santana
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HI FRIENDS.
A FEW MONTHS AGO, I HAD A LITTLE EXPERIENCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY SERIES III NICO CLOSE TO A RIVER , IN THE COUNTRY.
I WAS LOOKING FOR A RIVER TO WADE, SO I DROVE ABOUT 100 KM FROM HOME . READY TO HAVE A GREAT 4X4 EXPERIENCE IN THE GUAMAL RIVER AND THE TRACKS NEAR THIS TOWN. MY GIRLFRIEND CAME WITH ME.
SADLY THE DAY WAS RAINY SO WE COULD NOT ENJOY THE SUN. ONCE I GOT CLOSE TO THE WATER (PREVIOUSLY CHECKED HOW DEEP IT WAS) NICO CROSSED THE RIVER WELL, AS A CHAMPION, AND I PARKED IT CLOSE TO THE BANK.
A VIDEO OF THAT DAY: [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDk5Fvfhbvg[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
WE SPENT THE MORNING IN THE WATER, BUT WHEN I GOT IN THE LAND ROVER AND TRIED TO TURNAROUND . I HAVE PASSED TOO CLOSE TO THE BANK . AND IT, LITERALLY, SWALLOWED NICO ..
DESPERATELY, I PUSHED THE BRAKES AND PUTTED REVERSE GEAR, BUT THE LANDY DIDN´T MOVE .. INSTEAD IT STARTED TO SINK SLOWLY FOR IT´S RIGHT SIDE ..
THE SAND IN THE BANKS SINKED BECAUSE THE WEIGHT OF THE LAND ROVER . AND CARRIED IT TO THE DEEPEST AREA.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES I WAS CLOSE TO OVERTURN. IN THE MOMENT I CROSSED THE WHEELS TO AVOID OVERTURNING AND GOT IN THE WATER ( .I HAD MY CELL PHONE IN MY POCKET)
. THE SITUATION WAS WORRIED, WE WERE ALONE, I DIDN´T SEE ANY 4X4 CLOSE THAT COULD PULL NICO OUT OF THE WATER, WE HAD NOT A PHONE, FAR FORM TOWN
.. WE WERE BY OURSELVES.
AS I NOTICED THAT NICO STILL SINKING, I GET IN AND TRIED TO DROVE OUT, WITHOUT SUCCESS .. AGAIN I GOT TO THE WATER AND STARTED TO CARRY OUT STONES AND ROCKS , TRYING TO MAKE A ESCAPE ROAD FOR THE LAND ROVER WHEELS.
IT WORKED !!! AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF FIGHTING AGAINST THE WATER, THE SAND AND THE ROCKS AND AFTER OF ENGINE ROARS WATER SPLASHES AND SLIPING WHEELS, NICO WAS OUT OF THE WATER (THANKS GOD WE CAME ALIVE FROM THE SITUATION) .
ONCE OUT OF THE WATER, I CHECKED OUT FOR DAMAGES, BUT MY OLD LAND ROVER WAS COMPLETE, ONLY A LITTLE SHAKING (MAYBE CAUSE THE SCARE).
I GOT HOME WITHOUT CLUTCH (DROVE ABOUT 45 KM WITHOUT IT !!) BUT ONCE AGAIN NICO TOOK US TO HOME WELL.
HOPE YOU ENJOY THE STORY, AND PLEASE..... FORGIVE MY ENGLISH.
SALUTES.
A FEW MONTHS AGO, I HAD A LITTLE EXPERIENCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY SERIES III NICO CLOSE TO A RIVER , IN THE COUNTRY.
I WAS LOOKING FOR A RIVER TO WADE, SO I DROVE ABOUT 100 KM FROM HOME . READY TO HAVE A GREAT 4X4 EXPERIENCE IN THE GUAMAL RIVER AND THE TRACKS NEAR THIS TOWN. MY GIRLFRIEND CAME WITH ME.
SADLY THE DAY WAS RAINY SO WE COULD NOT ENJOY THE SUN. ONCE I GOT CLOSE TO THE WATER (PREVIOUSLY CHECKED HOW DEEP IT WAS) NICO CROSSED THE RIVER WELL, AS A CHAMPION, AND I PARKED IT CLOSE TO THE BANK.
A VIDEO OF THAT DAY: [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDk5Fvfhbvg[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
WE SPENT THE MORNING IN THE WATER, BUT WHEN I GOT IN THE LAND ROVER AND TRIED TO TURNAROUND . I HAVE PASSED TOO CLOSE TO THE BANK . AND IT, LITERALLY, SWALLOWED NICO ..
DESPERATELY, I PUSHED THE BRAKES AND PUTTED REVERSE GEAR, BUT THE LANDY DIDN´T MOVE .. INSTEAD IT STARTED TO SINK SLOWLY FOR IT´S RIGHT SIDE ..
THE SAND IN THE BANKS SINKED BECAUSE THE WEIGHT OF THE LAND ROVER . AND CARRIED IT TO THE DEEPEST AREA.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES I WAS CLOSE TO OVERTURN. IN THE MOMENT I CROSSED THE WHEELS TO AVOID OVERTURNING AND GOT IN THE WATER ( .I HAD MY CELL PHONE IN MY POCKET
)
. THE SITUATION WAS WORRIED, WE WERE ALONE, I DIDN´T SEE ANY 4X4 CLOSE THAT COULD PULL NICO OUT OF THE WATER, WE HAD NOT A PHONE, FAR FORM TOWN
.. WE WERE BY OURSELVES.
AS I NOTICED THAT NICO STILL SINKING, I GET IN AND TRIED TO DROVE OUT, WITHOUT SUCCESS .. AGAIN I GOT TO THE WATER AND STARTED TO CARRY OUT STONES AND ROCKS , TRYING TO MAKE A ESCAPE ROAD FOR THE LAND ROVER WHEELS.
IT WORKED !!! AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF FIGHTING AGAINST THE WATER, THE SAND AND THE ROCKS AND AFTER OF ENGINE ROARS WATER SPLASHES AND SLIPING WHEELS, NICO WAS OUT OF THE WATER (THANKS GOD WE CAME ALIVE FROM THE SITUATION) .
ONCE OUT OF THE WATER, I CHECKED OUT FOR DAMAGES, BUT MY OLD LAND ROVER WAS COMPLETE, ONLY A LITTLE SHAKING (MAYBE CAUSE THE SCARE).
I GOT HOME WITHOUT CLUTCH (DROVE ABOUT 45 KM WITHOUT IT !!) BUT ONCE AGAIN NICO TOOK US TO HOME WELL.
HOPE YOU ENJOY THE STORY, AND PLEASE..... FORGIVE MY ENGLISH.
SALUTES.
