Bloody thunderstorm has arrived now

[Fleetwood]

Citroen BXs (of which I have had a few) are good on flooded roads. Just whack the suspension up. This piccy doesn't have a flooded road. You have to imagine one.




F in "One day the Dordogne flooded... and there I was, driving the family in the BX. "Oh", I said to myself, "I'll just put the suspension on its highest position and we'll drive along this flooded road no problem. Lovely Jubbly. Sorted " " mode

[MrsGoof]

nah,

drive flat out and skim across the top, much more fun

[Fungus]

I'm told you should drive through a flood with high revs to prevent water going up the exhaust. Oh, and go slowly to prevent a bow wave which can flood the engine. Apparently.

[DimPrawn]

There was a common car of the 80's or 90's (can't remember which) where the designers has put the air intake about 5 inches above the road level, meaning if you drove through any decent standing water the engine would suck up water, try to compress it in the engine, forcing the head of the engine off the block.



Nice design.

[Paddy]

Crawled through a forty minute traffic queue. Thought it was an accident but no, it was a three inch rain water flood. Each time a petrol engine wimp driver got near it took 30 seconds for them to decide that as they can’t reverse, or turn right or left they have to go through the flood. Another advantage of Diesel, no wet leads and plugs.

[AtW]

Huge fork lightening and house rattling thunder peels.

Try to build your house from solid materials next time...

[mcquiggd]

Doomed!

[hyperD]

After the Italian scientist who formulated the basic law of falling bodies?

[MarillionFan]

I have decided to call it Galileo from now on.

[hyperD]

Yes, But more importantly, the fecking wine is all over the carpet and I can't blame it on the dog.

Mainly because he doesn't drink.



And we don't have one.

[MarillionFan]

and then gone again. Poor.

[hyperD]

Yes, in Surrey too. Made me spill me fecking wine over the carpet.

Constructing the doghouse as we speak...

[DimPrawn]

Huge fork lightening and house rattling thunder peels.