First, my thoughts are with all you impacted by the storm and I hope normalcy returns sooner rather than later. I'm amazed at how much water came inland!
Which got me wondering how well the CX-5 does in floods. Is anyone here unfortunate enough to have had to drive their CX-5 in water deeper than 9" or so?
Years ago my friend and I were stranded behind about 5" of flood water from a river that had flowed over it's banks. We were in his nice Saab (early '80's?) and I walked ahead in my rubber boots to check the depth. Since it was only 5" at the deepest I motioned him forward. About the same time the front cowl touched the water the engine sputtered to a stop. Turns out the air intake was below the cowl, it sucked the water up and required a complete engine rebuild!
I'm guessing we don't have this problem in the CX-5 but am wondering just how it would fare in such an emergency?
Which got me wondering how well the CX-5 does in floods. Is anyone here unfortunate enough to have had to drive their CX-5 in water deeper than 9" or so?
Years ago my friend and I were stranded behind about 5" of flood water from a river that had flowed over it's banks. We were in his nice Saab (early '80's?) and I walked ahead in my rubber boots to check the depth. Since it was only 5" at the deepest I motioned him forward. About the same time the front cowl touched the water the engine sputtered to a stop. Turns out the air intake was below the cowl, it sucked the water up and required a complete engine rebuild!
I'm guessing we don't have this problem in the CX-5 but am wondering just how it would fare in such an emergency?