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Bajaing / vw offroading in the snow, done it before?

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bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#491465
Give us a run down on ur experiences with it, or what u rekon it would be like, haha.

Winters coming up, and its getting cold, don't think its gonna snow in brissy this yr, although it seems to get colder each yr, and 10 yrs ago, i never used to see frozen mildrew on my dad's commodore, but now do see the ice on the roof.

so what u think of it, besides being cold and 'slick' Hehe.
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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#491479
this is about as close as i have been

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1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

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shaihulud Custom Title Time!

1,448 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#491797
I went up the gravel Alpine Way over the Snowy Mountains, in the 60s in a splitty when there was a bit of snow and mush on the roads. It never looked like we had wished that we had chains, but with snow you never know what's around the next corner. We had no problems. The heater only just kept us warm.

Interestingly enough that reminds me that on that trip we camped near the beach at Mallacoota and it was there that for the first and only time in my life I heard, while half asleep in a waking dream, the Music of the Spheres. It was fabulous and as I listened to it I knew that I had never heard that piece of music before. Had I been able to write music I may probably have composed one of the worlds great melodies, but alas and alack it was not to be.

Oasis Going alone...

1,806 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#491799
Here's Richard Holzl's old yellow beetle in the snow....

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MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#491839
shaihulud wrote:Interestingly enough that reminds me that on that trip we camped near the beach at Mallacoota and it was there that for the first and only time in my life I heard, while half asleep in a waking dream, the Music of the Spheres. It was fabulous and as I listened to it I knew that I had never heard that piece of music before. Had I been able to write music I may probably have composed one of the worlds great melodies, but alas and alack it was not to be.

Nah.....twas tha drugs man.....:jesus:alien😘beer
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shaihulud Custom Title Time!

1,448 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#491959
Drugs!! Who?? Me?? Never!!

Supergrass. Zombiegrass. Lebanese Blonde. Durban Poison. Brogo Blue. Accapulco Gold. Afghani Black. What're they?? Never heard of them.

Actually we had tied a few on the previous night, but that happened as I was waking in the morning. Be that as it may. I have heard the Music of the Spheres. Once.

ancientbugger Custom Title Time!

1,986 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#492041
I know this isn't strictly off-road but my dad only passed his driving test in England back in the Fifties as it was so cold one winter most water cooled cars wouldn't work so he managed his test in a beetle! Also I only ever got my buggy out over there in the snow and it was great fun (mind you I only had it for about a year and half all up before I wrecked it!) when I got to Oz I thought driving on sand would be pretty similar-WRONG! On snow good traction but no steering.

11CAB If ya got it....Baja it

4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#493061
Hey KombiBob, I see you've grown quite a bit since that photo was taken in the snow.......your head only came up the the side mirror.....now its higher than the roof in your avatar....:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P
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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#493067
ha ha. yep been on the rack:P
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go