Rufford Ford

@DickBarton
Full Member

That was disappointing, I was hoping to see the actual cause…hahaha

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That video makes me feel even sorrier for the poor residents.

I’m probably on one of the clips doing a three point turn after seeing how deep it was.

Unless it ended up being a 10038338 point turn I doubt they bother uploading anyone being sane.

Those 4×4 people really are throbbers. Can see why the locals get upset with muppets just ragging through there.
Surprised the farmer when dredging the rest didnt accidently dig a nice deep pit in that side section.
Isnt there somewhere they can go to actually demonstrate some skill driving as opposed to just a high air intake?

Wonder how many also have jetskis although it is a tad far from the coast.

How are they paying for those Land Rovers if they spend their days driving them through fords, then standing around looking at them and generally making weapons grade prats of themselves?

What a bunch of ****.

Damming the river, opening the road after it’s been closed and opening sluices.

All for the lolz

*slow clap*

Damming the river, opening the road after it’s been closed and opening sluices.

Crazy, and a possible criminal offence of Obstructing the Highway if the police were minded to do anything about it.

‘Obstruction’ includes anything that prevents passing and re-passing along the highway.

What’s actually up with the landy there? Looks mostly like a bad injector…

Sounds like a bent con-rod to me, having bent one when a head gasket failed – high speed run on a motorway back when it was tollerated no doubt caused a head gasket failure, parked up and the coolant leaked into the cylinder, started the engine and heard a crack, it ran just like that. The piston on the bent rod doesn’t rise enough to give enough compression to light the fuel. Taking the head off showed two level pistons and two out of synch.

God, fancy having those idiots outside your house day after day !

Wonder how smart they would feel if you parked an excavator or tractor and trailer on the ford when they were away playing down the river?

Who the hell actually risks driving through anything near door height, never mind 2 foot or more ? Certainly not headlamp level – they aren’t that waterroof. It’s the water you’ll get in the soft furnishings that will kill the car.

My boss once wrote off a big Volvo saloon – drove into a flooded road. Went to collect his stuff a week later after recovery, and the interior was mouldy in addition to the farked engine. On arrival of his replacement BMW 5 series 9company car), I got him a BMW Assist package, mop, bucket and a few rubber ducks. He didn’t see the funny side.

This one is why you don’t do stupid stuff.
Killed a big Range Rover… and some other stuff because the drivers are fools.

I did think the polo heading that far down the river was a good effort. As was the bmw guy trying to empty the water out of his car

Idle thought, I wonder how many of those cars are otherwise knackered?

Fire service taking preventative measures today..

Edwinstowe Blue Watch are back at Rufford Ford this weekend to talk with drivers about road and water safety ?

Remember, it only takes an egg cupful of water sucked into your engine to wreck it.

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— Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (@nottsfire) November 26, 2022

Remember, it only takes an egg cupful of water sucked into your engine to wreck it.

And they’ve turned up with gallons of the stuff, the bastards.

How crap must your life be to sit for hours filming vehicles driving through a big puddle

How crap must your life be to sit for hours filming vehicles driving through a big puddle

Very crap. And I feel sorry for the poor residents who have to put up with all this shite.

How crap must your life be to sit for hours filming vehicles driving through a big puddle

With plenty of videos over a million views I reckon their life is much better than before they started filming it…

How crap must your life be

Put into order:

Those who think “I’ll try to drive through a river rather than go a minute out of my way, despite the road strewn with broken vehicles and a peanut gallery”

Those who stand braying at the edges, egging them on

Those who spend hours making video channels

Those who watch said videos, laughing at all the idiots

Those who hit a cycling forum taking the piss out of some or all of the above

We live about 30 minutes from Rufford ford. We go to Rufford Abbey a couple of times a year with the kids for a nice walk around. They always enjoy getting to the ford as the cars wazzing through are fun.

The majority of the time it’s much lower than in these videos. For info the people who go through fastest, and make the biggest splash, are normally in works vans. They also get the biggest cheer.

Idle thought, I wonder how many of those cars are otherwise knackered?

Just idly checked a couple of them and the silver Disco is now SORN, and several others appear to be no longer registered – some of the older/non-hobby vehicles presumably just aren’t worth repairing.

Is all that white vapour smoke or steam?

I meant the ones getting drowned. If I was a cynic I’d say it seems a handy way of getting rid of a lemon.

I haven’t had a look at how many Youtube hits they’re getting but that alone could pay for the next Landy.

@squirrelking But what’s the benefit of drowning it rather than just scrapping?

Insurance payout obviously.

After a quick Google it looks like the insurance companies divide claims for cars being flooded into two categories
Unintentionally driving into flood waters where they will pay out.
Intentional driving into flood water where they do not pay out.

It would be interesting to know what happens in the real world and to those who drive a leased vehicle into flood waters and cause it to be an insurance total loss.

Insurance payout obviously.

Aye, but (without knowing the answer to this) surely the scrap value and the insurance write-off value of a 15yo 206 is going to be about the same?

It would be interesting to know what happens in the real world and to those who drive a leased vehicle into flood waters and cause it to be an insurance total loss.

This.

I also imagine someone wrecking a works truck would be having a chat with neither coffee nor biscuits, especially as I gather diesel engines are much more prone to hydrolock damage.

Ah but is that flood water or a legitimate road?

As for payouts I have no idea tbh. Depends if it’s a 15 year old car or a fairly new one already plagued by gremlins I guess.

Well there will likely be video evidence for the insurance co.

Depends if it’s a 15 year old car or a fairly new one already plagued by gremlins I guess.

Still reckon it’s a lot of trouble to go to to write something off +/- get stung for recovery charges.

Now look what you’ve done!

Rufford Ford closed to all traffic. (I tried linking to the BBC article but failed).

As Joats link above.
RUFFORD FORD shut to traffic from today

Thanks @kayak23.

Why’s it called Rufford Ford?

Why’s it called Rufford Ford?

At a guess, because it’s a ford and its located in Rufford. 👍

So why not just Rufford?

The village is just called Rufford. There are other places that are named for their fords though, for example Chandlers Ford and Dagenham.

So why not just Rufford?

It’s odd, there is no place called Ruf, but perhaps there was. A bit like Sleaford, there once was a ford over/through the river Slea. I’ve never been bothered enough to look it up TBH.

Given that it’s rather a rough ford perhaps it should be renamed Rufford Rough Ford?