If you’re not sure whether you’ve fully hydrolocked your engine and turned it into a hunk of scrap metal, try to crank it a few times just to make sure.
I live in the driest state (South Australia) of the driest continent. Literally one actual river in our whole state (and our state is 4 times the size of Great Britain - we have, at most, 50% of the rainfall). Even I know not to drive through flood water that is fast flowing or that deep, and if I had to, it would be at less than walking pace.
What strikes me watching these videos a other than the display of sheer ignorance is that people cannot drive slowly. The ones who speed up as they hit the water are the worst.
I now understand why the standard of driving has declined over the last 30 years......... Nobody has any common sense....... I'll destroy my vehicle but hey I'm on RUclips 😂😂😂
I find it odd that these days with all this information at our fingertips, people know nothing. Back in the 1970s, when I started driving, everybody knew how to drive through flood water. Same as they knew how to drive on ice and show, heck tyre chains were common. I'm amazed so many think foot down and it'll be fine. Especially with all the electronic stuff on modern cars.
@@swanseamale47I learned to drive in the 90's and we still had common sense. It's a why do I need to know that, so I won't listen mentality of the 20 somethings.
@@swanseamale47 I think also older cars had carbs on them and fitted high up on top of the engine new cars tend to have air intake low down in the fron grill and people just don't bother to find out basic stuff
Another good one Ben...it has rained here in Raleigh, NC, USA area all September, very wet...however, we don't have fords in our infrastructure. I hope you can buy your friends a Sunday Roast with all the money you are making on RUclips! Cheers!
Yeah, there are standing jokes about my area because we all drive Discoverys etc, but autumn comes and the fords are two feet deep. Right tool for the job I say. But the best advice is still not to go through unless you really have to….
@NordicAxe I drive a disco as well and it's the same mentality round as too,all polluting anti environmental blah blah until there's a bit of heavy drizzle or a snowflake and then we're the heroes of the moment and all prejudice us put aside
love these videos, but I wonder why cant small bridges be built over these low areas? I mean I under stand you cant with the stone arch bridges since there are probably train tracks above them but other areas can
Hard-surfaced crossings through the water nowadays... Still don't understand what for. Couple of huge pipes or (arc bridge if pipes are too ugly), bit of elevation and these relics will not exist anymore.
So the van in 2” can easily get washed sideways blocking the water flow and getting pinned to the bridge , then the water backs up 5-6 foot deep… PEOPLE DROWN THAT WAY! Wellow ford Hampshire
It's funny (or not) that drivers don't know what a hydrolock is and trying to start the angine could make some serious damage. And yet they try to start it multiple times although the sound clearly says - "I got water inside - help!"
A mobility scooter doesn't have an engine to get hydrolocked unlike that white van lol. Funny thr dude near the end worried about his shoes getting wet when his car is stuck in a couple of feet of water.
Why do people think vehicles will go through not so deep water......rule of thumb is.....if you wouldn't walk through it yourself, don't drive through it.
There is just no hope for some people. You see people filming, people in hi vis, recovery trucks and parks trucks yet you go full balls deep in water. If i owned a company and you did that to my van, you can find another job and pay for it.
Now I ve seen so many vids showing Brits destroying their cars in water but I cant see the reason for it. Too much money? Very bad technical education? Just for fun?
I'm so baffled to understand why they think making a big splash and covering your vehicles bonnet in a sheet off water Is ok? Your engine Is not waterproof. Your vehicle I'd only designed to run rain water off your bonnet and body off your car
I can't believe the idiots that attempt it, and then the engine stops and their like "oH lEts JuSt TuRn ThE eNgInE bAcK oN" as if it cut out because it got abit chilly in the water
Always a good advert for a company when it’s employees kill an engine. Credit to get Silver Van who thought he was winning till it nearly gave up the ghost, what damage who knows. Would you take your £160 trainers through a puddle up to your ankles - No. But a twenty grand Car let’s give it a go through a flooded Ford or street - looking at you KAY……
Thing is, they should stop towing the scrap away; then only one id er poor unfortunate gets to trash their car; the other would be id er unfortunates would just have to go the long way round.
If you’re not sure whether you’ve fully hydrolocked your engine and turned it into a hunk of scrap metal, try to crank it a few times just to make sure.
I live in the driest state (South Australia) of the driest continent. Literally one actual river in our whole state (and our state is 4 times the size of Great Britain - we have, at most, 50% of the rainfall).
Even I know not to drive through flood water that is fast flowing or that deep, and if I had to, it would be at less than walking pace.
That guy on the mobility scooter was visibly excited...
Living his best life
Fair play to him, living his best life
Pants were wet too
Why didnt they show the whole clip of him!?
Moreso terrified! Accelerator on the bastard scooter had probably shorted was jammed in the on postion.
