I have no problem at all with anything in 1) and 2) (except that 1 is a cliché), although I don't know the context, so I don't know if the tenses are appropriate.
In 3) :-
We don't normally talk about cars swimming in lakes. "Floating" or "sinking" might have been intended here. And I'd suggest "sank" instead of "went down".

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