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couplands

Member Since: 31 Aug 2011
Location: Peak District & Cornwall
Posts: 1826

danridge wrote:
Thanks for all the advice. Really appreciated. Ref. insurance it was on a road albeit a B.O.A.T (Byway Open to All Traffic) so normal road rules apply. Would that wash with them? (words BOAT/Wash in same thread as 'Drowned 90'...dear oh dear

Or did I drive it through a big puddle on the A road?

I would hope that as its a public road, then normal insurance would apply. Will be interested in the outcome.

BTW, where was this, must have been a hell of a puddle..?

cheers and good luck

simon

15th Nov 2013 10:30am

bpman

Member Since: 21 May 2008
Location: Oslo
Posts: 8069

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

Dan

you have a PM

15th Nov 2013 10:40am

danridge

Member Since: 28 May 2013
Location: Bath
Posts: 438

Quick update - The insurance company paid out full comp due to water damage. Very impressed with that.

8th Dec 2013 1:07pm

Lou Sparts

Member Since: 15 Apr 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 1501

2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

Good outcome

2005 Td5 90 XS

Steve

8th Dec 2013 1:19pm

couplands

Member Since: 31 Aug 2011
Location: Peak District & Cornwall
Posts: 1826

danridge wrote:
Quick update - The insurance company paid out full comp due to water damage. Very impressed with that.

Great (and correct..!) outcome.

Who is your insurance company, they deserve a mention...?....

Cheers

Simon

8th Dec 2013 2:08pm

Cuthbert

Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Up North
Posts: 1535

walfy wrote:
I agree with the time spent on recce.

That aside, we drowned a 2.5 NA 110 in Bosnia in the early 90's. We were the first Engr Sqn there and didn't have huge resources to back us up. So a wing and a prayer was our saviour.
We drowned the 110 in a washed out culvert. Engine was turned off just in time. but the waterline was above the bottom of the windscreen.
We pulled it out. Removed injectors and placed them on the dash of the following 110. Then just turned the engine over, using the compression of the pistons to eject the water. Once there was no water coming out and the injectors were dry, all was refitted and we carried on our recce. We were 2 days into a 7 day route recce around Bosnia at the time so we had no option but to carry on.

Practical and pragmatic response from Britain's hardy sons! Meanwhile the namby pamby prophets of doom are wanting a complete strip down and rebuild in a heated garage over a month or so.

Pah! Is it only the military that can get things done without completely over-reacting?

8th Dec 2013 5:42pm

walfy

Member Since: 29 Aug 2007
Location: Frome
Posts: 2673

But the caveat for that is that the vehicle "should" go into a warm environment for 48hrs to dry out. We just cracked on and completed the rercce. I went back to Bosnia about 6 yrs after that and the LR was still being used day in day out. 110 D250 SE HT
110 USW SOLD
RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it
VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys

Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD

8th Dec 2013 5:48pm

danridge

Member Since: 28 May 2013
Location: Bath
Posts: 438

couplands wrote:
danridge wrote:
Quick update - The insurance company paid out full comp due to water damage. Very impressed with that.

Great (and correct..!) outcome.

Who is your insurance company, they deserve a mention...?....

Cheers

Simon

Admiral - hats off to them

12th Dec 2013 7:49pm

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