Petrol 2wd Yeti playing.

3 September, 201114 yr

Thought I'd share these pictures as I quite like them.

Talked my wife, who has only been driving a year, to have a bit of fun with her Yeti while I took a few pictures.

Kind of a first birthday for it.

3 September, 201114 yr

Ah bless the little `un as co-driver. Nice pictures, the more I look at these the more I like them

Matt

3 September, 201114 yr

Nice, thanks for sharing!

The Yeti really looks good in red i the green woods !

:-)

4 September, 201114 yr

Really nice pictures.

Shame about the terrible flooding in your area. Good move buying a Yeti!

4 September, 201114 yr

Dare I ask where this is? Great pictures...

4 September, 201114 yr

Author

Dare I ask where this is? Great pictures...

It's a ford near Chelmsford in mid-Essex, near the village of Danbury.

The river joins the road and they run together for about 40-50 metres or so before seperating. Fine in the summer like now, but I took my Defender through in March after some heavy rain and the water was coming over the bonnet. It must have been nearly a metre deep!

4 September, 201114 yr

It's a ford near Chelmsford in mid-Essex, near the village of Danbury.

The river joins the road and they run together for about 40-50 metres or so before seperating. Fine in the summer like now, but I took my Defender through in March after some heavy rain and the water was coming over the bonnet. It must have been nearly a metre deep!

You'll be familiar with Terling and Good Easter then!!

Ashamed to admit I got stuck in Good Easter ford with hydraulic lock. Thought a diesel was OK in deep water. Now I know better. Didn't know the air intake on a Clio was down by the front wheel - as low as they could get it. How much to repair it, I hear you ask - over Â£2,000. Insurance covered it then about (1994) - bet they wouldn't now. My fault and I admit it. (Couldn't really do anything else, could I?)

4 September, 201114 yr

Alpha listing here:

http://www.wetroads.co.uk/essex.htm

5 September, 201114 yr

GREAT photos there BossFox, thanks for sharing.

Your wife & son enjoyed it, and it's also obvious that your Yeti enjoyed it too.

5 September, 201114 yr

Alpha listing here:

http://www.wetroads.co.uk/essex.htm

Can't the folk in Essex afford bridges?

5 September, 201114 yr

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Can't the folk in Essex afford bridges?

Where is the fun in that.

5 September, 201114 yr

Where is the fun in that.

None but it keeps your feet dry.

5 September, 201114 yr

Can't the folk in Essex afford bridges?

You want a bridge?

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.foundationworld.org.uk/images/world/gallery/queenliz_761.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.foundationworld.org.uk/jsp/gallery_page.jsp%3Fid%3D147&h=768&w=761&sz=229&tbnid=IDQ2VWZi_l-PXM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=89&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dqueen%2Belizabeth%2Bbridge%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=queen+elizabeth+bridge&docid=fqJp9aHgItaVYM&hl=&sa=X&ei=9qBkToTmMM22hAeC3eGbCg&ved=0CEgQ9QEwBA&dur=352

That's what you call a bridge !!

(OK. only half of it's in Essex, but it still aint bad)

EDIT And in case that's not enough, they've thrown in a two lane tunnel underneath the wet stuff !! Shown lower left in the illustration.

Edited 5 September, 201114 yr by oldstan

5 September, 201114 yr

You want a bridge?

That's what you call a bridge !!

(OK. only half of it's in Essex, but it still aint bad)

+1

5 September, 201114 yr

That is a bridge! The company I work for is nearly under that in West Thurrock. I have been stuck for many an hour on that bridge and queueing for the tunnel the other way!

I like a good Ford myself but the Thames may be a bit deep

5 September, 201114 yr

I like a good Ford myself but the Thames may be a bit deep

Then you need one of these...

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=ford+thames&hl=en&sa=X&rlz=1B3GGGL_enGB270GB271&tbm=isch&prmd=ivns&tbnid=VQ0CSeZ2oskS-M:&imgrefurl=http://www.ianhardy.net/gallery/main.php%3Fg2_itemId%3D15016&docid=WF6uJ-xRi6iQgM&w=700&h=466&ei=0vtkTsOGIYWl8QO-n-SdCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=561&vpy=246&dur=3778&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=129&ty=78&page=1&tbnh=120&tbnw=180&start=0&ndsp=35&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:0&biw=1626&bih=877

Or maybe.....

Amazing, when you Google 'Ford Thames', how many variations on a theme. Flatbeds, tippers, big vans, little vans, minibuses.....all with much the same name. And made in Dagenham, just a stones throw away.