Okay, I live in Florida which despite being called the Sunshine State gets about 50 inches a rain a year. I've been here 7 years so I'm used to rain and driving in it and somewhat flooded streets.
But yesterday on my way home from work, it opened up. Really opened up to the point that when I took my normal route into the neighborhood and got down the street a ways I came to an intersection completely blocked by 3 stalled cars in at least a foot of water.
So, I backed up and turned around and took the longer way around on what I thought would be less flooded streets. Boy was I wrong. I came to what seemed like a little river rolling across the street with precious little choice but to plow through. The truck in front of me was making a wake like a yacht with water at least halfway up his big 'ole truck tires. I was already in deep water but I could see a rise ahead where the road came up and I went for it.
Dropped it into 1st gear, pointed it straight ahead, and kept my foot on the gas determined to make it come hell or ... high water!
And I made it! There's no doubt in my mind that my front lip was completely submerged and that if I'd opened a door, the water would have rolled right on in. I believe my scoops behind the doors were probably scooping more catfish than air for about a block at 15 mph. Enormous huge waves were being thrown up on either side of me as I plowed through. It was impressive!
I finally pulled into the driveway and had just got into the house when my wife pulled up in the SLK having just navigated the same road. Nice to know if I'd stalled she would have been one of the first to be lined up behind me honking.
Anyway in the end the old NSX was idling as smooth as it does any other day and not a whimper from having to play powerboat. Certainly I've had other cars that would have been laid low by such a deluge and I saw a boatload (pun intended) of cars that day that were flooded and/or stuck in the road. I don't think I did any lasting damage to my baby but if anyone has any suggestions of things to check for lingering water or sea bass, please let me know.
And to all you who are horrified by the thought of our NSX being rained upon, I say HA! It was actually kind of fun (and I hope I don't have to do it again).
But yesterday on my way home from work, it opened up. Really opened up to the point that when I took my normal route into the neighborhood and got down the street a ways I came to an intersection completely blocked by 3 stalled cars in at least a foot of water.
So, I backed up and turned around and took the longer way around on what I thought would be less flooded streets. Boy was I wrong. I came to what seemed like a little river rolling across the street with precious little choice but to plow through. The truck in front of me was making a wake like a yacht with water at least halfway up his big 'ole truck tires. I was already in deep water but I could see a rise ahead where the road came up and I went for it.
Dropped it into 1st gear, pointed it straight ahead, and kept my foot on the gas determined to make it come hell or ... high water!
And I made it! There's no doubt in my mind that my front lip was completely submerged and that if I'd opened a door, the water would have rolled right on in. I believe my scoops behind the doors were probably scooping more catfish than air for about a block at 15 mph. Enormous huge waves were being thrown up on either side of me as I plowed through. It was impressive!
I finally pulled into the driveway and had just got into the house when my wife pulled up in the SLK having just navigated the same road. Nice to know if I'd stalled she would have been one of the first to be lined up behind me honking.
Anyway in the end the old NSX was idling as smooth as it does any other day and not a whimper from having to play powerboat. Certainly I've had other cars that would have been laid low by such a deluge and I saw a boatload (pun intended) of cars that day that were flooded and/or stuck in the road. I don't think I did any lasting damage to my baby but if anyone has any suggestions of things to check for lingering water or sea bass, please let me know.
And to all you who are horrified by the thought of our NSX being rained upon, I say HA! It was actually kind of fun (and I hope I don't have to do it again).
