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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240   
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If it hasn't been started then I'd have thought that would be fine
 Darren
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26th Dec 2020 12:23pm |
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| Chris86 Member Since: 15 Jul 2014 Location: South Yorks Posts: 756 
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That is an unfortunate and expensive error.
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26th Dec 2020 1:11pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16909 
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And no doubt the reason that motor insurance is so expensive!
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26th Dec 2020 3:36pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6041 
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Water looks barely over the wheels
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30th Dec 2020 7:53pm |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4503 
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A few years ago my work van got caught in a flood while parked up. Water got in via door seals etc to seat level.It was leased along with some others so there was a dispute between the company and the lease firm as to who covered the damage. Then there was the insurance issue. As it was known to have been flooded if an accident occured while it was been driven the insurance company would have had an issue with cover. Anyway it is not straight forward. Whoever paid the vans were replaced. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
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30th Dec 2020 8:12pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3354 
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We have had a few cases of cars being submerged and the driver / passengers having to be rescued. Bizarrely, it is always the same couple of railway bridges which flood so if you are local, the deep water shouldn't be a surprise.
It would be interesting to know whether insurance companies would have any appetite for paying out if you drove into a flood or left your car parked in an area where flooding was likely ?? |
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30th Dec 2020 9:21pm |
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| Intercept Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: Suffolk Posts: 587 
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And if the doors haven't been opened it'll probably be dry inside. I had my old W124 E-Class submerged up to the top of the wheel arches during an ill-advised causeway crossing many years back. No leaks and no drama beyond my butt-cheeks at the time Needed a new aircon compressor and alternator bearings within a week though 
The pic was taken 10 years later just before I sold it 
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31st Dec 2020 12:11am |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5765  
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‘Someone near Bedford will be needing a new G-Wagen’.
The height of irony that that’s being posted on a Defender forum. 
I’d certainly make that comment of any LR model, but not of a German brand, let alone the mighty G-Wagen. I’ve certainly not heard of the plethora of QC/reliability problems the New Defender has been suffering from with the all new G-Wagen. Monsieur Le Grenadier I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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31st Dec 2020 9:07am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240
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To be fair, all of the models since the D3 (with the notable exception of Defender) will float before drowning and with the possible exception of some ancillaries as noted by Intercept, I'd expect them to be fine too in this situation. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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31st Dec 2020 9:49am |
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