Dash cam thread 2 (car videos only, no commenting on videos)

josip

If anyone wants to buy me a 1080P Mobius for Christmas I'll PM the delivery address.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfBRUixH5d4

DaveyDave

I love driving through puddles. Lots of people go around them on the backroads on my commute but I go straight through them. It's Ireland and it rains a lot, might as well get some fun out of it!

inforfun

But it is only really fun if someone is walking or cycling there.

fancy pigeon

josip wrote: »

If anyone wants to buy me a 1080P Mobius for Christmas I'll PM the delivery address.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfBRUixH5d4

Ah... If only I had a dashcam years ago, flood fun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suWNdJDulj4

tossy

Using the term 'roads' loosely there

chewed

tossy wrote: »

Using the term 'roads' loosely there

I think he was driving on the Boyne!

Seve OB

DaveyDave wrote: »

I love driving through puddles. Lots of people go around them on the backroads on my commute but I go straight through them. It's Ireland and it rains a lot, might as well get some fun out of it!

there is a reason why people go around the puddles and not straight through them

DaveyDave

Seve OB wrote: »

DaveyDave wrote: »

I love driving through puddles. Lots of people go around them on the backroads on my commute but I go straight through them. It's Ireland and it rains a lot, might as well get some fun out of it!

there is a reason why people go around the puddles and not straight through them

Such as?

b318isp

DaveyDave wrote: »

Such as?

Water ingress into engine = destroyed engine
Water into alternator
Water into sills/floors
Water into exhaust
Water/debris in brakes
Water into electrical connections
Holes/popped shores in road
Large unseen debris

You might even have a few yourself.

DaveyDave

b318isp wrote: »

DaveyDave wrote: »

Such as?

Water ingress into engine = destroyed engine
Water into alternator
Water into sills/floors
Water into exhaust
Water/debris in brakes
Water into electrical connections
Holes/popped shores in road
Large unseen debris

You might even have a few yourself.

I think if I can blast the pressure washer around the front of the car, bonnet and wheel wells and the engine bay doesn't get wet then I think a puddle is fine.

I'd be very surprised if a puddle would get into major components as they're all fairly sealed units. If that was the case then surely just driving in the wet over time would have the same effect.

GreeBo

DaveyDave wrote: »

I think if I can blast the pressure washer around the front of the car, bonnet and wheel wells and the engine bay doesn't get wet then I think a puddle is fine.

Pressure washer goes down, puddles go up.

But the major concern for me is you have no idea whats under the water.

DaveyDave

GreeBo wrote: »

DaveyDave wrote: »

I think if I can blast the pressure washer around the front of the car, bonnet and wheel wells and the engine bay doesn't get wet then I think a puddle is fine.

Pressure washer goes down, puddles go up.

But the major concern for me is you have no idea whats under the water.

What about car washes that wash the underside of the car?

GreeBo

DaveyDave wrote: »

What about car washes that wash the underside of the car?

Unless you are bringing one with you, it wont help you to avoid bricks or potholes in the road... :cool:

Pretzill

Seve OB wrote: »

there is a reason why people go around the puddles and not straight through them

I started learning to drive this year. Best summer in years, lots of dry, sunny days and although I've been out most days rain has been a rare nuisance. Was out today and there are puddles everywhere, lashing rain and my first time through floody bits - not a nice experience, also sprayed by artic overtaking me at 90kmph on the carriageway - I went into a large puddle on a slower road and could feel a slight pull to one side and braking was a little sluggish -

Maybe when I'm more experienced at driving in the rain but it taught me to reduce my speed a little for the conditions :eek:

b318isp

DaveyDave wrote: »

I'd be very surprised if a puddle would get into major components as they're all fairly sealed units. If that was the case then surely just driving in the wet over time would have the same effect.

True, puddles are a lot less of a risk than flooding.

