Thread: Budget Family 4WD

I was being serious there, one of the worst scares I've had is in the front left seat of an 80 series on a long downhill on gravel approaching a hairpin with a heavy trailer on. Driver was like OK, taking it real easy here - this hill is a bitch... I'm like ??? as we slowly roll over the top, and in 2nd the bloody thing instantly starts sliding down the hill under the weight of the trailer pushing. I'm like oh OK, this is interesting, driver is onto it though. He's holding it well and not overusing the brakes but we get to about 100m off the hairpin and we can smell the brakes. Driver: Yeah, dunno what it is but always does this here... FFS! Anyway got around the hairpin and onto the flat, but far out was a lot more exciting that planned. Funny thing, the patrol and the utes no issue.