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Driving from Dublin/London to Australia

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  • 11-12-2007 2:52pm
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    pontovic
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    Hi

    I'm looking into doing a nice roadtrip and driving overland from either Dublin or London to Australia. I'd be doing this in around 18 months to 2 years from now. I'm starting my research into it and some questions came to mind.

    -- Is there an insurance company who would provide me with cover for 4 months of the year. I would imagine it would take that long to do this trip.

    -- How much money do you think something like this would need ?

    -- Can anyone recommend a car to undertake this ? Would I be better off going with a jeep?

    -- Do you think it would be dangerous driving through Pakistan and Iran ?


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    ballooba
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    Have a look here (edit: your thread actually, from 3 days ago)):
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055197705
    Mods frown on dragging up old threads so don't post in that one.


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    TheBigLebowski
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    You could just follow the Oz-Bus


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    pontovic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 658 ✭✭✭pontovic


    ballooba wrote: »
    Have a look here (edit: your thread actually, from 3 days ago)):
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055197705
    Mods frown on dragging up old threads so don't post in that one.

    I know I posted in another forum but these questions are relevant to the motors forum.


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    craichoe
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    I'm looking into doing a nice roadtrip and driving overland from either Dublin or London to Australia. I'd be doing this in around 18 months to 2 years from now. I'm starting my research into it and some questions came to mind.

    -- Is there an insurance company who would provide me with cover for 4 months of the year. I would imagine it would take that long to do this trip.

    You'd have to ring around, i recon it would cost a fortune for cover in non-eu countries
    -- How much money do you think something like this would need ?

    A Car, Maintenence costs (You'd need at least 1 service along the way)
    budget around 1500 euro for Diesel. 2500 if your taking a Jeep.

    Another 400 for Visas and the Like

    Ferries too .. I'd say your looking at the bones of 6 - 7 thousand euro for transport alone.
    -- Can anyone recommend a car to undertake this ? Would I be better off going with a jeep?

    Parts of it at through mountains and stuff, so a 4x4 at least and definetly Diesel.
    -- Do you think it would be dangerous driving through Pakistan and Iran ?

    Yes


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    pontovic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 658 ✭✭✭pontovic


    Excellent, thanks for those answers. I don't know if anyone on this forum has ever done something like this. I have seen ozbus, but I'd like to do it on my own. Im actually moving to australia with some of my stuff.


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    Max_Damage
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    It's been done before by a few guys in a BMW 316i about 3-4 years ago.

    http://www.dublintosydney.com/NewWebSite/menu.htm

    All the details about visas and what not are in that website. I would love to do such a trip myself, but money and time aren't on my side at the moment.


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