She was 25 ton. I was more worried about the strap putting my rear window through as that was only a 15 ton😅 just low range and pulled away in second here
Well considering over 17.4 million were lead to believe their biggest enemy was their closest neighbours and largest trading partners it’s easy to understand the level of thick in England 🤡😂😂😂
Yes very true, but we must remember they are English. So they do think they know it all. It's only the rest of the world that knows the truth about them.
Push a small bow wave to stop engine water ingestion. But you do so much more damage gear box diff starter alternator. I love looking at people making fools of themselves.
Applying the weight of the vehicle in the contact area of the wheels. There must be a speed at which the water is unable to move away. Just like aquaplaning but Jesus Christ level. While we search for it, thanks to everyone who participates in the experiment.
@@clemens6807don't forget though the vehicles in the video you shared have very wide tires and a insane power to weight ratio and even then some of them have a hard time keeping up their speed and staying on top of the water. Cool stuff though
Why does stupidity appear to go hand in hand with the more affluent in society? I drive a shit-box and wouldn't risk it. Is that the difference, they got the money to go, meh whatever. I do hope their insurance refuses to pay out.
@desertmandan123 Think logically, does a bin lorry or bus belong to the driver, no, therefore they don't care if it makes it through or not. They aren't paying to get it fixed. The amount of high end motors that fail to get through these fords to me is quite telling. Look up Rufford Ford on here for countless examples.
It's pretty straightforward...most of them go barrelling in way too fast, creating splashback that gets into their air intake. The refuse lorry is a really good example! If more did it like that white pick up near the end they'd get through. A lot of people are ignorant and a tad thick!!
Scanias are the worst truck for it, the air intake box is behind the bumper, it's always been in a stupid position considering every other manufacturer puts it up behind the cab 7ft+ high.
Totally agree. A new scania engine with fitting will be in the region of £30,000. The driver won't care less. The driver of the old Mitsubishi at the end cares more about his vehicle.
@@nothingsurprisesmeanymore That particular Scania refuse truck has the L cab. This has an extremely low entry at the door and very good walk through across the cab. That does come at some cost when re-packaging engine components below. Even with the low air filter on other cab types you have have a high air intake, if you expect you may need to go through floods. Driving at speed like this refuse truck did would easily flood most front air intakes. One should drive in to make a wave, then ease back and drive in the trough behind the wave.
I’m continuously amazed that people just dive right in, without hesitation. I love the final shot of the tow guy giving a example of how easily this creek is crossed with a bit of patience.
I was there mate. Just before this a white van went through. Merc guy just followed on. He was to busy on his phone didn't even look or check. As fast as u see him drive through is as fast as he approached down the whole road. (I was the disco 3 pulling the 25ton bin lorry out)
@@MrGreatplum it tackled it really well. I'll be honest I've pulled out stuck q7 new shape and it was way harder then the lorry. The driver was a good sport tho. Agency driver so hopefully the gave him more work
@@chiranmp40 Yeah, but not so sure about the electric motors, even if it made it through here ok doesn't mean water hasn't seeped into the casing, but we shall never know!
As an American my biggest takeaway is how calm and polite these drivers are. Seems most of my fellow Americans would be going berserk, even on the one doing the towing!
They think their vehicle will start as soon as it's pulled out of the water, the calmness will soon disappear when they get the bill for an engine rebuild lol.
@@LiamBranchIt's very likely that the engine needs to be replaced. We call this "water hammer". this breaks piston rings, connecting rods, and often pierces the cylinder liner and engine block with the connecting rod - there is no alternative replacement. I'm lucky, it's never happened to me.
This put a smile on my face! So many drivers just don't have a clue when it comes to driving through a flood. The same people end up in a ditch when the roads are icy. Passing the driving test is only the start of a long learning curve which some people never learning how to drive in adverse conditions.🤔👍
My instructor gave me a long lecture before we went on the road, His last words were, now you are in charge of a vehicle that can kill obey my every word. It takes years to learn the skills to drive in all conditions, sadly as this video shows some drivers never learn.@@51WCDodge
Depending on the vehicle and the depth of a flood as proved by the more sensible drivers in the video you can drive through a flood and make it to dry land. @gumbo7215
It's a Flood Ford!!!! Radio jingle, I was working on a Ford Explorer for the used car sales, windows and speakers don't work, pull the first door panel and I could see the mud mark about 6 inched below the window. We all started singing it's a Flood Ford. Oh, this is a flooded Ford vid.....
not here in this country .........almost impossable to fire somebody ........and if u do they will bring an unfair dismissal case against you , and when it goes before a judge ther always is one looser ........the employer
@@Sim_V Yeah, 1,800 kg. I'm a bit surprised it was the one that seemed to float, as most of the ones that drowned would be lighter than that. Maybe because it was so well sealed it was floating off like a boat, while the ICE cars were just filling up and driving along the bottom?
@@foellerd Yeah, someone on the MG4 forum said "our cars are basically rafts." If the water isn't getting in (easily) from underneath, air will stay in the cabin and the car will be buoyant (at least for a bit). No rudder, unfortunately! Someone asked MG about wading depth and they said they hadn't really looked into it, better not take it above the door sills. So I'd be interested to know if that car suffered any damage as a result of that. Water in the reduction gearbox? Damage to undertray? Nissan Leafs are rated for 700 mm, which is 2 ft 4 in, nearly as deep as that bloody ford! Even so, don't dive in at the speed the MG4 did.
@@worldofameiso5491yeh i was thinking that - if they are stupid enough to do this makes you wonder what else they could be doing - which could end a lot worse than a flooded engine.
I think I recognise this ford near Ingatestone. I also know to avoid it, but if the A12 is shut, it is a route that is offered up by the satnav/Google and until you're round the corner you don't see it and you're not warned about it.
