I am assuming the car is a write off after having to make a swift exit onto the roof via the window. Water covered seat squab inside. I had gradually got the car driving well by replacing parts over the last 7 years with updated ones as they failed so better brakes, anti roll bars, steering rack, Bilstein rear suspension,stainless exhaust and most of the bushes replaced with polybushes. I would have another one as it suited my needs well but probably they are too long in the tooth to start again unless I come across a sound, well sorted estate. The question now is what to replace it with which I may be asking in other parts of the forum. 

M

Thats a pretty awful day out.

How did you end up in said flooding situation?

Pleased to hear you are safe and well,  

What a bummer! Hard to swallow but you're safe.

An update:-

Incident occurred on second day of heavy rain. The back roads to work just before light. Going up a hill probably 20mph there was a slight dip before the road rose again. Just looked like normal wet road in that split second then care felt like hit a sponge wall and a brown wave of water up over the bonnet and onto the windscreen. engine still going and if I had got it into reverse quick enough may have pulled out backwards (never liked the push down gearstick to get into reverse). Car started to float I could feel the wheels losing traction and I was washed sidewards into deeper water and engine cuts out. Pushed to open the door but some resistance so decide to open window in case electrics fail. decide to climb out onto roof in the rain .Its very slippy. Its just getting light so retrieve phone from car get back on roof  and ring friend to pull me out. No reply so ring autoaid who take an age locating my position. They advise me to ring emergency services so ask for fire brigade (who do a lot of flood rescue type stuff in the area0.

Its light no and I can see a hedgebank about a metre away that I could probably jump onto. Unfortunately it is a huge mound of brambles for at least 10m in any direction. I am wearing shorts so decide not to get shredded. Water looks murky and smells slightly with a thin film of silt on top. Several cars come either end of the water. One even looks keen to give the crossing a go but I wave them away. Farmer arrives in massive pickup and drives straight into the middle throws me a rope and I slide down the bonnet and reach under the water to tie onto towing eye. I get towed out the other side just as the fire brigade arrive. There is an audi parked up by the side of the road. The owner arrives and he pops his bonnet and gets out his sodden air filter at the same time I do mine. turns out he nipped out for a paper the previous night and had a similar experience to me. said he pulled the car out with a rope on his own with spectators walking away.

Garage arrive and put car on lorry and we retrace the road back home . As we are leaving the council arrive and start to unblock drain/gully wearing waders. The roads  back are now seriously flooded  requiring detour by recovery lorry.

Hired a car for work and afternoon/evening caring role. 

Next day drop oil and change filters etc. suck water from inside cylinders. remove all air intakes and dry. Car fires up and runs. Change oil again. Take out all carpet and underlay. Put dehumidifier in car and got it nice and dry. work and caring means it stood on the drive a while and I got it on and off  the ramp stands yesterday. It started up straight away and with another oil change have progressively reved it but not taked for a drive yet. some hint of burning oil but not major. 

Initially would like to keep and as done over 150k miles would another put engine/turbo in. alas no time spare  so probably put in for sale section. Lots of good bits on it and I have lots to go on.

@MarkyD - Thanks for the account, and particularly for making it clear you're OK.

I had a Citroen cactus as a hire car for a few weeks whilst I looked for a replacement that was affordable and local enough to go see/get. I was having to do a long detour to avoid the flooded roads.  I found a L&K 1.9PD Octavia Mk2 estate 3 hours away and arranged to have it delivered ( after cambelt, service etc done by deale)r as it was cheaper and easier that making another journey with a friend to drive it back. 2 days before the end of the hire period, on a  rainy dark  morning a pheasant flew straight into the radiator grill whilst I was going 50mph. I stopped and opened the bonnet. The engine bay was full of feathers . The bird had smashed through  the plastic grill and pushed the radiator and air con radiator backwards. I have yearly wordwide car hire excess insurance and the car was from local reputable company. however damage repair costs of £1200 took 3 months to receive as they kept asking for more documents, proof, photos etc.

I now do 30k miles per year all in 30 mile local journeys at an average speed of less than 40mph. Its nice not to visit the pumps so often and am doing a real 51mpg which considering our terrain is good. I just did my first oil change as I have gone back to fixed service. I have a starter motor to put in tomorrow. I did want another Mk1 4x4 or would have tried a MK2 4x4 1.9PD if I could have found one. Really like the Mk1 4x4 and been a good car for me. 

M

Jaysus, thats a nasty run of bad luck!

At least the excess insurance did eventually cough up though..

I spent 2-3months waiting for my excess refund after kerbing an alloy on a rental..