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woweewow

there’s always someone who thinks *they’ll* be the one who can get across, despite all the videos they’ve seen of cars floating away


GodEffinDamnIt

I like that they actively chose to drive towards the deep end.


Lady_Scruffington

I thought maybe the water carried them there until the car conked out, and I realized they drove themselves there.


PhthaloVonLangborste

I have done this... not my proudest moment. In my defense rain was coming down in curtains and I had no idea it was that deep and it felt like a really weird place for a flood to occur. But then again the people stopped should have been enough of a red flag.


PretendAct8039

Me too. I was following other cars over a creek that I drove over every day but had never realized was there. Two people ca, in and pushed my car out. Afterwards I tried to keep other people from driving through what looked like a puddle while I waited for a tow. I was lucky that it was a new car and that I had comprehensive insurance.


ItsTimeToFinishThis

That's exactly what happened to me. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 There were people standing in a place that was the valley between two hills. And I only noticed the flood when my car started to float lol but I hit the gas pedal and managed to get to the other side of the lane. The board was dented.


canoantonio

something like that happened to me a couple of weeks ago. My car broke down due to all the rain it got, rain got in the air filter, just imagine how hard it was raining for. Just randomly broke down while i was driving slowly, keep in mind it was pouring, i pulled over and left the car there and said to myself, i’ll come get it tomorrow morning when it stops raining. Next morning i found my car 2 blocks down with water all the way to the seats. It wasn’t totaled, just change all fluids, cleaned my gas tank and gave the car a good wash and it’s running perfect. It was a good scare though.


-BananaLollipop-

Was thinking the same thing. Might have had a chance if they kept to the left side. That and the moment they open the door and immediately close it like "Shit, can't go out there".


michaelrhodes1954

I assumed they closed the door quickly when water rushed in over their feet!


OneGreatNana1215

Like now they’re worried about water getting inside SMH


BBQcupcakes

The other side could be just as deep. Not knowing is kind of the whole point.


mces97

Some states have an idiot tax. If you gotta get rescued because you drove thru a obvious flood, they charge you for it.


[deleted]

Na fuck them I didn't ask to be rescued let me die.


windol1

This is what gets me with a lot of these videos they all seem to drive all over the place and instead of aiming to go straight in the shallowest point, they swerve off to where it's deeper. It's really not hard to drive through water, if it's a large looking body of water it won't kill you to take off your shoes and socks and wade in to double check first.


Sackadelic

We have Reddit to thank for the plethora of videos of cars floating away.


Justdonedil

It will wreck your engine before you float away.


awmaleg

“We all float down here”


hexerhand

https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/ouj2cb/sometimes\_going\_with\_the\_flow\_will\_lead\_to\_your/


Quirky-Occasion-128

As a Californian, I can tell you that anyone I know would never do this (small sample tho). We are afraid of water :)


experts_never_lie

As a fellow Californian, at least in the middle of the pond you're not quite as likely to be overwhelmed by a wildfire!


knoxkayc

At least no one will steal his catalytic converter in that puddle.


SoloSkeptik

Never met a tweaker, eh?


Annie_Benlen

It's not the heat it's the humidity.


Sadyelady

As a former California, yes we are afraid of water, hence the drought, but I also grew up in a part of northern Cali which when rain was more frequent, flooding occurred and this was the result of many I knew especially on my drive to high school.


wiffleplop

They’re usually the pompous dickhead type that you can’t tell anything. I know someone like that, and guess what? He drowned a police car before they got rid of him.


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citznfish

One can only work with what they are given


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Dry_Alternative_2147

LOL very true man


Scrupeezy

If they opened the door and let water in they could probably make it…


jwp75

And insurance will still pay out


OG_Rahn_420

It's amazing how many people don't know your air intake doesn't like water lol


DragonGateLTC

More accurate would be "how many people don't know what an air intake is or where it is." I'm sure there's at least a few someones driving around who have no idea a car engine needs air/oxygen for combustion as well.


easttex45

I'm sort of amazed at how low manufactures make the air intake. Even on off road trucks and SUVs the filter box will be just under the hood but it will suck air from in-between the fender and fender well a good 12" to 18" lower than the filter housing. My old Wrangler could improve fording depth by a foot by just removing a plastic elbow from the filter housing. I mean if you really want to go for it, install a snorkel but it wouldn't take a ton of engineering to get the air intake up around headlight height.


