This time we were coming back down the narrow dirt road from Pointers Hill and stopped to take a snap of some coloured birds in a tree and Bam! , a dreadful smell of burnt brakes or rubber or something and then the steering got all heavy like it had a flat tyre. Limped into Ulladulla, parked behind the NRMA shop and called roadside assistance. Turns out that the big pulley (harmonic balancer) on the bottom of the engine has collapsed. Game Over - tow it back to Canberra for repairs is the only really useful option.
Now as it happens I am a platinum member of NRMA with top level cover - and they have been fabulous so far : organised the car to be taken to Canberra, organised a hire car for us for the next week, and will, when asked , have the van transported back to canberra as well. Cost? Nothing. Doesnt get better than that.
Some snaps of Lake Conjola
So i suppose i should post the snap of that coloured bird that caused all the trouble...
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| Coloured bird. (aka King Parrot) |
Ok, you didnt have to go all that way to take a photo of those birds. I had two in my almond tree yesterday morning when the sun was out...
ReplyDelete2ndly, are you allowed to keep the car???
Yair, birds are all over the place, we really didn't go out of our way to snap them.
ReplyDeleteYes, the X5 lives! Might even be fixed up by tomorrow lunch time, in which case we might come up and get it and pay you a flying visit to boot
fair enough. Just call me, ill be around!
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