Since they stopped dredging the canals etc. this kind of thing has been increasing in frequency, this isn't extreme weather, its extreme negligence.

@chasleask8533

7 ай бұрын

Research the European Union's 'Rainwater Framework Directive' of 1999 . It gives councils the excuse to neglect waterways . Massive increase in flooding since then . I know , we are supposed to have left .

@kal9001

7 ай бұрын

Saves money, and supports the agenda... win-win really lol.

@Tube-Shots

7 ай бұрын

Let the insurance companies cop the bills 😆

@barriewilliams4526

7 ай бұрын

​@@Tube-ShotsI.e. The customer 😡

@eyesodd

7 ай бұрын

Same with removal of trees, here there and everywhere, they suck up quite a lot of water given the chance.

In all my 60 years I've only seen flooding like this every year. Proof of climate!🤣🤣

@nicks4934

7 ай бұрын

Yes we have a climate.

@robg521

7 ай бұрын

When I was a kid in the 1970’s you would listen to stories from the old guys talking about extreme 100year floods in certain areas. [they had flooded once every 100year or so on a regular basis for the centuries] as in that certain areas were flood plain that you should never build on, and the other areas to the sides that didn’t flood were also a no build area because they were a 100 year flood plain.

@hamstirrer6882

7 ай бұрын

Lets see if you'll keep spouting climate change denial when it's your living room full of flood water

@fugawiaus

7 ай бұрын

@@hamstirrer6882will you denounce the climate cult when like for the last 40+ yrs your “predictions” don’t come true (again).

@camberwellcarrot420

7 ай бұрын

​@@hamstirrer6882it's been warmer, it's been colder. Weather changes frequently, climate changes much more slowly, but it inevitably changes and I defy any primitive model to predict it correctly. We're certainly not doing much to alter what the sun, Milanovic cycles, and natural processes accomplish just by doing their things.

Remember passing there in the 90's and caravans were floating down the river, even before 'climate change'.

@nicks4934

7 ай бұрын

Great science 😂

@tinaforbes1059

7 ай бұрын

Yes, climate change, what ever that mean .

@fugawiaus

7 ай бұрын

@@tinaforbes1059climate change is real…… happens every summer and winter. Haha 😂 😂😂

@tinaforbes1059

7 ай бұрын

@@fugawiaus Seasonal weather I called it . 😉.

@kenh3344

7 ай бұрын

What climate change . ???😮

"You've done it before." Gotta love Mrs. Geoff's pluck! 🥰

Absolutely normal for seeing the flood plain flooded. Always seen this from Worcester to kempsey,powick direction.

@AdamBuckley1964

7 ай бұрын

I sometimes work just off the Powick roundabout, this is a regular thing over the years but always impressive to see

@andrewnawarycz3026

7 ай бұрын

@@AdamBuckley1964 I grew up in Worcester but not been back for decades, nice to see some things never change 👍🏻

@xr6lad

7 ай бұрын

Don’t tell the cultists that. They think anything like this is new and your memory is faulty.

@andrewnawarycz3026

7 ай бұрын

@@xr6lad we do have a responsibility to the mentally ill 😁

We love Mrs Geoff. She has mega bottle.

@SecretBeachHunter

7 ай бұрын

My ex Mrs andrew would have shyte herself 😂

@robinforrest7680

7 ай бұрын

As AC/DC once sang « the lady’s got balls, she’s got balls »

Well done, you managed to park in a space, spotted the grass underneath, but failed to notice the guard hanging off the bottom

@CastleKnight7

7 ай бұрын

Yup, going to have to attend to that.

@ifv2089

7 ай бұрын

Don't think he looked underneath just pointed the camera there.

Everyone keeps saying these floods are bad but keep forgetting the floods in the summer of 2007. Also smug Tesla drivers don't drive your cars too much in the wet weather as the batteries aren't as watertight as they should be. Couple in Scotland have been denied warranty on a battery going faulty due to water ingress.

What every bloke needs. A good woman encouraging him saying "go on, go through" and stopping, otherwise over cautious chaps form becoming complete Wussies. We'll done Mrs. Geoff.

