... Spray was coming from the front, over the bonnet and from the front wheels. The length of flooded road about 100 yards with loss of traction on and off for maybe 20 yards. This is the second time Ive hit deep water with no warning. The first thing that happens is a massive splash rises up in front of the car 8-10 feet high which you then drive into and it it all comes down into the cockpit. ...
Will be a good test of Phil's anticorrosion measures! Presume you have the chain conversion?
I recall taking a Discovery Mk1 down a flooded road (water coming through the door seals, bow wave etc) and thanking the stars it was a lease car. Coincidentally a few weeks later the engine siezed (replaced under warranty) but I always wondered if something got wet that shouldnt have... .