Just as I was beginning to believe the world had devolved into total chaos, up popped this charming and well edited video of real people engaged in a normal activity. Thank you.
The worst part is this looks like a regular flooding spot. There’s a depth gauge sign indicating how deep it is. Of course barrelling through at speed is more likely to swamp the engine anyway even if the vehicle could have passed.
Part one of the issue is the the height of the intake like you say, but even then all these clowns who go powering in, filling the engine bay with water and ramming it up the intake. It’s like these people heard “push a bow wave” and didn’t bother to listen to how to do it.
Yes some of the drivers that eased in and avoid a big splash into the engine compartment did ok. The water in some shots wasn't deep enough to hit the intake, unless the driver hit with a big splash. Maybe drivers are afraid if they go slower, they will get stuck, hence the mistake of powering in.
Rule #1 - Keep the bow wave below the hoodline i.e. keep water from entering the air intake. The white F-Pace at 9m30s and the white Mitsubishi at 9m55s do it right.
I’m a very grumpy old man and all I can think of when I see this sort of video is that if I was there would I rather be filming peoples mistakes to be viewed back in perpetuity to their eternal embarrassment? Or would it have been the decent thing to flag drivers down and warn them. If they ignore it then that’s up to them. I think the MG4 driver felt the same.
@@smithp573majority of people stop and ask. And we’re honest and say we wouldn’t go through. Even tell them the best way to the destination as the Essex ford has 2 other ways round. All these people in the video. Don’t stop. They just keep driving. They miss the signs. The vehicles that are broken. The depth gauge on both entrances. And us standing there….is there help after that?
@@DiscoveryDanielle probably not. I do think it would cast a more positive light on the video creator if there was a disclaimer at the start that makes that clear. Then - as I said - their choice eh. And let me be the umpteenth person to say that it was very gracious of the 4x4 crew to take up towing duties. 👍🏼
Back in the 1980s I used to drive Leyland Leopard coaches and Atlantean double-deckers through floods like this - it was so much fun 🙂 With the deckers water shot up through the pedals and wet your feet and the doors were forced open by the water pressure sending it rushing down the aisle. Nobody ever complained and thought it was a bloody good laugh.
Old cars, trucks and buses stand a better chance of getting through as air intakes are higher up usually on top of the engine and alot less electronics but I still wouldn't take my classic through that
Years ago, my daughter went on a school trip and evidently the coach went through a ford where the water level was a little high. I never heard about the birds of prey or anything else, as the most exciting thing as far as the children were concerned was water coming through the doors of the coach...
In not a driver, but understand physics. Theres a way to enter the water and you push the car forward quite slowly, pause a brief second , allowing the bow wave to move slightly ahead and you drive your car in the shallower water behind.
@@timg6613 he told us 75k mate to get it to his door and around 6 months wait. Honestly I love my Landover but that cruiser. It's something else just it's presence and the V8
Will it help if the cars reverse into water rather than going forward? The main damage occurs due to bow wave causing water to enter in engines. If cars reverse, the chance of water getting to engine will be less. The water may go via exhaust but if running continuously the pressure may prevent water entering enough inside exhaust pipes.
amazed it made it but its all about if that water got anywhere it shouldn't and causes problems in the future Like that Tesla in Scotland the other week the owner swears blind he didn't drive through any deep water
Electric cars have motors that are sealed and don’t need an air intake to run. All these numpties getting stuck have petrol/diesel cars and drive in too fast causing water in the engine. Water doesn’t burn!
That's the term! I was thinking rubbish lorry and thought no, that doesn't sound right! Been abroad too many years, my language has devolved... ;-) @@DC3Refom
I wonder if the Manager of the Council Waste Managememt Services saw how fast the dustcart driver drove into the flood? It looked lke somthing between incompetence and bravado 😂
I think this shows a good point, slow in and objective thinking wins over the idea that fast in is fast out... Me, myself, only one of my cars would have been able to even think of going through this. Thanks for showing people when this happens, how not to approach this situation.
One FORD closes sadly but there are others to test your cars in! Geoff Buys Cars gets a Range Rover and he loves the Flooded test on their first day. Thanks for siting by the river for hours to bring us this!!! David and Lily.
That guy in the van saying that he just drove through a "big puddle" and blew his motor up... That ain't no puddle mate! That's a river you just drove into!
It's a ev. Hence, it didn't stall it will however probably now have lots of odd incidental faults from damp connections, not to mention saturated carpets.
@@paulf2529 Should be OK as most EV's can go through quite deep water. When I had a Nissan Leaf the handbook said it could drive through a depth of 3ft as the connectors are totally waterproof.
Bloke in the MG saying you could of waved me off 😂 as if he couldn’t see all the signs and the depth reading and massive puddle of water - what did he expect it’s not their job to let him know 😂
Definitely commendable for the efforts to pull people out. Shows humanity can still help others. One thing that doesn't surprise me is the Hiluxes that went straight through even with a trailer on it. Top Gear proved they're indestructible and that just further shows their invincibility
@@LongFinger021 Fair point! Or do what people used to do which is build a raft and ferry each vehicle over individually. Would just have to ask the HGVs to hold their breath and lose weight
i see plenty of driving around Rotherham , not staying in their lane round a spiral roundabout , not keeping the car straight , driving from side to side in their lane on a straight dual carriage way in town etc ( HGVs do this too ) thats even before we come to routinely dangerous driving
It's so weird to me how this water isn't deep enough to cover the air intakes, until the idiots drive too fast through it. If they just crawled it through they'd be fine!
He’s quite right. I once hydro locked an old vectra in only about a foot of water. I assumed the air intake was on top of the engine but it was down by the wheel well.
