Thread: A wet Kia

Probably the 2wd model too.

Originally Posted by Grizzly_Adams

wtf was she doing out there? With groceries and everything...

Bizarre

Missed the barge to Straddie?

It's a Kia, ergo outta warranty by 3 weeks!

Neil Hickey

December 19, 2007 01:44pm

FOR the Delibasic family, it's been a holiday to remember ... and forget.
On a keenly anticipated end-of-year holiday to the Gold Coast, the family will tomorrow be forced to fly home to Sydney after their 4WD got bogged and destroyed by the late afternoon tide at The Spit this week.

The family barely had time to grab their essentials when their car, its nose sinking into the sand, was consumed by the sea.

The car, a KIA Sportage valued at $30,000, was just four weeks old and is almost certainly a write-off.

Five members of the one family had been in the car when it got stuck.

Eddie Delibasic said it was heartbreaking to watch the car go underwater but, laughing about it today, said "at least everyone's safe".

Mr Delibasic, 23, was in the front passenger seat at the time and said no-one was aware they were breaking the law by driving the car on the beach.

"There were no signs stating that you couldn't drive up there, only camping signs," he said.

"We got on to the beach, drove for a kilometre and then did a u-turn into the water and got stuck.

"It couldn't move and then the water started coming in and then it started rocking like a boat. We couldn't open the doors so my cousins had to get out through the windows.

"In a matter of seconds the water was knee-deep."

Lost in the wreckage were credit cards, clothes, CDs and food.

The car has been impounded by Gold Coast City Council where it is awaiting an inspection by insurers.

The family, who only arrived on the tourist strip on Saturday, will be billed $869 for the fee to recover the vehicle from the ocean, however a council spokeswoman said the $300 fine for trespassing would be waived.

Family members were today scurrying to put their stranded relatives on flights home tomorrow.

Mr Delibasic, from the southern Sydney beachside suburb of Sans Souci, said the experience had not affected his impression of the Gold Coast, only beaches.

"It's not going to stop me from coming back here but it might stop us from going to the beach," he said.

"I think we've all been turned off the beach. We might have to move."

One thing I don't understand is why some people, after making a complete Richard of themselves in doing something stupid, then feel compelled to spread the news world wide. Obviously he's a goose, but he doesn't need to cement the fact.

"We got on to the beach, drove for a kilometre and then did a u-turn into the water and got stuck."

G'day Folks

Well, some people DO BELIEVE thoseTV adds where there are folk driving through the surf in new model 4 x 4's and laughing and smiling, also the blokes that do a "Uie" and head back to BCF and then there is "There is no sign to say "DON'T DRIVE ON BEACH" it's the council's fault my 4 week old vehicle got trashed, not my responsability

cheers

fairly positive most entrances to the beach are only surf lifesaving ramps which state only authorised vehicles... there used to be a couple other ways but think they've been blocked with boulders... will check on saturday at the beach party

Originally Posted by RonMcGr

Mr Delibasic, from the southern Sydney beachside suburb of Sans Souci, said the experience had not affected his impression of the Gold Coast, only beaches.

"It's not going to stop me from coming back here but it might stop us from going to the beach," he said.

"I think we've all been turned off the beach. We might have to move."

Traumatised by a beach! Is there a factory that makes morons like this? Why do they have to move? Does he think the beach is going to sneak up to his house in the middle of the night and bog his next car?

Originally Posted by cdrtravis

Traumatised by a beach! Is there a factory that makes morons like this? Why do they have to move? Does he think the beach is going to sneak up to his house in the middle of the night and bog his next car?

He comes from Sans Souci, very close to where the infamous racial riots were.

I lived not far from there for a few years back in the early 80's. I doubt much has changed (people wise) since then