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Open Diff: What Would Make the Best Bank Robbery Getaway Car?

Posted November 08, 2018 9:00 AM by dstrohl
Pathfinder Tags: automotive bank robbery Discussion

You’ve just robbed a bank. Presuming nobody died in the process and the bank is fully insured, congratulations.

The obvious question — what car you’re gonna buy with all that money — is also rather pointless if you don’t first figure out which car you’re gonna use to make a clean getaway and leave the cops and FBI in the dust.

It’s not an easy question to answer, either. Fast cars also tend to be flashy, and the whole point of getting away with all that loot is to deflect attention from yourself. Besides, you can’t outrun radio. On the other hand, should you need to lose a tail, you need an agile car with some sort of performance. Also, you need some room to haul your haul, maybe even in some secret compartments just in case the constabulary does pull you over.

What car pulls off the heist of your life?

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11/08/2018 10:41 AM

A Ford Escape???

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11/08/2018 11:30 AM

An Invisible car

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11/08/2018 12:58 PM

Most certainly NOT a Chevy Cavalier!

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11/08/2018 1:32 PM

Most CERTAINLY a Chevy Cavalier for me.

Well a normal car underneath with a Chevy Cavalier outer shell. The witnesses will say "he drove away in a Chevy Cavalier!", and the cops will say "well he won't get far, who wants to stop for lunch first".

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11/08/2018 2:11 PM

I would use a white or silver toyota camry or corolla with stolen license plate, with a high powered electric bicycle in the trunk....I would ditch the car in a parking garage and ride the bike home....Then I would have the car towed to the junk yard...

But the car is not nearly as important as the disguise....haha

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11/08/2018 8:25 PM

Police car.

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11/12/2018 6:06 AM

Taxi cab. Call several to the area, from burner phones, just before the heist.
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11/14/2018 9:02 AM

Have an accomplice drive away from the bank in a hurry,and you simply ride away with the money on a moped acting totally unaware of what just happened.

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....Or just hide away. Inside Man.

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02/06/2019 12:17 PM

Local police car.
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