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 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.

Thanks for letting me share my story! I miss Australia

*THE ROOS ARE COMING* - Sam, "SeenThroughGlass", 2019

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.

Bruh If I saw UK plates in Australia id get my eyes checked

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

This guy is an awesome storyteller. I hope he shared more stories. Can't wait for more.

Never thought i'd hear someone talk about Adelaide on here!

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.

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.

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.

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...

_the roos are coming_

Can confirm the kangaroos have a deathwish.

That's my favorite seen through glass video of all time amazing music and great scenery

We're not terrified by kangaroos. Its just what we tell tourists for a laugh...

This guy stopped by my work to get the car inspected, his set up is so incredible!

This guy is more animated than a Hideo Kojima picture film

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

I've crossed the nullarbor a bunch of times. It's so tranquil out there

I saw the Porsche and I knew the guest was gonna be Sam. 😂

STG! How Sam doesn't have a million followers yet baffles me, his videos are so good!

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

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 😂

¡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.” 🙃☺️

Another amazing story , I’ll be adding this to my bucket list of go to. 😁😁😁

"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 remember when he came to Perth earlier this year, still have a picture that I took with him

Lovely seeing Sam on here! Keep up the good work Vinwiki!

I enjoyed this! Good story @sam, I like hearing the behind the lens content

I really hope you guys did a Behind the glass-podcast. I mean, that would be awesome. Really awesome!

One time I went on a kayak river adventure with Ned Beatty.. VinWiki music starts playing

"The Roos are coming!!" < next major disaster movie

I like Sam. His videos are top notch.

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.

This is really cool to see, I did the trip from Kalgoorlie In WAS across the Nullarbor all the way through central New South Wales up to Queensland, took me 2.5 days but I was driving through the night till like 3-4am in the morning. Saw plenty of Roos and never had one jump out in front of my vehicle haha

Hi, I’m from Australia. Thanks for acknowledging us.

Seen through glass is funny and very entertaining to watched 👍

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. 😂

2 videos a day has been awesome!

2:42 the way he says roadhouse has me buggin lmao

that may have been the best opening line so far 😂

Been watching sam for 7 or 8 years. Never knew his last name.

I love that drive (did it in a Landcruiser Prado, would have preferred a 911)... Nice work mate.

I can say Sams energy is a tad bit contagious

Good work guys, love your stuff

This is a great show, and this was a step above most,,,,, his laughter makes him a good man.

Very similar warnings that one would get for driving in certain remote parts of Canada; however, switch out Kangaroo for Moose!

Last time I was this early, Mitch was still dancing for the rapper.

Whoo! I’m from adelaide Australia! Love the channel!

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.

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!

It's "one punch man" only he would be crazy enough to do this

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.

I’ve done a few Sydney to melbourne drives while buying hoopties, every time. Drive over night in one stint, eyes wide open, always ready for a roo to find my bonnet lol

It's freaking baconator fries time, guys.

Your narration is brilliant mate, I just shared in your experience.

Been a subscriber of Sam’s for years. Never knew his last name until today haha.

Keep this channel goinggggggggggg!!!!!!

SeenThroughGlass is one of the best car channels on youtube.

That is a HUGE desert! Can you imagine the nads on these guys!?!

Apologies from Australia for neglecting to warn you of the dangers of Magpies

This is the British Ed Boilian, we need more!! I love hearing British/Australians tell stories!!!

So awesome to see Sam here! What a great collaboration

Listening to this while camping on the Nullarbor around 30km off the highway. Been here for a week haven't seen anyone.

In VINwiki heaven, these double uploads add life to my day

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.

Fun video. I'd be interested in hearing more from his trip.

0:43 "Nullarbor actually means 'no tree' in ... some language." Latin.

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

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.

He loved it so much he named his custom colour 911 "Nullarbor Green".

Its funny, I've only had a couple of close calls with roos on the trip to Brissy from Townsville but I've had 3 close calls coming around a bend to a cow standing in the middle of the road.

Much Anticipated

In the early 1980s I drove from Perth to dee why in Sydney and driving a Toyota carolla in 40hrs only stopping for fuel and food. I never lifted my foot from the floor for the whole trip except for a couple of hours on the side of the road with an unknown engine problem which cleared itself and never happened again

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.

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

"nothing there" cut to footage of green trees pastures and other cars.

The Roos are coming!! Lmao. Great story.

Hahaha you were being told some big fibs. We drove from Perth to Melbourne in a 1983 Tarago Van. I drove most of the trip, as a 16 year old, while getting logbook kilometres for my Learner's Permit.

Thanks for sharing. Looks beautiful.

Great to see Sam on the channel Ed. Let's hit one million subs by the end of the year.

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!

Seen through glass and vinwiki is a great combo tbh

Great story!

I've driven Melbourne to Gold Coast roughly 8 times now (Newell highway). I've hit a roo once. But had around 3 close calls. Main problem is getting hit and they fuck up your radiator then you're stuck in the desert. Luckily they have fairly good phone reception there but if they didn't, do you have water? do you have hiking shoes? do you have sunscreen? because that's a long walk.

Hey I drove from Mildura to the Riverland today, would be at least 50 Roos dead plus emus in the 125 km stretch, absolutely no joke they are everywhere! I had too slow from 110 to 25 kph to let a flock of emus through.... its unbelievable how many Roos and Emus are around when it’s dry.... emus stand taller than the car and way more skittish than Roos. But the Roos are bigger!!!

Bloody marvellous mate !!

Sams Australian accent. Perfect. 😂😂

No roos in sydney mate, dead roos everywhere you're off ya head, did a dingo steal your eyesight ?

It really does depend on the location, I don't drive my ute at dusk or dawn because of roos in certain areas. Only time I have hit roos is in the evening.

very odd, i did not get an email notification for this upload.

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.

Dead Roo's everywhere in Sydney... I think not Sam...lol (Yes I do live in Sydney)

Great to hear a story about Aus. Driving perth to Canberra non-stop in a bus we hit 7 kangaroos and a cow in 2 hours and the cow took the bull bar off which was interesting, but that was from 2am

Interesting experience!! Given me ideas to do a road trip somewhere in aussie - I am Melbourne based.

ha, I know what he means about the roos. I was road tripping through Australia once, and we'd always try to find a place to stay before dusk. Then the next day, you'd just see dead ones on the side of the highway.

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

What an awesome adventure! Although I'm curious as to how you managed to find the 98 Octane-rated fuel that's required for engines like the flat 6 in the 911? I'd imagine premium petrol would be rare in remote areas like the Outback