Prod Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 I don't recommend ever doing this. I won't do it again. An Outback would have been a better choice. This was at Stony Fork Campground, the creek crossing was about 3" deep before it rained all night. I was up there visiting STPR with friends. http://www.cse.psu.edu/~maynard/legacy_album/ My car was the obvious choice to make the crossing. The other cars we had available were a Ford Contour, a BMW 325is, and a Celica All-Trac. The All-Trac only had 2 seats and was not conducive to us going spectating. Ok, so I had no idea it was that deep going in. I slept in, and my friends told me that a minivan made it through. But the minivan did it about an hour earlier, before the water rose to that level. They failed to tell me that a new Tahoe didn't make it. About half an hour after me, a Jeep Grand Cherokee went for it and hydrolocked. I thought we were done when the water came halfway up the windshield. The engine kept turning, so I kept going. When we were almost to the other side, the car started drifting to the right a little. I corrected and we got ashore safely. Yeah, I got lucky. The car had a rough idle, so I shut it down. We took out the air filter and naturally it was soaked, but the car ran fine with it out. A few minutes on the camp grill and the air filter was dry enough to use again. The car ran like a champ while we went to 5 spectator sites during the day. It also had no problem with the 300 mile journey home the next day. +1 for Subaru! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxerGT2.5 Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 If your going to do sh!t like that why not put a snorkel on the car? OBAMA......One Big Ass Mistake America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdt Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 holy crap! I'm sending this to my friends w/ Jeeps. I'll just leave out the half an hour later part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brady Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 *subscribe* Need to check this out when I get home today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 you are lucky, really really lucky you didnt hydrolock yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra commander Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 you apparently don't give a shit about your subaru from the sound of it... so why should you care if you have water in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbacis Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Damn. Congrats on surviving. Don't think I would have had the balls to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanoswrx Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Wow that's insane. You deffinetly got lucky. Did water get in the cabin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxerGT2.5 Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 you apparently don't give a shit about your subaru from the sound of it... so why should you care if you have water in it? Go easy. Part of this is a spoof on the whole "Water in my Intercooler" and the other half is the fact his Subaru made it while some "Rugged" SUV's didn't. OBAMA......One Big Ass Mistake America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rony Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Utter astonishment. My Car vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 What? Someone actually drove their car I keep mine in a giant Ziplock in the garage Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Crazy, completely crazy. You should sell your LGT and buy a Range Rover. Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prod Posted June 5, 2006 Author Share Posted June 5, 2006 Go easy. Part of this is a spoof on the whole "Water in my Intercooler" and the other half is the fact his Subaru made it while some "Rugged" SUV's didn't. Yeah, pretty much. As I said, my friends din't tell me about the Tahoe, and they didn't mention that the minvan was an hour earlier. So I was thinking 6" of water, no problem. When it turned out ot be 8-9", I was already committed. It was luck that I didn't hydrolock. I would have put a snokel on if I had anything to make one with. Like I said the creek was about 3" deep when I crossed it the night before. I didn't plan on the water level changing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
700watts Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 you apparently don't give a shit about your subaru from the sound of it... so why should you care if you have water in it? DUde....stop haten on the man..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDC Joe Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 HOLY CRAPPERS!!!!! That was pure luck you didn't totally screw that car. That water was HIGH. My my friend have some HUGE balls. PM Me for all your Modification Needs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
700watts Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Those pictures look like they might have been taken from a Movie cam……..if so, you got a Suby commercial right there…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrod Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 all i can say is wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prod Posted June 5, 2006 Author Share Posted June 5, 2006 I'll send the pics to Subaru after my warranty expires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ih8vtec13 Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Damn you are lucky your car is not on a flatbed to get some serious work done. My sedan has no shot of that happening You have some serious balls and luck man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
700watts Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 I'll send the pics to Subaru after my warranty expires. :lol: :lol: :lol: !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfxdave99 Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Wow! Thank god you made it... I totally thought this was going to be another.. "hey can i go into a car wash with my hood scoop?" thread... If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 As I said, my friends din't tell me about the Tahoe, and they didn't mention that the minvan was an hour earlier. As the saying goes "with friends like that who needs enemies". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skubdu Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 major cohones senyor. what un understatement with "water in my hood scoop" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
700watts Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Wow! Thank god you made it... I totally thought this was going to be another.. "hey can i go into a car wash with my hood scoop?" thread... Someone posted that ? and they where serous ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Someone posted that ? and they where serous ? They certainly did - that's why this is funny. Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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