I deemed it prudent to make no comment about our beach dramas to the local distributor, New Zealand Leyland Motor Corporation, and they never told me what was awry with the transmission. Our happy crew was now only concerned by the development of a noisy whine that sounded suspiciously like differential lock problems. It was a gamble that worked, and a highly relieved driver set forth back to Auckland in the late-afternoon sun. Tempt fate by heading down the soft sand, ever closer to a glowering ocean, then crank up sufficient speed and climb back up the beach to safety. ![]() It was a quiet Sunday at Coromandel, and I had nightmarish visions of phoning the distributor on Monday morning to give them the bad news that their Lincoln Green Range Rover GC8335 was languishing in the sand, half submerged in salt water. It’s 1972 and the vehicle in trouble is one of the first Range Rovers to arrive in New Zealand … Yes, I almost became the first in our country to strand a Range Rover off road. Picture this: you are on Coromandel’s Hot Water Beach with a brand-new Range Rover stuck in the sand with an incoming tide, and there is no one around. ![]() Being first is not always the best outcome.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |