I have seriously been overtaken by a Kangaroo while on a bus crossing the bridge infront of Parliament House, on the main highway through Canberra (Commonwealth Avenue).
oyvey I went to Perisher this year, on the bus going from Canberra at like 4-5am I heard someone up the back of the bus say let’s count kangaroos, Literally that moment I look out the front window and this kangaroo appears out of the fog on the side of the road just standing still watching. Really Eerie
I have to say that taking an awesome car and road tripping around the world like this has always been a dream of mine. I am very jealous of the trip Sam has put together here.
For every kangaroo you see there’s 10,000 you don’t. The reason locals go on about Roos is they’re everywhere you probably had 30 close encounters and just didn’t realise. Locals are born and raised with bush eyes and will spot 10 to each one you see.
In one recent 100km trip, between midnight and 1am I counted 26 Roos, three Wombats and a fox. That's just the live ones I saw. Hnece why we all have powerful light bars or spot lights in the country.
I live in a rural area & take my german shepherd out in the jeep at between 5 am & 6 am for a run. I slow down to 40 kp/h in areas I know that I can expect to see wildlife in an attempt to avoid collision . With Forrest / bush land 3 feet from the road means you don't have much time to react . Kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, emus, deer , foxes, rabbits, birds, turtles , snakes , lizards, echidnas, cattle , horses , dogs, - you name it , it'll jump / fly /crawl out from nowhere in front of you. That's why I go slow through that part of the road .
@@glenphillips9068 The problem is the city people who come out here and don't understand why you have slowed down. I once had an XR6T ute overtake me only for him to hit a Roo in spectacular fashion around the next curve.
@@AnarchyEnsues Isn't an exaggeration. It's the truth. Now, I respect he may not be your favourite but that doesn't mean when someone does, it's an "exaggeration".
He's charming AF, but he doesn't quite fit the theme of the channel. He didn't get some crazy speeding ticket (20km over? LOL), and his biggest scare from cops was a piddly temporary registration sticker. The next Aussie desert story better have dune buggy police chases with helicopters and planes, or creepy serial killer close calls.
@Hooha888 I didn't say it was freeways ALL the way. But there is for a large section of the Victorian side. The rest is designated highway, if you want to be pedantic and make yourself look silly. Which you obviously do...
@@jackpalmer2549 I guess people want those plates because they look good on Euro cars. I know I considered them for my daily Land Rover, before deciding they weren't worth the cost.
The word 'nullarbor' is derived from the latin word for "no trees" (nullus arbor). It's also know to the indigenous population of that area as "Oondiri", which translates to "the waterless". Having been there, I can confirm that both of those descriptions are accurate.
The reason everyone in Australia repeats the "You'll die if you're not completely prepared for everything" thing is because we get so many tourists who turn up and decide they're going to rent a small car and drive from Sydney to Perth in a week. "It's fine" they say, "I drive long distances all the time, I know what I'm doing". Then, inevitably, they decide to take a little detour off the main road to see $InterestingSight and the car breaks down 50KM from any road that gets regular traffic. Of course, they won't be carrying enough water, or have appropriate clothing, or have told anyone what their travel plans are. So they set out on foot, in the wrong direction, at dusk trying to find help. Four days later, family back home in $Country finally raises the alarm that the wayward tourists haven't checked in, but nobody knows exactly where to look, and it'll be another day or two before their car is found, and now it's a search to find them on-foot. So, yes, you guys prepared, nothing went wrong. This is a good thing. I'm a little disappointed that you keep repeating the "Oh it's really not as bad as they say" line. Enough people from the UK have killed themselves in this country doing stupid shit, I think it's a bit irresponsible to downplay the danger.
Sam: yeah, i'll take my new 911 around the world and through a barren desert because i can Me: yeah, i'll take my $400 1983 toyota corolla on a 540 mile round trip to attend a car show
Sounds like me, I bought a 96 5.0 explorer for 200 put its axle back under it and next weekend I drove from Houston texas to noel Missouri the truck didn't have shocks bald tired worn out front end over 800 miles round trip 9 hours one way with out stops.......... all to get to sparks in the ozarks car show
@@theepicricemaker6611 right I never get the point of buying an expensive car that cost you just as much in repair as the car cost ...... that cheapo explorer of mine made it from 250k to 745k before the trans finally let go and other than oil changes and general maintenance I never had to do anything other than drive
As someone from Adelaide this was great! Just missing an Aussie V8. They're so strict on speeding, racing, modifications and especially burnouts here it's shocking. The punishments are worse than what's given out for assaults etc...
They’re seriously gay about speed everywhere here. Speed limits change in annoying 10 kph increments constantly and for no obvious reason. Most of the main roads could actually handle autobahn speeds safely , but kangaroos. Oh, and rooted old cars with bad brakes, tyres, shocks being driven by mullet-boy at stellar speeds. It’s just not a good idea to travel past dusk because of the roos and bush cattle.
Matt Ireland the media covers it up, one time this caller was saying that she wondered if kangaroos are suicidal but they cut her off before she said the whole thing, media cover ups are real
@@TheKaisarwilhelm I can verify this. They literally wait till you almost can't possibly avoid them and jump right out in front of you! And they're more likely to kill you or your car than themselves
"We had two nails in our tire and it didn't even explode!" I have tire patch after tire patch in my tires from working all over the city, and they've never seemed to threaten to detonate...
