Why Driving A 60-Year-Old Military Vehicle Is A Horrible Experience
Doug DeMuro tries out a 60-year-old 'Ferret' armoured vehicle, and finds the driving experience to be less than pleasant...
The cabin of the Feret is a strange place. The armoured vehicle was manufactured by Daimler (no, not that one) from 1952 to 1971, and as shown by Doug here, it has a steering wheel that points down towards the floor, a handbrake between the driver’s legs, and a clutch pedal that doesn’t operate anything like a normal clutch pedal.
It’s also noisy, hard to see out of, and has shockingly poor brakes. As such, it doesn’t look like the most fun thing to drive on the road. But hey, it’s probably not an experience you’re going to forget in a hurry.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
I thought volvos were pleasant to drive
hi
Instead of studying for the finals I have today, I am browsing car throttle
Wouldve been more exciting if it was an actual tank
looks like Volvo’s got some competition
Welcome to Tennessee y’all.
But some people be like: Old is gold (which is true)
Saw the title, then I saw it was Doug
Militerrible!