German family uses armored car for the grocery run

The next time some obnoxious jerk in a Hummer or Escalade cuts you off as if they owned the road, perhaps you should consider the move taken by Joachim Schoeneich of Neu Anspach Germany. He has decided that a British Army surplus Fox FV721 makes the perfect family grocery getter, and has even fitted a kiddie seat so two year old son Paul can come along for the ride.

While most reports are incorrectly calling it a tank, the Fox is really an armored reconnaissance vehicle, with huge tires rather than the tracks of an actual tank. The overall size is not too unreasonable either, being narrower than a Hummer H1, and shorter than a regular Chrysler 300 sedan. Shoeneich says it's tricky to maneuver, especially with it's non functioning gun sticking out and lousy outward visibility. Still, I suppose nobody's going to argue with you over that last parking spot.

Perhaps Schoeneich should also consider some alternate wheels for once he gets inside the store.

Ananova

Family buys tank
A German family has bought a six-tonne tank to use for
shopping and day trips.
Dad Joachim Schoeneich has even fitted a baby seat to
the British-built Fox tank for his two-year-old son Paul.
The tank is armed
with a disabled 30mm gun and has three-inch thick armour plating.
"We take
the tank to go shopping and little trips," laughed Joachim, from Neu
Anspach.
"It is a bit hard to find a parking place, but we get right of way
at every junction."
The only drawback is fuel consumption as the £24,000
tank's 4.2 litre engine struggles to better five miles per gallon.
"But the
driving experience makes up for it," says Joachim.