So you're building a time machine......

antijoke · 5 Nov 2012 at 09:41

....and you need to choose the car that will house all the time circuits etc.

So what car would you choose as the basis of your time machine? Feel free to say why you would choose your vehicle as well.

I'd have a very hard time choosing anything other than the DeLorean. Original I know.

Let's just assume all the electronics would fit in a car.

Yes it's stolen from BTTF but I watched it at the weekend and wondered what cars people of motors would choose.

TaKeN · 5 Nov 2012 at 09:43

A bus or lorry. Lots of spares can be carried

Kutter · 5 Nov 2012 at 09:49

Delorean as its been proved as a good time machine that can also be modified.

Schizo · 5 Nov 2012 at 09:54

tahoe.

Judgeneo · 5 Nov 2012 at 09:54

Being a practical man, I'd go with a Challenger tank.

Going back in time might cause the natives to become hostile, and roads probably won't exist where you want to go, or be of low quality. Time machines tend to use quite a lot of power as well, so the large power source the tank has will come in useful

PiKe · 5 Nov 2012 at 10:02

A Ferrari Testarossa. It'd get to 88 a damn sight quicker than a Deloreon

GravyMonster · 5 Nov 2012 at 10:08

TaKeN said:
A bus or lorry. Lots of spares can be carried

Yup, I'm thinking a Transit.

mccarf · 5 Nov 2012 at 10:21

Range rover - for the offroad ability and carrying capacity, while also making me look awesome.

Siliconslave · 5 Nov 2012 at 10:43

mccarf said:
Range rover - for the offroad ability and carrying capacity, while also making me look awesome.

along similar lines to that I'd go with a Bowler EXR-S to hit 88 in ~5 seconds on and off road

panthro · 5 Nov 2012 at 10:52

A RR Evoque; Its got enough space and it will still look cool in 100 years time (IMO).

"andy" · 5 Nov 2012 at 12:28

the number 8 nightbus

then you could take atleast 200 drunk people with you

Hagar · 5 Nov 2012 at 12:50

A mini, we all know time machines are bigger inside than out.

Scania · 5 Nov 2012 at 12:52

Scania R730 please

Haggisman · 5 Nov 2012 at 13:00

It'd have to be something with decent offroad capability, and easy to fix. So I'm going to go with some kind of old Landrover. You know, the ones you can fix anything with a hammer and adjustable wrench?

Mat · 5 Nov 2012 at 13:44

Something that has at least a hybrid engine... Petrol wasn't around in the more interesting past and probably wont be around in the more interesting future so a power source that can be jerry-rigged to be charged from other sources would be useful.

I'm gonne go time travelling in a Prius! \o/

p1RATE · 5 Nov 2012 at 13:50

Mat said:
Something that has at least a hybrid engine... Petrol wasn't around in the more interesting past and probably wont be around in the more interesting future so a power source that can be jerry-rigged to be charged from other sources would be useful.

I'm gonne go time travelling in a Prius! \o/

The delorean ran on plutonium so petrol wasn't an issue. i think it then ran on recycled garbage after the first film too?

Matt82 · 5 Nov 2012 at 13:50

a 1967 Chevrolet and probably a 1967 Chevy Camaro or Corvette

it worked for John Titor

Ricochet J · 5 Nov 2012 at 13:53

Fox's E39 BMW 530i.

Matt82 · 5 Nov 2012 at 13:55

it has done more than 100k yknow?

paradigm · 5 Nov 2012 at 13:59

p1RATE said:
The delorean ran on plutonium so petrol wasn't an issue. i think it then ran on recycled garbage after the first film too?

No, the time circuits (aka flux capacitor) ran using plutonium rods in the first film (and by Mr. Fusion in the 2nd and 3rd), but the internal combustion engine needed to achieve 88MPH are powered by ordinary regular gasoline, it always has.