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My wife and I have been watching and enjoying McLeod's Daughters for about a month now. We get it through Netflix. Now for my question:
The series is set in, and was made in, South Australia. Many of the larger vehicles such as pickups, ambulances and police cars have what appears to be snorkels on them. Ordinarily these are on vehicles to help them wade thru fairly deep water, but I haven't yet seen a stream that could require this.
Are they snorkels, and why do so many vehicles in the series have them?
I'm not too car-savvy but I thought they were raised air intakes to protect from dust getting in the engine. And water too but mostly dust around there.
I'm not too car-savvy but I thought they were raised air intakes to protect from dust getting in the engine. And water too but mostly dust around there.
My wife and I have been watching and enjoying McLeod's Daughters for about a month now. We get it through Netflix. Now for my question:
The series is set in, and was made in, South Australia. Many of the larger vehicles such as pickups, ambulances and police cars have what appears to be snorkels on them. Ordinarily these are on vehicles to help them wade thru fairly deep water, but I haven't yet seen a stream that could require this.
Are they snorkels, and why do so many vehicles in the series have them?
Regards,
-- Nighteyes
Indeed, snorkels allow the vehicle to go through river crossing without stalling, which is particularly odd given the landscape showcased on McLeod's Daughters
Many imported vehicles (of which there are many) are not always modified to suit the Australian landscape. As such, some may look out-of-place for its purpose/design. Hence, I don't think there is anything inherently different about these vehicles when they were "casting" for McLeod's Daughters nor did the South Australian environment played any role in such decision-making.
(Unmodified goods in a foreign market is akin to "dumping")
Perhaps, in later episodes you might see a river running through one of the farming properties.....
Indeed, snorkels allow the vehicle to go through river crossing without stalling, which is particularly odd given the landscape showcased on McLeod's Daughters
Many imported vehicles (of which there are many) are not always modified to suit the Australian landscape. As such, some may look out-of-place for its purpose/design. Hence, I don't think there is anything inherently different about these vehicles when they were "casting" for McLeod's Daughters nor did the South Australian environment played any role in such decision-making.
(Unmodified goods in a foreign market is akin to "dumping")
Perhaps, in later episodes you might see a river running through one of the farming properties.....
What I found in rural Australia was many concreted water crossings that are often dry, but occasionally fill with water, so for those in farming and in the outback areas, snorkels are not a bad idea. A lot of Outback areas filled up extensively with water this year making getting around difficult.
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