AnswerID: 32760 Submitted: Saturday, Oct 04, 2003 at 14:47
kezza
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Geeze.. seeing you guys remember the 70s maybe you can remember a time when there were very few 4wds and people had to use 2wds to get through sand and mud and people were happy to give a hand. Dont forget
Australia is was a rural community and in the outback 2wd just had to do the job - and it did. And often it was driver skill and nouse as well as the odd tractor which saved the day.
What you are noticing is that there are now "try hards" as my teenage daughter calls them and "wannabe's" (possibly of a lower IQ, but nontheless) (joke joke) out for a bit of adventure.
I know a fairlaine is not the right example from GregA's experience here but lets ignore the real idiots here.
Only because of a lack of experience and or common sense that they get into trouble - how many people these days get to practice getting bogged safely on the farm - who are we to spoil their fun - just as long as they dont kill or injure anyone why not give them a hand? They may have a genuine reason for being on the beach (to them at least).
Yeah I too think they are fools sometimes but at least they are out of the house doing something adventurous and fun.
Im sorry I have to admire the people who have a sense of adventure - there is too little of it as it is nowdays.
In fact I am more symapthetic to a 2wd stuck than a bogged 4wd with an attitude.
Hope you get my drift
Kes
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FollowupID: 23808 Submitted:
Thursday, Oct 09, 2003 at 15:40
Old Jack posted:
kes
Having taken 2WD utes into the outback in the 60's & 70's we took a trip out to the Corner in 1988 in a Holden tray top ute, was the biggest hoot to see the wannabies faces as we travelled around, my mate who was with me was only a few months away from brain cancer leaving him dead so it was a case of heck why not!
the Ute had been jacked up, a detroit locker ford 9" diff fitted and we had all the correct gear to get us on the move if we got stuck, most of the older seasoned travellers will know the times when yes 2wd was the only option. would i do it again now? yep! as for the beach, I grew up driving on
Stockton beach most summers in old holdens & beach buggies, it holds no interest what so ever to drive a 2WD onto the beach let alone a 4Wd. mind you It can be a lot of fun!
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