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Went to my boot today to find something,and thought WHY! so I took every thing out and put back only what i need . and you know what! it all went back in again ! do any of you drive round with a bull boot, the only time I see the back of mine is if i'm going on holiday! :doh
if you lived in barnsley someone else would be carrying it
solarman216
12-03-2014, 21:38
Ah hem, that is tidy, tomorrow I will take a couple of pics of mine, which includes full occupation of the second row of seats, Rick
exosteve
12-03-2014, 22:15
tomorrow I take a couple of mine too
AlexD333
12-03-2014, 23:32
Ah hem, that is tidy, tomorrow I will take a couple of pics of mine, which includes full occupation of the second row of seats, Rick
Lol I've seen this, its impressive.
Went to my boot today to find something,and thought WHY! so I took every thing out and put back only what i need . and you know what! it all went back in again ! do any of you drive round with a bull boot, the only time I see the back of mine is if i'm going on holiday! :doh
same here ,
i clean the boot out,
go to a job and then can`t find anything :doh
jims-terrano
13-03-2014, 00:00
Don't matter how I try to slim down my work stuff the Polo boot is always full. Hey that'll be why it only does 30mpg from a 1.2, might as well use the truck :lol
You really don't want to see the back, sorry entire interior of mine at the moment. Being off the road has turned it into 4 wheeled shed:o
solarman216
13-03-2014, 00:33
You really don't want to see the back, sorry entire interior of mine at the moment. Being off the road has turned it into 4 wheeled shed:o
yes we do, put a pic up, Rick
yes we do, put a pic up, Rick
:lol. I will make sure I take a pic in the morning and upload it especially for you Rick:D
Here you are http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/13/eda4a2a5.jpgnot to bad you think but..http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/13/5ujebuty.jpgthen there is the back seats and finally ... http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/13/a7anumyt.jpg
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With a limited slip diff on the rear, it is essential to carry some weight at the back, especially if the roads are wet.
Does that give a valid excuse?
:thumb2
With a limited slip diff on the rear, it is essential to carry some weight at the back, especially if the roads are wet.
Does that give a valid excuse?
:thumb2 So that's the reason I keep it full up! Incredible!,Some times I thing I just use "The Force":lol
.... I took every thing out and put back only what i need . and you know what! it all went back in again!
:doh I take it you've never been involved in a serious road accident then :rolleyes:
:doh I take it you've never been involved in a serious road accident then :rolleyes:No, Iv'e been driving for 31 years and in that time iv'e never had any points on my licence and only had 3 minor shunts, the last 15 years ago. This is partly because I dive steady and also because I treat every one else on the road like total idiots.
But you are right its not a good idea to Carry a lot of loos objects around in the car with you, but if you use it for your work its a necessary risk you take.:rolleyes:
.... This is partly because I dive steady and also because I treat every one else on the road like total idiots.
But you are right its not a good idea to Carry a lot of loos objects around in the car with you, but if you use it for your work its a necessary risk you take.:rolleyes:
I consider myself safe too and being a biker the only way to survive is to treat everyone else on the road like total idiots :thumb2
But it didn't stop this happening (http://www.montfordbridge.com/morocco09/).... I hate to think what would have been the outcome if I had things rattling round in the back :eek:
I consider myself safe too and being a biker the only way to survive is to treat everyone else on the road like total idiots :thumb2
But it didn't stop this happening (http://www.montfordbridge.com/morocco09/).... I hate to think what would have been the outcome if I had things rattling round in the back :eek: You were very lucky to get out of that alive mate. French lorry drivers are B*****ds They are up your ars all the time, the same thing nearly happened to my daughter luckely I mostley drive on country roads and your lukey if you see another car every 10min!
AlexD333
13-03-2014, 21:05
I consider myself safe too and being a biker the only way to survive is to treat everyone else on the road like total idiots :thumb2
But it didn't stop this happening (http://www.montfordbridge.com/morocco09/).... I hate to think what would have been the outcome if I had things rattling round in the back :eek:
I'm in complete shock... Just looking over those photos has choked me up! And not just because of the wrecked patrol :rolleyes:
Really makes you realise how lucky you are sometimes... Thank god you were in that patrol mate and not something else!!! :bow
.... luckely I mostley drive on country roads and your lukey if you see another car every 10min!
Hate to be the bearer of bad news but.... you do know accidents can happen anywhere don't you :nenau
I consider myself safe too and being a biker the only way to survive is to treat everyone else on the road like total idiots :thumb2
But it didn't stop this happening (http://www.montfordbridge.com/morocco09/).... I hate to think what would have been the outcome if I had things rattling round in the back :eek:
Im still amazed at how lucky you were looking at those pics again. I notice there are 2 pieces of red box section under the rear end, what were they?
