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Devon-Rover:
Has to be a V8,  Diesel's are for those who like swimming. Everyone goes on about how V8s are allergic to water but how many times do you actually go into Deep water enough to cause trouble? Decent leads and at the most a glove over the Dizzy will allow a good dosage of the wet stuff around the engine bay without fault. Any deeper then you will need a raised air intake anyway.
On a parallel i have a 2.25 petrol in the series and that has a glove over the Dizzy and that's it. I have forded with water being thrown all over the engine, and a bow wave at bonnet level, the engine? Didn't cough once.
Yes an electrical system won't like water to a high degree, but there is a point where it starts becoming more folklore than truth.
*Just like every 19J diesel will crack all it's pistons and drink all the oil..
*Every single early Freelander will seize the VCU and Eat the IRD...
*All the 4.0 and 4.6 V8's will go porous...
*The majority of TD5's will get oil in the loom causing a misfire.
*All the K series engine will blow the head gasket.

Banjo:
I've got a diesel, but if santa can be a tight git this year i hope to get a V8 in the new year.  A few years ago i was involved in rallying, servicing cars ( evo's ) on events, sometimes we got chance to watch a stage,  after the cars would come the landrovers, not many  but the sound of them coming through the forest  full chat is amazing.

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