4 chics in a defender.....having fun on Fraser Island

[weeds]

4 back packin chics leaving Lake McKenzie

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[travelrover]

Oops

[incisor]

pretty easy to do if you don't have much experience driving them in those sorts of conditions and you like playing with the brake pedal

have seen two or three over the years do it and seen many more barely escape it..

poor buggers..

[weeds]

I’m thinking they may have come across oncoming traffic and moved to the left meaning the drivers side wheels are now in the passenger side rut...and the passenger wheels up on the embankment, well probably wasn’t at the start and I’m guessing they thought they could continue driving while trying to get the back to the original ruts........looks like it was a low speed roll

Still mind boggling.....

[scarry]

By the rego,i am not that sure its a Puma?

Looks to be a bit older?

[LRJim]

By the rego,i am not that sure its a Puma?

Looks to be a bit older?1998 model, its also a rental car......whoops

[Bigbjorn]

Whose vehicle was the first photo taken from? It has a highly illegal forest of antennae on the bull bar. Only one is permitted by Qld. TMR and only then if not possible to locate elsewhere out of driver's line of sight.

[LRJim]

Whose vehicle was the first photo taken from? It has a highly illegal forest of antennae on the bull bar. Only one is permitted by Qld. TMR and only then if not possible to locate elsewhere out of driver's line of sight.they are fishing rods 🤣🤣🤣

[Bigbjorn]

By the rego,i am not that sure its a Puma?

Looks to be a bit older?

It is a green on white plate so last issued in 2001. When were Pumas introduced?

[weeds]

Whose vehicle was the first photo taken from? It has a highly illegal forest of antennae on the bull bar. Only one is permitted by Qld. TMR and only then if not possible to locate elsewhere out of driver's line of sight.

Er......there is only one antenna, although I don’t believe I’ve seen a rule around only one antenna allowed.

[weeds]

Appears to be legal....

Frequently asked questions—vehicle standards and modifications (Department of Transport and Main Roads) (https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Safety/Vehicle-standards-and-modifications/Vehicle-modifications/Frequently-asked-questions-vehicle-standards-and-modifications.aspx#uhf)

Wouldn’t have thought UHF was considered long range......

[Vern]

Whose vehicle was the first photo taken from? It has a highly illegal forest of antennae on the bull bar. Only one is permitted by Qld. TMR and only then if not possible to locate elsewhere out of driver's line of sight.1 Aerial, 3 fishing rods. Highly illegal?
Ahhhhhh, more important things going on in this thread.

[101RRS]

It has a Puma Bonnet Bulge.

[travelrover]

It has a Puma Bonnet Bulge.

And no opening air vents

[weeds]

Rear seats don’t look puma......

Given it a rental who know what they do to keep them on the rod.

[travelrover]

Rear seats don’t look puma......

Given it a rental who know what they do to keep them on the rod.

And no ribbing on the roof, like a Tdi.

[Bigbjorn]

they are fishing rods 🤣🤣🤣

Apologies. I see that now I have my reading glasses on.

[alan48]

Facebook shows rego label and it is a 98 tdi I think as a rental car. Looks like they went too close to the left bank and up and onto their side--glad all ok.

[strangy]

Hmm, I wonder if they were using the correct oil and had there washer bottle topped up.

[roverrescue]

Meh
Bin there done that !

Stop kicking around with your backpack
Winch it back on its feet, give everything a moment to settle and get on with life
That big flat side is made for lying down, no buckled door bulges or twisted wheel arches

No biggie

S

[weeds]

Sadly the girls have probably blown all there money today......

[roverrescue]

I’d slow roll a 300tdi fender over nearly any other fourby
Zero or near enough to zero consequences
Hopefully people helped as well as taking Purdy pickchas for the internets?
The longer it has a sleep on its side the more time for things to leak where they should not be?

S

[scarry]

Facebook shows rego label and it is a 98 tdi I think as a rental car. Looks like they went too close to the left bank and up and onto their side--glad all ok.

