Why waste so much of it with aimless driving and carousing around?
Also, what happens when spark plugs wear out?
Finally, the Humungus had such overwhelming numbers that it would be like the Mexicans attacking the Alamo. One big coordinated rush would wipe them out, Warrior Women notwithstanding.
Democracy is the pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. H.L. Mencken
They seem to only have a few cars running around except when they all go to the compound to talk with the survivors. Most of it is just a show of force, to intimidate them.
for parts, they scavenge and attack wanderers and nomads. by the fact that many cars have 6 wheels (dualies on the rear) they aren't in short supply of tires.
"He's dusted, busted and disgusted, but he's ok"
Why waste so much of it with aimless driving and carousing around?
Also, what happens when spark plugs wear out?
Finally, the Humungus had such overwhelming numbers that it would be like the Mexicans attacking the Alamo. One big coordinated rush would wipe them out, Warrior Women notwithstanding.
I pretty much agree with all of the issues/questions that you raise. There were parts of the refinery compound that were barely defended. If Humungus had sent the armada against the BACK of the compound, where there were no flamethrowers, and sent them ON FOOT - they should have been able to break right through.
As for spark plugs: You can get a LOT of extra life out of plugs, just by cleaning the electrodes with sandpaper. What I think WOULD have worn out and been hard to replace are belts and batteries. They could raid every abandoned auto parts store, and probably pick up enough belts to last 25 years (if they were smart enough to store them in a tub of axle grease), but batteries lose their capability to hold a charge, as they age, whether they're being used, or not.
- HOW kin I be so brainless, when I is so smart?
The refinery, also, could not have been completely self sufficient. Think water supply, grain, protein, etc. I saw a couple chickens running around, but the place is hardly a farm.
Humungus just keeps picking off the ones who come out to presumably scavenge for these things. At some point, they are so undermanned a coordinated attack would doom them.
A very entertaining movie that, like a lot of others in this genre, work if you don't think about it too much.
Democracy is the pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. H.L. Mencken
Well, it is a movie. How come stormtroopers in Star Wars never use the scopes on their weapons? How come you never see an explicit sex scene on prime time TV? How come you never see reruns of Scooby Doo air on prime time on one of the big three networks?
And in case you didn't notice, there was barbed wire surrounding the compound.
A very entertaining movie that, like a lot of others in this genre, work if you don't think about it too much.
I think the reason the gangs did not rush the compound was the fear that they would go thur with their threat to blow it up. One of the people in the compound yelled that they would early in the film. Of course they did blow it up with a time bomb after leaving during the last part of the film.
shareActually if the time line of 5 to 10 years after a great War is correct, gas would be almost impossible to find. Any Gas pumped has roughly a year shelf life. I am guessing a refinery is not the easiest thing to figure out so Gas powered vehicles would probably not be a means of transportation.
shareAny Gas pumped has roughly a year shelf life.
I think the refinery is plausible however, storing Gas once it is refined for more than a year is not plausible. Certainly five to ten years after would be even worse. You are also right that the engines would run like crap.
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