That thing weighs 1,800 kg, more than a lot of the cars that didn't float. That was quite the eye-opener. (I have an identical car.) I can only assume that it's so well-sealed it started to behave like a boat with some buoyancy, while the ICE cars simply filled up with water and went on driving on the bottom (or didn't go on, as the case may be). Seeing that second or two of the car very nearly floating away has cured any temptation I might have had to take my car into water that deep!
They probably don't know what an air intake is. You would think they would have some idea that submerging your engine bay in water is not a good idea...
@@CheesiteSadly true for many people. Vehicle design isn’t so great either though. Aftermarket ‘cold air’ intakes have the option of a ‘fail-safe’ device that breaks the suction if water starts being pulled up through the low-mounted intake. This is next-level ignorance here though.
I don’t think people understand. The faster you go,the more water washes up on your motor. Your not going to get stuck. It’s concrete. Hydrolocked, equals a new motor.
The first one is called "Buttsbury Wash" in Essex near where I live. It floods regularly and can get much worse than this. The SatNav doesn't recognise when it is flooded and takes cars down the winding road which is a shortcut to the nearest towns. There are warning signs but they stay up even when it is passable. A big lorry cannot do a three point turn and go back up the narrow road and it would be difficult to reverse over half a mile to get back to the alternative through road.
It don't flood mate it's a ford. It raises and lowers. That river has ran through before cars were invented. And you are aware of the go around across the train tracks. 99% is bad decisions and impatience. Although during this video the go around was closed 😮
What so many don't realise is that on modern motors the air intake is often located much lower in the engine compartment than in older days, to draw cooler air. This means that any flood, or ford, deeper than about six inches, is going to be risky. Just don't chance it, unless you have a spare £5,000 for a new engine. Nonetheless, it makes entertaining watching!
Theoretically, mounting an air intake lower and to the side, perhaps directly behind the radiator or even above fed by a bonnet (hood) scoop avoids engine heat and so generates more power and is more efficient. This is because cold air is denser and allows better combustion. If filters are clean the power and efficiency advantage is probably around 5% or more. The more stuff you can take out of the air intake path the better.. if you could get away with it, having no air filter at all would provide a huge boost but would sooner or later result in a foreign object finding its way into the engine, especially when the intake is lower. F1 cars usually have no filter or just a basic wire filter and the intake tends to be huge and higher behind the driver's head...
The sudden rush of cold water over the engine can also crack metal as well as shorting everything out, not just the air intake, once you stall you end up with water being pulled in via the exhaust too, look at how much water comes out of the exhaust on that first car, those cars engines will be fooked.
Yes thats the point. All gearboxes have vents on the top for instance. Nothing on a normal car's drive train ist build to be submerged. Every car takes some damage from it, even if it does make it.
There's already cold water cooling the engine at all times. It's water up the air intake into the engine that's the killer. Water doesn't compress like air so metal has to bend . Engine toast. That's why all off roaders have air intakes up to roof level.
@@Fake-moon-landing. Silly comment, It's cooling the inside, not the outside or the manifold, or the exhaust, or the cat, or anything else and the operating temperature is around 80C anyway. If you touch a hot engine you'll get burnt.
Had this kind of thing today when driving, I turned around and found a different route. Unbelievably there was always an idiot tailgating me and beeping their horn before plowing through it!
I used to live near Butsbury ford. A lot of people get confused with It. It only has water in it when it rains and everyone just thinks “well, I went through it last week without a problem “ I live down the road from Welney wash now. When it floods they close the barriers to stop people going through it when it gets too high.
I used to live in wisbech and drove through Welney a lot before they put a stop to it when it's under water, it never ceased to amaze me how many people would try to drive through it in ordinary family cars, you can't even see where the road is. It does however make you wonder why they haven't built a bridge or at least raised the road when the diversion is 30 miles?
@@sambrooks7862 I went past the barriers last New Year’s Day about 3 in the morning, the water was only about 4 inch deep but it was a slow drive through as the car is so low. it would cost too much for them to raise the road the 3foot that would make it always open. The diversion is a pain, 16 foot is a rollercoaster road that’s getting worse and downham is now just as bad. At least when it’s closed I can’t hear the lorries going down the main road.
@@carlbarkham3115 you're right there mate, the roads around West Norfolk are a disgrace and as far as I can see the only reason for not addressing this is because there just isn't enough money that side of the A10. If there is money to build a link road between the A47 southern bypass and the NDR surely there must be money available to bridge Welney wash? On a different note in the summer I often used my bike for work in Cambridge and I loved those twists through the wash!
A lot of drivers don't realise there's an easy way to tell if the water is too deep - check for somebody filming a video of you driving in.
Seriously! 🤣
Or the sign showing the depth of the water is 1m!
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Hahaha spot that on
lol
The fact this footage exists, is proof of how far we have come as humans.
Sadly for many this move was in the opposing direction
Impressive towing capability from the Land Rover!
Hell yeah, I was shocked. That bin lorry must be what? 20 odd ton?
Low range gearbox
She was 25 ton. I was more worried about the strap putting my rear window through as that was only a 15 ton😅 just low range and pulled away in second here
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I cant believe how an adult with a driving licence would fly into a big puddle !! How thick do you need to be
Hit a few hidden one yesterday delivering in Wales, none this deep but still scary
So thick that they make planks jealous.
Well considering over 17.4 million were lead to believe their biggest enemy was their closest neighbours and largest trading partners it’s easy to understand the level of thick in England 🤡😂😂😂
Yes very true, but we must remember they are English. So they do think they know it all. It's only the rest of the world that knows the truth about them.
Some people are just born stupid.
Those who failed probably still believe they just weren't driving fast enough... 🙈🌊😀
So many think that you have to step on the gas, smh.
