nearly lost my focus rs this morning :0
04-05-2012, 05:54 PM
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nearly lost my focus rs this morning :0
Well did something stupid this morning, was passing the beach (i live in blackpool) drove up on the promenade to get some pics of my car whilst it was quiet, Got a few pics and noticed the beach thought what a great idea seen the tide was out quite far so i drove down the ramp, got out at the bottom and walked 30yards to see if the sand was hard, which it was.
I drove on to get a few pics after 35yards i started sinking and before i knew the tide was extremly close.
After my mate trying to drag me out for 10 mins and the rope snapping 3 times, we managed to get a strap the tide was less than 6feet away and he yanked as hard as he could.
Thank god it started moving and we got it out.
The coastgaurd told me i had 1 minute to ge it out before he vacated us off the beach and he told me.
'' you'll have to come back for it once the tied has gone out ''
the car was sat on the subframe and was well and truly stuck!
lesson learned never drive on the beach!!!!
Lucky enough nothing was damaged
Then disaster!
the red line is where the water was just i started to get the focus moving :'(
I drove on to get a few pics after 35yards i started sinking and before i knew the tide was extremly close.
After my mate trying to drag me out for 10 mins and the rope snapping 3 times, we managed to get a strap the tide was less than 6feet away and he yanked as hard as he could.
Thank god it started moving and we got it out.
The coastgaurd told me i had 1 minute to ge it out before he vacated us off the beach and he told me.
'' you'll have to come back for it once the tied has gone out ''
the car was sat on the subframe and was well and truly stuck!
lesson learned never drive on the beach!!!!
Lucky enough nothing was damaged
Then disaster!
the red line is where the water was just i started to get the focus moving :'(
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04-05-2012, 06:11 PM
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you were minutes away from being a laughing stock in national daily papers where your mates would never have let you forget the undoubtably hilarious headline.
04-05-2012, 06:15 PM
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I did something similar a few years back...
As can be seen, the missus didn't look impressed! Had to get my mother in her land rover to tow us out! pmsl!
As can be seen, the missus didn't look impressed! Had to get my mother in her land rover to tow us out! pmsl!
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04-05-2012, 06:48 PM
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if i had my plate on, and if the tide was in, yehhhh not funny really is it.
i was stood about for 20 mins waiting for my mate to come down in his pick up, all i could do is sit and watch the tide come further in as i waited
i was stood about for 20 mins waiting for my mate to come down in his pick up, all i could do is sit and watch the tide come further in as i waited
04-05-2012, 06:53 PM
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this happens quite alot where i live, you get holidaymakers park on the beach and by the time they come back their car has been washed away,
last one i actually saw was a new vw transporter out at sea lol
last one i actually saw was a new vw transporter out at sea lol
04-05-2012, 06:54 PM
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I would have the wheels off, arch liners off and be cleaning off all the salty sand out of it. Checking the wings too.
focus looks lovely though 
04-05-2012, 08:27 PM
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Very very lucky there mate, I bet you fealt like a right tit though.
I would be getting the car stripped down and giving it a proper clean make sure all the sand and salts off it
Car looks great btw
I would be getting the car stripped down and giving it a proper clean make sure all the sand and salts off it
Car looks great btw
05-05-2012, 07:57 AM
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The do u really think I'm bothered if the pics are crap!
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