Frustrated about some jerk beating you to that last space in the parking lot? Worry no more. Just follow Joachim Schoeneich’s example and get yourself an armoured tank.

That’s precisely what Joachim of Neu Anspach, Germany did — he bought himself a British Army surplus six-ton Fox FV721 tank for daily use like trips to the mall or the movies. The tank is armed with a disabled 30mm gun and has three-inch thick armour plating. He even fitted a kiddie seat to the tank for his two-year-old son Paul.

Is it a cumbersome monster? Narrower than a Hummer H1, and shorter than a Chrysler 300 sedan, the tank is quite manageable, says Joachim.

“We take the tank to go shopping and little trips,” he laughs. “It is a bit hard to find a parking place, but we get right of way at every junction.”

The armoured reconnaissance vehicle cost Joachim about US$47,000 and he actually gets a whole five miles per gallon from its 4.2 liter engine. But isn’t that a small price to pay to finally get to be the King of the Road?

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Tags: Armoured tank, Parking space

Tags: Armoured tank, Parking space

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