I've watched quite a lot of these videos now - and I've reached the conclusion that the supply of stupid people is limitless.
@dapoakerele5456 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@ruiutomy1 Жыл бұрын
@@dapoakerele5456 Just like Einstein. LOL.
@thephilpott2194 Жыл бұрын
Ah, the petulant slap on the steering wheel by the BMW driver... Fantastically accurate stereotype. They rarely disappoint.
@scrambler69-xk3kv Жыл бұрын
And Germans do not swim.
@geomore Жыл бұрын
Don't worry, most people think they've got away with it, and that hydrolocking doesn't bend the con rods sightly, meaning you have a ticking time bomb. Will it blow up in 1 mile or 5000? It's a fun game.
@johnmunro4952 Жыл бұрын
Please stop posting these videos as I can't stop watching them and I've really got to get some shit done🤣🤣🤣🤣 honestly I think I'm developing a bit of an addiction.
@bengregers Жыл бұрын
Apologies 😂
@dapoakerele5456 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂@@bengregers
@jack14kd Жыл бұрын
U need to go back and watch some older Rufford ford ones
@BABYWOLF--1966 Жыл бұрын
Same here white car won't be covered by his insurance
@fokuz2025 Жыл бұрын
Lmao😂
@andyr892 Жыл бұрын
How are people so thick? It baffles me now many people drive as if they’re in an amphibious vehicle 😂. Great video!
@maljohn658411 ай бұрын
Great video BUT FOOLS AT THE WHEEL 👍
@drewreynolds164911 ай бұрын
Coming like gta npc 😂😂
@richieduck67 Жыл бұрын
Slowly but surely wins the race
@pablonavaridas3302 Жыл бұрын
Toyotas are just submarines at this point, incredible
@maartenk751311 ай бұрын
Yes. The water displacement was impressive.
@Radiationstation Жыл бұрын
Thanks to these videos I turned around when I encountered a flooded road. It's just not worth the risk!
@bengregers Жыл бұрын
Good, you definitely made the right choice. Glad it’s helping to spread awareness.
@dellyboot270311 ай бұрын
Good for you, one very wet night I was a passenger of a woman who always drove too fast, I told her to slow down, the water on the road was dangerous. I was ignored and she aquaplaned. We were ok, we are not taught properly about these things before we pass the test
@louisesouthgate523111 ай бұрын
Me too!
@Ndjieisneuowwus Жыл бұрын
Nice to finally see that BTS footage of Bengregers jumping in to help. Gives everyone an insight into the truly generous person you are 😊
@georges5588 Жыл бұрын
Has also been spotted at Buttsbury Wash and Thurmaston giving a hand to push out stranded vehicles!
@petersylvester2905 Жыл бұрын
I love how you can be pulling a car out with a tow rope yet people are queuing up for their turn once the road is clear, brain dead.
@dan8789 Жыл бұрын
It amazes me how many people can ruin their cars in such shallow water 🙃
@dalebenton3354 Жыл бұрын
happens every year when a flood happens,That never learn,Amount of times the cars got trapped in deep floods,Yet again,They still do it
@Grover9111 ай бұрын
I had to do a trip in deep water last night (in a valley so the road was a river for 4 miles) I sailed past THREE suvs in my tiny little hatchback. And made it back the other way. People are just plough in thinking their car is a damn oil tanker.😂
@robakles111 ай бұрын
They're idiots
@rayDJ.AbdNas11 ай бұрын
People don't understand that they're cars, not submarines unfortunately lol
@alangordon3283 Жыл бұрын
The tardation is strong in these
@solentbum Жыл бұрын
The moral of the story , 'Fit the towing eye before entering the water!'.
@CB-xr1eg Жыл бұрын
I would have thought the moral was, if the water looks deep don't try driving through it. You're in a car not a boat!
@jack14kd Жыл бұрын
Or just drive into the water properly or not at all
@brymorian11 ай бұрын
The real moral is stop, it car in low gear and creep through water while keeping your revs up. Another Big Mindless Wanker driver forgot to charge his brain cell up
@AntonyBall-hm4jo11 ай бұрын
Most of the 'dipsticks' wouldn't know what a towing eye is!!!!