Push a small bow wave to stop engine water ingestion. But you do so much more damage gear box diff starter alternator. I love looking at people making fools of themselves.
Applying the weight of the vehicle in the contact area of the wheels. There must be a speed at which the water is unable to move away.
Just like aquaplaning but Jesus Christ level.
While we search for it, thanks to everyone who participates in the experiment.
the slower ones are the ones that make it past most to
@@clemens6807don't forget though the vehicles in the video you shared have very wide tires and a insane power to weight ratio and even then some of them have a hard time keeping up their speed and staying on top of the water.
Cool stuff though
5:38 kinda refreshing to see someone that actually knows what they're doing
I agree it's 100% about the bow wave.
Thanks Ben, for proving that stupidity will never die out.
you took the words right out of my mouth!
Same what i thougt when i see this.
Why does stupidity appear to go hand in hand with the more affluent in society?
I drive a shit-box and wouldn't risk it.
Is that the difference, they got the money to go, meh whatever.
I do hope their insurance refuses to pay out.
@desertmandan123 Think logically, does a bin lorry or bus belong to the driver, no, therefore they don't care if it makes it through or not. They aren't paying to get it fixed.
The amount of high end motors that fail to get through these fords to me is quite telling.
Look up Rufford Ford on here for countless examples.
Stupidity will never dry out.
It's pretty straightforward...most of them go barrelling in way too fast, creating splashback that gets into their air intake. The refuse lorry is a really good example!
If more did it like that white pick up near the end they'd get through.
A lot of people are ignorant and a tad thick!!
Yes you can’t buy common sense 😂
Scanias are the worst truck for it, the air intake box is behind the bumper, it's always been in a stupid position considering every other manufacturer puts it up behind the cab 7ft+ high.
@@nothingsurprisesmeanymoreProbably chasing improved economy figures.
Totally agree. A new scania engine with fitting will be in the region of £30,000. The driver won't care less. The driver of the old Mitsubishi at the end cares more about his vehicle.
@@nothingsurprisesmeanymore That particular Scania refuse truck has the L cab. This has an extremely low entry at the door and very good walk through across the cab. That does come at some cost when re-packaging engine components below. Even with the low air filter on other cab types you have have a high air intake, if you expect you may need to go through floods. Driving at speed like this refuse truck did would easily flood most front air intakes. One should drive in to make a wave, then ease back and drive in the trough behind the wave.
Never ceases to amaze me how many people are still driving in the high water
I’m continuously amazed that people just dive right in, without hesitation.
I love the final shot of the tow guy giving a example of how easily this creek is crossed with a bit of patience.
There's even a depth marker there, more than 500mm deep or more at times. Stupid people.
Thanks Bengregers, amazing to see people think you can drive fast into flood waters. Needless expensive bills.
Any insurance claims for repairs would be invalid due to the negligence of the driver.
I imagine some of these cars are totalled... crazy
Just let people have fun. Its their own expense.
Only if they had a toyota hilux !!
Wonder what explanations they’re giving to insurers?
“I’ve just driven through a big puddle and I’ve blown the engine up” 😂 that’s certainly one way of putting it
😂😂
“I’ve just driven through a big puddle mate - the engine’s f**ked”! 😆😆🤦♂️
That driver is as thick as mince...should be fired for that reckless attempt
I was there mate. Just before this a white van went through. Merc guy just followed on. He was to busy on his phone didn't even look or check. As fast as u see him drive through is as fast as he approached down the whole road. (I was the disco 3 pulling the 25ton bin lorry out)
@@Discoveryjamie - very impressed with your disco pulling that out!
@@MrGreatplum it tackled it really well. I'll be honest I've pulled out stuck q7 new shape and it was way harder then the lorry. The driver was a good sport tho. Agency driver so hopefully the gave him more work
@@Discoveryjamieyour discovery coped well with that
Kid: "I'm amazed he actually tried"
Kid has more sense than most of those drivers.
Kids really enjoying the spectacle 😂😂😂
I'm impressed by that Landy's towing capability. I never would have thought it could pull a bin lorry, never mind pulling one out of water.
Cos the disco weight about a million tonnes
I fairness a lot of that was driver skill too. It's one thing having a 4X4 - another to know how to get it to do what it can do.
In Low Range a Defender will tow anything.
Some strong axles and gearbox in that.
ive seen a landrover pull an artic before
2:10 Respect to that MG, which appeared to be floating at one point, but still made it through!
I think it’s the electric model, which sounds like a potential nightmare but they are impressively well sealed and no intake to pull water into.
@@StereoFozzie Yup, Electric cars are pretty immune to water ingestion. All though, cleaning out the interior would be a pain.
@@chiranmp40 Yeah, but not so sure about the electric motors, even if it made it through here ok doesn't mean water hasn't seeped into the casing, but we shall never know!
@colinf1951 i would hope it hasn't leaked into the motors for the short time it was in there. Surely they can make something watertight.
S**t for brains
Смотрю на эту лужу больше пол года и охреневаю от знания водятлов
Их меньше не становитсч
In Michigan you better have a half ton truck or you’re swamped.
Задоронов,был прав...
@@АлександрХорольский-х7щ ох как был прав!
да и у нас их хватает =)
Was impressed that 4x4 could pull that waste lorry!
The best 4x4xfar
So was I.
You should see what it can pull when it goes out clubbing. 😉😂
That's my 4x4 Greta funburg. 25ton the lorry weighed. There was water in the brake lines too 🤯
😂😂😂😂 Oh dear, folks haven’t got a clue, have they? 😂😂😂😂
The "professional " bin lorry drive was unbelievable. Could easily have got through a little slower
@desertmandan123 Engine is said Dustcart is £30,000 Scania engines don't come cheap.
