an excuse to invade them. "we sold them stuff, this means war" seems to be our battlecry...
hobgoblin
it allso explains why they can keep claiming that there are wmds present, they sold the parts and have the paperwork to back it up wink.gif

cia agent: sir, we are sure that they have wmds, either in testing or deployed.

president: how can you be sure?

cia agent: we sold them the parts, sir...
Lindt
Humf, just saw it in Autoweek as well. Turns out it only LOOKS like an armored car. Its Alum., and with a little engine like that most likely gets pretty good milage, after all, how much can it weigh and only have 238 ft/lbs? Might shrug off a drunk with a .38, or gang bangers with an Uzi, but odds are its AK crunch-able.
Nikoli
Till those guys that trick out limos and such get a hold of it, replace the engine, add concealed armor panels and run-flat tires. Tweak the suspension a bit and make use of that wide wheel base for serious high-g turns.
Club


Call it Armor Rating 3?

Christ, just what the world needs, more proof Americans have more testosterone than common sense. If you want protection, buy a real armored car
Crimsondude 2.0
AHAHAHAHA

It's a beefed-up Scion xB!

HAHAHAHA

Oh, you guys kill me! This is the biggest effing 'tard toy on the road, and some of your want it's even bigger and dumber American knockoff?

HAHAHAHAHA

This just made my day.
Crimsondude 2.0
What the ...?
Kagetenshi
?

~J
Jrayjoker
Anyone ever see that before? Was that your tag and sig on someone elses post Crimsondude 2.0?
Crimsondude 2.0
Nope. That mocking post was all mine (Shocking, I know).

Weird.
Modesitt
I expected to see this.

I await the day full-size school buses are sold to the public with massive spinning rims, neon lights everywhere, sound systems salvaged from military Psychological Operations vehicles, huge LED boards on the sides that they use to spell words like "FUK U CHK MY CAR!", big screens in the back that faces those that happen to be driving behind you and plays nothing but lesbian porn, 8-light headlight systems and a freaking laser.
Kagetenshi
QUOTE (Crimsondude 2.0)
Nope. That mocking post was all mine (Shocking, I know).

Weird.

But what was the second post in reference to?

~J
mfb
crazy.
Crimsondude 2.0
The weird formatting of my post attributed to Club and in a crazy table filed akimbo situation.
Panzergeist
There is actually a company that makes normal-looking cars with concealed armor and pop-up turrets. I forgot the website though.
Kanada Ten
QUOTE (mfb)
this is the product of integrating psychology with design. the events of the past four years have left a lot of people feeling insecure or afraid at certain levels. having a car that looks like a vault or bank car is often soothing to these people.

In Mexico City this isn't a luxury item.
Crimsondude 2.0
Wait? Aren't most of the cars--the only real cars most people can afford--VW Beetle?

IOW, luxury by whose standards?
SporkPimp
Hateful White imperialists, dumbass.

GET OUT OF MY WAY PEDRO! GET OUT-O OF MY WAY-O!
Kanada Ten
QUOTE
IOW, luxury by whose standards?

It's the corporate commuter that drives under escort that this item is a must buy. They'd buy it for safety, not luxury- and yeah, you can get all sorts of technical about safety being a luxury in Mexico City...
toturi
Safety is a luxury in Mexico City. Either you can afford it or you are dead.
Kanada Ten
See, that's a necessity then, not a luxury, but eh.

nec·es·sary
1 a : of an inevitable nature : INESCAPABLE b (1) : logically unavoidable (2) : that cannot be denied without contradiction c : determined or produced by the previous condition of things d : COMPULSORY
2 : absolutely needed : REQUIRED

lux·u·ry
1 archaic : LECHERY, LUST
2 : a condition of abundance or great ease and comfort : sumptuous environment <lived in luxury>
3 a : something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary b : an indulgence in something that provides pleasure, satisfaction, or ease
mfb
possibly. however, i doubt many of their target buyers live in mexico city.
DocMortand
Gah, that is the ugliest thing I have ever seen. Whatever happened to making cars and trucks more streamlined? Scion in particular seems to thrive on making their cars/trucks as least aerodynamic as possible.

Bleh...

I do agree tho, it is very SR...
Nikoli
When describing the Scion, I believe the phrase "Areodynamic profile of a brick." comes to mind and serves well.
nezumi
My wife and I always laugh at scions. They look like kitchen appliances.

Only now can I buy a refrigerator and a car to match.
Jrayjoker
What the heck is a Scion anyway? Is it a Toyota with a funky new name, or a Toyota that they didn't think would sell, but the CEO's wife's nephew came up with it and it just had to go to market?
Crimsondude 2.0
QUOTE (DocMortand @ Jan 21 2005, 12:19 AM)
Gah, that is the ugliest thing I have ever seen.  Whatever happened to making cars and trucks more streamlined?  Scion in particular seems to thrive on making their cars/trucks as least aerodynamic as possible.

It's designed for children and morons who think Pimp My Ride is cool, and that their car would be really cool with $20,000 worth of electronics and useless crap in a $2,000 POS.

QUOTE (Jrayjoker)
What the heck is a Scion anyway? Is it a Toyota with a funky new name, or a Toyota that they didn't think would sell, but the CEO's wife's nephew came up with it and it just had to go to market?

Scion, the company, is a youth market-oriented subsidiary of Toyota, like how Lexus is its luxury car subsidiary, only more obviously part of Toyota.

Remember, Toyota is also the company that gave us the Matrix--the only car with a AC plug.
Jrayjoker
How the hell else am I going to curl my hair on the way to work? Geez!
Kagetenshi
Hey, AC plugs in cars rock. Car adapters jar loose too easily.

~J
Jrayjoker
I've got 3 or 4 cigarette lighter ports in my VUE marked "power", and one adapter (Radioshack) that has never failed me. OTOH, if I could just plug my laptop into the dashboard I could have saved the $70 and bought three more SR books.
Dissonance
Heeeey... I _like_ the Scion xB. It makes my bathing-suit area feel all tingly.

I like it BECAUSE it looks hideous and boxy. I _want_ to drive around in something that looks like a shiny mail truck. And it's very SR-ish, I think.

Of course, I also have a hardon for El Caminos and hearses, so I already know my sense of style is out of whack.
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