The main thing is not to allow water to back up the exhaust pipe i.e. don't take your foot off the throttle if the pipe is under or partially under water; drive as slowly as reasonably possible and make sure that the brakes have dried out before travelling at higher speeds once past any flooding.
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I did deliberately keep the engine revs up and slipped the clutch a little if I needed to slow down. I didn't notice the brakes being unduly bothered about the water but the wheels are a very open design so water must have been flirted off quite quickly.I couldn't really tell where abouts the water was in relation to the exhaust, I assumed it was either sitting on the top of the water or just dipping into it. Can't really get out of the car to have a look mid puddle! I also made the mistake of leaving my window open while traversing one puddle and got splashed in the face by some twit in a laguna hurtling through it from the other direction creating a huge bow wave. Hope he broke down!
Using a raft to cross does appeal but I don't think I would have the buoyancy needed to get 1400kg of car across such relatively shallow water! Those people with Dutton mariners would of course have been having a great time today.
teabelly
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It's obviously Friday, so I think I'll go home.
Just remember, you'll need those huge wheels .. or your bathing trunks.
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