And the cost is added to our council tax bills
well, depend on where the air intake place is
Rubbish lorry and rubbish driver, a matched pair.
Тут очень многие могли бы без проблем проехать, если заранее включить голову.
As an American my biggest takeaway is how calm and polite these drivers are. Seems most of my fellow Americans would be going berserk, even on the one doing the towing!
They think their vehicle will start as soon as it's pulled out of the water, the calmness will soon disappear when they get the bill for an engine rebuild lol.
@@LiamBranchIt's very likely that the engine needs to be replaced. We call this "water hammer". this breaks piston rings, connecting rods, and often pierces the cylinder liner and engine block with the connecting rod - there is no alternative replacement. I'm lucky, it's never happened to me.
lol. Checks out.
3:40 “I’ve gone through a big puddle” man describes almost 3 foot of water as a puddle 😂
I had to rewind and turn the volume up to hear him properly. A Puddle? lol Dude drove into Waterworld expecting to be fine
also "I blew up your engine mate" riughte after. so that was a borrowed van.
what an amazing friend.
Makes him soind less stupid than if he said he drove straight into a river.....
@@TheCormTube ikr 😂
This put a smile on my face!
So many drivers just don't have a clue when it comes to driving through a flood.
The same people end up in a ditch when the roads are icy.
Passing the driving test is only the start of a long learning curve which some people
never learning how to drive in adverse conditions.🤔👍
As as my instructor said to me many years back whhen I was full of it for passing 'Congratulations, your licenced to kill. Still there after decades.
My instructor gave me a long lecture before we went on the road,
His last words were, now you are in charge of a vehicle that can kill
obey my every word.
It takes years to learn the skills to drive in all conditions, sadly as this
video shows some drivers never learn.@@51WCDodge
Depending on the vehicle and the depth of a flood as proved by the more sensible
drivers in the video you can drive through a flood and make it to dry land. @gumbo7215
@gumbo7215exactly
So , any constructive suggestion ?
It's a Flood Ford!!!! Radio jingle, I was working on a Ford Explorer for the used car sales, windows and speakers don't work, pull the first door panel and I could see the mud mark about 6 inched below the window. We all started singing it's a Flood Ford. Oh, this is a flooded Ford vid.....
Bedfordshire Council driver 😂 what’s a towing eye 😂😂😂😂😂
I would imagine every so called "driver" that ploughs into a ford flat-out hasn't got a clue what a towing eye is.
Bet the boss at Veolia would be handing out P45's for this stupidity. I would.
If he'd have gone steady no problem there's drivers and drovers
not here in this country .........almost impossable to fire somebody ........and if u do they will bring an unfair dismissal case against you , and when it goes before a judge ther always is one looser ........the employer
Totally agree 👍
@@georgedoorley5628been through a few of them and won every one, problem is 99% of employera just pay out and encourage it more.
especially if they are non white.
Последний - супер!
2:20. Brings a whole new meaning to drifting.
A heavy electric car !
And the rwd version. Just wait until the wheels get some grip.
@@Sim_V Yeah, 1,800 kg. I'm a bit surprised it was the one that seemed to float, as most of the ones that drowned would be lighter than that. Maybe because it was so well sealed it was floating off like a boat, while the ICE cars were just filling up and driving along the bottom?
I bet it’s due to the bottom being flat on most EV’s. The bottoms of an EV is shaped like a flat bottom boat.
@@foellerd Yeah, someone on the MG4 forum said "our cars are basically rafts." If the water isn't getting in (easily) from underneath, air will stay in the cabin and the car will be buoyant (at least for a bit). No rudder, unfortunately!
Someone asked MG about wading depth and they said they hadn't really looked into it, better not take it above the door sills. So I'd be interested to know if that car suffered any damage as a result of that. Water in the reduction gearbox? Damage to undertray?
Nissan Leafs are rated for 700 mm, which is 2 ft 4 in, nearly as deep as that bloody ford! Even so, don't dive in at the speed the MG4 did.
Painful to think these people are allowed to vote.
And allowed to drive, which on a daily basis is much more worrying.
@@worldofameiso5491yeh i was thinking that - if they are stupid enough to do this makes you wonder what else they could be doing - which could end a lot worse than a flooded engine.
Or breed
not as painful to think that people think that voting makes any difference
They are all Brexit voters so fuck 'em
I think I recognise this ford near Ingatestone. I also know to avoid it, but if the A12 is shut, it is a route that is offered up by the satnav/Google and until you're round the corner you don't see it and you're not warned about it.
Красиво они гидро удар ловят... Поздравляю всех с покупкой нового двигателя... 😅
Они залетают в воду как будто они на подводной лодке😂😂😂
Идиоты)
особенно я уржался с мусоровоза по самую крышу надо же было умудриться🤣🤣@@сергейанатольевич-к4щ
@@сергейанатольевич-к4щ 😂😂чел в видео смотрит и удивляется как проехал электромобиль
@@kripton6557 Расстраивается втайне :)
So many bent rods...
So many knob heads
And dipsticks, but most of those appear to be the ones driving!
Yep. Hydro locked my engine once in my early 20s. Damn rod looked like a Banana! At least I was the one that had to fix my own F-up😂😂
@@dk1ey779undercarriage? What were they flying in?
@@DG-EditsYT Undercarriage works and is applicable to vehicles aswell.
That Land Rover is a beast
I'm amazed how many people seem to think their chances of making it through are higher if they just give it the boot before hitting the water
Ye you think they know that water become a solid wall in high speeds.
I’ve never seen so many imbeciles in one place, apart from the House of Commons.
Just as I was beginning to believe the world had devolved into total chaos, up popped this charming and well edited video of real people engaged in a normal activity. Thank you.
