Looking for low-priced vehicle for the floods

[LOLZ]

500 mm is too low ... by flood we mean 800-1000 mm ...

i think only some pickups (and SUV equivalents) can meet a 800mm wading depth requirement stock (but has the benefit of offroading accessories support and larger wheelwells). Even then most of them are rated with the bow wave taken advantage off to lower the engine bay water level rather than the vehicle is sitting still.

Ranger (current and T6) 800mm at 7kph max w/o stopping per the owners manual
Maxus T80 is 800mm
Navara 800mm moving likely with water intrusionin the cabin/450mm sitting still(probably same methodology as the Avanza and G2 Jimny's 300mm)
Terra is tested at 800mm at 3kph
Chevy colorado tracker(the one with the lift and snorkel) 880mm
Gen 2 MU-X is 800mm(Gen 1 is 600mm due to the air-intake system -potentially the stock colorado too)

Hilux/fort/prado/200 are all 700mm
Pajero is 700mm
strada is 600mm but montero is 700mm

it's probably cheaper to modify the mechanical diesel AUV's or contemporary pickups to that level.

[Walter]

Used Jimnys too expensive ...

[carxynogen]

Used Jimnys too expensive ...

Yupp, grabe presyohan ng mga ahente sa 3 door used na 2019-2021.
Same price ng brand new, mga 50k lang difference.
Mapa comment sana ako why ganun ang pricing.
Usual response naman is if interested daw, might entertain reasonable offers.

Akala cgro nila yung new price ngayon na 1.5-1.6m na for 5-door ay sa 3-door pa rin.

[Verbl Kint]

Used Jimnys too expensive ...

Replace "too expensive" with "are overpriced"

[Miles_on]

Replace "too expensive" with "are overpriced"

Lalo na with all the stupid and dangerous modifications some owners put on their vehicles.
If may ricey mods for sedans, meron din with this SUV.

[dr. d]

Lalo na with all the stupid and dangerous modifications some owners put on their vehicles.
If may ricey mods for sedans, meron din with this SUV.

a used car dealer once said,
"the stock cars are the easier cars to sell.

personally, i usually frown on modded cars.
"what else did the owner do with the car that might have degraded its reliability, that i am not aware of?"

[12vdc]

Seriosuly why drive over the floods? The safest depth is gutter-deep, if you could no longer see the gutter then don't proceed.

Wheel hub height of your vehicle is the most obvious indicator of how high it could do water crossing without damaging the drivetrain esp the wheel bearings. If you keep the gutter-deep in mind, even a sedan with 14" wheels could do just fine with gutter-deep floods.

12yrs na pala si TS naghanap, siguro naman nahanap na nya. Kahit Malabon at Obando hangang doon sa Taliptip sa ginagawang new Airport tinaas na mga kalsada, pwede na mag sedan. Kahit dyan sa UST Espana at G.Araneta if you keep in mind the gutter-deep principle then hindi ka magkakaproblema.

[dr. d]

Seriosuly why drive over the floods? The safest depth is gutter-deep, if you could no longer see the gutter then don't proceed.

well, sometimes we simply have no choice on the matter...
so the next best thing is to have a tall-ish vehicle to drive in.

i am confident, if flooding is non-existent in our driving routes, the number of SUV sales will be significantly lower.

[Walter]

Seriosuly why drive over the floods? The safest depth is gutter-deep, if you could no longer see the gutter then don't proceed.

Rescue situations ...

[ice15]

if you could no longer see the gutter then don't proceed.

this is what irritates me with Pinoy drivers...

I now use my Vespa to work 90% of the time...

When it rains hard, 2-3 parts of the EDSA Kalayaan flyover will be flooded (gutter deep - around 6 inches)

We motorbikes cross the floods, together with L300s and delivery trucks.

The main cause of traffic? Crossovers and SUVs (mostly Fortuners and Monteros) who try to avoid the flood

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When Walter revived this thread last March, I was thinking, does he need a vehicle to cross floods in Espana? or Visayas Ave cor Tandang Sora flood (you feel the water hitting the floor of your car while passing)