popping my corwin cherry

[weave67]

You can watch the video, see the photos and think to yourself, that don’t look too bad, but when your sitting in your frontera at the start of the "corwen car wash", with your heart racing and the expert advice of trugga ringing in your ears "low range 1st gear keep your revs going don’t stall", you wonder what the bloody hell you have let yourself in for.

We were first in after trugga made it look so easy, even when the current forced him down river slightly, he was up the bank and home and dry. Then it was our turn…

I eased in the power to follow the bow wave, drop my jaw as i feel the current taking the car sidewards, drop my jaw lower as i see the bow wave lapping over the corner of my bonnet, then i realised my four wheel drive was doing what it should and before i knew it we were safely out the other side home and dry (sort of). It was our turn to stand on the bank and watch the others but we all made it.

Like i say, you can watch the video but until its you in the driving seat and its your frontera up to its fog lights in water ( i know coz mine are still full), you wont really understand the exhileration you feel.

Big thanks to trugga for instruction - his advice was "top bannana" and me and my daughter and my mate and is son had a amazing day. Thanks to everybody else for being patient when my 200 pound nail overheated halfway up the Wayfarer and to goldfinder for the water my hats off to you all

Edit (Trugga): A little punctuation added

[Trugga]

That's a good (and honest) account - reminds me of the first time I drove the Corwen Car Wash, although it wasn't as deep back then.

Lawrence

[weave67]

i would not of even attempted it without your instuction mate you are a credit to the forum cant wait to have another go the kids loved it and my mate is on ebay at this moment looking for a frontie it supprised me that after a day of bottoming out steep inclines and declines big rocks those amazing angles i was eble to drive home in comfort with no dramas and you were right mate the kids had no trouble sleeping infact as soon as i got on the 54 they were both out like lights dribbling merrily on my seatbelts

[Postfinder]

I couldn't put it any better Dave, Absolutely Fantastic Day out in superb company!! , Lawrence can install so much confidence in you and your Frontie that you would try and follow him anywhere!! (well I tried to )

Dont worry about the water m8, just pay me back tonight in BEER the amount you used........ 5 litres wasnt it
G.

[alex]

We had a full complement of sleepers on the way home to. Wife sat in the armchair at home and was out.

Me and the dog had a peacful evening.

Glad you all had fun, see some of you later..

[Reeco]

Well Done to Trugga and all who went. ATB. Reeco

[weave67]

mate it was an amazing day out my wife is going mad i aint shut up about it for two days