I’ve done the Nullarbor twice, first time round was the same as this guy, everyone talking about it like there’s 2000km between fuel stops and all the rest. The reality is, Roos are a hazard, they can unexpectedly jump across the road, my experience is that happens most around dusk as it gets dark. I continued to drive throughout the night, a lot of Roos hanging by the side of the road, it’s unnerving as you have no idea if they might just jump out in front, I slowed right down to be safe. As for fuel, never once needed to use the additional fuel we took. I managed to do Whyalla to Perth in about 32 hours, in a shitty old pulsar that started overheating the day we left cairns for Perth. Only regret was rushing the second time around and missing out the coastal lookouts but we had 2 cats in the car with us who weren’t enjoying the travel
Does Sam have a leaning toward hyperbole? Definitely. I've watched his channel for years. He doesn't make any false claims about being a "car guy". He's kind and genuine with some of the best cinematography out there. Seeing him taken aback at some of the situations in which he finds himself is very endearing. @SeenThroughGlass is amazing!
The first couple of minutes of him going through his idea of striking out into the Aussie desert with his girlfriend reminds me of every movie I've ever seen about Aussie serial killers. Glad he got a happy ending. LOL
¡Thoroughly enjoyed this episode, Ed! I could listen to Sam say Adelaide and Perth all day long; although I had to use subtitles, for the first time on VINwiki, since he was speaking “English.” 🙃☺️
@Scraps G You're great at making assumptions. I live 2 hours out of the city, and whilst all your mates regularly run in to roos, me and my mates don't!!
Nul-arbor nul as in Non, arbor as in trees, like ‘arboretum’. I can’t think of anything more obviously Latin, I’m surprised he didn’t know that, because he definitely sounds like his parents sent him to a private school. 😂
as an aussie car enthusiast, the warning about roo's is not hyperbole, they tend to move around more at night, and they are heavy dense bundles of muscle and sinew, meaning they will destroy a unguarded car front end, it's not a requirement to drive a 4X4, or a car with a bullbar, but it is highly recommended
3 common methods of getting caught speeding on Australian highways: A) Cameras spaced apart (5km, 10km, 100km, whatever) that read your plate and timestamp it then calculate your average speed at the other end. With this, you can theoretically go 300km/h, pull over and take a nap, then proceed and be fine. 2) Rural planes and helicopters, which can be emergency services, the flying doctor service or just local farmers.. much of the Nullarbor has horizontal line markers visible from high up so that aircraft can quickly see vehicle speed as you pass over them then call it in to the nearest police station where someone comes out to intercept. III) Usually only within 100km of a city, but sometimes further out there can be officers parked in vans using radar or even worse sometimes a motorcycle cop hiding behind some shrubs where you can't see him with a radar. There are some highways which used to have high or no speed limits out in the desert (not sure if the Nullarbor is included) but when you have a small hatchback go past a road train (Semi truck with 2 or more full size trailers) at high speed the wind alone can be enough to blow the small car off the road, so keep this in mind and slow down as large trucks approach just in case.
Little fact for everyone... A stationary Red Roo will always spin 180° and hop in the opposite direction of the way it was facing. So NEVER assume the roo you see on the side of the road will hop away from the road just because it's facing the scrub...
Nulla arbor - no tree in Latin. Did it myself many years ago. Perth to Sydney in a Daihatsu Sirion. Went like clockwork. Most important thing is to time yourself so you always hit a roadhouse and don't drive after dusk.
It's called 'taking the piss'. We tease all tourists, we do it for fun.the UK is about the size of Victoria. The whole of Australia is only a little smaller than America. Yes the Roos are a problem when driving but mainly at dusk, dawn and night. I'm glad you enjoyed the country. You should come and see more of it.
As a resident from near Perth Australia, it's true, the Roos are bad. They will try and kill you, I've had my licence for 7 years now, in that time I've hit 14 roos, 3 of witch completely totalled the car. Some can get as tall as 7ft. And weigh 80-90kg, they're attracted to light so in the dark with head lights on they will hop towards you. Awesome to see Sam on the show! Keep up the stories.
When it comes to roo's you want big spot lights to see way ahead of you, a bullbar in case you hit one, and you can get roo whisles that make a high pitch sound scaring them away.
In the 1980's there was a Kiwi who had an Australian newspaper in our lunchroom. One of the welders looked at the want ads and there were multiple ads for Rubar welders. It was a welding shop so everyone was thinking maybe a guy could work over there. We were all Canadian and we had thought this was some sort of specialized type of welding. The New Zealander had to explain what exactly a Rubar was. It is the protective bars bolted on the front of trucks and vehicles. Every vehicle driving the outback has rubars fitted.
Nullarbor is Latin for No Trees. You are actually on the Nullarbor for about 20 km when you drive from Adelaide to Perth. The biggest part of the Nullarbor is inland. Hundreds of cars a day use this highway, very few hit roos, and some of the cars that go across, I wouldn't drive to the corner shop!
I see that you caught this guy in US when he was here in the summer with Shmee. He should be happy he drove a Porsche (I’ve seen his car in LA). Had he driven a British car, the predictions of the locals would have come true. He would have been eaten by kangaroos because his car would have broken down, leaving him stranded in the middle of the kangaroo land. Great experience!
