No PJH, not that sound. This is more like a screeching sound, as if some kind of steel disks rubbing each other. I had the factory look at it when we passed Malvern, but they could´t fix it directly, so spares are on it´s way to Sweden to be sorted out beginning of August. Has something to do with belt and pulley.
Krod - draining is really needed. I threw the mats away, totally soaked, and had an inch of water on my driver side and under the seats. I think it had all come in from the cockpit.
The wading capacity is awesome. We passed "normal" cars stuck in the floods without any problems, just as long that you don´t drive to fast in them. The engine can take that but your passenger (Mrs) gets soaking wet and angry.
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Stig