[placesalt]

The article also says

> Obviously, it was wet with the weather last week, but I honestly can’t remember any huge puddles or anything like that. It’s not like I was driving my car through the Cairngorms.

[aeternum]

Almost guarantee they saw a vid like this and attempted the same: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzA0U53HF2g

[Jtsummers]

Someone trying to get out of a £17k bill will likely not admit to having driven in too deep water, certainly not on the record with a reporter.

[toddmorey]

Fair but nor will a car company quickly admit to a manufacturing deficit that requires an expensive repair.

[bombcar]

Yeah they talk like than and then you see a picture of the car and it’s clearly covered in mud up to the roof.