This was top notch. Can agree, with the roos since I'm on the really far outskirts of Melbourne up north and I see them when I get onto the freeway in the morning but I'm glad that's not happened to me...yet.
Just to clarify, there are not kangaroo carcasses everywhere in Sydney. It is a city, there are very few Kangaroos until you're out past what would be considered suburban Sydney and onto highways that head off to regional centres. That'd be, lets say, 50km (30 miles) from the CBD. Even at that mark, you're not seeing LOTS of dead roo's until you're hundreds of km out of Sydney.
You do really have to look out for the Kangaroos at night in Australia. A great example of this is when I was on a road trip with my dad and cousin when I was eight of nine years old. We were travelling along a country road from Adelaide to Warnambool in the middle of the night in our Toyota Starlet and just completely out of nowhere, a kangaroo jumped out in front of the car as we were doing 110km/h or 70mph. It made a huge bang, woke my cousin up and me even more than I was already. We then saw the damage in the morning and we were lucky to have even gotten to Warnambool. The bonnet had a huge kangaroo sized dent in it and the radiator was leaking. The whole radiator, the bonnet and front left body panel of the car had to be completely replaced. So, the moral of the story is, BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A COUNTRY ROAD IN AUSTRALIA, you could very well hit a very big and angry kangaroo.
About 20 years ago, i did a Melbourne to Perth trip. I was driving a lowered 1997 5.0l Commodore VT SS. The clearance was lowest legal, or thereabouts, so about 100mm. Maybe a bit more. Sat on 130km/h all the way (except in towns), and except for the times i was doing quite a bit more. Didn't get a speeding fine until I got back to Victoria (Horsham). Now, in most of the country, but I first came across this on this trip.. when you come to overtaking a truck, or in this case, a roadtrain, truck drivers will indicate - JUST ONCE - if they they have vision to let you know you have room to overtake. One driver did this. I pulled out to overtake, only to see a dead roo in the middle of the oncoming lane, that was very much higher than the 100mm clearance my car had. Luckily I wasn't doing the 130km/h, being stuck behind the truck, but I had certainly put my put down to overtake. I braked hard, and then dropped back in behind the truck again.
The Nullabor is from Ceduna to Kalgoorlie. A long way to Adel Perth or Adelaide. Skippys are abundant more so at night. Not a good idea to travel at night. Driving the Nullabor is no worse than many roads in Oz. Biggest problem is no service available. And running a Porker with a run flat spare or no spare is very silly. You can be stranded for days waiting for a tyre let alone a rim. Or a windscreen. They have a very short life in outback Oz, even on bitumen highways. Trucks drag gravel and rocks onto the roads and spray them everywhere. One of the places I will not go without two spares. And that with a Landcruiser that is far more likely to find spare parts and tyres
Anyone who tells you that it can’t be done is full of it. I’m an Australian Truckie, I do it all the time. It’s not Mad Max or Wolf Creek out there. Don’t drive at night, that is solid advice. The rest is nonsense I’ve driven the outback in my Toyota 86 plenty of times. It’s no issue
7:06 Australia definitely doesn’t have states like america and we definitely do know about the other states haha, the license plates here say QLD, VIC on them etc and are different colours. we’re not that fried
Nice to finally see a story from down Under As a resident myself i definitely got a kick out of this. Not surprised about the confused cop, we literally never see cars with foreign registration
I love how the guys on these exotic car channels espouse the reliability of Ferrari, Lamborghini, and various American brands. But when it comes to crossing a desert, only superior German engineering and the Porsche will do!
I went on a trip from Canberra to Adelaide two weeks ago for Concour De Lemons and the Bay to Birdwood historic car rally. On the way back, we crossed the outback flanked by 1960s Holden Kingswoods, old Datsun racecars, and Jaguar E Types. The outback’s only as dangerous as you make it.
In the Australian outback, flying down a dirt road, in a dark green Carrera T. The aerial footage was awesome! It was like a dapper Indiana Jones or something.
One of the most vivid memories I have as a kid was being at a gas station outside Wasilla, Alaska and they dragged in a Chevy C-10 that had hit a deer on the highway. Crushed the cab, killed the occupants. Bloody mess- grandpa was a WWII vet that was the captain of a rescue boat so I don't think it was as "Imprinting" to him as it was for me
I have followed Seen Through Glass since the early days (Alfa 4C launch edition). I truly feel that Porsche of Germany ought to feature your world tour trip in the Carrera T. @Seen Through Glass
this is the right way you speak english/american, perfect mix of the two languages no snob accents, no hillbilly accents, just pleasant, clear english, curious what area this guy is from to be honest, cuz its for sure not london haaha.
I live about 30 minutes east of Perth CBD in what’s known as ‘Perth Hills’, my location would be described as mildly dense population, somewhat suburban and surrounded by semi rural properties and then state forest beyond that. I’ve had more close calls with roos within 5-10 minutes from home than I’ve had on trips up to 1000kms in any direction. The only time any vehicle I’ve owned has had an impact with a roo was while my truck driver brother in law was at the wheel and 1km from home while he was talking about mowing down roos on the regular in his truck and how they just bounce off the bar and he keeps along his merry way. Fortunately the vehicle we were traveling in was my 93 toyota hzj80 which the only damage encountered was a tuff of fur caught under the number plate and a little bit of blood smeared on the bullbar.
