Must admit, was hoping it had been fixed with the D4 Morris Dancers: Drinkers with A Dance Problem
14th Dec 2014 8:29 pm
Fitzy73
Member Since: 09 Feb 2014
Location: Truro
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When I drove a Defender the water would form a pool on the bonnet and I would try to predict when it would flow to the front and then cover the windscreen in spray.Andy
14th Dec 2014 8:34 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20795
NickJ wrote:
Water appears to be pushed forwards at speed and then naturally the car catches up with the airbourne wave. Very dangerous feature especially when driving through a long puddle
This is correct
euangibson wrote:
The Discovery is the most prone to this of any car I've had,of any type.....
I put it down to the very short frontal overhang
Btw,I'm still not sure what the little 'fins' ahead of the front wheel arches are for.....I assumed they were to reduced splash over the bonnet to the windscreen,but having not refitted them (post-RLD sump plate) I haven't noticed any difference
The "fins" are there on an RRS, but they come right to the edge of the bumper, reducing the spray.
They are not there at all on D3, and have little flaps on D4. But they barely cover half of the tread, so suffers from the very same issue
Only way around it is to slow down, or avoid the puddle
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NoDo$h wrote:
Defender did it, L200 did it, Disco did it. I was incandescent with rage that these off-road capable vehicles with great approach angles and high ground clearance should fail to cope with puddles at great speed.
Fair point as always,succinctly made ......but were not talking about warp speed here.....I've hit puddles at not much more than walking pace,and had a "moment" if it's not raining and the wipers aren't on......on the upside though,the Discovery continues in a straight line when hitting standing water....unlike some others I've owned "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
14th Dec 2014 9:08 pm
Stingray
Member Since: 03 Apr 2005
Location: North Wales
Posts: 218
Going back to the Range Rover video, did anyone notice how it swaps from LHD to RHD and back several times?
14th Dec 2014 11:30 pm
Inigo
Member Since: 28 Feb 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 286
Yes, That distracted me from the actual content of the video (ie numpty driving like a numpty). I assumed the GoPro type thing he was using switched the image about, but perhaps he actually crashed two cars?
15th Dec 2014 12:37 am
whippetman
Member Since: 05 Feb 2011
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Posts: 19
Quote"
"The "fins" are there on an RRS, but they come right to the edge of the bumper, reducing the spray."
New RRS also gets swamped the same,didn't notice it in the older RRS ....
15th Dec 2014 4:54 am
lespes
Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: Sitting Down
Posts: 2232
300 tdi 2 td5 rrs and 2 d4's have all done it
Wifes suzuki swift with much smaller front overhang does NOT, in same situations speed as D4
Keep meaning to video it and see what happens in slow moD4 Landmark MY16 Santorini Black THE LAST
D4 HSE MY12 Marmais Teal: Gone. Missed a lot!
Freelander 2 SD HSE MY11 Silver:Thankfully gone.
D4 HSE MY11 Silver: Gone missed !
Range Rover Sport MY06 HSE Buck Blue: Gone missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Facelift MY Red Gone Missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Cobalt Blue: Gone Missed!
Discovery D1 Auto Oxford Blue Not missed at all!
Discovery D1 Avalon Blue First LR! missed!
Now demoted to a VW
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15th Dec 2014 6:31 am
steveraspberry
Member Since: 18 Sep 2011
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NoDo$h wrote:
Defender did it, L200 did it, Disco did it. I was incandescent with rage that these off-road capable vehicles with great approach angles and high ground clearance should fail to cope with puddles at great speed.
Then I found the answer.
Click image to enlarge
Guess which one
My17 Volvo XC90 Inscription
MY15 Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian
RGK Tiga Fx Wheelchair,
Large Alsation called Abbs
Medium blue Staffie called Piglet
Medium Alsation called Bailey
15th Dec 2014 8:48 am
steveraspberry
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Maybe it is a 4x4 thing. When I had the GTR the same thing happened with that!
That is obviously a lie..... like I ever drove THAT in the rain! My17 Volvo XC90 Inscription
MY15 Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian
RGK Tiga Fx Wheelchair,
Large Alsation called Abbs
Medium blue Staffie called Piglet
Medium Alsation called Bailey
15th Dec 2014 8:53 am
MarkOne
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GTR
15th Dec 2014 9:25 am
grzesiul
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Location: UK
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short overhang and wide tires = always flooded windscreen
thats what so fun driving big beast when one is themselves at 75 not seeing for a few seconds
G
15th Dec 2014 9:45 am
Streffie
Member Since: 30 Mar 2014
Location: Midlands
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euangibson wrote:
The Discovery is the most prone to this of any car I've had,of any type.....
I put it down to the very short frontal overhang
Btw,I'm still not sure what the little 'fins' ahead of the front wheel arches are for.....I assumed they were to reduced splash over the bonnet to the windscreen,but having not refitted them (post-RLD sump plate) I haven't noticed any difference
The fins are there to allow air flow from front, for cooling and so on,
The width of the tyres combined with the highs of the, lowest part causes the water to be allowed to go forward, then the car catches up with the wave, resulting in windscreen getting covered.
15th Dec 2014 12:04 pm
yogi972
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......but were not talking about warp speed here.....I've hit puddles at not much more than walking pace,and had a "moment" if it's not raining and the wipers aren't on......on the upside though,the Discovery continues in a straight line when hitting standing water....unlike some others I've owned 
themselves at 75 not seeing 
