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Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by leofab(f): 9:56am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Okay I will comment when y boyfriend gets a car!!! |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by leofab(f): 9:56am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Okay I will comment when my boyfriend gets me a car!!! |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by kingdenny(m): 9:56am On Mar 21, 2016 |
U forgot bout the kick starter, flood kicks the living daylight out of kick with time |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by Armstrong34(m): 9:59am On Mar 21, 2016 |
dats y am finkin of getting myself a Tundra or a Prado TXL ....brewed for Nigeria roads in good n bad times |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by vanhayor(m): 9:59am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Re u a mechanic?? |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by pee777(m): 10:00am On Mar 21, 2016 |
BIGTinfotech: Come Lekki (some areas o) and see flood that sank and swallow trailers. Ford ko, Bedford ni!!! Flood has no respect. 1 Like |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by bubbleforth: 10:02am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Thanks for this info. It's a solid one. But I'd also like to add that at times the part one is driving into might actually be a ditch without one knowing it. 3 Likes |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by ogawisdom(m): 10:11am On Mar 21, 2016 |
kaeforum: It's unavoidable in naija except u go park ur car in rainy season |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by dammytosh: 10:12am On Mar 21, 2016 |
leofab: Work hard and get for yourself. This kind mentality. It is a relationship not a business venture. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by danielgod(m): 10:13am On Mar 21, 2016 |
It's few places in Port Harcourt that experience flooding. And most parts of the city has good drainage system |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by iyatrustee(f): 10:23am On Mar 21, 2016 |
I experienced this and the mistake i made was to leave my A/C on. Thanks for the information. |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by Toks2008(m): 10:25am On Mar 21, 2016 |
xreal: Not when you have no choice and you also see cars in front of you passing through it and those behind screaming on you to move on. The best bet is to go slowly to minimize the water damage. |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by Untainted007: 10:26am On Mar 21, 2016 |
So are you saying when we get to where there's flood we should carry our vehicles on our head? The manufacturers have always looked into that before they produce. How many times have I drove in a flooded area. If vehicle didnt enter flooded area, should I be the one entering it all because vehicle should not have fault, even if you don't enter flood, every parts in the vehicle have thier life span. |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by Untainted007: 10:30am On Mar 21, 2016 |
iyatrustee:Ideally, car AC is meant to be off when you are in flooded areas so that the engine fan will not spash water into the alternator and some other vital parts. And most especially, one is expected to drive so slowly in a flooded area because the faster the car the easier flood will splash into the car major components. 1 Like |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by baslone: 10:32am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Hollawaley: Depends on the quatity of water as well as the kind of car you are talking about. It's not until the ignition switches or electric windows stop working, how are you sure your seat controls or airbags are still intact and in good shape. With some you get an instant reaction while some take months/years for the internal damages to surface. |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by BOUNTYDOG(m): 10:35am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Its pays to be wise. 1st thing to adapt when it rains is patience. I.e its safer to be patient for the flood to clear,rather than stress the car through the flood and go humble @ the mechanic workshop afterwards 2ndly some cars breakdown in the middle or just shortly after the flood and dey now have to put their feet in D water and using towels to damp water from the car,and calling roadside mechs to cause further problems. I have learnt overtime not to have the mentality of "I must get this car home today"if I see a road that seem dicey,I don't mind looking for a secured place to park the car get my things out and move on.when I come for it the next day,I'm always glad @ the decision,cos some that forced theirs are still there the following day with mechanics troubleshooting their cars. |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by Nobody: 10:35am On Mar 21, 2016 |
wellmax: yeah, unless you have spare cars parked in your house |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by Nobody: 10:36am On Mar 21, 2016 |
leofab: Who says u cant buy a car for him. |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by iyatrustee(f): 10:38am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Untainted007: The flooded area was not much and i did not forsee any problem. I have learnt something new from this post. So you are to drive in slowly into the waters right? |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by Nobody: 10:39am On Mar 21, 2016 |
danielgod: Its actually a few places that have good drainage systems like D line, all the GRAs in ph, new airport road area, the rest are flood prone, remember most places in ph are sand filled , hence water is beneath all those fine houses you see. |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by EEZe(m): 10:40am On Mar 21, 2016 |
pee777:one swallow tree for my area lokoja somtin last 2yr |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by Nicepoker(m): 10:42am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Hollawaley:if its an suv no problem. But for saloon its not good. if ur saloon has its PCM under the front tyres do not try it again. |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by Nobody: 10:43am On Mar 21, 2016 |
tuoyoojo: The type of drainage they construct is a sealed type drainage, when it gets blocked its difficult to remove the slabs to evacuate debris, this causes flooding, then there are roads constructed without any drainage like the aba-oyigbo axis, eleme refinery road, nta road. and even new roads like the new airport road (luckily the road has a high profile) but settlements built by the roads are flooded. |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by Kakamorufu(m): 10:46am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Thanks for the into man |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by Nobody: 10:48am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Hollawaley: Its very shallow water you entered, you havent had to wade in water thats 1 feet deep, water that creeps into your car , covers your legs reaches up to your gear lever handle. Or been in a situation where the car infront of you stalls and breaks down and you cant maneuver you way out and your car is taking in water like a sunken ship. Even jeeps and suvs arent spared. |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by leofab(f): 10:50am On Mar 21, 2016 |
kaeforum:for now he is more boyant than me and he has promised to.. |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by BuddhaPalm(m): 10:53am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Very valuable post. |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by emilyone(f): 10:54am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Hollawaley:OK naa! Continue |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by Hollawaley(m): 10:58am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Nicepoker:dodge challenger |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by BIGTinfotech: 11:01am On Mar 21, 2016 |
Bros I never said you should drive your car through a lagoon. pee777: |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by Bizibi(m): 11:04am On Mar 21, 2016 |
I learnt a bitter lesson.....no form james bond when u see water |
Re: For Those Of You Who Love To Drive Through Flood Water by Nobody: 11:08am On Mar 21, 2016 |
pee777:SO TRUE..EXPECT IF HE'S BUILT HIM SELF A MOBILE ARKK |
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