Claudia, Peter, Lasse & Sil discovering the world

Getting us a 4WD

Like the actual route, our ideas about the type of 4WD, and the necessary equipment, have changed a number of times. Land Rover Defender (the strongest), Land Rover Discovery (more comfortable) or Toyota Hilux Double Cab (more reliable and bigger)? There is so much to choose from! And what about the camping equipment? Rooftop tent (safe) or do we take a ground tent (more flexible)?

On the first day after our arrival in Cape Town Peter went for a test-drive in a Toyota Hilux D/C, equipped with rooftop tent and the basic camping equipment. The price for this 20-year old car was 90.000 Rand (~ 9.000 Euro). Not cheap, though sturdy and reliable, but a bit worn down. After some debate, we decided against the rooftop tent. This would mean that every time we want to use the car, we first have to pack all our gear. Besides, the owner of the Hilux was a German living in Berlin, and we were dealing through his local friend who would shortly leave on holiday for a month. At the very least a time-consuming route, and possibly an unreliable one. Exit Toyota Hilux.

From Claudia’s niece Elena, who lives in Cape Town, we got the tip of a local second-hand car dealer down the road who specialises in 4WD. They had a number of Land Rover Discovery’s for sale and 2 of them suited our budget. We fell in love with a blue Discovery 1, automatic, with a 4 liter V8 petrol engine, and about 127.000 km on the clock. The other one was a diesel with manual shifting and much more mileage. We took an option on the petrol version and took a day to discuss the sort of tent and equipment. The next day, after de decision on the tent was taken, we bought the car for 80.000 Rand, including 2 new tires, a dual battery and a second spare tire. Via the Internet we acquired a used aluminium roofrack, which we will pick up after the weekend. The car dealer helped us arrange a third-party liability, theft and fire insurance. Relatively easy, the only prerequisite was to be able to give a resident address. Now we only have to buy some camping equipment (tent, cooker, mattresses, chairs, table, pots, cutlery, plates, etc), and off we are. Africa, here we come!

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mark taminiau

eyy lieverds...wat een mooi verhaal met vele beslissingsmomenten...maar volgens mij gaan jullie wel uit van jullie intuïtie maar vooral het praktische gebruik van de 4wheeldrive...
hé Peet ..lekker weer camperen. mooi avontuur hoor!!!!

Hans Roodzant

Hallo globetrotters, prima keus zo'n V8 landrover. Wordt er maar niet verliefd op want in de lage landen valt hij in de A-categorie. 127.000 km is voor een V8 uit deze klasse een eitje. Veel plezier ermee.

kai van scouting

heel veel plezier met jullie reis

Johnny Roodzant

Pter er is niemand die een jaar vooruit kan plannen!!Ik denk dat je nooit genoeg tijd zou hebben gehad om ALLES te regelen.Hoeft volgens mij ook niet.GENIET!! Grtj aplus

stefan rodi

hi guys,
doesnt`SHE looks nice!!!!!!!!
all the best for u 4. enjoy every minute of your stay abroad.it was a great time seeing you in ct. looking forward to accompanying you on the journey.stefan

Moni und wolle

Hey you "world discoverers"!
We still can´t believe that you are on the other side of the globe!!Wow. It is good to hear that you are all in a good mood. It`s also amazing for us to join you on your trip in a way and we are also excited. Have a good time. Bye

Alain en Patricia

Wat mooi geschreven! Veel plezier en geniet er van. We zullen jullie blijven volgen! x

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