Driving through floods is generally not a good idea - I lost a diesel engine a few years ago due to water ingress. Hydraulically locked the cylinders - bent the con-rods.

11wingnut

My Fiat Ducato would not switch off engine .. Fiat said i must have driven through a puddle .. wanted a lot to fix it , so i got a hair dryer and dried the electrics . Worked . Some models ware recalled known problem.

Seve OB

Some dash cams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sXjP71g7co

Mr Magnolia

It's a pity I can link a video from YouTube with my YouTube account anonymous. Or can I? Do I have to set up an alternate YouTube account.

Mr Magnolia

First dashcam. On vimeo, for the moment, will upload a YT clip if I get sorted

Cyclist, on the left, last night rubber-necking at a tragic incident in Dundalk last night. Why I give cyclists plenty of room on the road (he was fine, got out and checked).

https://vimeo.com/299454682

Damien360

b318isp wrote: »

True, puddles are a lot less of a risk than flooding.

Driving through floods is generally not a good idea - I lost a diesel engine a few years ago due to water ingress. Hydraulically locked the cylinders - bent the con-rods.

I did the exact same to a Mondeo years ago coming from IDA industrial estate in Waterford during torrential rain. Little Yaris got through ahead of me but I created a bow wave and bye-bye engine.

Damien360

Seve OB wrote: »

Some dash cams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sXjP71g7co

For a country with so many guns per capita, I'm amazed so many US drivers get out of the car for a fight. If we had similar gun laws here, it would be carnage from daily M50 traffic grind.

lovelyhurler

Mr Magnolia wrote: »

First dashcam. On vimeo, for the moment, will upload a YT clip if I get sorted

Cyclist, on the left, last night rubber-necking at a tragic incident in Dundalk last night. Why I give cyclists plenty of room on the road (he was fine, got out and checked).

https://vimeo.com/299454682

I nearly missed what was going on here.
Got dostracted by the blue lights.........

Mr Magnolia

lovelyhurler wrote: »

I nearly missed what was going on here.
Got dostracted by the blue lights.........

Haw haw!!

Just as well I didn't, he landed right in front of my passenger side wheel.

Seve OB

Mr Magnolia wrote: »

It's a pity I can link a video from YouTube with my YouTube account anonymous. Or can I? Do I have to set up an alternate YouTube account.

you don't need a you tube account to post the link here?
just get the you tube video number and paste in in here... no spaces and you will just need the red bit

[ YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/Xi-XWDC-rYs[/YOUTUBE]

sure while i'm at it... a few more DASH cams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi-XWDC-rYs

i57dwun4yb1pt8

Mr Magnolia wrote: »

Haw haw!!

Just as well I didn't, he landed right in front of my passenger side wheel.

WHAT A MORON

Seve OB

Seve OB wrote: »

you don't need a you tube account to post the link here?
just get the you tube video number and paste in in here... no spaces and you will just need the red bit

[ YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/Xi-XWDC-rYs[/YOUTUBE]

sure while i'm at it... a few more DASH cams

Just goes to show how driving is different in other parts of the world, the crazy Russians and the dopey Chinese.

Mr Magnolia

Seve OB wrote: »

you don't need a you tube account to post the link here?
just get the you tube video number and paste in in here... no spaces and you will just need the red bit

I wasn't the clearest, sorry. To host a video on youtube you need to be registered with them. If I link one of my hosted videos here then my personal account is linked with my boards account and I prefer to avoid that if you understand me thanks...

Mr Magnolia

Mr Magnolia wrote: »

I wasn't the clearest, sorry. To host a video on youtube you need to be registered with them. If I link one of my hosted videos here then my personal account is linked with my boards account and I prefer to avoid that if you understand me thanks...

just create another youtube account that you can use for this stuff.

Mr Magnolia

Probably the handiest alright thanks....

Done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BZ2YwSsiJ8

fritzelly

The yank video would be better without sound and the strong language warning at the end lmao