The cars made it. The only one that didn't break down was the Nissan. And while we all boasted about our Scouts, Michael, quiet and unassuming, was very confident in his car, a Nissan Patrol which he bought only 10 weeks ago. Especially since his was the only one of six vehicles that didn't have a problem.
And here's the list for all those guy's out there who understands cars and engines.......Graeme's Toyota Landcruiser busted a tyre and a bracket for the engine mount. Col's Scout busted a shock absorber and broke his front spring shackle bolts and chewed up his wheel studs which destroyed his wheel and his roof rack came astray. Greg, his son, broke his rear support member, his forward body mounts cracked which had to be welded, the transfer case broke which stripped his lower range gears, his rear brake cylinder had to be replaced, carburetor had to be rebuilt, and he lost his fishplate for his shock absorbers. Steve, broke a rear spring which had to be welded, a rock chip in the windscreen, and he had a hole in the transmission cooler. And then it was our turn. While Chris had his 'fun' in the hills of sand, he twisted his front drive shaft, and later both front and back diffs shook loose and we nearly lost those. And then the top luggage rack which I already explained in the previous blog has to be tightened frequently, and the tie rod came away which also caused us to lose our steering, and two out of three fuel senders stopped working so we don't know how much fuel is in the tanks and my door latch is broken.
I really love the desert and we've been having a great trip. But the next time we come out here, I think I'd like to go in luxury.
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