Standing water...ouch

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Sat 5 Jul 2008 13:51
Standing water...ouch - Ian (Cape Town)
Torrential rain on the drive to work today - I was doing 30-40km/h in a 80 zone, as the water was lashing down so hard I could hardly see, and the road was awash, and the car felt a bit skittish hitting the puddles, even with good rubber on the car.
Wipers on full, but unable to cope... a bit hairy, to say the least.

However, some berk in an Audi decides that HE doesn't need to slow down, and goes steaming past me at speed.
Unfortunately for him the road ahead had about 4 inches of water pooled where the drain was unable to cope, along 15m or so of roadway, and he hit it with full force.
Damn! I swear the back of the car jumped up 6 inches as the nose ploughed in. Massive wave of water, splashing out from the car, and he came to a halt very quickly.
Huge amounts of steam coming from under the bonnet as I crawled past him - I suspect more than which would come from a wet engine.

When will people learn?

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Sat 5 Jul 2008 15:51
Standing water...ouch - Screwloose
Ian

Not uncommon for low-hanging radiators to get trashed in floods these days.

So; a rad, air-con condenser and an intercooler - a nice little earner for the dealers workshop.

[And if he sucked water into the engine; a new one of those too....]
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Sat 5 Jul 2008 16:00
Standing water...ouch - mike hannon
Is it just me? Recent experience in UK and mainland Europe seems to show pushy drivers are almost always in Audis...
Before I get trashed over this, I should say my cousin has had A6s for years and he's the gentlest, most considerate guy I know!
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Mon 14 Jul 2008 10:15
Standing water...ouch - Whisky
Is it just me? Recent experience in UK and mainland Europe seems to show pushy
drivers are almost always in Audis...


All the BMW drivers switching brands, I used to like Audi's too.
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Mon 14 Jul 2008 10:01
Standing water...ouch - BazzaBear {P}
Did you give him a cheery wave as you sailed (almost literally by the sound of it) past?
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Mon 14 Jul 2008 10:51
Standing water...ouch - peterb
JC made the point about Audis recently on Top Gear. It used to be just S3s, but now it seems to be A4s as well.

Glad I made a last minute decision not to get an A4...
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