Stuff of nightmares - Poor beautiful motorhome

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Stuff of nightmares - Poor beautiful motorhome

Post by weezanickinoff »

:cry:
This has got to be stuff of Nightmares, poor buggas


http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/ne ... t/1365462/

I really hope it worked out for them??

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Every motorhome converters nightmare, that stage between finished and insured. The fact they had it up for sale means all their money is still tied up in a now damaged unit. If the roll on the side didn't do a lot of damage, the strap around the middle to pull it upright again seems to have inflicted a few injuries.
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Who paints the top half of motorhome black in Aust? The weight of those 2 air con units on the roof would have assisted in roll over. That looks like quite a bit of damage up the right hand side.
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i can only suppose that it was either a) left out of gear, or b) didn't have the handbrake on or c) both!!!
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Yep,
I always leave ours in Park (when we had manuals, it was Reverse if pointing downhill and 1st if uphill).
Being based on a Yank chassis, the foot-operated 'hand'brake in current m/h is purely decorative. :roll:
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Someone else may know but I'm suspecting it belongs to a person or company that imports & converts them for Australian sale & use.
If it was a private person I doubt it would have been displayed at the show?
Surprising how many accidents happen at boat ramps as well with forgetting hand brakes.
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BruceS wrote:Surprising how many accidents happen at boat ramps as well with forgetting hand brakes.
So that insurance ad is for real? :o
:? What about the dog with the remote locker? :roll:
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Greynomad wrote:So that insurance ad is for real? :o
Ahhhhhhhhh, I hated that ad! Ah A_____z, how can I help you?
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Yep, greynomad, that ad is real. We live close to a busy boat ramp and the summer antics are always very entertaining. Usually, a mix of stoooopidity, inexperience and booze. Yes, cars and boats do end up in the drink often. It is amazing that more of them stay out of the water! :lol:
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And here was I thinking, "NO-ONE could be that stupid. It's like letting your dog play with the remote locker while INSIDE the car! Duh!"
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