Author Topic: How to drive through floods?  (Read 2801 times)

Offline archie837

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Re: How to drive through floods?
« Reply #30 on: 02 May 2012, 20:24 »
Golf3 in headley ford might be ok. The skoda felicia got to the stage of floating though and it wasn't too deep then.
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Offline Kerrse

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Re: How to drive through floods?
« Reply #31 on: 03 May 2012, 12:58 »
as said... avoid it.
 this is where vaseline and a snorkal comes in handy  :smiley:

This just sounds wrong  :grin:

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Re: How to drive through floods?
« Reply #32 on: 03 May 2012, 15:05 »
I have done a LOT of off-roading and I have no idea what he's doing with the Vaseline.
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Re: How to drive through floods?
« Reply #33 on: 03 May 2012, 15:08 »
I think it's some sort of weird fetish he has  :undecided:
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Offline clipperjay

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Re: How to drive through floods?
« Reply #34 on: 03 May 2012, 16:08 »
:grin:

Small holes, etc smother in vaseling, the water won't wash it off and it'l stay dry  :smiley: all be it slightly lubed up, but it won't be wet

Still sounds wrong  :undecided: :tongue:

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Re: How to drive through floods?
« Reply #35 on: 03 May 2012, 16:52 »
depends on the car,Id stop and check where the air intake is before i drowned it lol