Member Since: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Aylesbury
Posts: 524
Feeling Guilty
I have a confession -
I was in High Wycombe today just after a heavy storm.
The road near the Handy Cross roundabout was flooded - there was a white van stuck in the middle up to the top of the wheels, so about 500mm I guess. There were also several cars broken down either side of it.
There were still quite a few cars approaching - so what did I do?
I know I should have behaved public spiritedly and warned the guy in the Hyundai Coupe, but I thought clearly he would see the problem and wouldn't attempt to go through........
I must publicly apologise .... another Hyundai Coupe bites the dust.
Even more so as I have hurt my back and could not offer to push or tow him out of the mire.
Needless to say the Disco took the crossing in its stride - and I am sorry about the bow wave that broke against the red van, but he had already stopped terminally.
19th Aug 2006 9:06 pm
dylansdad
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Solihull
Posts: 745
that happened to me...... my previous vehicle died going through 6" of water and a disco2 owner stopped and pulled me clear. So.... now I have a D3 safe in the knowledge I cant be stopped by another puddle 2004 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver
19th Aug 2006 9:09 pm
simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
you'll give us all a bad name
19th Aug 2006 9:09 pm
DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
Posts: 11412
Happened to me a couple of years back when I had my D2. An underpass had flooded, a row of cars were stopped on the inside lane, so I powered through on the outside, loving every second - until the bow wave hit the wall about 3 feet from my open drivers' window...... Disco 5 HSE Lux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyiqaJrmMU
19th Aug 2006 9:33 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
Re: Feeling Guilty
bluebarchetta wrote:
Even more so as I have hurt my back and could not offer to push or tow him out of the mire.
You didn't want to get go fishing around under water looking for his recovery point anyway did you?Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
19th Aug 2006 9:36 pm
bluebarchetta
Member Since: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Aylesbury
Posts: 524
I probably was not really fit enough to be driving but I had not been out in the D3 for a week and was getting withdrawal symptoms.
19th Aug 2006 9:47 pm
dylansdad
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Solihull
Posts: 745
got me thinking this one... If you were in say 2 foot of water and stopped. how could you open the tailgate from the inside to pass someone a towrope without getting wet? you used to be able to do it with the old disco. 2004 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver
19th Aug 2006 9:47 pm
DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
Posts: 11412
I thought there was an emergency release for the rear tailgate on the inside - not sure where or how easy to get to it is. Disco 5 HSE Lux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyiqaJrmMU
19th Aug 2006 9:56 pm
dylansdad
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Solihull
Posts: 745
ahhaa
"Tailgate emergency unlock
Simultaneously pressing both the master lock
and unlock switches (on dash) for three seconds will
cause the upper tailgate to release. This is an
emergency release function in case the tailgate
exterior release switch becomes inoperative."2004 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver
19th Aug 2006 10:19 pm
DiscoStu
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.... another Hyundai Coupe bites the dust.
that happened to me...... my previous vehicle died going through 6" of water and a disco2 owner stopped and pulled me clear. So.... now I have a D3 safe in the knowledge I cant be stopped by another puddle 
- until the bow wave hit the wall about 3 feet from my open drivers' window...... 
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