Lost my Prado in a flash flood

[NamibCruiser]

You don't want to see the pics!!!!! And not able to upload any pics .

 

[beanz2]

Sorry to hear that Any insurance coverage?

If you feel like it, e-mail the pics to me dtayATcomcast.net and I'll post them.

Dave

 

[wesintl]

That must have been a serious flash flood.

Oh.. and you can't tease us like that with pics even though thay might not be pretty.

 

[beanz2]

Here is the "before" pic NamibCruiser sent me:

The "after" pic to follow later.

Dave

-edited for smaller pic

 

[crushers]

hey, i have one of those coming in...
SWEET rig, sorry for your loss.
bummer

 

[beanz2]

NamibCruiser's buddy also lost a 105 series in the same flood:

It hurts just to see what was lost.

Dave

 

[Stone]

Ouch! Sorry to hear that.

 

[Greg_B]

Ouch!

Looks like lovely country. I keep on saying one day a visit is in order.

gb

 

[paulj]

Man, that's really a terrible loss! I'm sorry. I hope you have some kind of insurance.

 

[beanz2]

More pics from NamibCruiser

the aftermath:

clippings from the local paper:

The Prado:

The 105 (you an almost see the solid front axle):

There was some comments in Afrikaans under the pictures. Maybe NamibCruiser can translate it for us.

Dave

 

[crushers]

HOLY CRAP!!
that is nasty!

 

[Deny]

I hope everyone was ok

 

[sanjuancruiser]

Man thats horrible! I hope everyone's OK. What a loss.

 

[NamibCruiser]

Hi all!

Thanks Dave for posting the pics!

Both cars were insured but at this stage there is still no final answer from the insurance. The 100 got water almost every where but the Prado did not even get water in the engine and no dents nothing. Can you believe it! Lost some headlights and spots and the interior is just so full of mud. The guy who recovered it says its weighing about 5 tons.

Luckily we are all alive and well. Had my 3 year old daughter with us and when help finally arrived we had to walk for about 6km in the river bed carrying her on our shoulders because of the mud that was very slippery and sometimes up to our knees. Had to buy new clothes and shoes the next day!

Check this LR site for some more flash flood disasters http://www.overland.co.za/accidents.html

And for those of you who want to come and visit, we have it all and even the fishing and hunting is good.

Regards

 

[roscoFJ73]

HOLY CRAP!!
that is nasty!

Thanks for the translation

 

[elchivo]

Looking at this pictures are making me sick, I wish they were j**ps

 

[elchivo]

Just kidding about the J**ps couldn't hold myself.