vilguy
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volvo xc90 d5 - chipped
would make a great un!
would make a great un!
Yeah, it would, though do they have diff lock or just TC? though I guess you just have to go faster so you don't get stuck!volvo xc90 d5 - chipped
would make a great un!
or chavvy and ruined, between 1999 and 2002 ugly, after 2002 too new.
Vulgar, drug dealer, too low, low profile tyres. James, you already have the perfect car for this trip on your drive ( now it's stopped loosing oil). Failing that, my ultra reliable Disco may be for sale shortly if I find a good Delica. And I maybe able to join you on the Maroc challenge if I can get 3 weeks off work. Are you thinking about the spring 2017 one?What you think of this? Yeah I know the headlights and grille are ugly but I can fix that.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-SUBARU-LEGACY-GTB-twin-turbo-/281781876453?hash=item419b8236e5
Whilst it is a bit of a drug dealer car, its cheap and fast! I've gone off it now anyway due to fuel costs, but it would have had different wheels that aren't low profile, higher suspension, a load of underguards and a snorkel if I could work one out.Vulgar, drug dealer, too low, low profile tyres. James, you already have the perfect car for this trip on your drive ( now it's stopped loosing oil). Failing that, my ultra reliable Disco may be for sale shortly if I find a good Delica. And I maybe able to join you on the Maroc challenge if I can get 3 weeks off work. Are you thinking about the spring 2017 one?
Aren't L200s unreliable and not that good offroad?!A real shame, I could just see you with some loud music on doing the drunken munkey across the desert.... UH UG UG UG UG!
We have settled on the rexton, (mainly cos we already have it and its just sat there...)
I have struggled to find any bits to make it more suitable so I think there is a bit of a niche we are going to explore with our side business. I just wish the thing wasnt £400+ a year to sodding tax!
What about an L200 james? That was our other thought, plenty of room, plenty fast enough, and easy to work on.
Haha, def not one of those then!lame...
whats the mongol rally (cant be arsed to google....)
Loads make bits for shoguns etc.
As for theL200... well we have had 4... and all have had engine problems and rot.......
Chuff that.
Unless its a smart car...
Looks fun!
I cant afford the time off work
Yeah, I know you have to take them out with you. It does suck a bit and ruins the idea slightly. Adds about £800 onto the trip I think. They make you pay a £1000 deposit to ensure your car is not abandoned, and they now use that to ship the car back, so it essentially isn't a deposit now.Yeah. It stops being a kind of all out 'wacky races'. Now you have to make an informed decision on what kind of car and how you drive it. Effectively it's doubled the length of the trip and the budget. You have to make sure you're wallet is ready for the shock.
It's a recent change (1 or 2 years ago) and the organisers haven't made it too well known, a paragraph on the website well down the description. If you decide to do the race after hearing someone's stories from before the change. You're in for a shock later on.
It's a shame too as an old Fiat Panda I was towing out to the boarder was generating some real interest. Clearly the car had died but families were offering 300 - 500 euros for it in every village we stopped in. So the demand is still there.
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