>> It's difficult to understand why really, as it is well signposted, obvious on approach, and
>> often quite noticeably deep (it immediately receives the overflow of the mill dam if it
>> is at all wet). It really isn't very deceiving.
And it has a depth marker.
The Outlander is probably a bit more of a wader than the average hatchback etc but I absolutely avoid anything more than halfway up the wheel which is about 300mm. The claimed wading depth is 400mm but that is above the bottom of the doors. The possibility of wet carpets just isn't worth it when the benefit is avoiding the inconvenience of a detour.
Back in 1998 I had a Galaxy. That year there was extensive flooding in the east midlands. As it happened I and the family were travelling back from Yorkshire fairly late in the evening. I left the M1 at Crick I think. With hindsight that was a mistake but when there are traffic problems I am wary of being stuck on motorways.
I made a lot of detours that night and at one point we seemed to be more or less stuck unless we chanced a flooded bit of road under a railway bridge. I watched a couple of 4x4s go though and decided to risk it, the Galaxy actually having quite good ground clearance owing to its flat floor.
We got through and eventually arrived home at near midnight, a couple of hours after we originally expected. Some time later the electrics went crazy, the engine had to be stalled to stop it running, the windows, lights and central locking were all operating themselves. There was a compartment under the passenger seat with a box of tricks in it that was completely submerged. The (company-owned) vehicle was trailered away and I never saw it again. Lesson learned.
Last edited by: Manatee on Sun 21 Feb 21 at 10:48
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