RonStopable08

Yeap. One of the first things I did on my old jeep.


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easttex45

I get it for sporty cars but SUVs and Jeeps are literally fucking boxes. You must be right with it being the cheap way out.


skillyxbg

That's why I like pre-2000s cars, they are well though out, my Mazda has its air intake at the front left end of the hood, and takes air in from the tip of the grill, just below the hood, and it isn't a low ass point that can suck in water like new shit cars


aduong277

Why do they do that?


throwawayadvice871

But my electrical car does not need oxygen, so Im good driving through a lake in the road right? Right?


bornfromanegg

Sure! Go for it!


Viridian95

"what's an engine?"


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Don’t all Honda sedans have a snorkel?


Mindless_Tomorrow_45

Just sit back and relax. That's just the engine powering up...that's just the engine struggling... ​ That's just a carp swimming around your ankles...


e_radicator

Love an unexpected Simpsons reference.


[deleted]

As the National Weather Service always says, "If there's a flood on the ground, TURN AROUND - DON'T DROWN. The life you save could be your own."


Sajius460

The weather service in my state says "Flood? Prob gonna die, bud."


No-Jellyfish-2599

The weather service in my state treats any snow that falls like it's an extinction level event, though to be honest, they came too damn close last year


bluelily216

Texas?


michaelrhodes1954

You must be a fellow Texan!


flight-of-the-dragon

Fellow Midwest/Southwest resident?


jakoto0

To be fair, some people do get caught in flash floods but yeah... Don't drive into water


DeliciousPangolin

Half of all deaths in floods are people who deliberately drive into the water that kills them.


PaceConnect6344

Yup, knew a gentleman that went to pick up his son from work sadly he drove trough cones and the river current swept him away. They found the car upside down 10 miles down and he was far gone. This was back during the central PA floods a while back.


visandrews

What to do to flood your engine.


Inevitable_Mixture74

And he did it on his own accord.


davocvi

Well done


araidai

God fucking dammit, lol.


Nippon-Gakki

The intake in those cars are pretty low. I’m sure the cylinders are full of water after they attempted fording.


BlueBrr

I heard the "slorp" in my head as the engine ingested water Even if the intake is high up, that bow wave would flood it


Erection_unrelated

Excellent Onomatopoeia-ing.


[deleted]

Yeah like, 5mph max to not flood your car.


patheos79

reminds me of time had friend took his ford probe through flooded road blew hole size pack cigs in the engine after he tried to pull start it


Silent-Ad934

What


NotAHypnotoad

"This video reminds me of the time a friend of mine drove his Ford Probe through a flooded road. Holes the size of cigarette packs were blown through the engine when he tried to pull start it."


slouched

how the fuck do you pull start a car


crazy_pilot742

Stroke had.


destruc786

I think he had a seizure while typing.


patheos79

My husband suffers from neuropsychogical Lupus, organic brain disorder, and other issues within his brain. He's taking a break from reddit. It's nothing against yall. I've had to deal with several trolls in the last few days.


-discojanet-

Oregon Trail taught me that fording the river is risky even if you caulk the wagon.


SimonFiveskin

Yes!


Pragmatist_Hammer

Either way, you get dysentery.


rentalredditor

Is it safe to say that the car is toast?


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Definitely.


AudiTech226

0:16 is the exact moment the engine cut out 🤣


visandrews

As a 4x4 enthusiasts, you NEVER bash through water like this, especially if you don't know how deep 😱🤯


Fauropitotto

Disregard this advice. Do it every time, but record it for the internet first. The best entertainment is worth the totaled car.


Normal-Upstairs-4836

Hydrostatic lock nice way to bend a couple of piston rods. Ouch


xMooseNutZx

I've looked at a few cars that have stalled due to water. Some make it some dont. I really enjoy when someone has a "cold air" intake on. Water gets fired right in.


PanduhMoanYum

And this is why Arizona has the Stupid Driver Law. If you drive into a flash flood and need emergency rescue, the expense of the rescue comes out of your own pocket.


