Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 14:24:38 -0400 From: Fred W <Malt_Houndnospamm-me-not*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Saab 9-7x stuck on hillside
Johannes wrote: > > Al wrote: > >>"Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote in message >>news:446168E0.2CCF8F21nospamail.com... >> >>> >>>SG wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Wow, interesting video of a Saab 9-7x stuck on hillside. >>>> >>>>Check it out! >>>> >>>>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1367494672560863204&q=saab >>> >>>The driver 'attacked' the slope too slowly. >>> >>>Graham >>> >> >>More importantly he neglected to use a Landrover. >> >>Just cos a cars got 4 wheel drive doesn't mean it can do what a "proper" off >>road vehicle can do. Its a bit like fitting knobbly tires to a sit up and >>beg shop delivery bicycle and expecting to survive a downhill kamikaze run! > > > Having spent money on a 4x4, many drivers seek out iffy slopes to justify > their useless investment. I remember there was some particular rock that is > popular for 4x4 climbing. A fair way up the rock, one 4x4 stalled and the driver > hit the brakes. However, I think the rear axle broke or something, and to the > horror of many spectators, it reversed down the rock with at a fair bit of knots. > It was shown on TV, it really looked horrible, but the driver and passenger > survived. Fairly often they don't. There are some pretty wild 4WD trails up in the Rocky mountains that adventure seekers regularly catapult themselves and their vehicles off of. Of course, usually neither survive the "fun"... -- -Fred W