That damn ford at ScoobyClinic
06 July 2007, 10:44 PM
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That damn ford at ScoobyClinic
Does anyone know (especially any of the lads who work there) what the best way of attacking it is
I've had a couple of trips down there recently and just keep blasting through but it doesn't sound too good
I'm hoping to get some insurance work done very soon so another trip is on the cards so could do with getting the technique right
Is it best to plant it and get through as fast as poss or is it best to go slow and steady? I don't want to kill the front end of my car!
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Michael
I've had a couple of trips down there recently and just keep blasting through but it doesn't sound too good
I'm hoping to get some insurance work done very soon so another trip is on the cards so could do with getting the technique right Is it best to plant it and get through as fast as poss or is it best to go slow and steady? I don't want to kill the front end of my car!
Cheers
Michael
06 July 2007, 11:01 PM
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Kind of figured it might be best to get through as quick as possible in case I get stuck Never driven through a ford before now you see
Cheers for the advice
Never driven through a ford before now you seeCheers for the advice
06 July 2007, 11:04 PM
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when i have been it has only been a very small ford in the road and you could go through it at 5 mph if you really wanted.
Blimey i know it's a rally car but flat out will lose your bumper!
Blimey i know it's a rally car but flat out will lose your bumper!
06 July 2007, 11:11 PM
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Cool, I'm defo gonna keep it steady when I'm next there. Last time I went down it was the day after all the floods the other week so I didn't want to take any chances
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06 July 2007, 11:55 PM
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I work there
My advice is nice and slow ... but then again i never listen to my own advice
normaly it's ok but this is last monday
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left our cars and walked through the woods never got so wet in my life...
see you when you visit
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normaly it's ok but this is last monday
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[/IMG]left our cars and walked through the woods never got so wet in my life...
see you when you visit
JB
ah with a good enough run up you could just aquaplane over the surface, 
07 July 2007, 05:58 AM
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My Legacy's been through the odd ford over the years, and a fair amount of floodwater, up to a foot deep at times, and it's suffered no ill effects
The trick is not to go so fast that you make a bow wave because the water then tends to wash up under the bonnet and that's when you're likely to draw it into the engine
And remember, the first couple of times you try the brakes after they've been submerged, they probably won't work
The trick is not to go so fast that you make a bow wave
because the water then tends to wash up under the bonnet and that's when you're likely to draw it into the engineAnd remember, the first couple of times you try the brakes after they've been submerged, they probably won't work
07 July 2007, 06:01 AM
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PS: If all else fails, get a Hilux
My current works charriot would (and does) shrug p!ss-ant little puddles like that off without a second thought
My current works charriot would (and does) shrug p!ss-ant little puddles like that off without a second thought
07 July 2007, 10:30 AM
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07 July 2007, 12:22 PM
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My advice is nice and slow ... but then again i never listen to my own advice
normaly it's ok but this is last monday
[IMG][/IMG]
left our cars and walked through the woods never got so wet in my life...
see you when you visit
JB
normaly it's ok but this is last monday
[IMG][/IMG]
left our cars and walked through the woods never got so wet in my life...
see you when you visit
JB
07 July 2007, 12:59 PM
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My Legacy's been through the odd ford over the years, and a fair amount of floodwater, up to a foot deep at times, and it's suffered no ill effects
The trick is not to go so fast that you make a bow wave because the water then tends to wash up under the bonnet and that's when you're likely to draw it into the engine
And remember, the first couple of times you try the brakes after they've been submerged, they probably won't work
The trick is not to go so fast that you make a bow wave
because the water then tends to wash up under the bonnet and that's when you're likely to draw it into the engineAnd remember, the first couple of times you try the brakes after they've been submerged, they probably won't work
not quite true, the trick IS to create a bow wave, and drive with it, DONT ease off or it will wash back on you, in the army, we used to traverse streams up to 4 feet deep with no problems creating bow waves.
07 July 2007, 05:18 PM
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LOL. I had all on finding the bloody fjord anyway when i went there!
The only clue i got as to where the Clinic was was seeing Subarus going the opposite way to me.
The only clue i got as to where the Clinic was was seeing Subarus going the opposite way to me.
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