I put off my dream of driving across the sahara for years because I didn't think I could afford it. Plymouth to Dakar challenge proved to me that I could. me and my dad did it in a 200 pound pink suzuki jeep ( www.plymouth-dakar.com ), then I bought a ford sierra on ebay for 100 pounds and drove to poland and back, now gone up market and bought a 2050 pound landcruiser for another africa trip next year. just driven it to russia and back, all in my annual leave periods (had to kill the mileage for russia though!) cheap cars have lots of advantages. carnets are cheaper and it's not a disaster if something terminal goes wrong. break your 25000 pound td5 defender in the sahara and your going to be a bit sick!! Also driving a shed, leaving all the dents in the car and having a coathanger as an aerial keeps down the cost of bribes!!
never had a reliability problem, except my back wheel coming off the landcruiser at 70mph on the autobahn!!! then that was user error! (check your nuts regularly, in all senses of the word!)
Andy
land rover 101 ambie/camper
landcruiser 60 series
ford escort and 1968 morris minor!
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Originally posted by simmo:
Luckystriker...
I happen to think you have a point, but consider what you have spent on the "capable bike" and imagine yourself riding through India on an old Enfield that cost 500 $. Vietnam on a minsk, russia on a ural etc. Sounds like you can use a spanner and this might be the way to resolve your dilema. Start with a small cheapish chunk and move up if the desire is still there.
I know of people who have driving holidays in Europe where the car can't cost more than 100 pounds...sometimes they make it across the continent, othertimes 40 miles from home, but each time it is a bit of an adventure. If the car dies its straight to the tip, the occupants to the pub!
good stories, and no fear of theft!
cheers
alec
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[This message has been edited by moggy 1968 (edited 26 June 2005).]
[This message has been edited by moggy 1968 (edited 30 June 2005).]
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1990 Landcruiser H60. Full rebuild completed 2014
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