P38s and Puddles?

[interloper]

Here's a random question for you knowledgeable people! I took the P38 for a wet weather spin, it hasn't been on a run in a while and I forget it had a habbit of doing this but.... If you hit a large puddle at virtually any speed it will be thrown up against the windscreen, meaning you have to be pretty quick with the wipers!

Now I have never known a car that is so good at emptying puddles over itself, is this normal ie a characteristic or is there something not quite right?

BTW its on the original 16 inch wheels and the correct width tyres, so the arch should cover the tread completely.

[A.J.M]

It's a thing with the Disco 3s as well.

I just turn the wipers on before I hit the puddle to get them ready.

I don't think a specific answer was reached on the disco forum when it's ever been asked.

They all do that sir...

[interloper]

A.J.M said:

They all do that sir...

Ha, thats what I expected, oh well its all just part of the fun then!

[IroningMan]

It's an approach angle thing.

Look under the front of an L322 and you'll see a pair of flaps to prevent it.

The rain sensor on my D3 is so quick it's as if it sees the water coming before it hits the screen.

[Hooli]

interloper said:

A.J.M said:

They all do that sir...

Ha, thats what I expected, oh well its all just part of the fun then!

My D1 did it too, must be a general LR feature.

[Sixpackpert]

My L200's did it, my Disco 4 does it. It's a 4x4 thing.