Cheap in the grand scheme of things, but not so cheap in budget motoring. How well does the system stand up to abuse? I quite fancy getting the vehicle very wet and muddy. Is the P38 ok with this or are the electrics a bit too advanced for this type of abuse?
Obviously the P38 was designed to get wet....but not submerged....
The BeCM (The brains), the EAS, ABS, Transfer Box and Gearbox ECU's are all under the front seats, so any wetness that gets in there is bad news....so the offical wade depth was 500mm, but they can be waded deeper aslong as a good bow wave is induced and water doesn't enter the passanger cabin.
Serious off roaders move these items up high and mount them on the headlining using longer cabling!!!
The sensors should be fine getting wet, but like any 4x4 do off road prep before hand, i.e. ensure security of all multiplugs that could get wet and coat in vaseline or similar to try and prevent ingress, but they are very robust in themselves.
I have waded all my P38's upto about 650mm, just over the sill height at extended ride height, and aslong as you keep momentum and your door seals are good, there is no issue....
Cheap in the scheme of things yes, budget motoring not really - but you don't buy a Range Rover and expect budget motoring, just because they can be had for pennies, they still have £45k car running costs....and a thirst to match.
