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Yamamura said:
People say that Musk has retarded ideas, but once in a while I feel like he has a good one. I think he might be a tend setter for lightly armored vehicles. Youtubers have mostly been harping on the idea saying "why do you need a bulletproof truck". But they never really explained how it actually affects them. Who cares if someone wants to buy a bulletproof vehicle. In the scenario where it doesn't get used nothing happens. It's like arguing against why do you need a fire extinguisher.
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Hey so not fully related, but I don't know anyone remembers one time I mentioned the idea of armored vehicles becoming an optional extra you can order at the dealer after Tesla is the trend setter. Well Volvo just came out with this.


With the somber serious tone of the video and the man selling it like he's selling life insurance. You can tell Volvo wanted to make this different than a normal car commercial as there is no way to sell it normally without it looking like it came from a GTA game. But yeah say what you want about no one needing an armored car but here we are, because we live in a low trust society where violent thugs roam the streets looking for confrontation.
 
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Yamamura said:
Hey so not fully related, but I don't know anyone remembers one time I mentioned the idea of armored vehicles becoming an optional extra you can order at the dealer after Tesla is the trend setter. Well Volvo just came out with this.


With the somber serious tone of the video and the man selling it like he's selling life insurance. You can tell Volvo wanted to make this different than a normal car commercial as there is no way to sell it normally without it looking like it came from a GTA game. But yeah say what you want about no one needing an armored car but here we are, because we live in a low trust society where violent thugs roam the streets looking for confrontation.
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Well armored cars are typically sold by custom coach companies usually for diplomats and other high priority targets, but still it's just the society we seem to live in.
 
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Yamamura said:
Hey so not fully related, but I don't know anyone remembers one time I mentioned the idea of armored vehicles becoming an optional extra you can order at the dealer after Tesla is the trend setter. Well Volvo just came out with this.


With the somber serious tone of the video and the man selling it like he's selling life insurance. You can tell Volvo wanted to make this different than a normal car commercial as there is no way to sell it normally without it looking like it came from a GTA game. But yeah say what you want about no one needing an armored car but here we are, because we live in a low trust society where violent thugs roam the streets looking for confrontation.
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This is moreso a marketing stunt than a serious attempt at an armored car. By their own admission it's only resistant against pistol calibers.
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IIIA is for soft body armor and is useless against even intermediate rifle rounds.
 
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Kyria the Great said:
Well armored cars are typically sold by custom coach companies usually for diplomats and other high priority targets, but still it's just the society we seem to live in.
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Yeah, that's sort of why I found it interesting it was a video put out by an official OEM. They even mentioned cases in the video like armed hijacking or kidnapping so it's like they're acknowledging the rise in prevalence of those use cases. The only thing they're missing is when a group of melonated gang of "cyclists" tries to attack you.

S.C.U.D. said:
This is moreso a marketing stunt than a serious attempt at an armored car. By their own admission it's only resistant against pistol calibers.
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IIIA is for soft body armor and is useless against even intermediate rifle rounds.
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That does seem to be the use case for light applications like this though. They're aiming more for concealment to maintain it's look as a normal SUV over an explicit armored car. It probably isn't aimed toward an actual VIP like a politician, but instead maybe someone who's well to do, but needs extra protection. I don't think it's fully just a marketing stunt. It seems to be a real product they're trying to offer.

Being resistant against pistol calibers will still suffice in a lot of applications provided the assailants aren't carrying a rifle which is harder to conceal. Like as I mentioned use cases of rioter/"cyclist" mobs trying to pull the driver from their car.

With the amount of riots that keep blocking various intersections it starts to sort of make sense why this extra trim level is starting to be offered.
 
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This WAS in the erotic friend fiction I wrote, where Emma becomes a slightly-leathery but still hot bimbo who drives it like she stole it all the time! ("Emma Watson's HOT Rodding", available now on Kindle and at discerning bookstores everywhere)

but seriously its CRIPPLING that TopGear isn't on anymore, just imagine the banter between Big Jezza and her.


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Well armored cars are typically sold by custom coach companies usually for diplomats and other high priority targets, but still it's just the society we seem to live in.
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This is just pistol-proof for people who have to drive through... diverse and vibrant neighbourhoods. Ironically I think diverse, vibrant people might like it more, because they're more likely to have someone emptying a pistol into their car while they are on their way to a business transaction.

Fun Fact: .357 Magnum was developed partially because .38 Special police revolvers couldn't reliably punch through heavy car doors in the '30s, when rum runners and gangsters were tearing up the nation.
 
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Cyclist runs a red in front of a cop:
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Cars totally run red lights more:
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It's legal to run red lights all over the world except in Fascist America Canada:
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The cyclists are the ones who broke the law, not the cop:
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lmao, they didn't like this reply:
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Justifying running red lights:
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Tough guy here:
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Road rules are only for people with driver's licenses:
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"What are they going to do? Revoke my bicycle license?":
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"I will keep running red lights because cars kill people":
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Remember, these idiots would blame the driver if they get hit while running a red light.

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Jotch said:
I have never seen a car run a red light, I frequently see bikes run red lights, and I see cars far more than bikes.
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When I was a teen I used to blow through stop signs while riding a bike, but it was my small town and I know how stupid it was now. I also love they have contempt for wearing helmets as well because safety be damned when you are using a more dangerous mode of transportation
 
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toilet thought

most anti-car fags are leftists, they always use kids as a reason for why "today's cars are dangerous" (if a child gets hit / run over by an older car, that kid would still end up pretty fucked up)

yet lefties love to shit on conservatives whenever they justify that some laws are meant to protect kids (troons not being allowed to use the women's locker or toilet etc)

funny how that goes

as a former kid I can say that kids are fucking retarded, there is only so much you can do to prevent them from fucking killing themselves because of how retarded they are
 
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