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SUV's water fording ability

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#9 of 27 re: pick by tidester

Aug 31, 2006 (12:14 pm)

I saved a copy but with some slight modification.

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#10 of 27 in the news by steve_ HOST

Sep 05, 2006 (10:49 am)

"Pima County Sheriff Deputies and Rural Metro Fire crews rescued three people from two sports utility vehicles that were swept off Speedway Boulevard Monday evening."
 
Flash floods sweep SUVs off Speedway (KVOA Tucson)

#11 of 27 Re: SUV's water fording ability [bosi77] by moniker91

Sep 18, 2006 (1:39 pm)

Replying to: bosi77 (Aug 30, 2006 10:54 am)
I can tell you that my 2005 Grand Cherokee 4x4 V6 can NOT ford 6 inches of road water. 2 weeks ago we had a rain storm and I was on my way to the grocery store when I approached a puddle at entrance to the Acme. I slowed down to make the turn into the parking lot and the Jeep stalled out. I tried to start it but all I got was a click, click. Long story short, watching the Dodge Neon's and Toyota's and Honda's passing me, had to have the Jeep towed to the dealer. I was told by Jeep that the warranty does NOT cover environmental damage and my car insurance paid over $6000. and I paid near $900. to replace the engine, block, etc. Water was ingested and cause damage. So that just proves the old story "Buyer beware" when you buy a product don't believe all that advertising they put out on it. According the Doctor Z, all 2004, 2005 and 2006 Jeep 4x4's are "trail rated" but this is NOT TRUE. It was an expensive lesson to learn.

#12 of 27 Amazing SUV Tales by li_sailor

Oct 19, 2006 (1:36 pm)

I crossed the Atlantic with mine the other day. Guzzled a tanker's worth of gas, but hey, it's freedom, baby, YEAH!
 
SUVs are great, everyone should own at least 2. But oh dear, I see they are getting a mite less popular these days. Oops, $2.50 gas again, forget that.
 
I love this topic, don't you?
 

#13 of 27 Re: Amazing SUV Tales [li_sailor] by tidester

Oct 19, 2006 (1:54 pm)

Replying to: li_sailor (Oct 19, 2006 1:36 pm)
I crossed the Atlantic with mine the other day. Guzzled a tanker's worth of gas, but hey, it's freedom, baby, YEAH!
 
We'll have to send that one over to Mythbusters. They love that stuff!
 
tidester, host

#14 of 27 Re: Amazing SUV Tales [tidester] by li_sailor

Oct 19, 2006 (1:59 pm)

Replying to: tidester (Oct 19, 2006 1:54 pm)
You doubt the veracity of my claim? I even did it in a Ford. Yup, fording in a Ford.
 
Hey, it's a slow day at OurTube, which we wish was YourTube. MustTube?
 
Yah, slow day.
 
Anyhow, cheers!

#15 of 27 Re: SUV's water fording ability [moniker91] by rray49

Oct 31, 2006 (5:33 pm)

Replying to: moniker91 (Sep 18, 2006 1:39 pm)
I have a very similar story. I have a 2006 RAV4 V6 Sport with about 7800 miles on it. Last week, I drove through a very shallow puddle (6 inches in depth and about 40' in diameter) following two other smaller vehicles. Although no other car had any problem with this puddle, my RAV4 somehow got a significant amount of water into the engine block and threw a rod. I am currently waiting on insurance to approve putting a new engine in the vehicle. I have heard from the Toyota dealership that other RAV4s have had the same problem. Because of this, I have gone from being a very satisfied RAV4 owner to being an extremely dissatisfied one. Even if this hasn't happened to you, beware of shallow pools and don't get over-confident because you think you have a rugged SUV.

#16 of 27 hello? by steve_ HOST

Nov 22, 2006 (9:31 pm)

#17 of 27 Re: hello? [steve_] by podedwards

Nov 30, 2006 (1:31 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Nov 22, 2006 9:31 pm)
I hope my insurance company would buy such a story about any car sucking water into the engine after driving through 6" of water at slow speeds? Wow!
 
I have crossed a number of shallow streams (at 1&1/2 feet in depth or less) in my 2006 5.7 Grand Cherokee Limited without any problem but I know how to do it and I make sure that I am not getting rocks into the brakesby going more than dead slow and then I makesure the bearings are dry before traveling at road speeds.
 
Anyone who crosses 30" of water in any vehicle is headed for the garage. One does have to consider the maintenance costs
for vehicles used this way-it's really,really expensive. They may make it across but the cost is very high. So get a boat.

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