Car stuck on Bude beach - UK

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Justin
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Car stuck on Bude beach - UK

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I foolishly drove onto Bude beach in North Cornwall yesterday, what an idiot! I was pegging it all over the expanse of sand, doing handbrake turns then I suddenly sank deep into the sand! The next hour was spent digging it out and I eventually got free with the tide approaching just some twenty feet away! I circled around the beach building up speed and then absolutely hammered it towards the way I came in, there was a moment when the car was airborn at the top of the beaches ascent to the car park! Im amazed the suspension didnt collapse!!

I WONT BE DOING IT AGAIN...
1988 340 1.4 DL

(I suffer with O.C.D. which makes me obsessed with fine detail)

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volvosneverdie
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Re: Car stuck on Bude beach - UK

Post by volvosneverdie »

Ha ha ha!
Good save man.

Couldve been the 1st 300 suicide drowning of the year. :roll:
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Justin
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Re: Car stuck on Bude beach - UK

Post by Justin »

I know, my cars only insured for £300 so I wouldnt have got a penny from the insurance if it had ended up 30 foot under the sea!!
1988 340 1.4 DL

(I suffer with O.C.D. which makes me obsessed with fine detail)

(Diagrams or photos are far more helpful to me when it comes to cars)
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Speedy88
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Re: Car stuck on Bude beach - UK

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mint, volvos airbourne = win
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mrsoundcraft
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Re: Car stuck on Bude beach - UK

Post by mrsoundcraft »

I got a K reg lancer stuck on a beach once. Was there for hours and thought I was going to have to remove the car's I'd and abandon it, luckyly though some help and a lot of air out of the tyres free'd it up.
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