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Anyone ever driven to West Africa?

  • 03-07-2009 2:07pm
    #1
    CantGetNoSleep
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    If so, how much did it cost overall?

    Did you need many vacinations beforehand?

    Did you make much on selling the car at the end?

    Any advice / problems you encountered?


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  • #2
    RATM
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    If you google the London Mongol rally there might be some infor there- AFAIR the were on about setting up a London-Timbuktu rally.

    In any case Id imagine you'd need a 4WD and a VERY good guide to traverse the Sahara.


  • #3
    littletiger
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    Heard it can be dangerous in parts


  • #4
    CJhaughey
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    It is commonly done with 2wd cars down the Moroccan route, not really dangerous unless you go off driving through the minefields on your own.
    Selling the car may prove more of a problem plenty of scope to get ripped off by buyers and customs men.
    You may also have difficulty with the Carnet if you do sell it.
    Older Mercs are the most sought after.
    Just out of interest, do you have any experience with off road driving? Are you mechanically competent with vehicles?

    Top Gear ran this story a while back


  • #5
    CantGetNoSleep
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    To be honest I have zero off road driving experience, and no idea how to fix a car, but a friend who will be with me will know much more about cars than me

    I was under the impresstion that this could be done 98% by driving on roads


  • #6
    CantGetNoSleep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,273 ✭✭✭CantGetNoSleep


    Ah I have found someone that did this trip

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055563985


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  • #7
    CJhaughey
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    CantGetNoSleep wrote: »
    To be honest I have zero off road driving experience, and no idea how to fix a car, but a friend who will be with me will know much more about cars than me

    I was under the impresstion that this could be done 98% by driving on roads

    There are Irish roads and then there are African roads.;)


  • #8
    CantGetNoSleep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,273 ✭✭✭CantGetNoSleep


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    There are Irish roads and then there are African roads.;)
    I'd say the African ones are better yeah?


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