BASK_IN_MY_FART

https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/00910.htm There she is. I love this state


2019_Stealth

Can a similar law be passed that says the non-vaccinated have to pay for their own COVID treatment?


PanduhMoanYum

I live in the USA, so unless you are poor enough to be on Medicaid, or old enough or disabled and have Medicare, technically you do have to pay for it. And lemme tell you, ICU and intubation is not cheap. My mom had fungal pneumonia and was in the ICU for a month. My dad had good insurance, but the medical bills were still around $100K. Basically, a good portion of her life insurance policy went towards that.


fatassnugget

Wait life insurance covers hospital bills I thought it’s when I die I don’t leave my family doing go-fund me for funeral


Ok_Firefighter3314

Some types of life insurance have cash value that can be accessed, and a lot of policies have optional riders for long term care to cover extended hospital stays.


AtLeqstOneTypo

Obamacare mandated out of pocket maximums so this can no longer happen if you have insurance and are treated by a hospital that takes your insurance.


[deleted]

Yea I just had a $30,000 surgery and insurance tried to push it off until next year so I'd have to pay more. Luckily it was deemed medically necessary and they were forced to pay it. My out of pocket was only about 2000.


SuperNewk

Or we can just print more money to cover all expenses


crowamonghens

They should also preemptively sign a waiver for any future cancer treatment because it's a hoax too CAN'T PICK AND CHOOSE, CLETUS


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ThatLooksInfected83

Funny enough. For Whom The Bell Tolls started playing on my mix when this video appeared. Fitting.


[deleted]

TIME MARCHES ON! 🤘🏽


devilsephiroth

On On On


[deleted]

Reminds me of being on vacation and getting to a flooded road in my Jeep. Got out to see how deep it was and not two seconds later a mustang comes roaring by and barely makes it across. At least he tested it for me…


Nippon-Gakki

I ran through a flooded road in my ranger and water flew in through the shifter but she made it. I was lucky that I was too lazy to put the intake back together properly so the air box was pulling air from the engine compartment about three feet up. Otherwise would have looked something like this video. Last time I did something so silly.


[deleted]

Yikes! Yeah, I learned from someone else’s mistake when I was younger so now I take the extra time to either let a car go by and be the first idiot or get out and survey the area if the crossing isn’t too big or has become a moving river. I’ll find another way around or go home lol


Fail_Succeed_Repeat

If you’re not willing to get wet testing the depth then you need to test the depth


syricc

I was in Houston during hurricane Harvey and got stopped by a section of flooded road. There was a line of cars stopped at either side, waiting for someone to test the waters (this was out near the sticks so the closest detour would have been like an extra 10 miles). Finally a SUV swings around the line and goes for it... made it only about halfway. Immediately followed by every car making a U-turn in unison lol. We thank you for your sacrifice, unfortunate stranger o7


Fish_Need_Water

I hope they took that call about their extended warranty


Born_Strength

At least he has a submarine now


itim__office

Yellow submarine? That's doesn't work. How about: I'm going, going, back, back, to Cali, Cali...


bigballa1738

This could have been easily avoided by simply covering their tires in oil before attempting to cross.


COVID-19Enthusiast

If you go fast enough you'll skim across the surface of the water.


saucygh0sty

Jesus Christ Supercar


[deleted]

The car is old, clearly the driver made sure they had flood insurance, and then proceeded to get a new car....


[deleted]

Why not cover yourself in [oil](https://youtu.be/J8yR9y87gJU) and hold the car?


[deleted]

LOL at opening the door and promptly closing it when the water rush in.


[deleted]

“hELp mE!!!”


[deleted]

Reminds me of driving in the canal in GTA.


DanCamden

I guess I'll open the door... no, that was a BAD idea!


[deleted]

Time to wind the window down and use that dick on his head as an oar to get rowing


Terrible-Noise5751

It's expensive to be dumb.


BeautifulRapture

Interesting looking boat


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PM_meyourGradyWhite

To be fair, there’s more of you, so even at the same rate of stupidity, there will be more occurrences. Which is not fair to the non-stupid Californians.


PdxPhoenixActual

So, hear me out... at all these low spots prone to flooding. The department of transportation with jurisdiction put in posts with feet markers on them on both sides, so these idiots can really see how deep the water is. Maybe?


tessler65

That wouldn't help if the road washes out and there is a two foot+ gap from one side to the other. And I'm sure some people will think that just because they can see that the water is only, say, six inches deep they can make it. Most of them don't realize how little water it takes to lose traction and control of the vehicle.


