Army Green or Desert Biege Sir?*

Surfing the net like a boss, I was struck by the piercing shell of curiosity. I was struck with the question of how much would it financially cost to drive my very own Main Battle Tank.

Enlightened by this surge of curiosity, I searched for an affordably priced armored tank. Preferably something with air conditioning, comfort, and of course, an affordable price. So I began clicking.

I stumbled across a used Chieftain battle tank. Not only is it, a battle tank, it's a MAIN battle tank. So it's not a girly, sugar candy driven, sorry excuse for a war machine. It's pretty much the brute force of the British army. The darling looked savagely beautiful with it's right angles and machismo looks.

Then I looked at the price. Mind you, I had envisioned this fact finding excersise to be one purely for my personal entertainment. I would assume that an armored tank would match dollar to every kilogram it weighed. Out of a need to prove that my assumptions are always true. I searched for the used tank's price. It costs 270,000 Ringgit.

Not Dollars. Ringgit Malaysia.

WROAH!

Now, it's not to say that 270 k is affordable by any means, but bear in mind that it does cost half the amount of a BMW convertible bought in Malaysia. Yes. A Chieftan Battle Tank is half the price of a BMW in Malaysia.

This does provoke some very interesting ideas. How would it feel like powering your very own battle tank through some of the most jammed areas of Kuala Lumpur? Or perhaps, dealing with all those psycho idiots on the roads. For instance, Kancil owner's who are thoroughly convinced they're driving hippos instead of really tiny cars.

What am I talking about?

I am talking about the possibility of smashing a hole right through the walls of unrighteously cramped parking spaces.

It's about using the sheer weight of the tank to smash stupid double parkers into mangled tin foil.

It's about blasting road bullies off the road and into the South China Sea.

I am talking about the respect an armored tank would afford you. A respect they will have to pay because of the knowledge that you can blow them up with a gigantic cannon. A simple knowledge that you can, and will, end their sniveling, pathetic lives if they dare so much as LOOK in your direction when they meekly move out of the way during a jammed morning rush.

And it comes with an air conditioner.

For your consideration. The affordable Chieftan Battle Tank.

*of course, you'd have to take in the shipping costs, tax, fuel, laws and numerous other elements which will probably cost as much as having your very own air-force.