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Title: Another Fraser Island vehicle sad story
Post by: krisandkev on March 26, 2014, 11:35:06 AM
Another one bits the dust on Fraser Island. Nice photo but.  ;D  Kevin

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http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/sinking-feeling-for-fraser-island-sight-seeing-dri/2209918/ (http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/sinking-feeling-for-fraser-island-sight-seeing-dri/2209918/)
Title: Re: Another Fraser Island vehicle sad story
Post by: Bird on March 26, 2014, 11:40:19 AM
... and http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/ute-righted-after-it-tips-its-side-fraser-island/2210283/ (http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/ute-righted-after-it-tips-its-side-fraser-island/2210283/)
Title: Re: Another Fraser Island vehicle sad story
Post by: chester ver2.0 on March 26, 2014, 11:52:30 AM
Pffft you could float that out on high tide
Title: Re: Another Fraser Island vehicle sad story
Post by: Beachman on March 26, 2014, 02:41:27 PM
About 15 years ago I knew a guy who swamped his petrol 4WD in the surf on Fraser. (Waves crashing through the windows and over the roof swamped) He got someone to tow it to camp, then took all the vinyl floor coverings out and let it dry out in the sun for a couple of days. With the help of lots of RP7 he got the motor working and drove/coughed it back to Brisbane. He was too scared to turn it off, so while unloading his gear he also washed the car with the motor running, then drove it to a car yard and traded it in.
Title: Re: Another Fraser Island vehicle sad story
Post by: edz on March 26, 2014, 02:45:07 PM
Sooo did you get a good trade in for it ??
Title: Re: Another Fraser Island vehicle sad story
Post by: DaveR on March 26, 2014, 03:38:25 PM
20 years since I have been on the Beach, that's about the change soon.
I have a collection of photos somewhere from when I was there a lot.
But the worst I came across (thankfully I didn't see it) was a bronco doing forward cartwheels down the beach at Eli Creek Crossing, hit the opposite bank at serious speed and over it went, many times. Thing was, there was 2 blokes sitting on the bonnet, 3 standing across the back, plus the 4 sitting inside.
Our day was taken up with helping the young medic get her troopy across to the west side.
Title: Re: Another Fraser Island vehicle sad story
Post by: Beachman on March 26, 2014, 03:41:00 PM
He drove in with a Bundera and drove out with Ford Fairlane. 
Title: Re: Another Fraser Island vehicle sad story
Post by: Jeepers Creepers on March 26, 2014, 04:12:41 PM
That's a nice spot where the van is, I might have to take the boat in there... it looks deep enough.
Title: Re: Another Fraser Island vehicle sad story
Post by: edz on March 26, 2014, 06:00:58 PM
MMMaybe not Jeepers, well at low tides anyway . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SQemI8vPSg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SQemI8vPSg)
Title: Re: Another Fraser Island vehicle sad story
Post by: bluejay on March 26, 2014, 06:38:56 PM
is it a mit -SUB-ishi?