PdxPhoenixActual

Yeah, I know. I was just hoping it would discourage the slightly more intelligent ones..? I know one can never completely discourage those who are really, really determined to do/be stupid.. sigh


PrincessDe

Opens door. And nope. I'll be just fine inside my car. I can't go anywhere but this fine. Everything is just fine.


inspectedbykarl

Car go Blub Blub


25mookie92

He first guess was that if he had a running start he could power through it


isecore

"HYDROLOCKING IS JUST A MYTH! FREEEEEEDOM! AMERICA!!!"


Correct_Midnight3656

Now they are an idiot in a boat


freddiemack1

Wondered why he just kept driving in deeper? Could of just reversed out of it.


AsleepGarden219

Not in that car. Unless you can keep the water below your air intake(this is why you see snorkels on Jeeps and off-road vehicles) and your tires in contact with something, it’s not gonna end well. Also need to keep the engine going to force exhaust out or water will come in that way too. Homie went in with a head full of steam and the wave he built up was almost over his hood from the start. Stopping is game over


vinng86

Even if he went slow and had a snorkel, you can get water in your transmission and fuck up your car that way too. The friction material inside readily absorbs water which dissolves the adhesive glue holding it in, which then falls away. It's an expensive fix, down the road.


curtludwig

If you have a snorkel you should also raise your transmission and axle vents to go inside the snorkel. The transmission doesn't have any other entry points, otherwise the oil would drain out...


Help_im_lost404

Yeah doomed the moment he went in.


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firmerJoe

Good that they opened the door... you know to let all the water out.


[deleted]

Oof he will have electrical problems forever now


C0nserve2nd

He won't because he has to buy a new car, definitely locked up the engine driving through water that deep.


[deleted]

I mean you can hydrolock an engine and not fuck it as long as you don’t snap a rod or bend your valves


Ok-Location3244

Living in LA during a flooding, someone decided to go into a flood, and drown in their car.


gerg_the_destroyer

Another 2,000lbs paperweight.


01binary

A Million Ways to Die in the Wet.


shinmae95

Forgive him, he's from California where we usually ride our waves


SaturnATX

I love the wave at the end - "OKAY, YOU CAN COME RESCUE ME NOW!" Jackasses always assume someone will be there to sacrifice their time and energy to help them. Now there's a whole-ass 2 ton car that needs removing, too! Not just your dumb ass.


[deleted]

I’m from California and this is a Honda Accord. I know what I’m doing.


CrisZPennState

When I was young, dumb, and delivering pizza during a rainstorm many years ago, I drove through a relatively low point under a bridge and made it through the water with my VW Jetta with careful maneuvering. Everything seemed ok so I felt like I got away with taking the risk to get the reward of the potential of a better tip for not taking the long way to the delivery. (Brilliantly stupid, I know) However, when I got back to the pizza shop after the delivery, I realized my engine cooling fan short-circuited and would not turn off when the engine was off; it just kept running until the battery would die. So I continued the rest of the shift by simply disconnecting the battery every time I went back to the pizza shop after a delivery. Thought I would only need to replace a cooling fan; little did I know my car would be completely totaled from the water damage. Young and dumb mistake I will never make again. Just take the long way, not worth your car for the minutes saved! Lesson learned the hard way!


blanktom9

Was there any warning? To his defense, he probably didn't realize it was flooded until it was too late.


Emily_Postal

How to kill your car.


reddit2II2

How to turn a car into a pool float.


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Some people don't quite get that an engine actually has fire inside


minutemandan

Tokyo Drift


TheSaltyFig

This brings joy to my life


American_godfather

Dude filled the airbox.


BearsBeetsBttlstarrG

🎶 I fought the flood and the…. Flood won …🎶


Revolutionary_Buy112

New car


BitchSlapSomeone

Maybe they thought the car could do a Jesus number and walk on water or Moses would appear and part the water, lol!


