Motoring Discussion > Amphibious car... Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Manatee Replies: 8
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New Tue 28 Jan 14 18:36 
 Amphibious car... - Manatee
I could cut a dash in this on the Grand Union.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=51u4M0r ... sk6rAoY4FA
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New Tue 28 Jan 14 18:39 
 Amphibious car... - Zero
It sunk
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New Tue 28 Jan 14 18:41 
 Amphibious car... - Bromptonaut
I'm getting a message that the vid does not exist.
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New Tue 28 Jan 14 19:03 
 Amphibious car... - Armel Coussine
Amphibious cars are rubbish, neither one thing nor the other, lousy cars and lousy motor boats. They sink easily too. Even if I collected cars I wouldn't want one.

There was an amphibious Jeep developed during WW2. One of my old man's assistants had one in Ceylon. It was like a small DUKW, painted my favourite Admiralty matt grey, with a propeller visible under the rear. Apparently it was steered by its front wheels at sea as on land. I loved the thing but was assured rather emphatically that it no longer floated. Nor would the old man consider using it himself.
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New Tue 28 Jan 14 18:55 
 Amphibious car... - Manatee
goo.gl/jIWLAI

Sorry.
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New Tue 28 Jan 14 19:09 
 Amphibious car... - Armel Coussine
Having seen the video now, I must admit that that one seems quite good in both guises... but it's a promotional video so showing off the product at its best.

I would still expect it to swamp easily, and it must actually be very expensive indeed to go like that. I still don't want one.
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New Tue 28 Jan 14 19:42 
 Amphibious car... - Mapmaker
$135,000

watercar.com/page/profile/780

Cool! I have no use for it whatsoever as it rains too much here.
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New Tue 28 Jan 14 19:40 
 Amphibious car... - Dog
Jist what I could do with down ere in the Wet Country ... and the car would come in handy too.

:}
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New Wed 29 Jan 14 13:20 
 Amphibious car... - TheManWithNoName
If you want to make an impact, get one of these...

No more waiting for a mooring outside the pub by the river.

Outta my way, coming through!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa1wt8BfuuA
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