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Technical 'Flood'gate
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Technical 'Flood'gate
I said go in at 40 with a nose up attitude. I said DON'T go in at 50 and slow down.
What is it about people on this forum accusing people of saying things they're not actually saying
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What is it about people on this forum accusing people of saying things they're not actually saying
Make your mind up!
And just to re-cap (again) these were the bits I objected to:
You do know that you are not actually driving a rally car don't you?
Stop being and idiot I saidMake your mind up!
And just to re-cap (again) these were the bits I objected to:
You do know that you are not actually driving a rally car don't you?
"Go in at 50 and brake before you hit the water and wave goodbye to your bumper"
This isn't a thread about how to lose your bumper. It's a thread about how NOT to damage your car. Stop twisting my words and get a life......
OK this was funny....Now it's just annoying....
So let me get this straight....
You are telling people to plough into a foot of standing water at 40-50mph to PREVENT damage to their car?
OK I got it now....I don't need to twist your words any further....You did that all by yourself.
And you call me an idiot....
Yes because going through a big puddle slowly helped the OPOK this was funny....Now it's just annoying....
So let me get this straight....
You are telling people to plough into a foot of standing water at 40-50mph to PREVENT damage to their car?
OK I got it now....I don't need to twist your words any further....You did that all by yourself.
And you call me an idiot....
It doesn't take much water being in the engine bay for water to start getting splashed further up towards the air intake on a standard car. If you go in with the nose up you'll get less water in the engine bay.
You really should go back to bed and get out the correct side again mate
I called you and idiot because you quoted my post and tried to make out that I was saying that people should drive in at 50 and brake. Which I clearly didn't say....
Yes because going through a big puddle slowly helped the OP
The OP has a GSR fitted with a low-down intake....This is why the water stopped him....Not because he was going slowly.
It worries me that you actually believe this is the correct way to drive through water.
You really should go back to bed and get out the correct side again mate
Funnily enough, you are the one who has been throwing insults around. I can actually argue with someone without resorting to that.
All I did was quote you....If your posts are confusing it's down to you.
Maxi, what planet are you on?
I'm talking from Earth, but you appear to be speaking from Uranus.
I'm talking from Earth, but you appear to be speaking from Uranus.
I'm wondering if there is some confusion between what I'm talking about going through and what you're talking about.
I'm talking about going through something perhaps 20m in length and a foot deep. If you've got a bit of speed there is no bow wave. Of course if it's more like when Top Gear tried to cross that river in Botswana then there's no doubt that slow and steady is the only way to go and even that won't always work. Sometimes it's just best not to go through water at all.
and i'm wondering at what point the slanging will stop....no i don't care who started it, who said what, or why....so i don't have to pull the thread.......
i would have thought seeing a rover with out a gsr kit had already broke down in front of you was warning enough
Broken down rover a warning?
Of just another day on the roads.
driving at speed through water is never a good thing, there are lots of things to be ripped off modern cars and lots of electrical things that will go wrong with even the slightest bit of water ingress
I didn't really see it as a slanging match, but in the cold light of day maybe it was so I'll stop too.
Suffice to say I will be approaching any standing water with caution, high revs, and steady momentum....
:woot:
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grizzly_panda
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After almost seven weeks, Grizzly lives! New engine fitted and standard airbox. Should I refit the GSR, obviously bein more careful around water, to the point of OCD haha. Or buy my Panda a rubber ring, armbands and a snorkel?
That or you could buy a 406. They're fine in water
That or you could buy a 406. They're fine in water
Ah come on, find a decent puddle
but beware doing any splashing with the windows and sunroof open - spot the missus :bang:
Trev
