ogb
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Lots of advice, some of which works for some people, but not all.
My personal response to the question would be dependant on knowledge of your mechanical abilities (can you fix a simple breakdown), your attitude to risk and your attitude to travelling in a group. In addition, are you planning on living in or on the vehicle or using it for finding interesting ways of getting between hotels?
FWIW, we (wife + me) have done a number of trips in our 110s and what we have/do works for us. You can't beat going solo if you can handle the potential for having to cope with everything on your own. No wasting time doing things others can't resist or not doing the things on your personal wishlist because the rest of the group aren't interested in, say, photographing the sunset/locals/flowers. If things go wrong - and they will, coz it's a Landrover - there's huge satisfaction in dealing with it and succeeding where others might stay in bed or call the AA.
We too have a blog that has recorded our thoughts and doings but I think it'd be in the "too much information" category at the moment since you're still at the "thinking about it" stage. Our bottom line for the point you're at? Buy a 110 Tdi with a solid history (and chassis ) and don't do anything to it until you've had it a while and worked out what you want it to do. That way you might not do what we did and redesign it 5 times!. But like I said, opinions differ....
Have fun! Maybe see you in Morocco one day.
My personal response to the question would be dependant on knowledge of your mechanical abilities (can you fix a simple breakdown), your attitude to risk and your attitude to travelling in a group. In addition, are you planning on living in or on the vehicle or using it for finding interesting ways of getting between hotels?
FWIW, we (wife + me) have done a number of trips in our 110s and what we have/do works for us. You can't beat going solo if you can handle the potential for having to cope with everything on your own. No wasting time doing things others can't resist or not doing the things on your personal wishlist because the rest of the group aren't interested in, say, photographing the sunset/locals/flowers. If things go wrong - and they will, coz it's a Landrover - there's huge satisfaction in dealing with it and succeeding where others might stay in bed or call the AA.
We too have a blog that has recorded our thoughts and doings but I think it'd be in the "too much information" category at the moment since you're still at the "thinking about it" stage. Our bottom line for the point you're at? Buy a 110 Tdi with a solid history (and chassis ) and don't do anything to it until you've had it a while and worked out what you want it to do. That way you might not do what we did and redesign it 5 times!. But like I said, opinions differ....
Have fun! Maybe see you in Morocco one day.