GR86 Wading

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bigwiglaminar

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Given the extremely wet weather, I’d be interested to know how deep people have gone in water.

I have driven through many deep patches of water since owning this car. I seem to always find myself in the wrong car when the weather is like this!
 
Haven't been forced to, luckily. Having had the front bumper off though, I can tell you the snorkel is about level with the bottom of the headlights, so as long as you don't get anywhere near those you should be okay.

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Conscript said:
Haven't been forced to, luckily. Having had the front bumper off though, I can tell you the snorkel is about level with the bottom of the headlights, so as long as you don't get anywhere near those you should be okay.

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Conscript said:
Haven't been forced to, luckily. Having had the front bumper off though, I can tell you the snorkel is about level with the bottom of the headlights, so as long as you don't get anywhere near those you should be okay.

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Definitely had water on or near the exhaust manifolds as I came through a flooded slip road on some services off the A303. By then stopping immediately the car did become a bit of a steam generator which drew some attention!
 
I got caught out leaving work last year. Hard to gauge but this was probably 5-6inches deep, the curb was completely submerged and then some. I wouldn't be happy going any deeper than that. If it's at bumper level and you go too quickly it will scoop the water up and create a bow wave. I've seen videos of car wading where the water level is actually pretty low but they hammer through it and cause a huge bow wave. Good night, hydrolocked engine.


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Thankfully I’ve avoided standing water so far and only been caught out by the lightest of showers on one instance whilst out in the GR. Mine is not a daily driver though and very much only used in the summer months on the occasion I have time to get out for the sole purpose of enjoying a drive.
 
I would try to avoid any kind of wading if at all possible unless you are damn sure about the depth and that there is nothing hidden under the water like a loose manhole cover or similar.

Even if you drive through carefully there's still a danger of inconsiderate drivers coming towards you way creating a bow wave.
 
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leosayer said:
I would try to avoid any kind of wading if at all possible unless you are damn sure about the depth and that there is nothing hidden under the water like a loose manhole cover or similar.

Even if you drive through carefully there's still a danger of inconsiderate drivers coming towards you way creating a bow wave.
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Indeed - the main road by me floods regularly but it's never that deep (4 inches maybe) so I know it's OK to drive through. However some w@nker in a tipper truck coming the other way didn't slow down at all and threw a huge wave fully over the car.
No harm done but what a t0sser...
 
My trick is to just wait until someone else goes through in front of me. The roads round my way are constantly flooded (couple of inches here and there).

Curb depths sounds about right so you aren’t scooping water up above the front lip and probably safe if some arse in a Range Rover comes the other way doing their best Moses impression.
 
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