@solentbum11 ай бұрын
@@AntonyBall-hm4jo They probably wouldn't know what a Dipstick is either!
@Cayres9 Жыл бұрын
Reason the taxi driver got through in the Toyota was he was using his hybrid motor but when he tries to turn the engine on he may get a nasty shock unless he leaves it sat off for a few hours to dry lol
@graemetaylor4149 Жыл бұрын
Very unpleasant surprise too if any water has seeped into the battery compartment whilst submerged!
@Cayres9 Жыл бұрын
@@graemetaylor4149 lol 🤣 yeah
@loranger6447 Жыл бұрын
@@graemetaylor4149the hybrid battery sits under the rear seat base, if no water got inside the interior it should be dry.
@petersylvester2905 Жыл бұрын
You'd struggle to get up out the other side without the engine kicking in tbh, the bigger problem with any car going into water that deep is all the other things it will ruin like parking sensors and adaptive cruise, ABS etc etc.
@Cayres9 Жыл бұрын
@@petersylvester2905 Yeah I had only a splash over my cars bonner the other day and a bulb blew so god knows what dumping it in 4ft of water Would do lol
@shm5547 Жыл бұрын
3:04 what's with the shopping trolley? Looks like one from Sainsbury's.
@TommyGames97 Жыл бұрын
must of found it and taking it back
@RalfyCustoms11 ай бұрын
The railway bridge is on my dads road 😂 its flooded every year for as long as I can remember
@mooferoo Жыл бұрын
Don't know why, but it's always funnier when a video starts with the traditional BMW.
@rock3786 Жыл бұрын
Some amusing footage as usual 😂
@TeezerDriz Жыл бұрын
What people might not be aware of is the potential damage to the vehicle Cat, the cold shock of the water on the Cat metal skin can shatter the cat honeycomb structure.
@AlexLR Жыл бұрын
How do all those millions of cars survive driving in the rain then? Constant spray….
@TeezerDriz Жыл бұрын
@@AlexLR big difference between road spray and submersion
@dellyboot270311 ай бұрын
I would say serves them right, but that is not nice!!!!
@velimircuvrk164011 ай бұрын
Cat is least problem. Water in air intake can couse complete engine failure.
@66oggy Жыл бұрын
Just to add, Audi LR63 CTX is not only showing up as untaxed, it's also showing as not insured.
@thorfrun8959 Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure that ford is next to a traveller site.
@spongebob867811 ай бұрын
snitch.
@66oggy11 ай бұрын
Too right, and I wouldn't give it a second thought if they wanted someone to pull the lever on the gallows.@@spongebob8678
@chrisharris775211 ай бұрын
Just cos it's not now doesn't mean it wasn't at the time of recording
@mikeg3293 Жыл бұрын
Lots of BMW drivers……. Proves something that we have all thought for some time…..
@dellyboot270311 ай бұрын
It does, doesn't it lol!! x
@charmaccents6278 Жыл бұрын
Happy New Year, Ben, and thanks for the videos!
@bengregers Жыл бұрын
Thank you, you too! 🎉
@pking6021 Жыл бұрын
Happy New Year Ben! Thank you for all that you do!
@bengregers Жыл бұрын
Thanks you too! 🎉
@maartenk751311 ай бұрын
I was visiting the Midlands during this storm. Some very wet roads and deep puddles. Luckily did not drown my car. Looking forward to visit the UK again.
@youtube-arjan Жыл бұрын
Happy new year Ben 🎉 🎆🎇
@bengregers Жыл бұрын
Thank you, many happy returns too 🎉🙌🏼
@sk1nzsk1nz34 Жыл бұрын
How much are the towing vehicles charging?
@stevebroughton4787 Жыл бұрын
Some of these people really are a risk to all other humans.....ploughing into floods at night, shorting the electrics.....how long before someone is killed, because of another numpty driving at speed, and not seeing a stranded car ?. It also shows ignorance of their vehicles too.....not knowing where the air inlet is !.
@tomwebb3081 Жыл бұрын
3 guys were killed in Yorkshire very recently driving their car through the River Esk.
