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Almost any car driven with water 'up to the headlights' is in extreme risk of getting hydrolocked by water getting into the air intake. If that happens, the mot

Almost any car driven with water 'up to the headlights' is in extreme risk of getting hydrolocked by water getting into the air intake. If that happens, the motor is toast and needs to rebuilt for many thousands of dollars (easily 10k+ for a new car). This isn't any different, in my view.

willcipriano 3y ago
Four horses and a few dogs would've drown if we hadn't gotten them to higher ground. Worth trading a old truck for, and it was fine in the end.
- anthomtb 3y ago
  > If the truck had a stalled we probably would've been pushed off the road and ended up heading down the river Sounds like a lot more than an old truck was at risk there.
  - willcipriano 3y ago
    Sure. I'm not advising anyone do this of course. I feel like heavy rains are a solvable problem for EVs, its probably an easier problem for them to solve compared to ICE. I shared the story to show how sometimes vehicles need to exceed their design parameters, could've easily been people in danger there instead of animals.
    - ceejayoz 3y ago
      People were in danger there. People drown regularly driving into shallower water than "up to the headlights". That you made it out didn't mean it was safe; I'd be pretty mad if my neighbor risked my kid's life in this way to save some animals.
- TheNewsIsHere 3y ago
  That was very compassionate of you and that guy. Respect.
- Kirby64 3y ago
  No judgment on your decision there at all, props rather. I'm just saying you shouldn't have expected the truck to survive (unless other modifications were done, eg snorkel). Same with an EV, I would fully expect damage if I'm driving in water up to the headlights. Sometimes that's a sacrifice worth making though.
TylerE 3y ago
and if it doesn't, that's well past the point where a current could rip the vehicle right off the road.
- ceejayoz 3y ago
  Don't know why you're downvoted. https://www.weather.gov/tsa/hydro_tadd https://www.weather.gov/tsa/hydro_tadd > Six inches of water will reach the bottom of most passenger cars causing loss of control and possible stalling. A foot of water will float many vehicles. Two feet of rushing water can carry away most vehicles including sport utility vehicles (SUV’s) and pick-ups. You also don't know if there's washed-away bits of road that suddenly get deeper until you drive into them.

willcipriano 3y ago

Four horses and a few dogs would've drown if we hadn't gotten them to higher ground. Worth trading a old truck for, and it was fine in the end.

anthomtb 3y ago
> If the truck had a stalled we probably would've been pushed off the road and ended up heading down the river Sounds like a lot more than an old truck was at risk there.
- willcipriano 3y ago
  Sure. I'm not advising anyone do this of course. I feel like heavy rains are a solvable problem for EVs, its probably an easier problem for them to solve compared to ICE. I shared the story to show how sometimes vehicles need to exceed their design parameters, could've easily been people in danger there instead of animals.
  - ceejayoz 3y ago
    People were in danger there. People drown regularly driving into shallower water than "up to the headlights". That you made it out didn't mean it was safe; I'd be pretty mad if my neighbor risked my kid's life in this way to save some animals.
TheNewsIsHere 3y ago
That was very compassionate of you and that guy. Respect.
Kirby64 3y ago
No judgment on your decision there at all, props rather. I'm just saying you shouldn't have expected the truck to survive (unless other modifications were done, eg snorkel). Same with an EV, I would fully expect damage if I'm driving in water up to the headlights. Sometimes that's a sacrifice worth making though.

TylerE 3y ago

and if it doesn't, that's well past the point where a current could rip the vehicle right off the road.

ceejayoz 3y ago
Don't know why you're downvoted. https://www.weather.gov/tsa/hydro_tadd https://www.weather.gov/tsa/hydro_tadd > Six inches of water will reach the bottom of most passenger cars causing loss of control and possible stalling. A foot of water will float many vehicles. Two feet of rushing water can carry away most vehicles including sport utility vehicles (SUV’s) and pick-ups. You also don't know if there's washed-away bits of road that suddenly get deeper until you drive into them.