Old Yaris never die..

[bairjo]

Check this out I found on Youtube..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlH7YIk3nMA

[NEexpat]

LOL, great find!

I was half expecting CTScott to get out at the end.

I am always curious to imagine the thought process in a situation like that.............................................. .."Yeah, yeah sure we can go down there, no problem"

[bairjo]

[QUOTE=NEexpat;729797]LOL, great find!

I was half expecting CTScott to get out at the end.

Now that is funny ..Looks like the SUV behind them didn't make it though.

[CTScott]

LOL. I actually did that with a Chrysler station wagon that belonged to the company that I worked for when I got out of college.

[bairjo]

The closest I ever came to that ....Daytona Beach in a rental car...love the ocean!

[why?]

I can't believe it made it. Most cars would have started to float through that much water.

[mazilla]

The key is to stay behind your wake, run into that wave in front of you and your chances of water-locking your engine increase dramatically. I used to cross water all the time in my Wrangler.

Sweet vid...I'd only have tried that if there were a zombie horde chasing me.

[bentjazz]

I started to sweat a little towards the end.....

[jcboy]

Originally Posted by bentjazz

I started to sweat a little towards the end.....

Me too!!!

Cool vid!

[Alan1962]

They didn't mention that this Yaris has the ultra rare " Amphicar " option !

[Kal-El]

I don't know what people are thinking when they do this. Usually guarantees the car's death.

When I used to work at a dealership, I once saw a Mercedes Benz S-Class come in after splashing through maybe 6-10" of water. Basically a big puddle. Diagnosis? Totaled engine. You know how much an S-class engine freakin costs?

As we all know of course, the S-Class isn't built nearly as well as the Yaris. Sadly, it's remarkably true when it comes to reliability.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

I don't know what people are thinking when they do this. Usually guarantees the car's death.

When I used to work at a dealership, I once saw a Mercedes Benz S-Class come in after splashing through maybe 6-10" of water. Basically a big puddle. Diagnosis? Totaled engine. You know how much an S-class engine freakin costs?

As we all know of course, the S-Class isn't built nearly as well as the Yaris. Sadly, it's remarkably true when it comes to reliability.

I wonder what their plant in Alabama was like when first part was built? Now, it is amazing (something to see). However, the first cars built there had a LOT of problems. Fewer robots? Processes (including human) just needed refining over time? Some of each?

[nemelek]

That's one was of washing the under carriage.