You know this guy has lived his entire life in an urban area when he's terrified of hitting a roo, they're no larger than big breed of dog! Just look up moose vehicle accident and you start to get an idea of how absurd it is to worry about hitting a roo.
@Scraps G how do you know I haven't seen a fucking kangaroo? Am I not allowed to travel? Are there no such thing as zoos? Let me guess, the kangaroos you see are twice the size of average kangaroos... Because reasons...
I’m Australian and this is so true. Kangaroo are the scariest shit for drivers, it’s usually fine during daytime but at time out of nowhere they jump in front of your car. Problem is they’re huge and your car is going to have frame damage if you don’t have bullbar
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There are two types of Kangaroos in Australia
Those that have been hit by a car, and those that want to belong to the first group
I live in wollongong and the kangaroos natural habitat is actually the front bonnet of a car going 110kmph.
I have seriously been overtaken by a Kangaroo while on a bus crossing the bridge infront of Parliament House, on the main highway through Canberra (Commonwealth Avenue).
Went to perisher ski resort last year, drive from Canberra to perisher, at least 1000 dead kangaroos and wombats in the shoulder
@@AnarchyEnsues the drought is bringing them into civilisation to look for water, always does. Not as many when its wet :(
oyvey I went to Perisher this year, on the bus going from Canberra at like 4-5am I heard someone up the back of the bus say let’s count kangaroos, Literally that moment I look out the front window and this kangaroo appears out of the fog on the side of the road just standing still watching. Really Eerie
I have to say that taking an awesome car and road tripping around the world like this has always been a dream of mine. I am very jealous of the trip Sam has put together here.
Ed Bolian you spelt Sam Wrong in the description Ed! I thought better of you 😅
@@TheLiamHUK same.
Murci around the world needs to happen!
I would love to do this in a Huracan. Great car for long distance travel.
That would be so much fun
For every kangaroo you see there’s 10,000 you don’t. The reason locals go on about Roos is they’re everywhere you probably had 30 close encounters and just didn’t realise. Locals are born and raised with bush eyes and will spot 10 to each one you see.
That and you often dont see them till you almost hit them.
In one recent 100km trip, between midnight and 1am I counted 26 Roos, three Wombats and a fox. That's just the live ones I saw. Hnece why we all have powerful light bars or spot lights in the country.
I live in a rural area & take my german shepherd out in the jeep at between 5 am & 6 am for a run.
I slow down to 40 kp/h in areas I know that I can expect to see wildlife in an attempt to avoid collision .
With Forrest / bush land 3 feet from the road means you don't have much time to react . Kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, emus, deer , foxes, rabbits, birds, turtles , snakes , lizards, echidnas, cattle , horses , dogs, - you name it , it'll jump / fly /crawl out from nowhere in front of you.
That's why I go slow through that part of the road .
@@glenphillips9068 The problem is the city people who come out here and don't understand why you have slowed down. I once had an XR6T ute overtake me only for him to hit a Roo in spectacular fashion around the next curve.
Just total my fg Ute to a bloody roo had the car for under 2 months just fitted a new turbo and coilovers to it as well as a new front bar
Thanks for letting me share my story! I miss Australia
Come back soon!
Come back mate! So much that you missed
Fuck you do an alright Aussie accent haha
Who was the shipping company you used to ship the car?
By far my favorite, thanks for sharing
*THE ROOS ARE COMING*
- Sam, "SeenThroughGlass", 2019
“Raped by a kangaroo”
- Sam, SeenThroughGlass - 2019
lmao 🤣🤣
This guy is an awesome storyteller. I hope he shared more stories. Can't wait for more.
You should check out his channel. His last 3 videos are next level.
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Exaggerated level 11...
@@AnarchyEnsues Isn't an exaggeration. It's the truth. Now, I respect he may not be your favourite but that doesn't mean when someone does, it's an "exaggeration".
He's charming AF, but he doesn't quite fit the theme of the channel. He didn't get some crazy speeding ticket (20km over? LOL), and his biggest scare from cops was a piddly temporary registration sticker.
The next Aussie desert story better have dune buggy police chases with helicopters and planes, or creepy serial killer close calls.
its a paved road....
kangaroos run towards the light, and when they are in your windscreen they will continue to kick till they are free or dead.
What is amazing is that it is a paved road. They had to be a tuff bunch. They probably ate live kangaroo for breakfast.
you also forgot to mention they're built FUCKING tough and cause a shitload of damage.
That explains the terrifying bit
Damn
@@Mr_jz_12 Also that they are naturally violent creatures. Check out a documentary and you'll see that they fight for a living, lol.
Bruh If I saw UK plates in Australia id get my eyes checked
It's not that rare. I see one maybe every two months. I travel the main freeways between Adelaide and Melbourne regularly.
@Hooha888 I didn't say it was freeways ALL the way. But there is for a large section of the Victorian side. The rest is designated highway, if you want to be pedantic and make yourself look silly. Which you obviously do...
There are novelty plates you can get which looks sorta like UK plates. Why we have them, I’m not sure
@@jackpalmer2549 I guess people want those plates because they look good on Euro cars. I know I considered them for my daily Land Rover, before deciding they weren't worth the cost.
