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bluebarchetta
Member Since: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Aylesbury
Posts: 424
  
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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.
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dylansdad
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Solihull
Posts: 745
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 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
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| Sat Aug 19 2006 9:09pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Sitting pensively in front of the mouse trap looking at the cheese
Posts: 18155
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you'll give us all a bad name 
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| Sat Aug 19 2006 9:09pm |
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DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: Missing Boughrood :(
Posts: 10056
 
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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......   iDiot Bater
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| Sat Aug 19 2006 9:33pm |
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SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Wishing I was ...
Posts: 11795
 
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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 | 2008 TDV6 SE Auto  | Was 2006 TDV6 S Auto  | Club Tunisia | Am I Online?
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| Sat Aug 19 2006 9:36pm |
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bluebarchetta
Member Since: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Aylesbury
Posts: 424
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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.
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| Sat Aug 19 2006 9:47pm |
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dylansdad
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Solihull
Posts: 745
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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
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| Sat Aug 19 2006 9:47pm |
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DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: Missing Boughrood :(
Posts: 10056
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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.  iDiot Bater
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| Sat Aug 19 2006 9:56pm |
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dylansdad
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Solihull
Posts: 745
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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
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| Sat Aug 19 2006 10:19pm |
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DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: Missing Boughrood :(
Posts: 10056
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Amazing what you can do when you read the manual! iDiot Bater
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| Sun Aug 20 2006 9:42am |
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