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Driving through flooded areas
« on: November 21, 2012, 02:08:08 pm »
The immense rainfall today has led some of the roads here in the sticks to become flooded. Not in a massive way, but certainly some of the puddles are large enough to mean you can't drive through them at 40mph, let alone the usual 60mph.

Just wondering what the best way to deal with these are?

My job means I can't refuse to go out some areas and I really don't want to have to get rid of the GTI for some water. Winter tyres are on. I've been driving steadily through them at ~20mph.
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Re: Driving through flooded areas
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2012, 02:11:05 pm »
Centre of the road? Of course nothing must be coming the other way!
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Re: Driving through flooded areas
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2012, 02:49:18 pm »
If you have a low down cold intake I would avoid all water at that level !
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Re: Driving through flooded areas
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2012, 02:56:10 pm »
If your talking flood I sit and wait until I've got a clear run, last thing you want is some tit in a 4x4 coming the other way and swamping you or even worse causing you to stop mid way, use other cars as a guide as to how deep it is and if you're not happy then its too deep, take it nice and steady keeping good amount of revs and carefull not to cause a wave over the bonnet. If its not too deep and long I try to make my way through just after someone else as the wake they leave can be shallower, get it wrong though and you can get hit by the wave on the way back!!!!
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Re: Driving through flooded areas
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2012, 09:05:29 pm »
Sorry but the financial implication for the damage to your engine would defo out way going to a job of any kind. It only takes a small amount of water to hydrolock one of the cylinders and bye bye conrod.

Any thing thats coming anywhere near the reg plate then I would forget it.
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Re: Driving through flooded areas
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2012, 09:10:40 pm »
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Re: Driving through flooded areas
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2012, 09:53:54 pm »
Quote from: mortygttdi on November 21, 2012, 09:05:29 pm

Sorry but the financial implication for the damage to your engine would defo out way going to a job of any kind. It only takes a small amount of water to hydrolock one of the cylinders and bye bye conrod.

Any thing thats coming anywhere near the reg plate then I would forget it.


....I agree. Unless you are driving a Bentley Mulsanne or Land-Rover, don't risk it - Regardless of what the job boss says. It's not his car he's risking.
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Re: Driving through flooded areas
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2012, 10:47:38 pm »
Speaking to my brother in law today down in Wincanton, Dorset and they've had terrible localised flooding today and he couldn't or wouldn't get to work.

Little mod here and there and away you go.....



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Re: Driving through flooded areas
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2012, 10:51:25 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on November 21, 2012, 09:53:54 pm
Quote from: mortygttdi on November 21, 2012, 09:05:29 pm

Sorry but the financial implication for the damage to your engine would defo out way going to a job of any kind. It only takes a small amount of water to hydrolock one of the cylinders and bye bye conrod.

Any thing thats coming anywhere near the reg plate then I would forget it.


....I agree. Unless you are driving a Bentley Mulsanne or Land-Rover, don't risk it - Regardless of what the job boss says. It's not his car he's risking.

it's not his boss, it's his duty

rent an SUV mate - you'll definitely be able to write off the tax so wouldn't cost THAT much for a shift or two. would certainly be cheaper than a new Eddy engine. no family members you could swap cars with for a day or two?
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Re: Driving through flooded areas
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2012, 11:21:58 pm »
Quote from: MC71 on November 21, 2012, 10:47:38 pm
Speaking to my brother in law today down in Wincanton, Dorset and they've had terrible localised flooding today and he couldn't or wouldn't get to work.

Little mod here and there and away you go.....





I love that and absolutely hate it At the same time.

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Re: Driving through flooded areas
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2012, 11:33:05 pm »
^^^^
Reminds me a bit of this one:

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Re: Driving through flooded areas
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2012, 11:34:05 pm »
^^^^ your is bigger than mine!  :sad1:
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Re: Driving through flooded areas
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2012, 11:41:22 pm »
No family members with decent cars sub. I'm gonna ask the bosses at work tomorrow as it does have implications.
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Re: Driving through flooded areas
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2012, 11:50:21 pm »
Please proceed with caution, i learnt the hard way in Jan 2008.

Flooded road, stopped and checked other cars, all seemed fine just coming above bottom of bumpers, wait until no oncoming traffic, centre of road, get half way, artic lorry decides he can still go through. The wave he created buried me water up windscreen, result one destroyed mint 36k anni pd.   :fighting: :fighting: :sad1:

Result was an insurance claim on my policy as the lorry didnt stop or get his reg. The bill for new engine came to approx £5600 from VW, was borderline write off due to cost!

Please be careful!!!!!! If work will not provide suitable vehicle and the roads are not passable in your car, Tough, take a photo if they argue!

If you need to get through, take wellies and a stick, check the water first.

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Re: Driving through flooded areas
« Reply #14 on: November 22, 2012, 12:04:59 am »
it all depends on where the air intake is situated........
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