MogLite Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Shamelessly stolen from an Isuzu website !! Seems it was driven there by the owner, and not stolen I wonder if the towbar was tried, whould have sheared off ? Anyone need a spare tyre for an '06 Freelander ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Not the best place to attach to certainly a write off now wonder what the owner said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Ouch... a bit drastic but looking at the marks and the sand/mud around the vehicle, it looks like it had already been there for a full tide so if it had been in three or four feet of salt water it would have been a total write off already - maybe it didn't really matter what happened to it if that was the case. If not, an upward pull over something laid on the ground behind the vehicle would have been worth a try. I hate unknown beaches, I have experienced the "sucky" feeling you get from unexpectedly hitting soft sand a long way out on a beach and it isn't nice - it happened to me doing about 40mph and the vehicle left marks about two inches deep in the (wet) sand (this was a 90 on 12.5 inch wide tyres so the normal footprint on firm sand is not a lot). I was fine on that occasion, just clenched a bit of seat cushion, but I'm guessing it was probably a good job I wasn't going any slower and I now treat beaches with a lot more caution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSG Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Ooops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatBuoy Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Not the first time that stretch of coastline has swallowed a 4x4, and certainly not the last! When will people learn to respect the sea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 No pics of the recovery vehicle? There is a bloke in Weston with a couple of scammels who used to get called to do all the beach recoveries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco tony Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Perhaps it was SAFARI'S latest snorkel test? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatBuoy Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 These two recovered the freelander.... you expanding Ralph? Further recoveries this year... April 29th: May 12th: May 25th: June 2nd: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 The Freelander was on loan from Hunters Land Rover the Main Stealers in Bristol . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob90 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 how the hell has that 110 hard top got stuck there, looks like the frontera got further at least it got to the water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Not expanding, & you can't read note mine is Western not Weston, a subtle but huge difference, 2 smart bigboys though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatBuoy Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 & you can't read note mine is Western not Weston... I know Ralph.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob90 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 oh come one boatbuoy thats cheating, its not cricket put youre pic back up its only a bit of fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatBuoy Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 how the hell has that 110 hard top got stuck there, looks like the frontera got further at least it got to the water That was my over sized signature picture... from a flood event last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatBuoy Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 oh come one boatbuoy thats cheating, its not cricket put youre pic back up its only a bit of fun I have been asked from above to removed it as it was casuing clutter on text based threads... so I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob90 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I have been asked from above to removed it as it was casuing clutter on text based threads... so I did. the request was to make it smaller [not remove it totally] &/or use it as your avatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Neale Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Never fails to amaze me how many people insist on driving down towards the tide line at Weston - there are large signs at all the entrances to the beach and further on down about the deep mud... yet they still do it! Weston Recovery still have at least one ex ww2 Scammell which they use for heavy recovery - they need it too - we've got the second highest tidal range in the world here, and the water comes in bl**dy quick! Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 That brings back memories! When I was 5 (1954) we were on holiday in Weston. The tide was out and there were some boats in the distance I fancied a look at so off I toddled. As soon as I hit the mud I went tip-over-base but nevertheless carried on, much to the amusement of a crowd gathered above the sea-wall. By the time I was rescued I was covered head to foot in slime so Dad dumped me in the paddling pool to clean me up, which didn't go down too well with the paddlers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 surely it's illegal to drive on the beach at weston? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 May 25th: Liike to Know more about the 8x8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatBuoy Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 May 25th:Liike to Know more about the 8x8? All it says in the report is it belongs to Weston Recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twizzle Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 All it says in the report is it belongs to Weston Recovery. The guys who did the recoverys at weston super mere beach they had landys, one big bronco, an a old scamell 6x6 to pull the nutter out. the brothers got me in to landys a very long time ago when i met them on holiday (i had my customised mk11 cortina estate) TWIZZLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudAllOverIt Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 I wonder if the towbar was tried, whould have sheared off ? FFS -- oops indeed. Looking at the extent of the deformation to the back the tow bar should have been OK I would have thought -- if it was a genuine one and used all the fixing points. Can't figure out from the pics if the tow ball is still there or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Neale Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 surely it's illegal to drive on the beach at weston? Nope. Most of the beach (at the Southern end) and at Uphill is used as a car park. From the pics, it looks as if Uphill was roughly where the Freelander was. Also down at Uphill you've got the estuary of the River Axe, near to the boatyard and wharf - you'd be amazed at how many people try and walk across the river towards Brean Down at low tide too. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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