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Hi all,
I just got back from Morocco where I had a brilliant time. Crossed to
Ceuta where it was not possible to get a Green card, but it was very
early on a Saturday morning. Apparently they can be bought in Ceuta
but not at the boarder, or if you can stand the hassle you can
persuade the boarder guards to let you in and buy one at the next
town. If I did it again I would turn up at a more reasonable time and
buy a green card in Ceuta as getting an insurance company in the UK to
provide a green card for Morocco in combination with insurance on a
modified vehicle was a nightmare.
Anyway had a great trip, met some great people, and did some
fantastic, sometimes rather extreme driving, culminating in rolling on
sand dunes. Entirely my fault, remember to go up or down, never
sideways.
The car proved to be reliable the only problem being the vacuum tube
to the turbo perished and split, easily replaced with a bit of tube
from the water bladder in my rucksack, and the front diff housing came
loose and had to be bolted back together again. When I rolled it the
Maggolina roof tent took the full force and amazingly survived
completely undamaged despite the roof rack being trashed. The car was
on it's side/roof for about an hour, and when winched upright again
started first time and ran perfectly. The only problem was an oil leak
from the pump that powers the MileMarker winch.
The trip was organised by Waypoint Tours who picked some great routes
and cooked some great food, http://www.waypoint-tours.com/ Pictures of
the trip including me upside down are on
http://www.waypoint-tours.com/gallery.htm The whole trip was filmed by
Rugged Guide, and the best bits will be included in a 4x4 Adventure
Touring DVD due for release next year http://www.ruggedguide.com
Having rolled it the passenger side is now rather dented, and the car
is overall rather scruffy looking so I can't use it for work anymore,
so I plan to buy something newer for work purposes and keep the 80 for
more overland use. I'm thinking of getting a 100 series, looking on
E-bay and autotrader it looks like you can get some fairly new low
mileage cars for a reasonable price - I guess with the current
economic woes now might be a good time to buy. So the question is:
What's the best 100 series model to buy? How does the spec vary, which
is the most desirable one, what to look for etc etc.
Or is the new V8 better than a 100 series? Should I wait a bit longer
and wait for second-hand prices of the V8 to get a bit lower?
For the 80, I plan to rip out the rear seats and install a storage
system, and recommendations for which brand is best, or whether it's
easy to fabricate your own?
Cheers,
--
Andy Haxby
Den Haag NL and Macclesfield UK
80 series, modified both mechanically and now cosmetically too.
I just got back from Morocco where I had a brilliant time. Crossed to
Ceuta where it was not possible to get a Green card, but it was very
early on a Saturday morning. Apparently they can be bought in Ceuta
but not at the boarder, or if you can stand the hassle you can
persuade the boarder guards to let you in and buy one at the next
town. If I did it again I would turn up at a more reasonable time and
buy a green card in Ceuta as getting an insurance company in the UK to
provide a green card for Morocco in combination with insurance on a
modified vehicle was a nightmare.
Anyway had a great trip, met some great people, and did some
fantastic, sometimes rather extreme driving, culminating in rolling on
sand dunes. Entirely my fault, remember to go up or down, never
sideways.
The car proved to be reliable the only problem being the vacuum tube
to the turbo perished and split, easily replaced with a bit of tube
from the water bladder in my rucksack, and the front diff housing came
loose and had to be bolted back together again. When I rolled it the
Maggolina roof tent took the full force and amazingly survived
completely undamaged despite the roof rack being trashed. The car was
on it's side/roof for about an hour, and when winched upright again
started first time and ran perfectly. The only problem was an oil leak
from the pump that powers the MileMarker winch.
The trip was organised by Waypoint Tours who picked some great routes
and cooked some great food, http://www.waypoint-tours.com/ Pictures of
the trip including me upside down are on
http://www.waypoint-tours.com/gallery.htm The whole trip was filmed by
Rugged Guide, and the best bits will be included in a 4x4 Adventure
Touring DVD due for release next year http://www.ruggedguide.com
Having rolled it the passenger side is now rather dented, and the car
is overall rather scruffy looking so I can't use it for work anymore,
so I plan to buy something newer for work purposes and keep the 80 for
more overland use. I'm thinking of getting a 100 series, looking on
E-bay and autotrader it looks like you can get some fairly new low
mileage cars for a reasonable price - I guess with the current
economic woes now might be a good time to buy. So the question is:
What's the best 100 series model to buy? How does the spec vary, which
is the most desirable one, what to look for etc etc.
Or is the new V8 better than a 100 series? Should I wait a bit longer
and wait for second-hand prices of the V8 to get a bit lower?
For the 80, I plan to rip out the rear seats and install a storage
system, and recommendations for which brand is best, or whether it's
easy to fabricate your own?
Cheers,
--
Andy Haxby
Den Haag NL and Macclesfield UK
80 series, modified both mechanically and now cosmetically too.