Can't stop watching videos of cars attempting to cross a flooded road in UK

I've watched load of them myself. You'd think they'd sort that out.

Yes been following the idiots in and out of the water and when its deep OMG .

Poor people on the path get soaked with the waves of water thrown up .

+ loads of spare parts collected from some cars.

I wonder are their insurance companies looking at those videos?

Keep watching to see the lad in the snorkelled Vitara showing just how easy it it if you know what you're going.

And have a snorkel on your Vitara...

My 13 year old LOVES these. We surf on a beach that has a similar tidal situation that floods and there's always a question if it's passable or not. It's unbelievable what vehicles make it through, the defenders always make it but we've seen a myriad of unlikely cars making it including a smart car roadster, a 90's Renault Clio and a Citroen 2CV that waded through with water up to the windscreen and drove off happily.

Unfortunately we've seen lots of very very expensive Audis and BMW's plough though and end up with flashing lights and obvious problems. Landrovers do well, particularly the little Freelander and the Suzuki Jimney, they just ploughed through and sometimes ended up towing embarrassed owners of high end cars out or the mire.

Nothing to sort out. It’s a River Ford. It’s where you cross a river without a boat, usually at a shallow point. (Dictionary description)

They all seem to take the same driving attitude.....pedal to the metal, and using brute force, bulldoze their way through. Best way (INMHO) is 1st gear, high revs (this keeps the pressure high in the exhaust and prevents water ingress, which is essential to the plan) then slowly slowly, creep your way forward using the clutch , creating as small as possible "bow-wave" to reduce water ingress in the engine compartment electrics. This works fine, but only with water level's up to a certain height,,,if its too high, don't even think about trying to cross it, unless you are driving something like a Toyota Landcruiser, which are designed to move through water up to the bonnet level.

Hooked on these too, I'd estimate there's over £1million a month in damage caused between cars flooded internally with water leading to write-off and those that do get mostly through before engine hydrolocks and so needs major rebuild.

I was not aware of that, thanks for the info.

When we lived in the UK, we used to take our car to the local ford every Sunday as it was really handy to give it a wash! It was shallower than Rufford and, as it was on a very quiet country road, it was also a popular place to take your kids for a paddle!

The best way to deal with that ford is to take the alternative route that doesn't involve destroying your car. There's rarely a reason to drive a road vehicle into a flooded river.

Teslas regularly make it through, they are air tight and practically waterproof

I discovered it a couple of weeks ago and since then I watch it occasionally. It's absolutely unbelievable to see people seeing other cars stranded there and still thinking yes it's not a bad idea to drive through. And then the clank and jolt which signifies a new engine will be needed.

They won't cover any damage resulting from this.

The mind boggles if all these idiots that get stuck in the river ford just get the flood damaged cars towed away and foot the repair bill themselves. Do insurance companies cover genuine flood damaged cars? What's to stop some of these idiots falsifying a flood damage claim? Plenty of chancers out there.

The Mk4 R32 video has to be the best of the bunch. 😅

I’d love to know how they are gaming the YouTube algorithm, I was getting those suggested for weeks last year. I had to keep selecting ‘don’t recommend again’ until I got all the channels.

If you could figure out what they are doing and copy it, you’d have a very successful channel.

I think the second best approach I've seen is reversing through - the best approach being turning around.

That video of the motorcyclist is different from the others.

It shows someone being seriously injured and there is nothing entertaining in it.

You have to laugh at Chelsea tractor and "off road" jeep drivers thinking it's their time to shine and justify buying such a big vehicle just **** it up as soon as water goes in the air intake. Unless you have a snorkel kit going into something that deep is lunacy.

recently discovered rufford also, whats the craic with so many chancing it!

'car fcuked, move on', probably!