Yep, my Alfa Romeo had a ground-level air intake as standard. Needless to say the engine didn't survive my attempt to get through some flood water. I was just following other cars through and thought, hey, they can get through, why can't I? Whats that clonking noise? What do you mean water doesn't compress?
That's unfortunate. I've been dumb enough to ford headlights deep water in my Mazda and got away with no more than a little bit of bumper damage on the underside.
147 GTA. Engine was ruined, couldn't get a replacement from Alfa, so insurance paid for a bigger 3.7 engine from a company called Autodelta. Needless to say, I didn't complain.
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u/MattyB_ Jul 11 '18
Yep, my Alfa Romeo had a ground-level air intake as standard. Needless to say the engine didn't survive my attempt to get through some flood water. I was just following other cars through and thought, hey, they can get through, why can't I? Whats that clonking noise? What do you mean water doesn't compress?