The mobility scooter is officially now the "Ultimate Driving Machine"
Freude am fahren! 😁
Guy in the silver van was like , look at these idiots , let me speed up and get them wet , not realising he is the idiot for speeding up 😂
Nice to see the indicators on the BMW getting a good work out
They require at least 5cm of water in them to activate, most BMW drivers forget to fill them.
If you’re approaching a flooded road and there’s people filming, I’d think that’s a pretty big clue that driving through isn’t a good idea
What strikes me watching these videos a other than the display of sheer ignorance is that people cannot drive slowly.
The ones who speed up as they hit the water are the worst.
The best to watch though hah
First thing to do with your car find out where the air intake is 😀
@@raa30 Cars don’t run on Air they run on Petrol. 😂
can't find one my tesla
If only there was a sign showing the depth of the water.
😂
You don't need a sign,as it's patently bloody obvious to anyone with a grain of common sense,what the likely depth of water is.
@@adienowed6366 /S
@@adienowed6366 it's called sarcasm because there is depth signs
They cannot read.
Brilliant video love the guy on the Scooter 🛴🛵 Ben top guy 👍😎
Is that Frankie Valli coming home from a concert?
Lmfao
And the Fiat Panda go away without worries 😊
No wonder vehicle insurance is expensive!
wont pay out for this as its avoidable
I now understand why the standard of driving has declined over the last 30 years......... Nobody has any common sense....... I'll destroy my vehicle but hey I'm on RUclips 😂😂😂
I find it odd that these days with all this information at our fingertips, people know nothing.
Back in the 1970s, when I started driving, everybody knew how to drive through flood water.
Same as they knew how to drive on ice and show, heck tyre chains were common.
I'm amazed so many think foot down and it'll be fine.
Especially with all the electronic stuff on modern cars.
@@swanseamale47I learned to drive in the 90's and we still had common sense. It's a why do I need to know that, so I won't listen mentality of the 20 somethings.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@swanseamale47 I think also older cars had carbs on them and fitted high up on top of the engine new cars tend to have air intake low down in the fron grill and people just don't bother to find out basic stuff
That little red fiat flew thru it haha
And the fella in the yellow jacket deserves a award lol
Zero f***s given that day
Zero brains used that day
6:00 That really didn't seem like an idea that would end well!
LOL look at him.... he's even got his mouth open!! That stupid BMW getting ready to warm the local garage again!!! 🤣🤣
7:07 is always the people in the most capable vehicles that do it right
Im amazed at how utterly dim witted these people are 😞
That's at least half of the general population 😅
Your not wrong 🤣
They’re a bunch of mouth breathers
My BMW Manual recommends max depth for wading is 9 inches.
But only at a slow walking pace.
The silver van thought he got away with it
The local garages must rub their hands together every time it rains as there seems an endless supply of motorised ass-clowns.
I bet the garage managers favourite TV programme is the weather forecast....more rain today means a good day.
Thank you, Ben!
Thank you for watching 🙌🏼
He was having the time of his life.
A BMW with working indicators. A very rare sight...
My God, more wrecking of vehicles. Thanks Ben, great vids
Another good one Ben...it has rained here in Raleigh, NC, USA area all September, very wet...however, we don't have fords in our infrastructure. I hope you can buy your friends a Sunday Roast with all the money you are making on RUclips! Cheers!
Someone pointed out that they wouldn't walk through it their precious trainers but have no problem risking thousands of pounds of their car?
is that Captain Pike from the Old Star Trek shows?
Same idea here😂
With the beautiful Susan Oliver, who sadly died young…
the coffin dodgers at 03:10 hanging on for dear life 🤣
Haha 1;52 the pie thinking he’s cool but a second later 😂😂
I'm not sure the guy on the mobility scooter even realised he was wading water
Scooter ride….got to get your kicks when you can 😁😁
BMWs seem to be particularly bad at this. Weird since the Germans built such good U-Boats.
Never go near water in a BMW
or snow 😂
Remember these people vote !😢😢😢
Sausage logic....See's flood waters......lets drive as fast as we can into it😂😂😂
God bless the elderly man on the mobility scooter.
Like the sign where it says try your brakes at 2:08
The Terminator is unstoppable! 5:25
BMW: the ultimate DIVING machine.
The moron factor is pretty high with some of these "drivers" !
And now ive watched the whole vid,fair play to them who had luck on their side.No one here criticising anyone owning a 4x4😊
Yeah, there are standing jokes about my area because we all drive Discoverys etc, but autumn comes and the fords are two feet deep. Right tool for the job I say.
But the best advice is still not to go through unless you really have to….
@NordicAxe I drive a disco as well and it's the same mentality round as too,all polluting anti environmental blah blah until there's a bit of heavy drizzle or a snowflake and then we're the heroes of the moment and all prejudice us put aside
Old boy: I was in the navy I was woooooo
love these videos, but I wonder why cant small bridges be built over these low areas? I mean I under stand you cant with the stone arch bridges since there are probably train tracks above them but other areas can
If my BMW got passed by a mobility scooter it would be up for sale next day. 😂
Mobility scooter definitely not made by BMW! Tackles floods with ease. 👍👍
scooter is fine because its electric
@@whocares264 Yes, but BMWs can't handle floods.