@Lycaerix Жыл бұрын
I'm always delighted to see a beamer taken off the road. Who's the super cute guy helping out in the first bit? :)
@phil7301 Жыл бұрын
Great video Ben, happy new year! 👍🏴
@stevekenilworth Жыл бұрын
old kenilworth castle ford, steam through my garden runs into this river/ steam about mile down. castle ford dose flood lot less these days since they installed bigger pipes under road many years ago , but soon the grids get blocked that it , over the road it goes. remember when younger we did not like the improvements not seen a flood in ages so we went up river / steam and chucked all sorts in and as expected it to had few ft water over the road. biggest danger to that ford is grid under the foot path if you get swept under the path you going to be in bit trouble
@ericvandeloo6620 Жыл бұрын
Foodwatch & Ben Gregers’s Towing Service.
@marciaphelps72062 ай бұрын
Never fail to amaze me, that folks do this. Incidentally, there’s lots of folks in the U.S. that do the same thing.
@VehiclesVsWater Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video as always
@bengregers Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate 🙌🏼
@Brabant076 Жыл бұрын
Happy new year & best wishes homie.
@bengregers Жыл бұрын
Thanks, many happy returns 🎉🙌🏼
@AverageReviewsYT Жыл бұрын
1:27. Bro bro… has done this before.. he knows how it ends.. that sudden stop says it all😆😆
@Xenon777_ Жыл бұрын
He was 1 second from flooding that engine lol
@bengregers Жыл бұрын
@@Xenon777_yep aha
@MrEdwardsg Жыл бұрын
Lovely white Beemer. Could we have updates on how much the cars cost to fix and whether the insurance paid out please I wonder?
@_supercoven_ Жыл бұрын
1st guy will be drying his eyes too when he calls BMW!!
@pablomax937611 ай бұрын
Loving the stolen shopping trolley in the back of the Merc ute.
@philroo111 ай бұрын
all the gear, no idea
@Alwaysrighty639 Жыл бұрын
Amazed at how many people have no idea how to drive through water slow down!
@AttilaToth1 Жыл бұрын
It's a basic human instinct to hope the best. Bad things always happens to others. Let's splash into the water, 3 seconds and we are good! Then reality strikes. Especially when someone don't has a clue about how an engine works.
@DGQ1Q211 ай бұрын
spot on. and have the bravery to try to start the motor after it suctioned water.
@un-_-known688 Жыл бұрын
Poor saab, the air filter box is down near the front right fog then there's another charge pipe were the front grill is best thing to do is put k nd n airfilter on with lots of grease then remove the charge pipe
@TangoGolfCharlie Жыл бұрын
I’m trying to find the bit of BMW’s marketing where they said 1/3/4 Series’ are amphibious
@michaeld5888 Жыл бұрын
The mental capacity and reasoning of the drivers could be throwback to our amphibious ancestors just coming out of the ocean.
@ostosix Жыл бұрын
The 70 plate range rover, ha ha wish i had money to throw away
@SDav21 Жыл бұрын
How did that Prius get through? I'm thinking maybe it was using the battery only for that bit but the water would surely still get in the engine?
@budbarlang3729 Жыл бұрын
these are the same people that goes over the speed bumps at full speed and think it doesn't damage their cars.
@JanNowak-s2w11 ай бұрын
Wow, I knew Japanese cars are decent but this, omg. I thought they`ll stuck in the middle under this bridge lol
@sarahtaylor2492 Жыл бұрын
Going in too quick 😂 Low gear and keep momentum
@Ведроид Жыл бұрын
5:05 RAV4 cool😎👍I'm with RAV4 and love RAV4👍😎
@Jack-Sparrow77 Жыл бұрын
Hi Ben. It’s me Jack👋
@bengregers Жыл бұрын
Hi Jack, happy new year 👋🏼
@TheAussieRepairGuy11 ай бұрын
3:59 - umm what are they towing from? the brake master?
@rostycosy11 ай бұрын
Hahahaha the amphibousman
@mshomefire Жыл бұрын
How to choose the best flood resistant vehicle.
@wendymitchell4004 Жыл бұрын
I'm shocked at how many manage to get through very deep water unscathed 😮 Back in the day a Ford would die at the hint of a puddle lol😊
@AttilaToth1 Жыл бұрын
That is not the same. Old cars died from water beacuse of the ignition electronics soaked. The repair was just let it dry. Nowadays cars' electronics are waterproof. If they stop under water it is because their engine sucked up water into the cylinders. Repair of a dived engine is more than costly.
