Thread: Perth to Paris

Very Ballsy Move......
To Avoid the middle eastern, Pakistan, Afgahnistan route would be interested and a singular vehicle will catch the attention of some nasty dudes..

A D3 owner that finds it so unreliable because of electrickery..unusual
He is probably better off with a HJZ75 troopy as the Taliban love them so there would be heaps of parts scattered along the route ( compliments of A-10's)

An interesting trip would be via SE asia, China,Siberia then across the Old USSR to europe,

Nothing wrong with his decision if he isn't confident in the landrover electrics so be it, why push him towards L/R if a cruiser would easier to repair in a remote place.
A L/R isn't the b all to end all.

After all he is proposing the trip and i guess it it his safety he is thinking of.


my 5 cents worth.


john

Originally Posted by JohnE

Nothing wrong with his decision if he isn't confident in the landrover electrics so be it, why push him towards L/R if a cruiser would easier to repair in a remote place.
A L/R isn't the b all to end all.

After all he is proposing the trip and i guess it it his safety he is thinking of.


my 5 cents worth.


john

Has anyone done a trip like this in a Toyo? Lots of Landies have done it. Just get one without electronics

For what my dad has said about russian countries there doesn't seem to be either Landcruisers or Landrovers much at all there so if those countries are going to be visited it doesn't matter which you have as far as parts availability. I guess just stick with what you know. A lot of those places i would have thought range would be useful. Just my thoughts.

The brits do it all the time.Spending months driving over third rate roads in a troopy is not my idea of fun.Tell him to buy a 'fender 96-98 TDI do a major service,new clutch ,brakes tyres and go for it.A D3 would be a mistake as it shows he has money and thats not what you won't people to now in some circles.I wish I had that type of money,I'd take my old girl no worries. Pat

I'm sure a well serviced and prepared D3 would have no dramas, but as has been mentioned, depending on the route taken, I wouldn't do it in a D3 alone - it would attract quite a bit of (perhaps unwanted) attention.

A TDI 110 would have no trouble - they're used all the time in Africa.

Cheers,

Gordon

Make sure he has a good snorkle, that first 1000ks might be a bit wet

A couple of question -

How many wives? I'm guessing that the plural also implies multiple husbands, therefore multiple vehicles. I'd think that two identical vehicles means automatic spares if absolutely necessary and less to parts to carry.

Where are they shipping to? Africa or Asia? If Africa - I'd go the Troopy over a D3 and a Defender is a good option as well. If going across Asia, think about getting some more local information. Toyotas are rare in Europe, esp commercial versions.