Been a lot of rain today in Brighouse, parts have been flooded and the local ford is flooded. Came accros this photo today on Twitter, posted by a Mr G Tyler of a Range Rover that somehow became stranded and had to be towed out by a Discovery.



The water depth markers was showing two feet deep (although you cant see clearly in the picture), you can see from the picture that the water isn't over the RR wheels so i'm not sure how the RR became stranded. Ive never driven my FL2 through deep water so I cant really comment about driver ability etc but I was just wonder..... is the RR more than capable of driving through water like this or is it a definite no no?? Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
Gone MY2010 Freelander 2 Manual TD4.e S, Alaska White.

Think the FFRR can wade to 600mm which is roughly the top of the wheel rim I think. It should be able to handle the depth there with decent driving but to be honest I wouldn't recommend driving through flood water that deep due to currents and debris that gets washed down.

4x4 play day at tong has been cancelled tomorrow due to flooding

You will have to get yourself to Tong Garden Centre instead then and get a Christmas Tree. A nice 7 footer will fit nicely in the back of a FL2 even with 4 adults in as I found out today although the top bit where thee fairy goes was rubbing against my ear (no comments)

I got a 7 foot tree on my FL2 last week. Was very impressed with how much room there was in the car. Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
Gone MY2010 Freelander 2 Manual TD4.e S, Alaska White.

That photo was taken just after the level had dropped 4 feet though, you couldnt see the car an hour before.

last week a BMW X3 drown out in a flood near us. I decided that such a car could drown in a puddle and set of through in my ford ranger. Interesting trip the back end started floating it was bit deep
Still the unstoppable ford never missed a beat, the drum brakes took several brake tests to start working again.


2 muppets were waiting at the far end wondering if I could possibly reverse up 70 meters jump out and attach a rope to the X3. fat chance The only way to rescue an X3 is to trade it in for a LR. At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

Although there's no accounting for the drivers ability, it's surprising how powerful even shallow water can be. Once drove a fully equipped Defender into about 12" of fast moving water which rotated us through 90 degrees. All due to smooth rock and not enough grip. A very interesting 5 minutes! Td4 XS manual, Orkney Grey, MY2014

L322 can wade through 700mm as per the Disco. The L405 can go through 900mm.

If that's the water level dropped then it's no wonder it's drowned. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

Do insurance companies pay up in situations like this if it's obvious that the driver was being rather optimistic?

j77 wrote:

L322 can wade through 700mm as per the Disco. The L405 can go through 900mm.

If that's the water level dropped then it's no wonder it's drowned.