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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 04:47 PM
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Drove home in a LOT of rain last night



Turn out the puddle was so big it knocked a spark plug wire off!

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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 04:59 PM
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Wow!! Thats a powerful puddle! Good thing it didnt knock out your opti!
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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"Who's the U-Boat commander?" (Risky Business)
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ambassadorgodzilla
"Who's the U-Boat commander?" (Risky Business)
"Porsche......there is no substitute" !!
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 10:44 AM
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Damn! That must've been one hellacious puddle!
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 11:12 AM
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With a puddle that big, just flip the car upside down and paddle it home
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by onedef92
Damn! That must've been one hellacious puddle!

I think any puddle is hellacious at 120!!!!!
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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I think any puddle is hellacious at 120!!!!!
Especially when riding on balding, "Maypop" tires!
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Originally Posted by ambassadorgodzilla
"Who's the U-Boat commander?" (Risky Business)

My thoughts exactly.

Think you’d have to be crossing a small river for that to happen. Opti / car not that sensitive to a puddle. Bet the engine was not even moist much less dripping.

Maybe a hole under the puddle knocked a loose wire off.
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Originally Posted by 96GS#007
With a puddle that big, just flip the car upside down and paddle it home


Potholes filled with water

Probably a bad combination of both
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Brian...are you sure it wasn't a mattress and not a puddle?
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Originally Posted by BrianCunningham
Drove home in a LOT of rain last night



Turn out the puddle was so big it knocked a spark plug wire off!

The Opti is better than that. Living in South Florida, I have driven in two hurricanes (because I had to) in my daily driver with 160,000 miles
with no ill effects.
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I think Rick Reeves has the record for canoing a C4. Seems like a couple of years ago he nearly drowned his.
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Originally Posted by Weav's Vet
Brian...are you sure it wasn't a mattress and not a puddle?
Sounds like you have different fun with your than I do with mine
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by BrianCunningham
Sounds like you have different fun with your than I do with mine
I doubt it..... I was referring to this thread. Thought you may have seen it General. Now this may knock a wire loose.
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Sounds like HARD WATER to me.
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Originally Posted by Weav's Vet
I doubt it..... I was referring to this thread. Thought you may have seen it General. Now this may knock a wire loose.
Ok, yeah I missed that one
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