Some of you may be familiar with Tom & Ray Magliozzi. They're a couple of nuts who host a radio show on NPR called CarTalk, and have a website at http://www.cartalk.com/
They also write a Q&A column in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Someone wrote in to ask what type of vehicle would be best for areas flooded by heavy rain. In today's AJC, they answered the question in their own fashion, talking about the characteristics of a vehicle that you'd want (high-mounted air intake, etc.) and made some suggestions about vehicles--Land Rover, etc. (which they promptly shot down for cost). They pointed out the problems of buying an old truck or SUV just to have around for a flood emergency (maintenance, leaving it at home then needing it later that day). They also mentioned the problem of getting water in the engine and how that'd ruin your escape plan.
Finally, they made their recommendation for the best choice that you can buy for this type of emergency, and could use for your daily driving so you always had it with you: the Liberty CRD. =D> High-mounted air intake, no spark plugs to clean so water in the engine is less of a worry....
(Unfortunately, the AJC doesn't have this column on their website, just in the printed paper.)
They also write a Q&A column in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Someone wrote in to ask what type of vehicle would be best for areas flooded by heavy rain. In today's AJC, they answered the question in their own fashion, talking about the characteristics of a vehicle that you'd want (high-mounted air intake, etc.) and made some suggestions about vehicles--Land Rover, etc. (which they promptly shot down for cost). They pointed out the problems of buying an old truck or SUV just to have around for a flood emergency (maintenance, leaving it at home then needing it later that day). They also mentioned the problem of getting water in the engine and how that'd ruin your escape plan.
Finally, they made their recommendation for the best choice that you can buy for this type of emergency, and could use for your daily driving so you always had it with you: the Liberty CRD. =D> High-mounted air intake, no spark plugs to clean so water in the engine is less of a worry....
(Unfortunately, the AJC doesn't have this column on their website, just in the printed paper.)
/ That's the 007 version of the KJ!!! (lol)
