Vehicle for chasing: BRDM2

[Vincent Imbraguglio]

Hey everyone, was just wanting to know if a BRDM2 with the turret weapon replaced with a video camera could be a viable storm chasing vehicle. It's a bit slow and the gas mileage is bad but in the area I live flooding is a big problem and it is amphibious.


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[Marc R. O'Leary]

Well this is definitely an interesting prospect.

Question#1: Is it street legal?

My opinion: Too slow...you'd never be able to keep up with a storm, and have to have exceptional forecasting skills to be able to put an APC in front of every storm you want to "chase" to basically let it roll over you. Just get a car.

 

[Vincent Imbraguglio]

Well this is definitely an interesting prospect.

Question#1: Is it street legal?

My opinion: Too slow...you'd never be able to keep up with a storm, and have to have exceptional forecasting skills to be able to put an APC in front of every storm you want to "chase" to basically let it roll over you. Just get a car.

Yes, they are completely street legal.

Thanks for your response. Will try and look around for something more "conventional"


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[Marc R. O'Leary]

Dont get me wrong, this would be something to behold, but I just don't think it'd be any fun for you. Even the current crop of cheesy armored SUVs can hit highway speeds.

I think one chase in, you have it on craigslist trying to unload it.

There are some good threads floating around here on chase vehicles.

Good luck!