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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.
by 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 agoSure. 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 agoPeople 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 agoThat was very compassionate of you and that guy. Respect.
- Kirby64 3y agoNo 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.