A simple photo opportunity turned into disaster for the owner of luxury BYD Seal.
Driving the exclusive electric car onto City Beach for what was supposed to be a quick photo opportunity, the front end got bogged in the sand.
Not surprising for a car that has just 120mm of ground clearance and no low-range gearing.
But instead of calling for help to get towed out of the sticky situation, the owner spent half the night with mates trying to move the high-end Performance model, which start from about $68,500.
Photos and video, shared by The Bell Tower Times on Facebook, show the car on the beach during the day and at night as the rescue operation unfolds.
A reply from the BYD Seal’s owner reveals how the whole sorry situation came to be.
“This is my car and I would like to explain why it ended up in that position,” the owner said.
“Initially, we just wanted to take some photos, but we didn’t expect the front of the car to get stuck.
“Since this car only has a tow hook in the front, we had no choice but to make a U-turn.
“However, it’s clear that we should have called for assistance as soon as we realized we couldn’t move it.
“We tried to move it all night.”
