Hello,
I am new to this forum....I bought a second hand 1999 Discovery TD5 (auto, 7
seater) 4 weeks ago and discovered this group this afternoon and spent
several hours (don't tell the boss) looking through a vast majority of the
available threads.
I love Ruby, albiet some issues, eg. leg room a bit tight, short accelerator
pedal, narrow foot rest...however, I am adjusting to the changes. She's
great to drive....just love the turbo....!!! She is my first LR.
I live in the sunny state of Queensland (Australia) where 1 in 4 vehicles is
a 4x4 & beach driving is not only common, it's allowed on many
beaches.....long beaches. Perhaps you have heard of Fraser Island.....the
largest sand island in the world.....a mere 3 hour drive from Brisbane.
One sees all the makes & models of 4x4's driving along the
beach....subjecting themselves to the sand & salt water. Standard road
rules apply.....vehicle must be registered, driver must be licenced, max
speed is 80kph. Once off the beach, there are facilities available in many
areas where one can have a high-pressure underbody vehicle spray...then of
course one washes the rest of it. No problem with salt water/beach elements
here in Oz.
There is of course a problem when the vehicle is totally submerged in a salt
water tidal creek at high tide....which happened to me & my Nissan MQ many
years ago. Due to the remoteness of the area, we were stuck there for 24
hours before we salvaged....that's 2 high tides. Insurance company paid out
as a right-off.
Now....if I dropped a camera in salt water, the first thing I would do is
throw it into a fresh water bath....several times...!!! Unfortunately, the
insurance company would not let me do that once the vehicle was salvaged &
returned to civilisation.
Cheers.
Ric Norris.
Brisbane. Australia.
http://users.bigpond.net.au/cavedrawings
"MVP" <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 21:11:33 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>I recall Trillo's Ice cream van in Whitby, a landie conversion that spent
>>most of its working life on the beach. I read about it being caught out in
>>the tides once.
>>
>>In Weston super Mare one used to be able to drive and park on the beach, I
>>have done it without instant disintegration to my motor.
>>
>>Everything rusts eventually, and the salt from the gritters does as much
>>harm as any spray so should we write off everything that has driven behind
>>a
>>gritter ?
>
> I recall, as a child, visiting my granparents who lived by the north
> sea, there was a street near them that was open to the sea on one side
> and would often recive sprays of sea water in stormy weather, half a
> dozen times a year. There were cars parked there a year or two old
> that were rusty in the way I'd only expect a 15-20 year old car to be.
>
> Salt from gritters and sea water spray is not the same business.
>
>
> Regards.
> Mark.
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