Hate to be the bearer of bad news but.... you do know accidents can happen anywhere don't you :nenauTrue , but all you can do is as above take care and treat all other road users as idiots.
The rest is just luck.. its a risk just getting in the car these days.!:confused:
.... Really makes you realise how lucky you are sometimes... Thank god you were in that patrol mate and not something else!!! :bow
Yes you never know what's just round the corner.... or in our case, steaming up behind you :D
Took a long time to get back to any sort of normality as far as psychological issues are concerned. Even now 4 years on and I still see the negative in everything, the what if this happens, what if that happens.... even doing everyday tasks. I was never like that before....
.... I notice there are 2 pieces of red box section under the rear end, what were they?
They were Hi-Lift jack jacking points Al :thumb2
.... its a risk just getting in the car these days.!
I'd say yours is a liability not just a risk :D :D
AlexD333
13-03-2014, 21:37
Yeah you can't live thinking like that. Yes you had a very close call but you cant let it ruin the rest of your days, get out there and enjoy yourself and be grateful for what you have :thumb2
solarman216
13-03-2014, 21:40
I'd say yours is a liability not just a risk :D :D
So what do you reckon of mine then plus two dogs? and this is after I binned two big buckets of what was loose stuff on the floor, so this is the tidyest it has been for a very long time, Rick
solarman216
13-03-2014, 21:41
and more
.... but you cant let it ruin the rest of your days, get out there and enjoy yourself.
We do get out there.... but the event certainly changed how I think without thinking about it, if you see what I mean,
I used to think PTSD, was all in your mind (no pun intended).... how wrong I was.
So what do you reckon of mine then plus two dogs? and this is after I binned two big buckets of what was loose stuff on the floor, so this is the tidyest it has been for a very long time, Rick
whats the 25lt drum with the tube attached ? some injeneus heath robinson gizmo I bet !:thumbs
solarman216
13-03-2014, 22:03
I have done a lot more than a million miles in all sorts vehicles, the only bad accident I have had was in the 70's in a 32 ton artic, an object came through the windscreen and knocked me out at 50 mph on the M6, went up a bank and rolled back onto the road and into a bridge support taking the top of the cab off, had I been seat belted my head would have gone, wife and 4 year old daughter were with me, (that is how I know what happened) we all survived and six weeks later was back driving a 32 again never looked back, I learnt not to dwell, specially as I was carrying a hazardous cargo, it does not bear thinking about if that lot had been ruptured, so I never did worry about it, Rick
solarman216
13-03-2014, 22:05
whats the 25lt drum with the tube attached ? some injeneus heath robinson gizmo I bet !:thumbs
It is a pump for charging Solar systems with antifreeze, Rick
I consider myself safe too and being a biker the only way to survive is to treat everyone else on the road like total idiots :thumb2
But it didn't stop this happening (http://www.montfordbridge.com/morocco09/).... I hate to think what would have been the outcome if I had things rattling round in the back :eek:
I remember that crash very well IIRC you were on your way to Morocco or coming back:o
Rick love how your dog had to get in the pic:lol
TBH apart from my sub box the is mostly empty, carry my tools under the back seat, have bits in with the jack or in the back door
It is a pump for charging Solar systems with antifreeze, Rick I assume you mean solar water heating, how dose that work then,? I thought they were just continuous flow through systems between the panel and tank?
.... an object came through the windscreen and knocked me out at 50 mph....
I sometimes wonder if the 'knocking out thing' is a blessing.
Lucy who was in the Patrol with me can remember nothing about the accident following the initial impact and she is fine.
I can remember everything, from seeing him bearing down on us, the initial impact, the sliding up the motorway on our side, the impact with the Armco, the numerous rolls and then coming to rest upside down and shouting Lucy 3 or 4 times before she answered me and thinking "Oh my god she's gone". Then sitting there (albeit doing a headstand :D) trapped not knowing weather the thing was going to go up in flames any second..... then the trauma of feeling helpless for almost an hour until the Spanish firemen cut me free, all the time this was going on I hadn't got a clue what was happening as I can't speak Spanish and the firemen spoke no English.
solarman216
13-03-2014, 22:43
I assume you mean solar water heating, how dose that work then,? I thought they were just continuous flow through systems between the panel and tank?
that is correct so how do you get the antifreeze into the sealed system if not by a pump, Rick
solarman216
13-03-2014, 23:06
I sometimes wonder if the 'knocking out thing' is a blessing.
Lucy who was in the Patrol with me can remember nothing about the accident following the initial impact and she is fine.
I can remember everything, from seeing him bearing down on us, the initial impact, the sliding up the motorway on our side, the impact with the Armco, the numerous rolls and then coming to rest upside down
I have experienced that when banger racing you see it coming and can do nothing about it, of course no one else is in the motor in this case, and with the the 5 point harness no hurt to me, but the point is life goes on, one life live it, regards Rick
exosteve
20-03-2014, 21:22
:eek:
first time ive seen this accident report.and pics.
