Amphibian VWs

[curtv@eudoramail.com (Curt Voss)]

Okay, don't tell me I shouldn't be abusing my car this bad 'cuz I already 
know that... :) My driveway is approaching its annual flood stage and I'm 
concerned about driving my Scirocco and Rabbit pickup through it. Once I 
stalled the Scirocco in the middle of it when the exhaust pipe submerged, 
so now I stick a flexible pipe into the exhaust pipe and angle it up as a 
sort of reverse snorkel, which gets me through okay. But, I wonder what 
kind of damage I might be doing? The water isn't deep enough to run in 
around the bottom of the door, but I'm sure the bottom of the crankshaft 
pulley is dipping in for about a Scirocco length or so. Anyone have any 
insights, can I get away with this maybe half a dozen times a year?