You could run the old Amphicars in salt water -- you just had to be sure to
hose them off with fresh. I suspect this vehicle is much better in the
anti-corrosion department, and in general waterproofness. I think it's great
that someone is doing this, although it's hard to imagine that anyone really
needs this vehicle at the price.
Compare: <http://www.amphicar.com/>
on 9/4/03 2:40 AM, Tab Julius at tab@penworks.com wrote:
> It says you can drive it into the ocean (which technically, of course, you
> could) but I'm not sure I'd want to immerse my car in salt water. Wonder
> what that would do to the drive train (and everything else)?
>
> You're in the UK... any chance of test driving one of these babies and
> reporting back? :)
>
> One unusual thing about it - if you look closely at the pictures, the
> driver is directly in the center. Not sure if that's just how they wanted
> to photograph it, or if that's where he's really situated. I suppose that
> is, not sure if they'd make it left or right-sided for production, or leave
> it as the center.
>
> - Tab
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