Ive always thought who is this almighty adventurer bat21.dont see him on here much:nenau
everytime I put the forum on I see your truck as it was.
I admire you for you spirit for adventure I love the truck you built.
gutted it is gone,glad your here to tell the story.
it hasn't put you off adventure I hope:(
:eek:
first time ive seen this accident report.and pics.
Ive always thought who is this almighty adventurer bat21.dont see him on here much:nenau
everytime I put the forum on I see your truck as it was.
I admire you for you spirit for adventure I love the truck you built.
gutted it is gone,glad your here to tell the story.
it hasn't put you off adventure I hope:(
me too buddy!!!! Christ Alive Bat!!!!!! I'm so glad you both walked away, that looks horrible
Without you we wouldn't have this great forum and great bunch of guys
firebobby
21-03-2014, 12:44
I have attended many RTC's in which people have lost their lives or walked away.
You were both very lucky to get out of that and walk away, it's very hard when the casualties don't speak the local lingo, we have more foreign drivers over here now.
Some accidents I have attended are just unreal, and you think, how the F did you get out of that, or a few inches the other way and they would still be alive, it's that close some times.
I believe, that if your numbers up, it's up.
Did you do the lottery after that BAT
:eek:
Ive always thought who is this almighty adventurer bat21.dont see him on here much:nenau
.... it hasn't put you off adventure I hope:(
It didn't put us off Steve, but it has changed the way I see things.... I always seem to focus on the negative (what can go wrong) in everything I do.... but it's getting better.
Hasn't knocked my adventure spirit at all, been back to Morocco 3 times since then. This was last years trip (http://ukgser.smugmug.com/Travel/Morocco-2013/32250244_4zTHkk), hit the full screen button top right once the page opens.
me too buddy!!!! Christ Alive Bat!!!!!! I'm so glad you both walked away, that looks horrible....
It wasn't just the accident that was horrible, what happened in the week after was almost as traumatic. We were then lucky enough to have two friends drive down and pick us and our kit up, a round trip of 1,920 miles for them.
.... I believe, that if your numbers up, it's up.
I believe when we are born we each have a expiry date on us somewhere.... clearly neither of us was 26.04.09 :)
firebobby
21-03-2014, 20:05
Very true , and the lottery ??
Very true , and the lottery ??
Tired it... but again our numbers weren't up there either :D
Great pics Bat :thumb2. Your roof tent looks a nice bit of kit. I was just showing the missus these pics and she remarked that she would like one for the Patrol, she could have said before we bought a brand new tintent:doh:lol
.... Your roof tent looks a nice bit of kit.....
Just bought a Autohome Maggiolina Safari (http://www.autohome-official.com/en/products/hard-shell-roof-top-tent/maggiolina-safari/maggiolina-safari-roof-tent) that has replaced the Howling Moon tent.
The tent is a great bit of kit but I wanted something that can be erected in seconds :naughty and also packed away with minimal effort. The Howling Moon takes about 12 minutes to put up, and about 20 to pack away.... the Maggiolina takes about 30 seconds to put up and 2 minutes to pack away :thumbs
Still have the tent, want to try the new setup before we decide to sell.
makeitfit
21-03-2014, 21:43
Going back to the loose stuff :rolleyes: I can also confirm all my stuff is tied down, now :augie
When I parked my truck on it's side there was actually very little loose, but what there was came at me from all angles :o
1st time I did the bomb hole many years ago, I went down a tad too fast. hit the bottom with great enthusiasm and cleaned the back sets of ALL shite and promptly filled the dash and my hoodie :wasntme
I now have many tie downs :thumbs
Dynamics
23-03-2014, 15:10
this happening (http://www.montfordbridge.com/morocco09/)
Bloody Hell Mate, that is quite intense.
Are you ex Forces Buddy?
Brian.
Barrbeast
23-03-2014, 19:28
Bat21, how do you find the Cruiser compared with the Patrol? Is it a 4.2?
.... how do you find the Cruiser compared with the Patrol? Is it a 4.2?
Both vehicles are (were) form the same era, the Patrol was actually a year newer and would have been 21 this year, the Land Cruiser is 22 years old this year.
The Patrol was normally aspirated and was well under powered, any sign of a hill saw the manual gearbox having to be stirred.
The Land Cruiser is turbo charged and also an auto, so is obviously a lot more civilised to drive.
The best way I can sumerise between the two, the Patrol felt like I was driving a small lorry and felt agricultural. The Land Cruiser feels like a large car.
Both capable vehicles but for me the Land Cruiser wins.
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