Hello Mike, Great, you're pencilled in too. I'll let you know when I finalise the route to enable you to plan yours. Cheers, Vince

Hello James, You're pencilled in. I did wonder if my dates would conflict with your Mongolian adventure. Maybe you could bring the Polo to give a good test run before your big trip. Yes I managed to get a Delica. Never known a diesel with such a huge apatite for fuel, Landry V8 territory I...

On your own? Your either mad or very brave! If you are entering Morocco at Ceuta please send my regards to the Moroccan helper Mr " Lovely jubbly fish and chips" And the Atlas Mountains could have snow at this time of year - please don't push your luck.

In a series 3 I reckon that frost bite would be a major problem. For your budget it has to be a D1 or maybe even a 5 door Freelander 1 TD4 auto. Or maybe some kind soul on this forum may rent their fully prepped expedition vehicle for the price of your budget.

In that case a set of standard shocks should be fine. Shame I chucked a pair out a few months ago!

Britpart +2" worked fine for me. If your rear ARB has been removed to allow the lift, then depending upon the garage, your Disco may fail its next MOT. Should you wish to re-fit the ARB, use tow bar spacers and longer bolts.

Excellent. I'll put you down as a 'maybe'. I wasn't planning to go as far East as Val d'Isere but as my route is still in its infancy, anything could happen.

Gentlemen, After my reasonably successful trip to Portugal earlier this year I intend to do a similar thing next year but to cut down the mileage a bit. So France it is and as last year I am looking for a few like minded people to join us. I'll be getting the ferry from Portsmouth to Le Havre...

The vacuum pump just unbolts and bolts on. No need to worry about TDC. The oil breather hose is a common leak point, unbolt it (one bolt), wrap a bit of PTFE tape around the tired rubber 'O' ring and bolt it back on.

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...

Expensive and over-rated in my opinion. Plus weedy engines and no air con (that's for ones I could afford).

We think alike James. But unfortunately, so do our women as I have been unsuccessful in convincing Belinda to swap her Dodge for one. I can't fit 5 cars on my drive so that would mean my replacing my Disco with a Delica which for me would be a difficult decision. Looking at one tomorrow, I'll...

Gentlemen, I have an urge for an Offroad camper van. Should I sell my super reliable D1 and buy a Mitsubishi Delica? Is that 2.8 any good? Do I need therapy? I await your valuable advice.

Here are some of the pictures taken whilst on our trek.. I will try and put them in order. Belinda xx

Morning James, That's looking better. And I assume that the plastic bottle is thread lock and not Sarah's finger nail paint!

We're back. Disco had 3 problems o the trip:- 1/ The cigarette lighter fuse blew, due to me having CB, satnav and a 230 volt inverter plugged in to it. Thankfully I had a spare fuse on board so 5 minutes later power was regained. 2/ Had a slow puncture. Got it fixed in France for 20 Euros...

Mercy buckets.

There's a huge super 'U' supermarket very close. We'll get all the necessary tomorrow.

James & Sarah, Campsite is fine. Simple, basic and informal but has all the necessities ie bar with wifi. We're thinking of doing a BBQ upon your arrival tomorrow. Is this ok with you? And do you have any preferences of meat? We're eating at the bar tonight, which has only one dish on the...

Well the day has arrived. We take the Portsmouth to Le Havre ferry at 23:15 hrs. James & Sarah - see you at camping Le Bounty at 18:00 ish on the 17th. Jamie & Lu - see you at Coja (the square up the high street) on the 21st I guess around mid afternoon. If you call Belinda's mobile prior to...