Just when you think that you've seen it all, this comes along.....

 

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/armoured-skoda-superb-estate-on-sale-–-for-£118688/ar-AAxXVCp?ocid=spartanntp

 

Guess that this will bring a whole new meaning to the term "bulletproof" when describing it's reliability!!!  

 

YA.

Armour plated Superb 2.0 TDI 190 estate for £118,688.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/armoured-skoda-superb-estate-on-sale-–-for-£118688/ar-AAxXVCp?li=BBoPJKX

All that money and you get standard halogens. Fail. 

The new low key drug cartel lieutenant company car

 

Though i presume they will be background checked and verified factory only orders..

Brakes and suspenders.... oops, suspension unrated but engine the same... Sounds like its either a very fast car to start with or a very slow upgrade, depending on how much toughened sh-tuff is added! I believe proper so-called bullet proof glass windows are usually very heavy and non opening. Sun roof most likely out of the question so the a/c is gonna have a hard life, along with the power steering pump, alternator, etc. I would think they must all have had an upgrade. 

47 minutes ago, penguin17 said:

All that money and you get standard halogens. Fail. 

I was thinking the exact same thing.  I'd expect full LEDs for that money!  If you're going to armour a car for this kind of use, a Superb is the one to do it to

Likely to be used for low-key protection duties - for example Royal Protection Officers, and £118k is cheap compared to the price of the LR Disco's and Range Rovers and Jags they currently use (theyre around £250k each I believe).

 

A very Niche market, and not one for the Rappers who like bling

 

Id hate to see the fuel bill on too.. its surely up at least a Tonne on the standard one.

Likely had a remap on the block to push it over 220 from the standard 190. Need to with all that extra sh-tuff to move around, idealy quickly... given if your in a car that some one is shooting at or tried to blow up you want a bit of go when you put your foot down...

Threads merged.

18 hours ago, john999boy said:

Threads merged.

Thanks for that and apologies to YellowAges - I didn't spot your thread that superseded mine by one hour!

On 5/29/2018 at 13:04, Penpusher said:

Armour plated Superb 2.0 TDI 190 estate for £118,688.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/armoured-skoda-superb-estate-on-sale-–-for-£118688/ar-AAxXVCp?li=BBoPJKX

 

Should be a 280! 

3 hours ago, Penpusher said:

Thanks for that and apologies to YellowAges - I didn't spot your thread that superseded mine by one hour!

 

No worries - they do say that "great minds think alike"!   

I wonder how many council officials will insist on one? Maybe the BIK rate will put some of them off.

3 hours ago, Prykey said:

 

Should be a 280! 

"Sorry Councillor Murray you'll be late to the Town Hall, I need to find a Tesco that sells Momentum 99"

Perfect vehicles for Glasgow Cab / Taxi companies that run Skoda's.

On ‎29‎/‎05‎/‎2018 at 14:01, mrgf said:

Sounds like its either a very fast car to start with or a very slow upgrade, depending on how much toughened sh-tuff is added! 

 

The 190 is no slouch in normal form, but I'm guessing it would need a pedal-box or re-map just to get it moving in the first place under all that extra weight. The throttle lag is significant - you'd be flooring it just to get away from the lights in that one. "Nothing... Nothing... Nothing... FAAAR too much!!!"

On 5/30/2018 at 16:42, xman said:

I wonder how many council officials will insist on one? Maybe the BIK rate will put some of them off.

At least they got rid of our allegedly "corrupt" Mayor in Tower Hamlets... He used to run a Chrysler 300 even though he said he was gonna get shot of it. That, most likely, would cost even more as the used value against a new car, which will then plummet like a stone again...  TBH, it would't surprise me if a pal of his is now driving it, at a much reduced cost! (He is also the **** who installed all the 20MPH speed limits, despite myself giving up trying to follow his chauffeur driven chrysler upon reaching around 37 MPH and still being left floundering)!

Super(b) bland.

9 hours ago, Whenwillilearn said:

Super(b) bland.

I guess that's the idea if it's to be used to cart oligarcs' children or minor "celebrities" around. 

 

On the other hand, it might be Superbtte's latest upgrade .