Robbie Stewart Posted April 16, 2021 Share flipping scary Edit: I have deleted the link as later in the vid I can not imagine people escaping the wreckage alive. If this is about the chopper dropping into the water, one passenger did sadly not survive. Got knocked unconscious and drowned apparently? Opel Kadet - when I was in the army I worked for a private military contractor. We were based in Silverton in PTA but had a test range some place outside PTA (name escapes me). I think it was about 60km out. We had Opel Kadet Cubs that we used for the commute to the test range. Being the bored troepe that we were, various challenges arose. Fastest time from PTA to test range in 1st gear only. Fastest time from PTA to test range without using the clutch while driving - yes this is possible. Jeez I have loads of respect for those little cars considering the abuse the endured. They just kept going - never an issue. Gerotek ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBeer Posted April 16, 2021 Share oh poor guy ...................... stuck on a boat with those two ladies His name is Bobby? If that was a SA vid he would be Bobby and the Bokkies Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBeer Posted April 16, 2021 Share If this is about the chopper dropping into the water, one passenger did sadly not survive. Got knocked unconscious and drowned apparently? Gerotek ?No. Walmansthal I think. Did a quick Google maps search. It was 30 years ago so please excuse my (lack of) memory Robbie Stewart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shova1 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Opel Kadet - when I was in the army I worked for a private military contractor. We were based in Silverton in PTA but had a test range some place outside PTA (name escapes me). I think it was about 60km out. We had Opel Kadet Cubs that we used for the commute to the test range. Being the bored troepe that we were, various challenges arose. Fastest time from PTA to test range in 1st gear only. Fastest time from PTA to test range without using the clutch while driving - yes this is possible. Jeez I have loads of respect for those little cars considering the abuse the endured. They just kept going - never an issue. Reminds me of driving to a meeting with a business acquaintance some years ago who was regaling about when he was a sales rep for a company. When the usual time came to replace his co car, the co decided to extend the time required before the reps could get new cars, so no problem to my acquaintance, he drained the oil from his Corolla to speed up the process. I was horrified that anyone would do such a thing, but he was more horrified that it took a really long time before the oil-less Toyota motor took to die..... Hairy, The Guy in Pink, DJR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Vegmot Posted April 16, 2021 Share Just small town stuff..... Our Post Office is closed until further notice. You can't make this stuff up! Wayne pudding Mol, Ed-Zulu, Hairy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted April 16, 2021 Share Just small town stuff..... Our Post Office is closed until further notice. You can't make this stuff up!IMG-20210416-WA0005.jpgis my dodgy afrikaans right, closed because of locust plague ? DJR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted April 16, 2021 Share Just small town stuff..... Our Post Office is closed until further notice. You can't make this stuff up!IMG-20210416-WA0005.jpgcan someone please show that poor abused timber door some love and attention Long Wheel Base, DJR and Kalahari Vegmot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I FLY Posted April 16, 2021 Share yeah, those sierra drivers are all driving Fortuners nowSome of us now drive a Subaru Long Wheel Base and Wayne pudding Mol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBeer Posted April 16, 2021 Share is my dodgy afrikaans right, closed because of locust plague ?korrek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CogitoErgoSum Posted April 16, 2021 Share https://www.facebook.com/groups/sorca.trails/permalink/10157774486671437/ Some stokeness for the weekend Edited April 16, 2021 by CogitoErgoSum Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSG Posted April 16, 2021 Share Opel Kadet - when I was in the army I worked for a private military contractor. We were based in Silverton in PTA but had a test range some place outside PTA (name escapes me). I think it was about 60km out. We had Opel Kadet Cubs that we used for the commute to the test range. Being the bored troepe that we were, various challenges arose. Fastest time from PTA to test range in 1st gear only. Fastest time from PTA to test range without using the clutch while driving - yes this is possible. Jeez I have loads of respect for those little cars considering the abuse the endured. They just kept going - never an issue.The first time me, my brother and step father drove a Kadet we went to Kroonstad and we had to push it out of every parking spot. Those Kadets didn't have a reverse gear.............until someone showed us that you had to pull that little ring on the gearlever to put it into reverse [emoji1787]. We only ever had Mercedes cars because that's all that could survive the Freestate farm roads. Edited April 16, 2021 by BSG DJR, Grebel, MTBeer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted April 16, 2021 Share The first time me, my brother and step father drove a Kadet we went to Kroonstad and we had to push it out of every parking spot. Those Kadets didn't have a reverse gear.............until someone showed us that you had to pull that little ring on the gearlever to put it into reverse [emoji1787]. We only ever had Mercedes cars because that's all that could survive the Freestate farm roads.Thank goodness. I thought I was the only who went a few days before figuring that ring thing out. BSG and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted April 16, 2021 Share fantastic way to show autism (from a parents view) EddieV and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebel Posted April 17, 2021 Share The first time me, my brother and step father drove a Kadet we went to Kroonstad and we had to push it out of every parking spot. Those Kadets didn't have a reverse gear.............until someone showed us that you had to pull that little ring on the gearlever to put it into reverse [emoji1787]. We only ever had Mercedes cars because that's all that could survive the Freestate farm roads.I offered to move someone's GLA Mercedes the other day. Sat in it for about 15 minutes and couldn't get it started. Then I put my foot on the brake... Cappi, Bateleur1, Eldron and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSG Posted April 17, 2021 Share I offered to move someone's GLA Mercedes the other day. Sat in it for about 15 minutes and couldn't get it started. Then I put my foot on the brake...Yes all these new cars are all different in ways of starting. I struggled with my sister in laws Kia to find the key hole, nothing, you just push a button [emoji58] [emoji19] [emoji849] Grebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted April 17, 2021 Share I offered to move someone's GLA Mercedes the other day. Sat in it for about 15 minutes and couldn't get it started. Then I put my foot on the brake...I had that kind of trouble with a newfangled Discovery. Grebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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