@doommonger7784

7 ай бұрын

Trouble is if they had got stuck she would of blamed him for not ignoring her bad advice.😅

@matthewgodwin3050

7 ай бұрын

@@doommonger7784 sounds like the voice of experience.......

@wibblywobbly1234

7 ай бұрын

@@doommonger7784haha, too true

@tyrantwitness2482

7 ай бұрын

Geoff! faster faster , harder harder lol

@tyrantwitness2482

7 ай бұрын

@@badchefi If the engine drowns dear, you're paying for it! Shall we proceed?

My mum and dad had 4x4's a lot of the time when I was a kid. I magine how thrilled I was to be able to get to school no matter what the conditions....

@daddymulk

7 ай бұрын

😂😂 I would of been thrilled if my schools had been closed due to dodgy concrete

Geoff, for what it’s worth. Sometimes the water will wash out a section of road, that you can’t see and there you are stuck 4 feet in , it happened to me with a large 4wd ford pick up. Proceed at your own risk sir. Love the channel

@xr6lad

7 ай бұрын

100%. Was a very dangerous thing to do.

@muddyfeet1000

7 ай бұрын

Yes, then when you get trapped, you ring emergency services and expect to be rescued due to ABSOLUTE STUPIDITY !!! Well done for not only risking your life but lives of others!!!

Strangely mesmerising watching you drive through all the floods! 😅

Remember though when you cross a fast flowing river the tyres add buoyancy and can help the car loose traction and be swept away in some circumstances. Great vid!

No matter how good a vehicle is at wading if it exceeds its floating depth you're at the mercy of the flow :)

Have they introduced a hose pipe ban yet.

Welcome to the being smug crew !!!!! Perfect choice for bad weather

I went to school in the Worcestershire Alps .... Malvern. Remember Worcester racecourse flooding badly often and I think it was the cricket ground too . that car is a keeper

Looks like you've got the right vehicle for the apocalypse there Geoff😁

Hats off to Mrs Geoff and her victorious giggle!!!!

God says, sorry for the inconvenience, I was sending Geoff some Range Rover footage. Normal weather will resume shortly 😄

No electric cars were harmed in the making of this video. 👍

@Lookup2Wakeup

7 ай бұрын

They were too scared to come out...😂

@ffviifakeremake9997

7 ай бұрын

@@Lookup2Wakeup It could be like driving a electric chair, very risky.

@andrewdaley5480

7 ай бұрын

Bullying electric vehicles is cruel and wrong. But very funny. 🇬🇧 😁

Beautiful bow wave. I am of the opinion now, with you watching the straight clouds in the past, then buying a Range Rover at just the right time, you are responsible for Storm Bable. If you are not, you are bloody lucky or psychic. If it's the latter can I have tonight's Lottery numbers. This content is great by the way, thanks Buddy. I might get a Geoffle Car if I win the Lotto.

Thanks for the video. Your Range Rover's official wading depth is 35" - the top of the wheel arches, but I've seen them go deeper than this. You might want to fit General Grabber AT3 tyres which will be a bit better on the muddy banks. They are also very quiet and last a long time.

@thesheepman220

7 ай бұрын

I have AT3 Grabbers on my diahatsu pretty good all rounders

@user-ve2of5ie2m

7 ай бұрын

@@thesheepman220will have to remove your 21” inch wheels though and move to 18” or 19” for bigger side walls!

@neilwhite8131

7 ай бұрын

35"?? really, would like to know where that comes from?

@FoxyEmGee

7 ай бұрын

​@@neilwhite8131Google says 35.7inch

Kids having fun in there new toy . Excellent 👍👍

Well I'm impressed with that Range Rover. It's not broken down yet, feeds at Waitrose & loves wading in the water...😅

You're still going too fast mate, I've had water coming over the top of the bonnet of my '93 petrol Shogun and as long as you go slowly but keep up momentum you'll get through, most people go too fast through flooded areas, incidentally my Sprinter got through a flood that was over the top of the tyre in Sept 2019 in Spain(southeast) love the car 😊👍

@Lookup2Wakeup

7 ай бұрын

Yes Dad....😂

@eyesodd

7 ай бұрын

​@@Lookup2WakeupHe's right though. Just need to fast enough create a bow wave to push the water away. Any quicker it starts loading up on itself and it'll go through the grille into the air intake.