With a bonnet bulge and no vents?

A bits and pieces vehicle,and it will need a few more no doubt after this.[biggrin]

[numpty]

It is a green on white plate so last issued in 2001. When were Pumas introduced?

2007

[Bigbjorn]

2007

I wonder if the VIN, chassis, and engine numbers would check out against the TMR record?

[Bigbjorn]

Sadly the girls have probably blown all there money today......

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[AK83]

I can't say with certainty, but it may not be even remotely as bad as it looks from our side.

I once rolled a car(P6B) up past Khacoban. on a right hand bend, rolled to my right!.
Read that again and how silly it sounds .. rolled to the right(driver side) in the middle of a RH dogleg turn.

But what happened: came into bend(too hot obviously), front brakes locked(easy to do in a P6), car went straight on, up an embankment on the LHS, car followed up and stopped at about 45°.
About 2 sec later it rolled, like in slow motion. Had a font passenger, and we both agreed it was a very weird feeling to have rolled a car, but never felt dangerous.
P6 too far gone to sort, even tho it has the best body design for panel replacement.

[ChookD2]

"Hello rental company? I've broken the right hand mirror."

[Rick Fischer]

That's a Puma bonnet c/w "Power Bulge" [biggrin]

[Wallyb]

definitely a mix of cars there... I think the insurance company may raise an eyebrow

[weeds]

definitely a mix of cars there... I think the insurance company may raise an eyebrow

They probably won’t raise a claim as the girls probably had to cough up a $7000 excess....and hire company won’t fix anything

[travelrover]

This is how it left the factory based on the VIN;



Model
Defender/Ninety/One Ten/127


Class
110


Body Type
5 door station wagon (SW)


Model Year
1998


Steering
RHD


Engine
2.5, 4 Cylinder, 300Tdi, Diesel, without EGR/Cat, 11L or 16L


Gearbox
5 Speed, R380, Manual


Factory
Solihull, UK


Sequential number
139689

[AndyG]

If only i had come along and rescued them , they would have been good for free beer. [thumbsupbig][bigwhistle]

[slug_burner]

They will have something to tell their friends when they get home. Something similar happened to a D2, unfortunately bent the A pillar. All over red rover, write off.

[Rat_RR02]

Meh
Bin there done that !

Stop kicking around with your backpack
Winch it back on its feet, give everything a moment to settle and get on with life
That big flat side is made for lying down, no buckled door bulges or twisted wheel arches

No biggie

S

Exactly, it's a landie, meant for falling over and getting back up again. I did exactly the same thing on a 4WD Course with the Air Force many moons ago. Couple of mates, push it back onto it's feet and off we went. It was a petrol btw. The sand was so soft it didn't even damage the mirror... [thumbsupbig]

agreed, no biggie

[Wallyb]

A pillar looks bent - check out the last two photos. Particularly the roof line. Looks like the windscreen section is shifted to the left

[rar110]

A pretty simple repair in reality. Mostly just time and a few parts.

[DazzaTD5]

You lot call ya selves Land Rover fans..... without doing a rego check, look at the obvious things [tonguewink][tonguewink]

Radiator apron flush with wing panels.
Radiator apron with short length provision for decal.
"Defender" decal on rad apron.
Grill and headlight surrounds grey.
it DOES have vents in the bulkhead.
Small centre muffler.
The rear reverse light is square.
It has a Salisbury diff.
so all the above points to PRE Defender TDCi.

As it has a Salisbury its not late TD5.
As it has the snorkel on the drivers side it's not a 200tdi

So either early TD5 (flat front, sals)
or a 300tdi

but yes it has a TDCi (puma) bonnet [bigrolf]

[PhilipA]

WOW!
You win the first rivet counter award for 2019.

Regards Philip A

[rar110]

WOW!
You win the first rivet counter award for 2019.

Regards Philip A

He has seen under, inside and outside of a few I suppose. [emoji38]

[Vern]

Yep, much more interesting than determining what model defender it is and how many aerials you can legally run.