It's wet out there boys!

[chumley-warner]

Take care with the big puddles - I don't want you doing what I did earlier in the year.

Question - when it gets really wet with lots of standing water and streams running across the road - what car would you prefer to be driving?

My ideas

A 2CV Citreon - nice skinny tyres to cut through the puddles
A Subaru Evo - fairly skinny tyres, 4WD and clever power deliver
A 94S / or 4WD turbo
A Range Rover - lots of weight / 4WD / good for fording!
A Land Rover - same as above, but better
A Lorry - lots of weight - good for clearing water

Oh - and drive slower......

[supermono]

My GT2 wasn't too bad on a 140 mile rain soaked drive. Wasn't exactly flying about though TBH, but having a little fun nevertheless.

SM

[Koln-RS]

It doesn't matter what you drive.

A poor driver in a Range Rover (or whatever) is more dangerous than a skilled/circumspect driver in a powerful sports car on semi-slicks.

Surely, driver training is the best investment, not the type of vehicle?

[timskipper]

Any of the above, but after first having watched an informative instructional video.

[Wanta996(Gotta)]

C4S seems very composed in the wet, even on roundabouts - its the Aquaplaning that worries me with the big rear tyres and with there being allot more surface water nowadays OR i just notice it more then i would advise us all to be carefull.

[Erik997]

Yep - be careful out there.

Had a massive wobble on the M1 late on Saturday - saw the puddle and managed to slow to 55ish and hit it dead straight but still horrible feeling the car lift and lose all contact with the tarmac - started to lose it when got back on the tarmac so got away with a big fishtail - scary as hell.

Take it easy.

[sleep envy]

[quote=Wanta996(Gotta)]with there being allot more surface water nowadays OR i just notice it more
[/quote]

50/50 really

currently had to increase drainage calculations on my developments from 100 year storms to 130 year storms but driving a wide tyred car in the wet focuses the mind on the topography

[Don]

sleep envy said:

driving a wide tyred car in the wet focuses the mind on the topography

[Dr S]

Rain is part of the fun. Wet Ring anyone...

[ph123]

Yes, me!
I so enjoy 'car control' issues.
Just get on the nearest skid pan ... invaluable from day one.

[Pork_n_Beem]

Please remember when aquaplaing... to call your mother..... not much else you can do, perhaps regreting that visit to tyre shop also