@ifv2089

7 ай бұрын

Cant go wrong with a snorkel.

@Tigermoto

7 ай бұрын

With a Sprinter? Wow! I drive one for work and it's air intake is behind the front wheel, Some puddles worry me with that bloody thing.

@GeoffBuysCars

7 ай бұрын

Too fast when I was in the middle or at the end? I think I unintentionally accelerated through excitement

Was hoping there was a pt2. Brilliant!

Looking forward to the "MrsGeoff Off Road" channel.

It’s great that you got to witness just some of the joys of a Range Rover.

😂 Love the humor and commentary. Keep it up, new to your videos 😊

Am enjoying the daily updates. please keep them coming

The only thing missing from the video was a comment about the ability (or inability) for EVs to cross a flooded road. It would be an interesting sight.

@tackleberry357

7 ай бұрын

Yeah can you imagine a Tesla SUV or a Rivian driving through that, or even a BMW X-5, oops silly me I know someone who drove through water like that and it was an economic right-off because water got in to the electronics that controlled the 4 wheel drive system, well I say that but it didn't control the 4 wd system when he got less than halfway through 😅😅😊

Many thanks Geoff for the two videos on the challenges of the floods in your newly aquired Vogue. You and your family live in a lovely part of the Country. What a great car. Fab colour and fine condition. . Looks like you have dropped on again with a cracking buy. So capable in those conditions. Just hope it remains reliable for you mechanically because as you know they are very costly when they go badly wrong. Loved the humour regarding the breeding Jukes. Not Nissans finest hour the Juke. Best regards.

Geoff certainly not working from home since the arrival of the Range Rover! Good bit of reporting. Sad to see though the amount of water, what's going on with the engineering I wonder. How come there aren't any provsions for water barriers or large flood plains (I am no expert). Looking forward to more, especially on how the rare coloured Range Rover came your and Mrs Geoff's way. Thank you. I find the ads for electric cars around this video quite entertaining, I might add. Cheers Geoff✌

@FoxyEmGee

7 ай бұрын

With the size of that machine... He has got a new home! And will be working from home!

Firstly with ease , class, all learning confidence (as that's how we all learn) very well done. Me same last sunday off road very soft grass/mud after heavy rain, 4 wheels just sunk 95% stuck in my vw tiguan, put it in off road mode it did like you it's job it pulled me out and back on track, i had to move off track due to live stock. On way back both rear wheels sunk yep it pulled me out again, all it needed was a wash when i arrived home, great work guys. ps on both occasions i thought ide need a tow but as i have some experience before in my tiguan i knew she wouldn't let me down.

nice seeing a range rover doing range rover things... one thing i will say is when crossing fast flowing water, open your windows and belts off... sunroof will be a bit hard to get through if you roll it.

A great video and I think you are deservedly heading for stardom !

I come from Worcester and I left 50 years ago. I remember new road and the cricket pitch always flooded

What a machine, the king of Land Rover , I’m really impressed, and jealous lol 👍👍👍

Thank you Geoff and crew .X doin things so I don't have to .x

"It's deeper than this morning" @6.34 made me lol. I m sure it did Mrs Geoff too.. ace content btw.😂

One big problem with flooded roads are blown manhole covers. Put your wheel down one of those whilst driving and you will lose it, along with half the suspension.

2:22 You are losing the tray under the RR engine bay. It is only held on by plastic fixings and does come off. Check it.

Good point about taking the seat belt off 6:12

Talk about perfect timing, just finished watching part 1

@Dododo428

7 ай бұрын

I thought the same

I have had to take my stock L322 in water up to the door handles , bow wave over the bonnet , it got through at 35kph , no stopping so the airpocket lasted the crossing , only thing that happened was airbag light came on due to voltage drop during the crossing , mine is a 3.6 tdv8

Check you sump guard at 2:21. Looks like something may be not right.

