Sans stabilisers

My car, a Suzuki Jimny 4×4, was being driven on a dirt track at about 30mph when all of a sudden it decided to do some kind of a butt-shaking dance routing. It flayed to the right, then to the left, then maybe a bit further to the left before swinging wildly back to the opposite extreme and repeat until the car was totally stationary.

The rear stabiliser bar had snapped in two. Fortunately, the off-roading group I’m in are the sort of people you’d want if you’re marooned on a desert island (eg, Lost). With a strap, a red tubing and brute force, an ad-hoc fix was made to keep the car together for its long journey back from rural Northumberland.