That was an expensive 20 seconds for a motorhomer

When I was about 10 my Grandmother was driving our Ford 10 through a ford near Kenilworth. We negotiated the ford OK, but just after there is a right-angled corner on the crest of a rise. Water had got in the brakes and we did not make the turn, hitting the opposite kerb at 45 degrees and tipping the car on its side.

My Great-Aunt was in the front passenger seat and when rescuers arrived my Grandmother was calling out 'Be careful with her, she has a broken leg' So they were acting very cautiously. In truth the break to the leg had happened 2 months earlier.

The joke went round the family for years. Nobody was injured in the crash.
 
Rufford Ford in Nottinghamshire has become a tourist attraction, well, if you're a dick

Rather that tell someone the Ford is deep and you're likely to hydrolock your engine they just film it for social media
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Why. Dear me.

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Driving across a (shallow) ford was part of my driving test route, in a Mini 1000. I passed because I showed the examiner I knew about drying the brakes immediately after you get to the other side.

I wouldn't try it again in my PVC unless the water depth was negligible, like a puddle.
 
What an earth was he thinking ? Way too fast , need to go slow and steady and create a bow wave . Also don’t drive a vehicle that has wood in its construction through water .
Thats what they said to Noah about his wooden ark 🤣

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You beat me to it lol
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Driving across a (shallow) ford was part of my driving test route, in a Mini 1000. I passed because I showed the examiner I knew about drying the brakes immediately after you get to the other side.

I wouldn't try it again in my PVC unless the water depth was negligible, like a puddle.
Five years ago we were driving through Spain. Our SatNag told us to go along a particular road but I thought that the coast road looked “prettier”.

After 15 kilometres of hearing “Make a U-turn when possible” we arrived at a river. We watched two Ford Transit vans cross from the other side without any problems, except for rocking from side to side over the stony river bed.

Crossing fingers, knees and eyes we crossed, towing our trailer with our motor scooter, and had no problems. However, we did others before committing.
 
Its about a mile from me and its the same every weekend, always loads of breakdowns. I only go that way if I'm in my Ranger and that has a snorkel fitted.

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Got the scars. Bought an AT from new and had 5 years of stress. Failed the damp check each year and was glad to get rid of it. Waiting impatiently for our new A class Rapido
 
Rufford Ford in Nottinghamshire has become a tourist attraction, well, if you're a dick

Rather that tell someone the Ford is deep and you're likely to hydrolock your engine they just film it for social media
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What a bunch of #%&@ the whole lot of them. Why go into water that fast, serves him right & surely you gut would be telling you "NO" with that amount of people & cameras about. I have no sympathy.
 
Rufford Ford in Nottinghamshire has become a tourist attraction, well, if you're a dick

Rather that tell someone the Ford is deep and you're likely to hydrolock your engine they just film it for social media
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I've seen this place on Youtube, invariably people enter the water much too fast, it isn't too deep, the ones that take it slow get through with no problems. Personally the crowds of onlookers with cameras would be a warning sign.

Mind you I was going through a deep flood on Sunday morning after the torrential rains in my Berlingo, going through no problem then a dick in a Range Rover came the other way at full speed and completely covered me, luckily got away with it but could have been expensive.
 
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Rufford Ford in Nottinghamshire has become a tourist attraction, well, if you're a dick

Rather that tell someone the Ford is deep and you're likely to hydrolock your engine they just film it for social media
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That Transit is supposed to be Silver!
 
Its about a mile from me and its the same every weekend, always loads of breakdowns. I only go that way if I'm in my Ranger and that has a snorkel fitted.
The trouble is the locals put up road closed signs when the water is less than 6 inches deep. People then just ignore them.
I went down the other day and saw it was 2 foot deep. Loads of people ready to film. Not one tried to warn me. Unpleasant I think. Anyway, I just turned around and spoiled their fun.
I hope the motor cyclist is OK.
 
I agree the drivers that go through at full pelt need their head examining but what happened to helping people rather than just watch them drive into a £££ repair bill.
There seems to be a mentality that says if i go through flat out i will get to the other side ok. It is the same for people who drive too slowly in snow and ice and get stuck, where the trick is getting the speed fast enough so you dont loose control but at the same time keep your momentum so you dont get stuck, it also helps to have a 4x4 with good tyres😄
 
Thay wer obviously camping thay had ther silver screen's up :ROFLMAO:
We had rented an apartment for our daughters birthday and were parked in the allocated car park. I had been sleeping in the MH for security whilst Magaret stayed with our daughter in the apartment.
We had backed the van right against the banking to protect the bikes. It had rained solid for 48 hours. I got up and ran to the apartment for breakfast.
The banking led right up to the AP7 dual carriageway and unknown to us, there was a brick built 'cisterna' buried in the banking, immediately behind the van which took the rainwater off the road.
Whilst we were having breakfast, the 'cisterna' exploded and the water from within it lifted the MH and moved it 2 metres. The stone debris that the MH is standing on is the backfill from the 'cisterna'.
There was a 'tide mark' about 6" high within the habitation area.
Sod's Law that we were parked where we were....two or three metres either way and most of the flooding would have been avoided :doh:
 

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