You've got nerves of steel Mr Geoff, I would have "just said NO"......... Glad you did it and very glad you were successful also MUCH APPRECIATE the video many thanks. ??? fortune favours the brave.

clearly a good time to buy a range rover! perfect timing!

@dukwdriver2909

7 ай бұрын

Why? My other car is a DUKW.

@metannica1

7 ай бұрын

But not a hybrid or ev 😂

@GeoffBuysCars - There’s something hanging down underneath the car - is it part of the car or a branch…?

@YllaStar95970

7 ай бұрын

Skid plate.

@larryjimbob

7 ай бұрын

Bit of undertray perhaps?

@Lookup2Wakeup

7 ай бұрын

A lady luvs Cadbury's Undertray.....🥱

i drive a sprinter in work, the officially stated wading depth is to the bottom of the bumper, which is just below the centre of the wheels, or about eight inches, which is ridicules, and to add some context, 4 years ago during the last really big storm i flooded a sprinter engine !, but i wasn't fired as i stopped and checked first, but it was a sharp drop and water was ingested into the engine or electric, i was delivering to a hunting lodge 1.5 miles down a gravel farm track in the trough of Bowland !

@Tigermoto

7 ай бұрын

I drive one for work too. The intake is behind the front wheels. With such an amount of space under the bonnet, I can't fathom why they put it there? Stupid.

Ooh. Big balls at play there. Nice one crossing that river

Malvern Alps Geoff! I’ll kid you not; we used to go grass skiing there back in the day. Was like having a pair of elongated belt sanders (minus the motors) strapped to your feet.😂 And seeing you cross the mighty river Teme, at the bottom of Clifton bank, brought back some fond memories of having a few beers at the new inn with my mates AKA "the clifton hill mob" Thanks mate, nice one! 👍

Love it. But as an Australian, the adrenaline only starts flowing if the crossing is littered with crocodiles😅. Search up Cahills Crossing.

I remember working down there a few years ago, and a load of houseboats were deposited into a field.

That’s pretty impressive. I have a small car and left a function after closing one night and 2 mins the other side of a flooded corner was the m40 so I really wanted to be on it. While I was pondering this corner a family car beeped me. He went around me and I decided to wait until he rounds the corner but he never did so I know my limit and this is far far in excess of it. They closed the road nr Wendover but it was nothing like this.

6:20 I wouldn't have trusted her. You got lucky but the power of flowing water is tremendous. You could easily have lost it there.

City SUVs sweating right now watching this

Great video and shows just how capable the RR can be. I have two questions to ask though, what's that hanging off the bottom at around 2.21, and are we going to see a video in a few weeks time when all the electrical faults turn up after being submerged in water? I'd still buy one, couldn't afford to run it though. 😄

I blame EVs for ending the droughts.

Your Range rover is an 05 Good year for manufacturing same as my Vauxhall Agila 1L. You Go Geoff. ❤😂

Excellent video super car

You past my house several times during this video and I missed it all. Got the kitchen floor tiled though. Stay home, stay safe.

It's like the Rufford Ford videos are back.

Geoff lucky timing with this vehicle! I would love to see an old Honda crv try this. keep it up bud.

Looks fun. Perhaps you could join the local 4 x 4 rescue group if there is one, delivering food to people who are marooned, taking people to the Doctors etc. and towing people out when they have destroyed their engines. They have one here in Leicestershire where the Soar Valley regularly floods. I think they really enjoy it.

Good effort on taking it to the extreme 24hrs into ownership, im on my 3rd RR from x2 L322 and now an L405! Such weapons, go anywhere. Enjoy RR life dude!

The fire service has been warning drivers of electric cars not to drive in flood areas if their battery's get wet, it could cause the car to catch fire even days later

I already wanted one of those, especially after the Harry/Clarkson video, but now I want one really badly!

There's about a million quids worth of trim dropping off the underside of your RR😢

I went through a stream in a raised hilux diesel where the water was 3/4 up the front screen.We had oxygen bottles incase the level inside the car got to high but wasn't needed.I also went through a deep stream in a corolla diesel.The air intake pipe went from under the bonnet to inside the car through the firewall and up the front a pillar.This was a bit scary because the car started to float at the rear because it was to light.Lucky the water was just sitting and not moving.

