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tony sayer wrote:
Indeed! But also there was that bit of vid on the BBC news showing a
street in Wales I think were a Audi was bombing down the road with water
up to and then over its bonnet makes me wonder just how it kept on f
driving maybe the air intake is just that little bit higher?


I've been told driving at more than a crawling pace can create a bow wave
that keeps the engine air intake above the water. But just passing that on
with zero experience of doing so. The old Rover has the air intake as low
as possible to get the coldest air. So avoid puddles with it. ;-)

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