DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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This is one of the Guys in the local landrover club wading his D2 on the Fossway (wiltshire)
Anyone done this in a D3 - Im up for it 
Duncan
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If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
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Jaume
Member Since: 22 Dec 2005
Location: Barcelona
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wow.....
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| 28th Nov 2006 12:56 pm |
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catweasel
Member Since: 05 May 2006
Location: Bundaleer
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look at this nutter. you'll be saying wow for different reasons. check out the obscured number plate, anyone want to buy a demo.
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| 28th Nov 2006 1:10 pm |
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d3matt
Member Since: 03 Aug 2005
Location: South Oxfordshire
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I'll come over and film you.
Then take mine through after you've proved the depth! Matt
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| 28th Nov 2006 1:10 pm |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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All that salt water !! 
I'll stick the the fresh stuff. I might give the fossway a go this weekend.
I'll post the video... Duncan
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If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
FFRR Autobiography 4.4 SDV8 MY17
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FFRR 3.6 Vogue TDV8 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
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| 28th Nov 2006 1:32 pm |
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JMC
Member Since: 25 Feb 2006
Location: Aberdeen-Angus. Where the Bull* comes from!
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catweasel wrote:look at this nutter.
What a complete numpty  Makes the X5 guy look positive. 
Why do 4x4's bring out the stupid child in otherwise sane people. Who in their right mind would take their £40k motor to show off at the sea-side? I've seen too many pictures of motors submerged by the sea because people thought they were invincible and then got stuck. Insurance companies wouldn't want to know if things went wrong.
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| 28th Nov 2006 1:35 pm |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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With the amount of rain due this week I'd give it a miss. DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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| 28th Nov 2006 1:52 pm |
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croyde
Member Since: 17 Aug 2005
Location: SE England
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I hope that was a freshwater sea 
I'll stick to high kerbs and speed bumps for the mo'
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| 28th Nov 2006 2:15 pm |
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Alex E
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Member Since: 22 Mar 2006
Location: Club Tropicana (the drink's aren't free)
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There was a guy my dad knew that bought a brand new range rover years ago and he let his daughter take it to the beach on the first weekend of owning it. She then proceeded to get it stuck and the thing stayed there until the tide went back out, the father then got his employees (of an electronics company) to work on Sunday to completely dismantle the car and dry it out, once dry they put it back together. The guy then went back to his dealers and swapped it for a manual as he said he couldn’t get on with an Auto. They did so and although it cost him a few quid he had a new car, needless to say his daughter wasn’t allowed to drive it again.
I just feel sorry for the person who bought his sea car! I'm Powered by........Diesel 
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| 28th Nov 2006 2:22 pm |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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This is what the driver said :
Quote:Re: A few videos to watch
The second one at Brook End (Nr Sherston)was closer to 4 1/2 feet and had me worried as traction became scarce half-way across as my Disco was starting to think about floating!!
My O/S headlight drank a fair bit of water, which blew both bulbs and the fuse and resulted in driving home with one N/S lights only looking at the floor (adjuster drops down too!) and no dash lights!
I would say a Disco 3 is too valuable an item to take for a swim in 4 1/2 feet of water
I think I'll leave it until the summer  Duncan
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If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
FFRR Autobiography 4.4 SDV8 MY17
D4 HSE MY13 SOLD
FFRR 3.6 Vogue TDV8 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D4 SE TECH MY15 SOLD
D4 XS MY12 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
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| 28th Nov 2006 7:24 pm |
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bluebarchetta
Member Since: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Aylesbury
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Pelyma wrote:With the amount of rain due this week I'd give it a miss.
I agree I looked to go through a ford at Hurst near Reading, normally fine but today the road was flooded for about 800m - I guess it was about 2m deep a the ford itself. Just had to have a little paddle instead 
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| 28th Nov 2006 7:44 pm |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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2 to 3 feet is fine. I went through 3 feet of muddy water on the Ridgeway near Marlborough last week. The bow wave was up near the top of the bonnet but the D3 ploughed through no problem. Duncan
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If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
FFRR Autobiography 4.4 SDV8 MY17
D4 HSE MY13 SOLD
FFRR 3.6 Vogue TDV8 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D4 SE TECH MY15 SOLD
D4 XS MY12 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D3 HSE MY06 - Re-Cycled Worldwide
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| 28th Nov 2006 7:55 pm |
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randalls
Member Since: 02 Mar 2006
Location: aberdeenshire
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Thats about what I used to have to do to when retrieving my mates RIB full of dive kit off the beach in Tenby, when it's bogged down in the soft sand.....it's no sweat, just a good jetwash afterwards, never harmed the D2 - honest   2007 TDV6 HSE 'Silver Lady'. With 'free' privacy glass LOL.
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| 28th Nov 2006 8:02 pm |
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CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Technique plays a large part when wading, keeping the bow wave pushed ahead is crucial. I waded my D3 through a large and quite deep 2/3 foot deep lake at the off-road day in Tong last month, once clear of the water I stopped and looked at the 'tide mark' and although it came over the bonnet in places, it was never close to the air-intake vent. Had I stopped at any point (stuck etc) I would have been in trouble. If you want to play in the deep stuff then a snorkel is a must!! 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 28th Nov 2006 8:03 pm |
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PCH
Member Since: 12 Jan 2005
Location: Anywhere but work
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catweasel wrote:look at this nutter. you'll be saying wow for different reasons. check out the obscured number plate, anyone want to buy a demo.
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This guy's got the model which comes out with "Surf" mode in the Terrain Response.
What a goose (hope it wasn't anyone on this board  ).
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