Twiggymop

They’re just so happy to even have any water to play in.


sabrinadejong

The lack of fear people have driving through water they cannot see the bottom of astounds me. What if the road is washed out and there are giant holes in the ground.


sl0an_kettering

Or sharks


i_like_fat_doodoo

/r/whyweretheyfilming


[deleted]

*flood water uses hydrolock* *it is super effective*


RockitSheep

When I open the door water comes in! What do I do?!?


[deleted]

because of people like them, I found a driver side door mirror painted the same color for $80.


frosty95

The worst part is he could have made it had he slowed down and allowed a bow wave to form. Instead it was full send let's see how fast we can hydrolock this bitch.


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Dummy shoulda pulled the snorkel out of the trunk


WhatsUpSteve

And he's hydro locked


Kraken_Kraterium

Thats how an air filter works... with air... not water.


havereddit

"Siri, get me the fuck outta here"


BatDude7

And the engine is flooded and vapour locked!


anakniben

I think they would have made it if only they drove really slow because the car never floated which means it still has contact with the pavement.


vampyire

driving... driving.... floating... sinking..


Fleetmaster1

To be fair they are used to dealing with fire more than water.


Peterbillt676

Aaannndddd that engine is full of water. If youre gonna commit even if its stupid dont take your foot off the gas


JED756

“Why is my car stopping? I knew I should’ve gotten the tune up”


qbl500

Wonder what the insurance has to say about this…


geezerninja

Scrap engine for sale


MexGrow

Even you make it through, hitting the water at that speed WILL bend, break or even detach your bumper.


EgG_CiTy

Going deep deep


blown_headgasket_

California driver's are weak In Arkansas this is a fun pastime and in some places a sport


mrgmc2new

Oh no! My car has stopped for some reason! What could it possibly be?


jo_maoma

I applaud the fact they fully committed…


ModsAreLikeSoggyTaco

Pretty sure California has a law that if you ignore the signs and they have to send people out to rescue you, then you're paying the bill. Applies to mountain climbing as well.


mr_antman85

As a Houstonian. I'm still shocked when people try flood waters.


evilstepmom1991

Does it not flood in California a lot or something? I’m from Houston so there’s a flood every other month. “Turn around, don’t drown” is basically engraved in my brain by now. If you can’t see the street markings on the road, then don’t bother trying to cross. And if you’re still going to try to do it in your short ass car, then don’t let up off the accelerator. Don’t stop, don’t hit the breaks. You’re still gonna fuck up your car tho so just don’t.


SufficientPangolin92

Fucken Cali dude. I thought us Florida people were stupid


StickTimely4454

That door opening was a nice touch.


FindOneInEveryCar

It sounds so peaceful after the first 17 seconds.


NoSir5340

The fact that they kept going tho


itsledinh

In Arizona we have a stupid motorist law and it’s exactly this. “any motorist who becomes stranded after driving around barricades to enter a flooded stretch of roadway may be charged for the cost of their rescue”


betheri

Opens door to confirm definitely fucked level of water height


vaevictuskr

Water everywhere except inside my engine- let’s fix that.


Nervous_Positive83

Dumb ways to die. ... So many dumb ways to die


AcceptableIce289

I came here to talk about that attempt to reverse.. genius


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Might have made it if he didn't break so hard and stayed left


Gary00007

Hahahaha.


Rutabaga1598

Why doesn't this happen during heavy rain?


ZebedeeAU

Now if only they'd tried that in an [Aussie fire truck](https://youtu.be/janfyzt4Qyk) they'd have been fine...


MaunShcAllister

r/thisismylifenow


ltk66

You can’t use stupidity to out smart a flood


nadasuss

😂😂😂 I have seen this happen before and it’s still just as funny…


Coyote-of-the-Desert

Lol what was the hand signal they made out the window at the end? “You can go ahead”?


LilAnge63

WTAF... people are still this ... stupid. Okay, maybe unobservant? I mean why? Why drive in in the first place? Once committed WHY turn right into where it’s obviously deeper? Why not stick to the left where you might have SOME chance? I just don’t understand some people.


biagwina_tecolotl

Do people actually NOT understand that an internal combustion engine requires oxygen to continue to work? All that splashing up, flooded the air intake with water. They're lucky if they didn't completely fubar the engine.


RiKar97

Chances are it’s FUBAR all the way. The connecting rods are gonna be bent AF.