Should've gone to SpecSavers
The word 'nullarbor' is derived from the latin word for "no trees" (nullus arbor). It's also know to the indigenous population of that area as "Oondiri", which translates to "the waterless". Having been there, I can confirm that both of those descriptions are accurate.
that's wild, I genuinely had no idea that Nullarbor wasn't an aboriginal naming.
And, while Adelaide to Perth is just under 1,600 miles, the Nullarbor is only 745 miles at its widest.
The reason everyone in Australia repeats the "You'll die if you're not completely prepared for everything" thing is because we get so many tourists who turn up and decide they're going to rent a small car and drive from Sydney to Perth in a week. "It's fine" they say, "I drive long distances all the time, I know what I'm doing".
Then, inevitably, they decide to take a little detour off the main road to see $InterestingSight and the car breaks down 50KM from any road that gets regular traffic. Of course, they won't be carrying enough water, or have appropriate clothing, or have told anyone what their travel plans are. So they set out on foot, in the wrong direction, at dusk trying to find help.
Four days later, family back home in $Country finally raises the alarm that the wayward tourists haven't checked in, but nobody knows exactly where to look, and it'll be another day or two before their car is found, and now it's a search to find them on-foot.
So, yes, you guys prepared, nothing went wrong. This is a good thing. I'm a little disappointed that you keep repeating the "Oh it's really not as bad as they say" line. Enough people from the UK have killed themselves in this country doing stupid shit, I think it's a bit irresponsible to downplay the danger.
Never thought i'd hear someone talk about Adelaide on here!
Just in TH-cam it's self
msjp81 same
People from Adelaide don’t even talk about Adelaide.....
Torana Andy true
msjp81 can we get some Australian car guys to do some stories, surely Tander or Whincup have some spare time
Sam: yeah, i'll take my new 911 around the world and through a barren desert because i can
Me: yeah, i'll take my $400 1983 toyota corolla on a 540 mile round trip to attend a car show
Sounds like me, I bought a 96 5.0 explorer for 200 put its axle back under it and next weekend I drove from Houston texas to noel Missouri the truck didn't have shocks bald tired worn out front end over 800 miles round trip 9 hours one way with out stops.......... all to get to sparks in the ozarks car show
Probably both as exciting and nerve-wracking
But hey man, did the Corolla break down? 911 prolly did lmao
@@theepicricemaker6611 right I never get the point of buying an expensive car that cost you just as much in repair as the car cost ...... that cheapo explorer of mine made it from 250k to 745k before the trans finally let go and other than oil changes and general maintenance I never had to do anything other than drive
@@Frogbuddy every time I hit a rough spot in the road it looked like a bucking bronco torsion bar suspension w/o shocks ....SUCKS!!!
As someone from Adelaide this was great! Just missing an Aussie V8. They're so strict on speeding, racing, modifications and especially burnouts here it's shocking. The punishments are worse than what's given out for assaults etc...
I ended up with around 2k in fines for speeding 6-7 years ago there
They’re seriously gay about speed everywhere here. Speed limits change in annoying 10 kph increments constantly and for no obvious reason. Most of the main roads could actually handle autobahn speeds safely , but kangaroos. Oh, and rooted old cars with bad brakes, tyres, shocks being driven by mullet-boy at stellar speeds. It’s just not a good idea to travel past dusk because of the roos and bush cattle.
_the roos are coming_
This needs to be on a t-shirt.
DNR5586 or a movie
That's my favorite seen through glass video of all time amazing music and great scenery
Can confirm the kangaroos have a deathwish.
Matt Ireland the media covers it up, one time this caller was saying that she wondered if kangaroos are suicidal but they cut her off before she said the whole thing, media cover ups are real
In Michigan and other northern American states, its the same with deer. They wait to jump into the road until you're close.
@@TheKaisarwilhelm I can verify this. They literally wait till you almost can't possibly avoid them and jump right out in front of you! And they're more likely to kill you or your car than themselves
This guy stopped by my work to get the car inspected, his set up is so incredible!
"We had two nails in our tire and it didn't even explode!"
I have tire patch after tire patch in my tires from working all over the city, and they've never seemed to threaten to detonate...
STG! How Sam doesn't have a million followers yet baffles me, his videos are so good!
I've crossed the nullarbor a bunch of times. It's so tranquil out there
Agree again. Love the place.
Is it like ribas, limanakia ??? ( famous street racing places in Greece )
Hi, I’m from Australia. Thanks for acknowledging us.
My dad took my brother and I across it when we were 4yr olds in his Holden Kingswood in 1985. I'm sure a Porsche will be fine 😂
Same, my dad had a Sunbird UC(luxury torana) with twin themo fans added on from when he had a P76. Trekked the Nullarbor 7 times(3 return trips).
I remember when he came to Perth earlier this year, still have a picture that I took with him
Hello fellow person from Perth
Michael Phillips Perth gang represent
Just checkin in...
@@flame8388 Gang Gang.
This guy is more animated than a Hideo Kojima picture film
I like Sam. His videos are top notch.
I can say Sams energy is a tad bit contagious
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One time I went on a kayak river adventure with Ned Beatty..
