Driving on flooded roads...

tsk1979 · 2nd June 2005, 12:13

Hmmm, I guess you are wondering wether to go for Fortunar/Tucson...?

X-Machine · 3rd June 2005, 02:06

Just park the car in a nearby building,tip the watchman about 50rs and take a cab back home.Pick up the car next day.Atleast the car is safe.Thats what i do.
Have driven through floods once in my Esteem years ago.The car stalled,and it was floating like a boat whenever a bus or a truck used to pass through it.

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amitoj · 3rd June 2005, 11:44

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Originally Posted by X-Machine

Just park the car in a nearby building,tip the watchman about 50rs and take a cab back home.Pick up the car next day.Atleast the car is safe.Thats what i do.
Have driven through floods once in my Esteem years ago.The car stalled,and it was floating like a boat whenever a bus or a truck used to pass through it.

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This will work if the parking of that building is not in basement or ground floor.... basements are the first to get flooded when it rains here!

P1tBull · 11th June 2009, 12:45

Well, It poured in bangalore yesterday and on the drive home from Indiranagar to Koramangla was an adventure.
Torrential rains, Fast moving water over a foot deep, several cars stuck in deep water.

I foolhardily drove through several waterlogged areas, almost stalled once when the car slowed down and water almost entered the engine.
This was almost just outside my home and give me a bit of a scare.
Learnt my lesson and will not do it again, but what do you guys do in such cases?

Do you leave the car where it is and walk away?

What should I do in terms of service for the car now? A lot of the underside was immersed in water and I am sure quite a bit got in the engine bay are (not the engine, its running fine).
The linings for the wheel are have broken off due to the water resistance, the clutch shudders a bit and the engine is running coarse. Oh and there is water in the fog lights.

discoverwild · 14th June 2009, 08:49

I generally try not to walk in such cases. There is no telling whether a manhole is open or if there is a pit in front. You could also be hit by something flowing in the water which can cause serious injury.

I have faced this scenario quite a few times in Tirupur. If your engine is running fine, there should be no cause for worry. The water in the fog lights will drain the same way it went in.

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X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	Just park the car in a nearby building,tip the watchman about 50rs and take a cab back home.Pick up the car next day.Atleast the car is safe.Thats what i do. Have driven through floods once in my Esteem years ago.The car stalled,and it was floating like a boat whenever a bus or a truck used to pass through it. X
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11th June 2009, 12:45	#19
P1tBull BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 91 Thanked: 2 Times	Flash floods in Urban areas : What to do? Well, It poured in bangalore yesterday and on the drive home from Indiranagar to Koramangla was an adventure. Torrential rains, Fast moving water over a foot deep, several cars stuck in deep water. I foolhardily drove through several waterlogged areas, almost stalled once when the car slowed down and water almost entered the engine. This was almost just outside my home and give me a bit of a scare. Learnt my lesson and will not do it again, but what do you guys do in such cases? Do you leave the car where it is and walk away? What should I do in terms of service for the car now? A lot of the underside was immersed in water and I am sure quite a bit got in the engine bay are (not the engine, its running fine). The linings for the wheel are have broken off due to the water resistance, the clutch shudders a bit and the engine is running coarse. Oh and there is water in the fog lights.
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14th June 2009, 08:49	#20
discoverwild Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: BLR/CBE Posts: 1,296 Thanked: 3,650 Times	I generally try not to walk in such cases. There is no telling whether a manhole is open or if there is a pit in front. You could also be hit by something flowing in the water which can cause serious injury. I have faced this scenario quite a few times in Tirupur. If your engine is running fine, there should be no cause for worry. The water in the fog lights will drain the same way it went in.
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