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Dad - the car is making a funny noise
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<blockquote data-quote="Farmer Roy" data-source="post: 7258441" data-attributes="member: 71668"><p>a couple of years ago we did a 4000km loop on dirt bikes, which included crossing the Simpson Desert. On the way up the Oodnadatta Track, we spent a couple of nights at William Creek - partly because there was beer, but mainly because we wanted to take a flight over Lake Eyre <a href="https://www.williamcreekhotel.com/flights/" target="_blank">https://www.williamcreekhotel.com/flights/</a></p><p></p><p>We met an older couple who were doing the "outback" experience & driving through to Alice Springs ( about 800km north )</p><p>Anyway, they were in a BMW X3 & had a flat tyre. Of course - no spare. The guy at William Creek had picked them & their car up & taken them back to William Creek which is literally a pub, a campground, fuel & a very limited / basic workshop, as well as the airstrip for scenic flights. The tyre was beyond repair & he only stocked a very limited number of tyres in the common Toyota 4x4 sizes . . .</p><p>The only source for the tyres was from BMW dealer, the nearest one of which was in Adelaide - about 1000km south. So they were stuck there until a tyre could find its way up there on a load of general freight</p><p></p><p>"but its a four wheel drive"</p><p></p><p>not much use without a spare or two once you get away from the capital cities</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]923210[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]923211[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmer Roy, post: 7258441, member: 71668"] a couple of years ago we did a 4000km loop on dirt bikes, which included crossing the Simpson Desert. On the way up the Oodnadatta Track, we spent a couple of nights at William Creek - partly because there was beer, but mainly because we wanted to take a flight over Lake Eyre [URL]https://www.williamcreekhotel.com/flights/[/URL] We met an older couple who were doing the "outback" experience & driving through to Alice Springs ( about 800km north ) Anyway, they were in a BMW X3 & had a flat tyre. Of course - no spare. The guy at William Creek had picked them & their car up & taken them back to William Creek which is literally a pub, a campground, fuel & a very limited / basic workshop, as well as the airstrip for scenic flights. The tyre was beyond repair & he only stocked a very limited number of tyres in the common Toyota 4x4 sizes . . . The only source for the tyres was from BMW dealer, the nearest one of which was in Adelaide - about 1000km south. So they were stuck there until a tyre could find its way up there on a load of general freight "but its a four wheel drive" not much use without a spare or two once you get away from the capital cities [ATTACH type="full" alt="1606360063684.png"]923210[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1606360116916.png"]923211[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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