То ли еще будет
I do like how the Land Rovers can cruise through, no problem.
Some of the few that are built for that job.
" Just gone through a big puddle " understatement of the day.
The worst part is this looks like a regular flooding spot. There’s a depth gauge sign indicating how deep it is. Of course barrelling through at speed is more likely to swamp the engine anyway even if the vehicle could have passed.
Part one of the issue is the the height of the intake like you say, but even then all these clowns who go powering in, filling the engine bay with water and ramming it up the intake.
It’s like these people heard “push a bow wave” and didn’t bother to listen to how to do it.
Yes some of the drivers that eased in and avoid a big splash into the engine compartment did ok. The water in some shots wasn't deep enough to hit the intake, unless the driver hit with a big splash. Maybe drivers are afraid if they go slower, they will get stuck, hence the mistake of powering in.
Fair play to the polite guy in the white truck for towing people out
Oh the mighty Jimny pulling that helpless Audi!
Rule #1 - Keep the bow wave below the hoodline i.e. keep water from entering the air intake. The white F-Pace at 9m30s and the white Mitsubishi at 9m55s do it right.
Правило #1 - ПРОЕЗЖАЙ ЗАДНИМ ХОДОМ 🚚➡️
Well done to the tool in the lorry at the start! Big truck like that could have easily crossed the water if he'd slowed right down.
You'd think people would be put off doing stupid things when they see about 5 people filming them, but clearly not!
They are trying to show off, I can get through it, nobody else can
Honestly it’s the massive *depth gauge* at the side of the ford showing the water’s a metre deep that I’d expect to be a bit of a warning flag.
I’m a very grumpy old man and all I can think of when I see this sort of video is that if I was there would I rather be filming peoples mistakes to be viewed back in perpetuity to their eternal embarrassment? Or would it have been the decent thing to flag drivers down and warn them. If they ignore it then that’s up to them. I think the MG4 driver felt the same.
@@smithp573majority of people stop and ask. And we’re honest and say we wouldn’t go through. Even tell them the best way to the destination as the Essex ford has 2 other ways round. All these people in the video. Don’t stop. They just keep driving. They miss the signs. The vehicles that are broken. The depth gauge on both entrances. And us standing there….is there help after that?
@@DiscoveryDanielle probably not. I do think it would cast a more positive light on the video creator if there was a disclaimer at the start that makes that clear. Then - as I said - their choice eh. And let me be the umpteenth person to say that it was very gracious of the 4x4 crew to take up towing duties. 👍🏼
Back in the 1980s I used to drive Leyland Leopard coaches and Atlantean double-deckers through floods like this - it was so much fun 🙂 With the deckers water shot up through the pedals and wet your feet and the doors were forced open by the water pressure sending it rushing down the aisle. Nobody ever complained and thought it was a bloody good laugh.
The Leyland leopards with underslung horizontal engines were terrible in floods. you had more chance in a corsa of making the other side.
Old cars, trucks and buses stand a better chance of getting through as air intakes are higher up usually on top of the engine and alot less electronics but I still wouldn't take my classic through that
Years ago, my daughter went on a school trip and evidently the coach went through a ford where the water level was a little high. I never heard about the birds of prey or anything else, as the most exciting thing as far as the children were concerned was water coming through the doors of the coach...
In not a driver, but understand physics. Theres a way to enter the water and you push the car forward quite slowly, pause a brief second , allowing the bow wave to move slightly ahead and you drive your car in the shallower water behind.
6:24 that's so sick, a new land cruiser 70 in the UK on a 22 plate. Absolute baller
His a nice guy too. Tree surgeon
Do Toyota officially sell them here or do you think that is imported? How nice was that and it sounded lovely.
@@timg6613 he imported it via his friend in Australia mate. It's a "company car" for his tree surgery
Brilliant I love it. Those Land Cruisers are so awesome. I bet that must have cost quite a lot but well worth it.@@Discoveryjamie
@@timg6613 he told us 75k mate to get it to his door and around 6 months wait. Honestly I love my Landover but that cruiser. It's something else just it's presence and the V8
Fair play to that Discovery's pulling power...😮
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Will it help if the cars reverse into water rather than going forward? The main damage occurs due to bow wave causing water to enter in engines. If cars reverse, the chance of water getting to engine will be less. The water may go via exhaust but if running continuously the pressure may prevent water entering enough inside exhaust pipes.
Impressed by the MG4 - it was floating but was driving out of the water like it was nothing
amazed it made it but its all about if that water got anywhere it shouldn't and causes problems in the future
Like that Tesla in Scotland the other week the owner swears blind he didn't drive through any deep water
Electric cars do really well don't they !
Electric cars have motors that are sealed and don’t need an air intake to run. All these numpties getting stuck have petrol/diesel cars and drive in too fast causing water in the engine. Water doesn’t burn!
@@silverghini2629doesn’t compress either😂
It’ll be stinking of mould in a few months.
The Hilux loved it 😂 Even without a snorkel….
total fail for the poncey audi SUVs
Love the Viano bloke on the phone telling someone "i just just drove through a big puddle" 🤦🏿♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣
Damn! That Discovery pulling out the garbage truck! Above and beyond that.
1:40 I rate that driver and disco, pulling how many tons!!??? Impressive
bin lorry
@@benjaminmarriott6742 thanks 🙏 the bin lorry was 25 tons mate I was more worried the strap would fail
@@DC3RefomHe's from the US like I am. But I know what you call certain vehicles in the UK 🇬🇧.
That's the term! I was thinking rubbish lorry and thought no, that doesn't sound right!
Been abroad too many years, my language has devolved... ;-) @@DC3Refom
The patience of the tow guy was impressive. Hope he got paid well that day!
