Salt water vs car

These people were loading the jet ski after a spot of fishing near Cornwallis on the northern end of the Manukau Harbour. They had some difficulty in the rough water - unfortunately the car was getting more and more salt water washing up underneath it. Luckily some other surf ski drivers helped them to load up.

[julia]

Oh dear .. look out for a red Audi for a cheap price .. not the smartest of moves.. Bet it gave the spectators some entertainment ..

[Denise Wood]

Oh Dear! Not a good idea!!!

[Babs]

Oops a lesson in how to ruin your Audi.

[Lou Ann]

Man really never wins against water. That poor car.

[Carole G]

Idiots!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

they are really in a battle and probably can afford to replace their car often

[Marnie]

@julzmaioro I'd reckon.

[Marnie]

What an embarrassment. I'll bet the faces matched the car. What a way to treat a car like that, King Canute didn't have any success holding back the tide, and nothing's changed since.

[Dianne]

@golftragic we couldn’t fathom them out and wondered if it was the first outing for the JetSki. They jackknifed the trailer so badly trying to back down the beach that the bumper had a big split in it!

[Marnie]

@dide OMG, what a pack of whackers. Sounds like they knew zip about anything to do with this exercise. And that's an expensive car they've got there.

[Dianne]

@golftragic yep - hopefully they were competent on the water - at least they were wearing life jackets. It’s not too far from here where the harbour goes out to the ocean, so boatskills and knowing about tides becomes extra important.