14-01-2021, 11:53 AM
I agree with Peter.
Before all the lockdown the number of two and three year old cars that I saw broken down on the hard shoulder were as high as I can remember. For the number of electric vehicles on our roads on two occasions I saw Nissan Leafs with the drivers standing on the embankment waiting for recovery.
The issue is now of course the reliance on electronics.
One article I read last year was modern vehicles that have been driven in floods, if the car is at or close to the maximum wading depth there is a big possibility of water ingress to the cabin. Some vehicles have ECUs under carpets or low down. Apparently water can still enter these modules and then be many hundreds or more pounds to put right.
These days cars are scrapped due to electronics rather than rust or mechanical failure.
Before all the lockdown the number of two and three year old cars that I saw broken down on the hard shoulder were as high as I can remember. For the number of electric vehicles on our roads on two occasions I saw Nissan Leafs with the drivers standing on the embankment waiting for recovery.
The issue is now of course the reliance on electronics.
One article I read last year was modern vehicles that have been driven in floods, if the car is at or close to the maximum wading depth there is a big possibility of water ingress to the cabin. Some vehicles have ECUs under carpets or low down. Apparently water can still enter these modules and then be many hundreds or more pounds to put right.
These days cars are scrapped due to electronics rather than rust or mechanical failure.
