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nosnibod:
Did the good samaritan bit at the weekend at the Mildenhall Cycling Rally - half a dozen motorhomes and BWSOWs dragged out of the overflow campsite in between thunderstorms. A nicely off-camber exit to the field caused much hilarity for all concerned :lol:

What was annoying was just how many cars have absolutely useless towing eyes - just how you get a shackle or a hook onto half of the ones examined beats me. Ended up having to unhitch most of the cars and take their vans out behind the 110 - the cars all made it out solo fortunately.

What was also strange was watching all of the drivers having no clue whatsoever how to drive on mud - lots of revving and messing about.

Meanwhile I'm towing things around on tickover :roll:

bullfrog:
We did the same at sodbury in our merc 230 estate with loaded trailer !!
Loads of muppets wheel spinning and going nowhere and us pottering about on tickover !
Its auto which helps but still... ? Road tyres and 2wd !

Bush Tucker Man:

--- Quote from: "bullfrog" ---
Loads of muppets wheel spinning and going nowhere and us pottering about on tickover !
Its auto which helps but still... ? Road tyres and 2wd !
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Used to do the same with our Punto TD (mark 1) when it snowed.
So long as it wasn't too steep, or deep, I'd just drive past all the 'poser owned' 4x4's, who were sitting there in 2wd.

Used to get some really nasty looks, could've have been the fact that I wa laughing at them though??

Devon-Rover:
I have done the good smaritan on a xantia that had rolled down a hill after the handbrake failed and it rolled over a slight bank and hit a wall. In the process of towing it out the rear eye failed.

Probably lucky for me, the recovery lorry pulled the while rear subframe to bits trying to winch it out.

Terminus:

--- Quote from: "nosnibod" ---What was annoying was just how many cars have absolutely useless towing eyes - just how you get a shackle or a hook onto half of the ones examined beats me.
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Yep seen a few poor excuses half buried in the plastic bumper and with all the strength of a soft drink ring pull  :lol:


--- Quote ---What was also strange was watching all of the drivers having no clue whatsoever how to drive on mud - lots of revving and messing about.
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I know what you mean - the same thing happens here with snow - you'd think people living in Scotland would be experts at it but ......no ... although many have mastered a reverse downhill freestyle that I consider truly worthy of Olympic Gold  :lol:  :lol:

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