@richieduck67 Жыл бұрын
Happy New Year Ben why do people see water and think their car is invincible
@andrewpage6365 Жыл бұрын
Because they are stupid
@bengregers Жыл бұрын
Thank you, same for you 🎉
@Theaggressivesalad Жыл бұрын
That guy in the BMW at the very beginning, what an idiot. Also curious as to why that Pickup has a shopping trolley in its bed at 3:09
@Cous1nJack Жыл бұрын
Found and returning.
@dennishabets361311 ай бұрын
Building a bbq ?..
@_Cads11 ай бұрын
Where did the DHL driver attach the tow rope too? Somewhere on the scuttle??
@MagnumTriumph Жыл бұрын
r.i.p bmw
@davyarthurs Жыл бұрын
Many are lost to the waters.
@balance320111 ай бұрын
Deciding on which car to buy 😂
@ryanwisbey338711 ай бұрын
What you looking for tow eye or snorkel... good luck with insurance claim. 😂
@-sargntclashroyaleandmore-491 Жыл бұрын
Happy New Year! 🎉🎉
@bengregers Жыл бұрын
Thank you, same for you 🙌🏼🎉
@yossefworetaw224310 ай бұрын
One things is for sure a toyota will not let you down. Them Japanese engineers made sure there car are able survive the apocalypse lol.
@yossefworetaw224310 ай бұрын
This is why toyota stays on top of car companie there reliability and relatively affordable price is unmatched. All car brands last majority 10 year but the toyota will still be on the road after 25 year latter even when there original factory part. That's really a value for the money car
@solarforfuture11 ай бұрын
i'm getting a snorkle right away.
@colingreer853 Жыл бұрын
Hopefully there was no expensive damage to the vehicles which did not make it through the water.
@SBW65 Жыл бұрын
BMW actually stands for, Bavarian Maritime Watercraft.
@mikewinston870911 ай бұрын
Inner city types don’t seem to understand cars and water……😂😂😂
@campacolasworkshop6042 Жыл бұрын
The Sprinter never fails.....no, actually the Sprinter nearly always fails....😮
@daniel_913 Жыл бұрын
Looked like a courier as well. Wonder if the back was full with parcels.
@robertlee647911 ай бұрын
There's one born every minute
@MrMaster226211 ай бұрын
Great advert for Volkswagon
@christinawatkinsyoutube11 ай бұрын
I don’t know how to drive but even I know you don’t try driving into a lake with an unknown depth😂
@rustycopperpot Жыл бұрын
Wonder why the Merc pick up had a shopping trolley in the back?
@JasDarc Жыл бұрын
The merc with the stolen shopping trolley. There's a story there......
@phubblewubbphubblewubb11 ай бұрын
These idiots will all be claiming on the insurance, the rest of us will face increased premiums as a result😡
@sharoncross537111 ай бұрын
I bet they don’t get their claims paid though.
@TsLeng11 ай бұрын
Wow the prius😂
@pup100811 ай бұрын
All appearing on the secondhand car market near you shortly! 😕
@anthonypert574 Жыл бұрын
Bet that tesla gonna get some good electrical probs later
@StereoFozzie11 ай бұрын
@@MX-MugThe battery compartment and all cabling is IP rated for use in submerged conditions due to rain, the battery is in a sealed unit. Many ICE cars also used properly IP rated connectors on their electrical looms, which is why most people not getting across are suffering from water ingestion into the engine. You lot are so weird
@StereoFozzie11 ай бұрын
It’s a sealed unit, IP rated for submersion. Or else a heavy rain spell at high speed would disable every electric car in the country… Think next time…
@anthonypert57411 ай бұрын
@@StereoFozzie quality control nowadays is not what you think even tesla Next time think
@StereoFozzie11 ай бұрын
@@anthonypert574 Not a lot of thinking was involved in that reply. A ICE car can suffer from quality control issues, same as an EV car. Doesn’t change that they are designed to operate in certain conditions. ICE and EV cars can tolerate a lot of submersion, they are designed for it, but an ICE can ingest water. This issue doesn’t exist with EV’s should they have passed quality control that holds them to a design standard.
