Save the 4wd!

[SimonD]

My family's home town in Oz copping a pasting in the floods as you can see in this video which captures the flash flood. Watch the 4wd owner save his vehicle - brown trouser moment as you let the tyres down with water licking around you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYUpkPTcqPY&feature=player_detailpage

 

[Chas]

Why didn't he just drive to dry ground first?

 

[Jon Wildsmith]

the comment says he was locking his hubs, makes sense

 

[Crispin]

That vid has now gone viral - so many people sending it around.

I gathered he was locking his hubs but he took his sweet time about it. He would have been ok for a few minutes.

I do like the way he was faffing with an umbrella...

 

[scubadec]

OMG, thats Powerful, it just sweeps the cars away!
I dont know If id have bothered with the Umbrella though!

 

[SimonD]

My brother used to live in Creek Street in Toowoomba before moving to Brisbane. The clue on the current status of Creek Street is in the name. These street are all familiar to me. I saw I pic of the town i went to school in and the only thing on the street was a landcruiser troopie ambulance with a snorkel.

 

[whereisgibson]

No doubt James May would have been checking the oil, making sure the breaklights were ok, letting it warm up... Gurgle gurgle swim swim.

 

[24Seven]

Amazing, thanks for the link Simon

 

[Chris]

I would not have bothered locking the hubs. Come on, get in turn the key and drive.


Make you think about the forces involved in crossing rivers in full spate. Or the Corwen Car Wash


Chris

 

[Nuclear Chicken]

Bloody hell. That puts it in perspective, eh?