@GeoffBuysCars

7 ай бұрын

Wow

Epic journey 👍🙂 - .Love the 3 new hot wheels 🚗🚗🚗

Only had 5mm rain Friday/ Saturday in west Scotland

A great advert for Range Rover!

I live in Worcester and know all those flooded roads you drove through. The one goes past Shelsley Walsh Hill climb

@Lookup2Wakeup

7 ай бұрын

Well done. I live in Malvern. I read the sign post too.....😂

what was the flooded road callled. i wanna give it a go

Best sales brochure for Range Rover.

Doesn’t your model have air suspension? You could have used it to gain height for wading?

Is Lower Lode Inn ok on the River Severn, i went for Sunday lunch last week and stayed overnight on my way somewhere, i thought the river was quite high then but perfectly ok but that was 7 days ago..

Love my discovery and my rangey. Could not live around Worcester or up in Scotland without one.

Do L322s not have diff breathers?

RR is what you need . Big motor breaths high up 👏👏👍

Just remember, rangies are not invincible. All you have is ground clearance. If the side flow is too great, you will go with it, if the road is washed out, you're going down. If you go too fast, you will drown the motor. All far more embarrassing in a 4x4 😂 Doesn't matter what car, always go at a speed you can stop and retreat if it goes pear shaped.

lol Mrs Geoff "go for it"

Could anyone tell me what that blueish car was ?

Oooo we have gone all snooty now you have a Range Rover vogue 😂😂😂😂😂💕❤️❤️

I think you might need to check on your engine undertray Geoff noticed it was hanging down on one side when you filmed you Range Rover in the car park.

@Lookup2Wakeup

7 ай бұрын

My undertray is always hanging off now....😂

love the fact that you were sceptical and your lady pushed you on well done and hey presto range rover is built for this simple :) needs a bit of work on it though but they are fantastic... well i am a landy fan simple no matter the issues they are fun... now it is time to try offroading with it... but not with road tyres :)

Next video idea Geoff.....wake boarding behind the Range Rover 😉😁

Nice boat.

Day 3 of the range rover ; "Well that's it, folks, last seen floating off towards Teweksbury". And a woman can be heard ranting in the background.

Mrs Geoff "Send it" Gold

*Here in America when the roads are highly flooded, they encourage us to 'turn around, don't drown'.*

@daddymulk

7 ай бұрын

😂😂 woke America, even in all those 4x4 pickups

@AnonZero0

7 ай бұрын

@@daddymulk *Your comment is a non sequitur.*

@daddymulk

7 ай бұрын

@@AnonZero0 we have to do pathetic woke training courses working for an American company and its a joke, were all sick of the nonsense, not having ago at the people of America, its the Governments and mental cases running it

The land seen from the viewpoint at the start is floodplain, it's normal to fill after big rain. The question is, why was the far end of this brand new dual carriageway closed on one side due to flooding? Someone has got something seriously wrong at Highways/ County council level

@GeoffBuysCars

7 ай бұрын

Exactly this. After all of the work, that road should not be impacted…

Reminds me of our AWDC (all wet and dirty club) days. So much fun.

Looking forward to more footage of the Range Rover. Any chance you could give the running costs, compared to your Volvo (curious due to my Saab 95 EST!)

@GeoffBuysCars

7 ай бұрын

Twice as much. Volvo averages 51mpg. Range is showing 23mpg average 😂😂😂

@southendparaquest

7 ай бұрын

@@GeoffBuysCars I get about 40mpg from the 95. That's an ouch!

Did u raise the suspension?

@andrewdaley5480

7 ай бұрын

Probably doesn't no how. 🇬🇧

So when you say higher do you mean more ground clearance?

@GeoffBuysCars

7 ай бұрын

Yes

What is it with females and seatbelts. my misses is always trapping it in the door. once i drove 90 miles with it hanging out the bottom off the door. it took some cleaning as it was 90 miles down a wet motorway. was not happy lol.

Oh I say! Waitrose. One has gone very posh. Must be the influence of your new Mange Rover, what what what.