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I’ve done the Nullarbor twice, first time round was the same as this guy, everyone talking about it like there’s 2000km between fuel stops and all the rest. The reality is, Roos are a hazard, they can unexpectedly jump across the road, my experience is that happens most around dusk as it gets dark. I continued to drive throughout the night, a lot of Roos hanging by the side of the road, it’s unnerving as you have no idea if they might just jump out in front, I slowed right down to be safe. As for fuel, never once needed to use the additional fuel we took. I managed to do Whyalla to Perth in about 32 hours, in a shitty old pulsar that started overheating the day we left cairns for Perth.
Only regret was rushing the second time around and missing out the coastal lookouts but we had 2 cats in the car with us who weren’t enjoying the travel
Does Sam have a leaning toward hyperbole? Definitely. I've watched his channel for years. He doesn't make any false claims about being a "car guy". He's kind and genuine with some of the best cinematography out there. Seeing him taken aback at some of the situations in which he finds himself is very endearing. @SeenThroughGlass is amazing!
The first couple of minutes of him going through his idea of striking out into the Aussie desert with his girlfriend reminds me of every movie I've ever seen about Aussie serial killers. Glad he got a happy ending. LOL
A month ago I was riding though my local park and I watched a cyclist get completely chased down by a roo. Funniest thing ive ever seen
Haha fuck cyclists
I really hope you guys did a Behind the glass-podcast. I mean, that would be awesome. Really awesome!
I saw the Porsche and I knew the guest was gonna be Sam. 😂
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¡Thoroughly enjoyed this episode, Ed! I could listen to Sam say Adelaide and Perth all day long; although I had to use subtitles, for the first time on VINwiki, since he was speaking “English.” 🙃☺️
Been watching sam for 7 or 8 years. Never knew his last name.
Google "Earl of Westmorland" you'll find the family tree.
@@RedC220 wow.
Haha, just said the same thing. Not 7 or 8 for me. Maybe 4? Great channel.
@@cbh76 i guess it has only been 4 or 5 years. Back when he had the 4c. I thought that was longer than that.
sam michael david fane that’s why it’s S1 MDF
Very similar warnings that one would get for driving in certain remote parts of Canada; however, switch out Kangaroo for Moose!
As an Australian, moose would be much more terrifying!
Those fuckers will take your roof clean off. Saw that up near Dawson City once.
@@DanielMac1052 would much rather hit a roo than a moose
It's "one punch man" only he would be crazy enough to do this
Lmfao
I'd say this is his British cousin
We're not terrified by kangaroos. Its just what we tell tourists for a laugh...
I see nobody told him about the drop bears yet.. Those bastards will eat you alive
@Scraps G Mate.. you've got lots of mates..
@Scraps G You're great at making assumptions. I live 2 hours out of the city, and whilst all your mates regularly run in to roos, me and my mates don't!!
Nul-arbor nul as in Non, arbor as in trees, like ‘arboretum’.
I can’t think of anything more obviously Latin, I’m surprised he didn’t know that, because he definitely sounds like his parents sent him to a private school. 😂
Another amazing story , I’ll be adding this to my bucket list of go to. 😁😁😁
Plenty to see in Australia other than the dessert?
as an aussie car enthusiast, the warning about roo's is not hyperbole, they tend to move around more at night, and they are heavy dense bundles of muscle and sinew, meaning they will destroy a unguarded car front end, it's not a requirement to drive a 4X4, or a car with a bullbar, but it is highly recommended
"The Roos are coming!!" < next major disaster movie
Roonado.
Dave Detherage haha I just said that lol, an apocalypse just in Australia, I wonder who the Rock will play
When I was working in Australia the locals told me it's not if you'll hit a roo, but just a matter of when and how many.
Seen through glass is funny and very entertaining to watched 👍
3 common methods of getting caught speeding on Australian highways:
A) Cameras spaced apart (5km, 10km, 100km, whatever) that read your plate and timestamp it then calculate your average speed at the other end. With this, you can theoretically go 300km/h, pull over and take a nap, then proceed and be fine.
2) Rural planes and helicopters, which can be emergency services, the flying doctor service or just local farmers.. much of the Nullarbor has horizontal line markers visible from high up so that aircraft can quickly see vehicle speed as you pass over them then call it in to the nearest police station where someone comes out to intercept.
III) Usually only within 100km of a city, but sometimes further out there can be officers parked in vans using radar or even worse sometimes a motorcycle cop hiding behind some shrubs where you can't see him with a radar.
There are some highways which used to have high or no speed limits out in the desert (not sure if the Nullarbor is included) but when you have a small hatchback go past a road train (Semi truck with 2 or more full size trailers) at high speed the wind alone can be enough to blow the small car off the road, so keep this in mind and slow down as large trucks approach just in case.
Little fact for everyone... A stationary Red Roo will always spin 180° and hop in the opposite direction of the way it was facing. So NEVER assume the roo you see on the side of the road will hop away from the road just because it's facing the scrub...
He loved it so much he named his custom colour 911 "Nullarbor Green".
0:43 "Nullarbor actually means 'no tree' in ... some language."
Latin.
SeenThroughGlass is one of the best car channels on youtube.
If anything the outback cops are the ones you want to be pulled over by.. It's the inner city ones who would have given you a hard time.
Nulla arbor - no tree in Latin. Did it myself many years ago. Perth to Sydney in a Daihatsu Sirion. Went like clockwork. Most important thing is to time yourself so you always hit a roadhouse and don't drive after dusk.
It's called 'taking the piss'. We tease all tourists, we do it for fun.the UK is about the size of Victoria. The whole of Australia is only a little smaller than America.
Yes the Roos are a problem when driving but mainly at dusk, dawn and night. I'm glad you enjoyed the country. You should come and see more of it.
This is the British Ed Boilian, we need more!! I love hearing British/Australians tell stories!!!
As a resident from near Perth Australia, it's true, the Roos are bad. They will try and kill you, I've had my licence for 7 years now, in that time I've hit 14 roos, 3 of witch completely totalled the car.
Some can get as tall as 7ft. And weigh 80-90kg, they're attracted to light so in the dark with head lights on they will hop towards you.
Awesome to see Sam on the show! Keep up the stories.
When it comes to roo's you want big spot lights to see way ahead of you, a bullbar in case you hit one, and you can get roo whisles that make a high pitch sound scaring them away.
"nothing there" cut to footage of green trees pastures and other cars.
In the 1980's there was a Kiwi who had an Australian newspaper in our lunchroom. One of the welders looked at the want ads and there were multiple ads for Rubar welders. It was a welding shop so everyone was thinking maybe a guy could work over there. We were all Canadian and we had thought this was some sort of specialized type of welding. The New Zealander had to explain what exactly a Rubar was. It is the protective bars bolted on the front of trucks and vehicles. Every vehicle driving the outback has rubars fitted.
Nullarbor is Latin for No Trees. You are actually on the Nullarbor for about 20 km when you drive from Adelaide to Perth. The biggest part of the Nullarbor is inland. Hundreds of cars a day use this highway, very few hit roos, and some of the cars that go across, I wouldn't drive to the corner shop!
2 videos a day has been awesome!
It's freaking baconator fries time, guys.
^^^this guy comments that VINwiki is running out of content and suddenly we get 2 a days. Thank you for poking the bear sir!
@@guskipper1194 I did it for the boys.
I see that you caught this guy in US when he was here in the summer with Shmee. He should be happy he drove a Porsche (I’ve seen his car in LA). Had he driven a British car, the predictions of the locals would have come true. He would have been eaten by kangaroos because his car would have broken down, leaving him stranded in the middle of the kangaroo land. Great experience!
Apologies from Australia for neglecting to warn you of the dangers of Magpies
So True!
This was top notch. Can agree, with the roos since I'm on the really far outskirts of Melbourne up north and I see them when I get onto the freeway in the morning but I'm glad that's not happened to me...yet.
Just to clarify, there are not kangaroo carcasses everywhere in Sydney. It is a city, there are very few Kangaroos until you're out past what would be considered suburban Sydney and onto highways that head off to regional centres. That'd be, lets say, 50km (30 miles) from the CBD. Even at that mark, you're not seeing LOTS of dead roo's until you're hundreds of km out of Sydney.
Lovely seeing Sam on here! Keep up the good work Vinwiki!
You do really have to look out for the Kangaroos at night in Australia. A great example of this is when I was on a road trip with my dad and cousin when I was eight of nine years old. We were travelling along a country road from Adelaide to Warnambool in the middle of the night in our Toyota Starlet and just completely out of nowhere, a kangaroo jumped out in front of the car as we were doing 110km/h or 70mph. It made a huge bang, woke my cousin up and me even more than I was already. We then saw the damage in the morning and we were lucky to have even gotten to Warnambool. The bonnet had a huge kangaroo sized dent in it and the radiator was leaking. The whole radiator, the bonnet and front left body panel of the car had to be completely replaced. So, the moral of the story is, BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A COUNTRY ROAD IN AUSTRALIA, you could very well hit a very big and angry kangaroo.
Seen through glass and vinwiki is a great combo tbh
Have a crazy German mate that drove a BA F6 the whole National Highway. Adelaide to Perth in one run with only fuel stops, took him just over 22 hours
Great to see Sam on the channel Ed. Let's hit one million subs by the end of the year.
Whoo! I’m from adelaide Australia! Love the channel!
About 20 years ago, i did a Melbourne to Perth trip. I was driving a lowered 1997 5.0l Commodore VT SS. The clearance was lowest legal, or thereabouts, so about 100mm. Maybe a bit more. Sat on 130km/h all the way (except in towns), and except for the times i was doing quite a bit more. Didn't get a speeding fine until I got back to Victoria (Horsham).
Now, in most of the country, but I first came across this on this trip.. when you come to overtaking a truck, or in this case, a roadtrain, truck drivers will indicate - JUST ONCE - if they they have vision to let you know you have room to overtake. One driver did this. I pulled out to overtake, only to see a dead roo in the middle of the oncoming lane, that was very much higher than the 100mm clearance my car had. Luckily I wasn't doing the 130km/h, being stuck behind the truck, but I had certainly put my put down to overtake. I braked hard, and then dropped back in behind the truck again.
Last time I was this early, Mitch was still dancing for the rapper.
The Nullabor is from Ceduna to Kalgoorlie. A long way to Adel Perth or Adelaide. Skippys are abundant more so at night. Not a good idea to travel at night.
