https://www.classicjalopy.com/2021/04/impact-with-a-kangaroo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impact-with-a-kangaroo Sat, 05 Oct 2024 14:12:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.classicjalopy.com/2021/04/impact-with-a-kangaroo/#comment-238096 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 14:12:10 +0000 https://www.classicjalopy.com/?p=4847#comment-238096 […]  Kangaroos and Wallabies were everywhere, and we had to slow right down to ensure I didn’t damage a second car hitting a […]

]]> https://www.classicjalopy.com/2021/04/impact-with-a-kangaroo/#comment-236532 Sat, 21 Sep 2024 14:42:24 +0000 https://www.classicjalopy.com/?p=4847#comment-236532 […] year. There was also Youngtimer Sacco day and the 107 Bridge drive.   The lowlight of course was crashing my 250SE Cabriolet into a Kangaroo, although that was later tempered with how well it was repaired.   It was also a shame that so […]

]]> https://www.classicjalopy.com/2021/04/impact-with-a-kangaroo/#comment-235575 Sun, 15 Sep 2024 09:43:55 +0000 https://www.classicjalopy.com/?p=4847#comment-235575 […] and have a habit of turing around and hopping into the path of oncoming cars.   A fact I know only too well.   I had purchased a set of kangaroo whistles to put on my car.   I have no idea if they do […]

]]> https://www.classicjalopy.com/2021/04/impact-with-a-kangaroo/#comment-235412 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 15:12:21 +0000 https://www.classicjalopy.com/?p=4847#comment-235412 […] The Alpine way was the only part of todays drive I had not done before and I really enjoyed it.     It was a really fun road through some amazing scenery.     One of our group suggested a stop off at Yarrangobily Caves Thermal Pool.    This didn’t turn out to be quite as good as we had hoped.    The road to the pool was one way, and quickly became unsealed.   The owners of the W108s were not enthusiastic about taking their cars down that road.   We did get there in the end, and take a few photos of the cars, but there wasn’t really time to do much more, as we wanted to get to Tumut before it started getting dark.    Driving on the back roads in Australia at dawn and dusk means a high chance of encounters with the local wildlife, especially Kangaroos.   I know this all too well. […]

]]> https://www.classicjalopy.com/2021/04/impact-with-a-kangaroo/#comment-181787 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:08:19 +0000 https://www.classicjalopy.com/?p=4847#comment-181787 […] The Alpine way was the only part of todays drive I had not done before and I really enjoyed it.     It was a really fun road through some amazing scenery.     One of our group suggested a stop off at Yarrangobily Caves Thermal Pool.    This didn’t turn out to be quite as good as we had hoped.    The road to the pool was one way, and quickly became unsealed.   The owners of the W108s were not enthusiastic about taking their cars down that road.   We did get there in the end, and take a few photos of the cars, but there wasn’t really time to do much more, as we wanted to get to Tumut before it started getting dark.    Driving on the back roads in Australia at dawn and dusk means a high chance of encounters with the local wildlife, especially Kangaroos.   I know this all too well. […]

]]> https://www.classicjalopy.com/2021/04/impact-with-a-kangaroo/#comment-128589 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:42:55 +0000 https://www.classicjalopy.com/?p=4847#comment-128589 […] planning our route, we have tried to avoid driving at night.  I don’t want a repeat of the Kangaroo incident of last year!  In addition to our group, there is a larger contingent from the MBCNSW taking the […]

]]> https://www.classicjalopy.com/2021/04/impact-with-a-kangaroo/#comment-115678 Sat, 16 Oct 2021 09:42:09 +0000 https://www.classicjalopy.com/?p=4847#comment-115678 […] 250SE has not been running well lately.      Back in April, I hit a Kangaroo and the car was repaired during May and June.    In July, the state of NSW plunged into a strict […]

]]> https://www.classicjalopy.com/2021/04/impact-with-a-kangaroo/#comment-109840 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:12:27 +0000 https://www.classicjalopy.com/?p=4847#comment-109840 […] the impact with a Kangaroo, my 250SE Cabriolet is back on the road and better than ever.    While the damage didn’t […]

]]> https://www.classicjalopy.com/2021/04/impact-with-a-kangaroo/#comment-103666 Sun, 16 May 2021 09:12:37 +0000 https://www.classicjalopy.com/?p=4847#comment-103666 […] Impact with a Kangaroo […]

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