Fiat Panda for the win
BMW = Bad Marine Wreck😂
Can't believe with all these videos there are still people willingly driving into deep water despite the warnings
I wonder if ‘Pro Fencing’ also does field drainage.
And the Merc. Vito is voted out.
MANS got places to be!
Hard-surfaced crossings through the water nowadays... Still don't understand what for. Couple of huge pipes or (arc bridge if pipes are too ugly), bit of elevation and these relics will not exist anymore.
This is my next door neighbour 😂
Air intake below headlight level HYDRAULIC LOCK can happen engine kaput
2:06 🤣😝
So the van in 2” can easily get washed sideways blocking the water flow and getting pinned to the bridge , then the water backs up 5-6 foot deep… PEOPLE DROWN THAT WAY! Wellow ford Hampshire
Gampa going wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Buy a panda cross.
i have gotten through wrose on a 125cc bike slow and steady
Some talent going on here 🙄
It's funny (or not) that drivers don't know what a hydrolock is and trying to start the angine could make some serious damage. And yet they try to start it multiple times although the sound clearly says - "I got water inside - help!"
Drag the Rivers and Drains UK GOV?
What the u.k.govt.spending tax money on the taxpayers !!!!!!! That is not what a terrorist organisation does usually ....
What is this sorcery you speak of?
A mobility scooter doesn't have an engine to get hydrolocked unlike that white van lol. Funny thr dude near the end worried about his shoes getting wet when his car is stuck in a couple of feet of water.
Lots of Vee-HICK-ulls in RIP-mode after water ingestion.
Do they have to pay the guys pulling them out?
IQ test for motorists.....
Some made it through at least......
Have you kept a tally on how many cars that VW Sharan has towed out of the water??
Is Britain full,of nincompoop drivers now 😂
Yep
Why do people think vehicles will go through not so deep water......rule of thumb is.....if you wouldn't walk through it yourself, don't drive through it.
need to teach uk citizens how to drive trough deep water :D :D :D i see they go no clue
There is just no hope for some people. You see people filming, people in hi vis, recovery trucks and parks trucks yet you go full balls deep in water.
If i owned a company and you did that to my van, you can find another job and pay for it.
LV62 BAA - did driver feel a bit sheepish?
Now I ve seen so many vids showing Brits destroying their cars in water but I cant see the reason for it. Too much money? Very bad technical education? Just for fun?
It's the triumph of optimism over common sense.
@@Kevin-mx1vidon’t forget the whole country is run by people with zero technical or scientific knowledge
Arrogant stupidity
Think about how much money it pays to be a mechanic in this area, they are probably billionaires. 🤣
Typical BMW owner, park where they like, where is the traffic warden slapping a parking ticket on it
Дед прикольный на мопеде как он ещё не утонул.
When was you in wolvo! That’s right by mine I would have popped down ??
why?
I'm so baffled to understand why they think making a big splash and covering your vehicles bonnet in a sheet off water Is ok? Your engine Is not waterproof. Your vehicle I'd only designed to run rain water off your bonnet and body off your car
driver- destroy vehicle for a minute of youtube fame
or drive slowly through water
ahhh RUclips fame YES
that red bus… Do they literally put the air intake lower than the axle or what???
I have to ask myself how long have these aquatic drivers had a licence?
Engines must be cheap nowadays 😂😂
This is probably the only decent reason for an electric car
6:22 Storror Water Challenge
I can't believe the idiots that attempt it, and then the engine stops and their like "oH lEts JuSt TuRn ThE eNgInE bAcK oN" as if it cut out because it got abit chilly in the water
Think of it like this, imagine swimming with your mouth open, you are going to choke. Like humans, cars aren't designed ford rivers
how thick do you have to be ? maybe they wanted an afternoon down the pub instead of work ?
Its not even that high so BMW driver probably gunned it and got water in the intake.
Always a good advert for a company when it’s employees kill an engine. Credit to get Silver Van who thought he was winning till it nearly gave up the ghost, what damage who knows.
Would you take your £160 trainers through a puddle up to your ankles - No. But a twenty grand Car let’s give it a go through a flooded Ford or street - looking at you KAY……
Oh dear very silly drivers probably not there vehicles !
Ignorance has become a virtue.
Scared to buy a used car
Why would you even risk it.?? Plonkers.!!!
if you get pay one pound each time you pull a car out you're be a millionaire by now.
BENGREGERS, haw many times did you change that Seat Alambra clutch in the past two years? Cause you are always towing...
I'd like to know if they do it for free or what do they charge?
It is not his car. The Seat is owned by Flootwatch4x4. Ben is driving a red Jaguar F-Pace and a light green Mini.
Thing is, they should stop towing the scrap away; then only one id er poor unfortunate gets to trash their car; the other would be id er unfortunates would just have to go the long way round.