Driving the Nullabor is no worse than many roads in Oz. Biggest problem is no service available. And running a Porker with a run flat spare or no spare is very silly. You can be stranded for days waiting for a tyre let alone a rim. Or a windscreen. They have a very short life in outback Oz, even on bitumen highways. Trucks drag gravel and rocks onto the roads and spray them everywhere.
One of the places I will not go without two spares. And that with a Landcruiser that is far more likely to find spare parts and tyres
This is a great show, and this was a step above most,,,,, his laughter makes him a good man.
Love the fact he didn't mention how ridiculously hot it was, because that's a massive factor at well.
Anyone who tells you that it can’t be done is full of it. I’m an Australian Truckie, I do it all the time. It’s not Mad Max or Wolf Creek out there. Don’t drive at night, that is solid advice. The rest is nonsense
I’ve driven the outback in my Toyota 86 plenty of times. It’s no issue
7:06 Australia definitely doesn’t have states like america and we definitely do know about the other states haha, the license plates here say QLD, VIC on them etc and are different colours. we’re not that fried
I love that drive (did it in a Landcruiser Prado, would have preferred a 911)... Nice work mate.
That is a HUGE desert! Can you imagine the nads on these guys!?!
Just the desolation and nothing for miles.
Nice to finally see a story from down Under
As a resident myself i definitely got a kick out of this.
Not surprised about the confused cop, we literally never see cars with foreign registration
I love how the guys on these exotic car channels espouse the reliability of Ferrari, Lamborghini, and various American brands. But when it comes to crossing a desert, only superior German engineering and the Porsche will do!
I went on a trip from Canberra to Adelaide two weeks ago for Concour De Lemons and the Bay to Birdwood historic car rally. On the way back, we crossed the outback flanked by 1960s Holden Kingswoods, old Datsun racecars, and Jaguar E Types. The outback’s only as dangerous as you make it.
In the Australian outback, flying down a dirt road, in a dark green Carrera T. The aerial footage was awesome! It was like a dapper Indiana Jones or something.
Glad to see that he managed to avoid the most dangerous predator Australia has ever produced
The Dreaded DROP BEAR
One of the most vivid memories I have as a kid was being at a gas station outside Wasilla, Alaska and they dragged in a Chevy C-10 that had hit a deer on the highway. Crushed the cab, killed the occupants. Bloody mess- grandpa was a WWII vet that was the captain of a rescue boat so I don't think it was as "Imprinting" to him as it was for me
I have followed Seen Through Glass since the early days (Alfa 4C launch edition). I truly feel that Porsche of Germany ought to feature your world tour trip in the Carrera T. @Seen Through Glass
this is the right way you speak english/american, perfect mix of the two languages no snob accents, no hillbilly accents, just pleasant, clear english, curious what area this guy is from to be honest, cuz its for sure not london haaha.
He sounds like an idiot and a fruit... WTF are you on?
Keep this channel goinggggggggggg!!!!!!
I live about 30 minutes east of Perth CBD in what’s known as ‘Perth Hills’, my location would be described as mildly dense population, somewhat suburban and surrounded by semi rural properties and then state forest beyond that. I’ve had more close calls with roos within 5-10 minutes from home than I’ve had on trips up to 1000kms in any direction. The only time any vehicle I’ve owned has had an impact with a roo was while my truck driver brother in law was at the wheel and 1km from home while he was talking about mowing down roos on the regular in his truck and how they just bounce off the bar and he keeps along his merry way. Fortunately the vehicle we were traveling in was my 93 toyota hzj80 which the only damage encountered was a tuff of fur caught under the number plate and a little bit of blood smeared on the bullbar.
It's not that bad I've driven the nullabor 14 times in standard cars emus are just as bad as roos when you see them
You know this guy has lived his entire life in an urban area when he's terrified of hitting a roo, they're no larger than big breed of dog! Just look up moose vehicle accident and you start to get an idea of how absurd it is to worry about hitting a roo.
@Scraps G funny how the average size is actually 40kg... About the size of a white tail deer in America
@Scraps G not according to any source I can find... Accept you
@Scraps G was it the fact that I can read that gave it away?
@Scraps G how do you know I haven't seen a fucking kangaroo? Am I not allowed to travel? Are there no such thing as zoos? Let me guess, the kangaroos you see are twice the size of average kangaroos... Because reasons...
Dead Roo's everywhere in Sydney... I think not Sam...lol (Yes I do live in Sydney)
Sam meets VinWiki?? Holy crap, "just when you think it couldn't get no better, then it does..."
If I ever go to Australia, the only song I'll listen to is "Down Under" on repeat.
You won't last past the third time it plays
Your narration is brilliant mate, I just shared in your experience.
What a good way to see Australia the home country great place should come again 🇦🇺
I’m Australian and this is so true. Kangaroo are the scariest shit for drivers, it’s usually fine during daytime but at time out of nowhere they jump in front of your car. Problem is they’re huge and your car is going to have frame damage if you don’t have bullbar
Listening to this while camping on the Nullarbor around 30km off the highway. Been here for a week haven't seen anyone.
Been a subscriber of Sam’s for years. Never knew his last name until today haha.
The only car driver in the world who is disappointed that there was no drama on the trip with the car.