Thanks for finding that - the nature of this ‘gate’ has been puzzling me for days now.

Fantastic stuff. It’s great that this is done by civilian enthusiasts, but I hope that our special forces are also learning tactics like this, to help them take the fight to ISIS.

To me it doesn’t seem that bad. I think it’s a defensible design decision if you assume that not many full-size adults would be using these doors regularly, but that assumption might not work with the market segment this car was intended for.

The trunk is neat, but having to reach over the tailgate to make use of it would be a bit of a hassle.

First time I’ve heard Southern Ontario described as an “industrial wasteland.”
Agricultural wasteland maybe.

Pretty sure those panels are tactical bullet-resistant steel and the slots are gun ports, guys.

In all other respects it’s the greatest vehicle of all time, but doing anything engine-related on the Toyota Van (accessed, kind of, by tilting back the driver’s seat) was a pain in the ass.

Who knows what’s under that steering wheel cover?
CP

Are you joking? None of these things are sexy, even in an unsexy way like an A-10 or Hummer, or even a Casspir.

I’m sure Arnold Schwarzenegger already has one on order.

But I’m also kind of bummed that one of these idiots also drives a Forester.

I’m amazed at the quality and detail of the IR imaging these guys have now. No way you can hide from that, unless you can quickly set the whole forest on fire... or duck into a large crowd, whichever’s easiest.

Years ago my stepfather, a mechanic who came from a family of dodgy mechanics in a very bad part of Newcastle England, told me that this was a trick that unspecified dodgy mechanics would use to fool would-be buyers into thinking a car’s transmission was running smoothly: the bananas would provide ideal lubrication…

Not to excuse the theft but whoever (I’d put money on it being a couple of chavs and the jeep now being in the bottom of a pond after a drunken joyride) took it isn’t going to have any idea that this was the cherished property of an OAP. They would have just thought the jeep belonged to the museum.

You mean they’d leave one behind?

Yeah man

Hey, you were the one who called it a trailer in the first place.

That's a lot of 'flame surfacing'.

This would be perfect for someone who has a long commute on the subway.

Me too, and I drive a Forester that looks just like that, minus the hood thingy.