Today's Paper in Darwin

[rafa]

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Apparently covered the whole car!

[threedogs]

go to hear from you Rafa merry xmas.
what can I say "only in Darwin" eh
Any one we know??

[rafa]

go to hear from you Rafa mery xmas.
what can I say "only in Darwin" eh

Yeah same to you mate. Had a hectic 6 weeks trying to do all the mainland jobs before it's too wet.

Managed to get it all done without testing the new winch! Only just tho. The last week was a bit hairy.

[mudnut]

Wow, that's a sad story for the owner. It just goes to show that even though insurance premiums suck, its worth it.

[rottodiver]

Very sad..... Really feel for the guy.....
Scotty

[Clunk]

Wow, that's a sad story for the owner. It just goes to show that even though insurance premiums suck, its worth it.

doesnt suck as much as sinking sand and and incoming tide!!!!!!!

[MEGOMONSTER]

I reckon that car was in 4wd Action mag recently too.
Won't be in it any more.

[P4trol]

So we need a scan of the article...

I have found references to the number plate "fisho1"on fishnet forums and 4wd action forums, but am not a member of either, so can't get any Goss.

[rafa]

So we need a scan of the article...

I have found references to the number plate "fisho1"on fishnet forums and 4wd action forums, but am not a member of either, so can't get any Goss.

I'll scan it in later today.

[P4trol]

The forum username (which may not be associated with the rego number) has no activity. There are no online articles that match that vehicle on the website.

[P4trol]

http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/casanova-borrows-4wd-gets-bogged-watches-it-sink-under-the-arafura-sea/story-fnk0b1zt-1226788951634

Better view of the pics.

[Mud Gecko]

Derp! Got what he deserves I reckon, what the f*ck was he doing driving on Mindil Beach?!? Bloody mexicans........

[james008]

One thing to drive along a beach with a rising tide, but another thing to do it your mates car.
Feel sorry for the poor guy that owns it, looked like a nice truck...

[Irish]

Derp! Got what he deserves I reckon, what the f*ck was he doing driving on Mindil Beach?!? Bloody mexicans........

Bit harsh, ey?

[taslucas]

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I want to know more about the horny snakes

[Mud Gecko]

Bit harsh, ey?

Lets see, driving in a place illegally, in someone else's uninsured car, in the early hours of the morning (probably half cut), below the high tide line in a place that's unfamiliar.

No I don't think my comments are too harsh, stupid is as stupid does.

Sucks for the owner though.

[Winnie]

Lets see, driving in a place illegally, in someone else's uninsured car, in the early hours of the morning (probably half cut), below the high tide line in a place that's unfamiliar.

No I don't think my comments are too harsh, stupid is as stupid does.

Sucks for the owner though.

Too right mate.

[taslucas]

But what about the horny snake!!!????

[Clunk]

But what about the horny snake!!!????

Here you go......... its not very exciting

http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/only-in-the-territory/snake-slithers-into-humpty-doo-bed/story-fnk2tg5d-1226788939858

[Winnie]

My old man lives in Humpty Doo. Wonder if he had a 24 year old girl over the other night?

[taslucas]

Haha, he "wrangled" the snake. That's funny

[NP99]

$60k and no insurance.....what can you say???

[kind]

Its only illegal cause he didn't have a permit ive driven it before its like quick sand down that low but yeah either way 60k spent and no insurance prob the dumbest part about the whole thing

[P4trol]

But even if he did have insurance, it probably wouldn't have covered him.

Another bright paj driver did the same trick, different beach, new car. It was his mums

[menace 2]

there was a big write up on that vehicle in 4wd action and also 4wd modifications....looked nice....had a lot done to it....i think it is a V8..(not sure )

[NP99]

Pull it out, hose it out and it will be offered up to some sucker......

[SonOf]

Like the last comment from the owner," we're still mates, it's only a car" I can tell you we would still be mates but my fecken beers would be free for some time!

[P4trol]

there was a big write up on that vehicle in 4wd action and also 4wd modifications....looked nice....had a lot done to it....i think it is a V8..(not sure )

Yes, we're waiting for a scan of the article to find out just 'how much' of a loss it was.

[rafa]

Yes, we're waiting for a scan of the article to find out just 'how much' of a loss it was.

A FOOLISH casanova tried to impress his girl by taking her for an illegal spin on a Darwin city beach in his best mate's borrowed four-wheel-drive - only to get bogged and watch it disappear under the Arafura Sea.

The uninsured Nissan Patrol, with NSW plates, vanished completely under the incoming tide, which peaked at 6.2m just after 8am. By 11am it slowly emerged, roof racks first, as the tide receded.

Bemused long-grassers camping at Mindil watched the man drive down the beach towards the rocks early yesterday morning before turning to the water where he hit a patch of soft mud and got bogged.

"He was screaming at the car," said Karl Miller, 47, from the Tiwi Islands.

"The tide was coming in and he was shouting: 'f***'.
"What he want to drive out there for? It's a soft place."
The owner of the car and a mate dug the wheels out with shovels at noon yesterday.

The 40-year-old construction worker had tricked his motor up with expensive, high-performance parts so he could take his two adult sons on a driving trip around Australia.

"It had $60,000 worth of work done to it," the stunned owner said.

"What he want to drive out there for? It's a soft place."
The owner of the car and a mate dug the wheels out with shovels at noon yesterday.

The 40-year-old construction worker had tricked his motor up with expensive, high-performance parts so he could take his two adult sons on a driving trip around Australia.

"It had $60,000 worth of work done to it," the stunned owner said.


Two men, who did not want to identify themselves, work to dig out the bogged vehicle while a tow truck driver watches. Picture: PATRINA MALONE
The metal glistened sadly under the bonnet, soaked with sea water, as a curious egret watched the men hard at work.

The man, who did not want to give his name, said he was from Port Stephens, NSW, and had only been in Darwin a week.

"I don't know what to do now," he said.

"I've only got me dog and me truck. It's all I've got."

He said he was asleep at a friend's house in Parap when his mate rang him early yesterday to tell him that the vehicle was stuck.

"He got out and was knee deep in water," he said.

"I came flying down but it was too late.

"It's stuck like a suction cup."

The tow truck driver said it would take two trucks to get the vehicle out.

Most people know they are not allowed to drive on Mindil Beach without a permit.

But in the early hours of yesterday morning it somehow seemed like a great idea to take the uninsured Nissan Patrol to the waterline as the incoming tide was rising fast.

The Tiwi Island long-grassers, in town for Christmas, said the bogged driver appeared to be alone.

But the tow truck driver said he had been taking his date on a spin.

The car owner said he had forgiven his mate.

"We're still friends. It's only a car.

"He didn't get hurt."

"He thought he'd go drive along the beach and didn't realise where the tide was."

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