Where on Earth does it all come from!
I thought I was on top of my various drains issues, having had a fair few I know what signs to look for etc. and how to deal with them.
My last trip out in the S8 (before today) was to Goodwood for the V-power breakfast meet last Sunday. Now that was a ridiculously wet day, but using the car for a couple of local journeys in the afternoon in the sun all seemed OK.
Since then it's been parked (outside) unused and there has been a fair bit of rain.............
(But I hadn't noticed any significant telltale signs of condensation on the glass)
Got in this morning and reversed out, rear end downhill and SLOOSH! 
The NSR footwell had a good inch of water above the carpet, and the rear centre vents were spraying water everywhere, mostly from the nearside one.
Didn't have time to do anything, so just had to live with huge sloshes of water coming out over our feet at every corner, though I did go round a few fairly aggressively to get out as much as I could.
Cleared out as best I could at our destination (100 miles away) and am now home drying out what I can. I have checked the scuttle drains and they're totally clear and dry when I looked - pour water in and it comes straight though under the car.
So it's apparently blocked aircon condenser drains (again!) so I'll clear those out ASAP on a fine day.
But I'm mystified as to how so much water could have got into them in just a week when the car is parked so no condensate from the aircon.
The wooden footboard over the electrics panel is wet from the bottom up, so it's presumably not water getting in through Botangs hole.
Any thoughts people?
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 9th November 2014 at 08:51 PM.
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