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If there's one thing I want in a truck it's the ability to drive on a planet which I will never actually visit.

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It's the logical conclusion of SUV marketing.

"Yeah, but I could if I wanted to" -- middle class suburbanite, probably

They already sell cars with a bioweapon defense mode.

Who does that? Seriously asking, even if I can imagine the answer already...

Tesla. It is unnecessary in almost all circumstances, but a lot of people have raved about it when dealing with California's wildfires for example.

Ah, so they covered B and C weapons. What about A and hardened electronics?

Tesla does: https://futurism.com/the-byte/tesla-wildfires-bioweapon-defe.... It's an optional upgrade. I ordered it for my Model S because, at the time, Hawaii was experiencing really bad VOG, which my girlfriend was extremely sensitive to. On bad days, she could retreat to the Tesla, activate BioWeapon Defense mode, and experience some relief.

I mean... a good respirator is like $30-40. Significant savings over a Model S, and you're not stuck in the car. But I suppose wearing a mask can be uncomfortable.

Tesla, it's an option in the Model X's climate controls.

That's actually genius lol

Is that any less logical than owning a vehicle than can drive 2-3X over any legal speed limit?

One you can actually do, so yeah.

That's for fuel efficiency and acceleration. You wouldn't want to constantly redline your engine.

You can take any car to a racetrack and drive as fast as you like for a couple of hundred dollars per event. You can even get professional instruction.

https://www.scca.com/pages/scca-track-events

those events do not let you go as fast as you like. there ARE some events that do but its a really bad idea in a car with no cage and safety equipment.

I've done it of course.

I've found that my stomach for speed is inversely proportional to how fast I'm allowed to go. I'm not sure I have the stones to go fast enough to need a roll cage on a race track.

you don't need the stones, just the money! Seriously though, check out 24 Hours of Lemons. We race in it. Its the best!

You can also be dropped on Mars with a pressurized Tesla.

Most people would put 'buying access to a track' into the 'things I will never do'-box.

It's a fairly common past time for people interested in fast cars. It's comparable in price to a day skiing.

Same goes for off-roading. Luckily I live like an hour away from a big parc in Germany so my 1982 Range Rover can enjoy his natural environment at least a couple of times! Logically totally useless, but hell of fun!

There's a small track I can get on for $35, tho I won't hit triple digits.

Track nights can be as low as $125 and you will hit triple digits.

But yea, $125 is equally as out of reach as being dropped on Mars.

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