@frontier_etc Жыл бұрын
I love seeing the Mercedes X Class in these videos. Never seen one in person
@shm5547 Жыл бұрын
it's just a Nissan Navara with a different badge
@daniel_913 Жыл бұрын
They are wank mate. Rebadged Nissan. Merc stopped making them. A total fail of a 4x4.
@grahambex582911 ай бұрын
Just a Nissan Navarra with an expensive badge and steering wheel
@petersylvester2905 Жыл бұрын
Are the travellers using the Mercedes pickup to collect scrap metal? 🤣
@TommyGames97 Жыл бұрын
Travellers could not afford mercedes FACT
@petersylvester2905 Жыл бұрын
@@TommyGames97 all the travellers near me have them and G wagons, range rovers, Audis and BMWs, always white ones.
@TommyGames97 Жыл бұрын
Ill have you know that x class is not owned by a traveller @@petersylvester2905
@minions719111 ай бұрын
Oooo look the new BMW boat........being saved by a 2.99 family car 😅😅😅😅
@adventuredronebiker Жыл бұрын
I don’t understand these people. 1 Know where your air intake is. 2 Know your wading depth. The depth is clearly signed. Do not go above either of the above. Simples
@vetrieska11 Жыл бұрын
5:25 Rufford Ford opened again?
@GenaF Жыл бұрын
Ive got an electric mini and wouldn't dare drive through a ford. I know my batteries are beneath my rear seats. I can't believe the tesla was ok
@campacolasworkshop6042 Жыл бұрын
Rich Rebuilds took apart some flood damaged Tesla's, there was a lot of non submersible equipment in them that did not survive. It may be a case now of electrical gremlins 😮
@silverliteway11 ай бұрын
This game is mainly about where the air intake is positioned. 3/4 series bmw are the worst since it is placed very low down on those models. I guess that the owners don't know or even open the bonnet to learn this.
@jamesh6535 Жыл бұрын
I like the signs that give the status of how high the water is. Not, let's make sure we have a road that doesn't flood. Let's just show how high the water is. That'll do.
@gemmacleveland997 Жыл бұрын
The Prius bossed it!!!
@qwertz4035 Жыл бұрын
Every Toyota in this video xD
@food_with_Boomer11 ай бұрын
BMW drivers never, ever learn. The ultimate driving machine doesnt like deep water
@notmanynamesleft Жыл бұрын
OG OG OGG 😂
@ZEUSDAZ11 ай бұрын
1:52, How the HELL is that car (or many of these cars in the vidoe) still working after that?! Surly that would have flooded the engine resulting in hydrolock?!
@MajorT0m Жыл бұрын
What did that Sprinter driver tie the towrope to?!
@Cous1nJack Жыл бұрын
Windscreen wiper
@urbanwarior313411 ай бұрын
Medium to high revs low gear low speed steady not to cover front but keep gas blowing water out the exaust.
@Dhagobacayr7411 ай бұрын
Is this a Hybrid advertising video 😂😂😂
@campacolasworkshop6042 Жыл бұрын
0:00 surely this is properly classified as entering your vehicle into a river?
@ImTejx Жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me why the open the boot?
@petersylvester2905 Жыл бұрын
They are getting the towing eye from the tool kit that goes in through the front bumper to attach the rope to.
@KCML82 Жыл бұрын
2 Dutch named storms, that never reached The Netherlands. Too bad foor Gerrit Hiemstra and Henk Krol.
@Vracktal Жыл бұрын
Do toyota hybrids double as submarines or something
@jarkkoseppanen89910 ай бұрын
3:05 the guy in nissan navara stealing shopping carts again...
@DaVeith Жыл бұрын
That Q7 dude 😂❤️👍🏻
@theseshisneverover647211 ай бұрын
Ngl im a delivery driver and encountered many floods last few days. The sad fucks who sit there in their range rovers waiting for people to ruin their cars, not even telling people to not do it seriously need a life 😂😂
@pinball870110 ай бұрын
People don't seem to understand air intakes in engines. If you have to go through the water, drive really slowly and wait for water to settle in front of you to keep it as low as possible.