They clearly enjoy it, otherwise they would do the better thing and warn people about how to cross it correctly.
@@s550daysand you think those people would listen?
I wonder if the Manager of the Council Waste Managememt Services saw how fast the dustcart driver drove into the flood? It looked lke somthing between incompetence and bravado 😂
I think this shows a good point, slow in and objective thinking wins over the idea that fast in is fast out... Me, myself, only one of my cars would have been able to even think of going through this. Thanks for showing people when this happens, how not to approach this situation.
"I've gone through a big puddle and blown my engine up." Looks more like a river to me!
That disco is impressive pulling that bin wagon out
5:38 bow wave, correct speed. Expertly done.
One FORD closes sadly but there are others to test your cars in!
Geoff Buys Cars gets a Range Rover and he loves the Flooded test on their first day.
Thanks for siting by the river for hours to bring us this!!!
David and Lily.
This is just showing how vehicles are different! Very good compilation
That guy in the van saying that he just drove through a "big puddle" and blew his motor up... That ain't no puddle mate! That's a river you just drove into!
Hopefully the car has a camera and his boss will check the footage 😂
The one that floats but still makes it!
It's a ev. Hence, it didn't stall it will however probably now have lots of odd incidental faults from damp connections, not to mention saturated carpets.
@@paulf2529saw a story about a tesla driver who may have done something similar and had a $21,000 battery replacement bill
@@paulf2529 love how it was the guys fault who was watching for not waving him down even thought you can clearly see the flood. idiot
@@paulf2529 Should be OK as most EV's can go through quite deep water. When I had a Nissan Leaf the handbook said it could drive through a depth of 3ft as the connectors are totally waterproof.
@@paulf2529 don’t be ridiculous. You have shown the world exactly how much you know about modern vehicles and wiring.
Mechanics like this video hahaha i can't believe how this people drive into
Bloke in the MG saying you could of waved me off 😂 as if he couldn’t see all the signs and the depth reading and massive puddle of water - what did he expect it’s not their job to let him know 😂
He was just as daft as the rest of them, going into the water at that speed. He was just lucky he was in a car that could take the stupidity.
1:30 Nice little advert for Land Rover. 😎
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What was that fiesta driver thinking😂😂
I’m assuming these are the people who would attempt to drive from Dover to Calais 😂
Definitely commendable for the efforts to pull people out. Shows humanity can still help others.
One thing that doesn't surprise me is the Hiluxes that went straight through even with a trailer on it. Top Gear proved they're indestructible and that just further shows their invincibility
It would be more commendable if they stopped people driving into it
@@LongFinger021 Fair point! Or do what people used to do which is build a raft and ferry each vehicle over individually. Would just have to ask the HGVs to hold their breath and lose weight
They’re waiting there to charge them £100 tow out fee per time.
@drazic13 no not build a raft just say if you drive through that it'll cost you thousands. They just want the views.
That blue back 'window' on that Jimny tells me that a tow rope snapped somewhere along the line - yet the man keeps helping people. A real good 'un.
Hats off to the Land Rover for getting a lorry out looked easy for it.
Was fun pulling it out mate was more worried about the rope 15 ton strap pulled 25 tons uphill in my truck rated for 3.5 tons 😆
My truck page if your interested as I’ll be posting more
6:45 - There was so much force/resistance, it even popped open the Bonnet
Having a service there is a golden deal, everyone there speeds up thoughtlessly
What the hell?? Even the bin man lost his mind and went full ramming speed.
Lost his mind ? Did he have one then?
How many idiots can you find in a day 🤣
The people filming wave them on saying it’s fine just for content
i see plenty of driving around Rotherham , not staying in their lane round a spiral roundabout , not keeping the car straight , driving from side to side in their lane on a straight dual carriage way in town etc ( HGVs do this too ) thats even before we come to routinely dangerous driving
the sprinter bus was a good one, matey tries to start it and old rodney knocked to say hello🤣
It's so weird to me how this water isn't deep enough to cover the air intakes, until the idiots drive too fast through it. If they just crawled it through they'd be fine!
You have no idea about vehicle air intakes.
@@randymarsh1507I think it's you who has no clue.
@gumbo7215not all and it's their driving style that floods it mostly.
Air intakes are often at the very bottom of the engine bay. In that way cold air is sucked in, which is maximising engine performance
He’s quite right. I once hydro locked an old vectra in only about a foot of water. I assumed the air intake was on top of the engine but it was down by the wheel well.
I would like to say how impressed I am that there are so many people there willing to give helping hand...
After watching you drown😅 most of the filmed for a purpose. 😅
Just what the country needs ,more Veolia drivers like this.
Yes mate, open the door.
Best episode.
Ever.
"Doesn't anyone get the idea that if water gets into the engine, the engine will break? I don't understand how no one realizes this."
That MG whoa! That thing nearly floated away
6:26 LC 70 series, rare beast in the UK
That thing weighs 1,800 kg, more than a lot of the cars that didn't float. That was quite the eye-opener. (I have an identical car.) I can only assume that it's so well-sealed it started to behave like a boat with some buoyancy, while the ICE cars simply filled up with water and went on driving on the bottom (or didn't go on, as the case may be). Seeing that second or two of the car very nearly floating away has cured any temptation I might have had to take my car into water that deep!
It's just amazing how these people don't seem to have read the sign that says how deep the water is😂, nor do they know how high up their intake is
It’s the so called great British common sense 😂😂😂
@@markmoran916.more like spastic sense 😂
They probably don't know what an air intake is. You would think they would have some idea that submerging your engine bay in water is not a good idea...
@@CheesiteSadly true for many people. Vehicle design isn’t so great either though. Aftermarket ‘cold air’ intakes have the option of a ‘fail-safe’ device that breaks the suction if water starts being pulled up through the low-mounted intake. This is next-level ignorance here though.
Or spot someone filming. God bless the stupid.
I don’t think people understand. The faster you go,the more water washes up on your motor. Your not going to get stuck. It’s concrete. Hydrolocked, equals a new motor.
The first one is called "Buttsbury Wash" in Essex near where I live. It floods regularly and can get much worse than this. The SatNav doesn't recognise when it is flooded and takes cars down the winding road which is a shortcut to the nearest towns. There are warning signs but they stay up even when it is passable. A big lorry cannot do a three point turn and go back up the narrow road and it would be difficult to reverse over half a mile to get back to the alternative through road.
It don't flood mate it's a ford. It raises and lowers. That river has ran through before cars were invented. And you are aware of the go around across the train tracks. 99% is bad decisions and impatience. Although during this video the go around was closed 😮
Heh. "Butt."
I used to swim in that Ford with my friends when it was deep enough as a kid during the summer back in the 80s
The Toyota pick up was the best example for me..nice steady entry and exit..👍
6:22 bro, almost a meter of water 😅 why would you go in there!
Deep enough to swim in !
because some people have no thought process😂
The douche in the fiesta opening the door to check 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦🏼♂️
Proper hipster boy learned the hard way.
@@francikaa1 1000%
Nice seasonal gig for a bloke with tow truck and waders...😂😂
What so many don't realise is that on modern motors the air intake is often located much lower in the engine compartment than in older days, to draw cooler air. This means that any flood, or ford, deeper than about six inches, is going to be risky. Just don't chance it, unless you have a spare £5,000 for a new engine. Nonetheless, it makes entertaining watching!
Often just behind the front fog lights!
Got a 99 306 and the intake is actually lower than a lot of modern cars.
How the hell did 2:18 survive
electric motors don´t need air, bet he still got some wet feet@@_AI_Covers
Theoretically, mounting an air intake lower and to the side, perhaps directly behind the radiator or even above fed by a bonnet (hood) scoop avoids engine heat and so generates more power and is more efficient. This is because cold air is denser and allows better combustion. If filters are clean the power and efficiency advantage is probably around 5% or more. The more stuff you can take out of the air intake path the better.. if you could get away with it, having no air filter at all would provide a huge boost but would sooner or later result in a foreign object finding its way into the engine, especially when the intake is lower. F1 cars usually have no filter or just a basic wire filter and the intake tends to be huge and higher behind the driver's head...
So many workers’ last day on the job caught on camera!
All he needs to do is identify as something or the other...his job will be saved and he'll probably get a raise
@@anderander5662I came out as trans! Oh great you’re now a manager so proud
@@Luckyjo21 Ooh you are naughty, but never a truer word spoken.
Cannot believe that bin lorry driver fooked up in that little amount of water
"The faster you get in, the faster you get out" (with a broken engine :D) logic...
The sudden rush of cold water over the engine can also crack metal as well as shorting everything out, not just the air intake, once you stall you end up with water being pulled in via the exhaust too, look at how much water comes out of the exhaust on that first car, those cars engines will be fooked.
Also the catalytic converters, dpfs etc. are fooked. Easily can be a total write off in many cases.
Friend of mine blew their gearbox after going through a flood, it filled with water and after a few more miles blew oily water all over the clutch.
Yes thats the point. All gearboxes have vents on the top for instance. Nothing on a normal car's drive train ist build to be submerged. Every car takes some damage from it, even if it does make it.
There's already cold water cooling the engine at all times. It's water up the air intake into the engine that's the killer. Water doesn't compress like air so metal has to bend . Engine toast. That's why all off roaders have air intakes up to roof level.
@@Fake-moon-landing. Silly comment, It's cooling the inside, not the outside or the manifold, or the exhaust, or the cat, or anything else and the operating temperature is around 80C anyway. If you touch a hot engine you'll get burnt.
Had this kind of thing today when driving, I turned around and found a different route. Unbelievably there was always an idiot tailgating me and beeping their horn before plowing through it!
I used to live near Butsbury ford. A lot of people get confused with It.
It only has water in it when it rains and everyone just thinks “well, I went through it last week without a problem “
I live down the road from Welney wash now. When it floods they close the barriers to stop people going through it when it gets too high.
I used to live in wisbech and drove through Welney a lot before they put a stop to it when it's under water, it never ceased to amaze me how many people would try to drive through it in ordinary family cars, you can't even see where the road is. It does however make you wonder why they haven't built a bridge or at least raised the road when the diversion is 30 miles?
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I went past the barriers last New Year’s Day about 3 in the morning, the water was only about 4 inch deep but it was a slow drive through as the car is so low.
it would cost too much for them to raise the road the 3foot that would make it always open. The diversion is a pain, 16 foot is a rollercoaster road that’s getting worse and downham is now just as bad. At least when it’s closed I can’t hear the lorries going down the main road.
@@carlbarkham3115 you're right there mate, the roads around West Norfolk are a disgrace and as far as I can see the only reason for not addressing this is because there just isn't enough money that side of the A10. If there is money to build a link road between the A47 southern bypass and the NDR surely there must be money available to bridge Welney wash? On a different note in the summer I often used my bike for work in Cambridge and I loved those twists through the wash!
I live just before Welney wash and I love it when the wash floods as it's super quiet. Can't get to the pub though.@@sambrooks7862
What a bunch of numpties
What part of a human brain says "deep water ill floor it, it will be fine" 😂😂
“See that tank Edward’s? Don’t get us stuck in the mud like that.”
7:43 man doesn't even know what a towing hook is lol
If nothing like hydra locking your engine for getting a huge repair bill , that dustcart must cost thousands to put right ..
It's a bit more than a puddle son😂😂😂😂