#Best overland vehicles series
Series are relatively cheap, but they're old now, and slow, and pretty uncomfortable. I've had a series III, currently have a discovery, and use military 110s regularly. Enjoy it by all means, just don't overlook the fact that a clued-up family man, with his Japanese estate or van, going to visit his wife's relatives, may have the same destination in Tamanrasset or Khartoum as you. Jail for them!īy all means go on an overland trip - it'll be great fun. Several numpties in 2008 thought they would try the same trip - no chance. Bribes, bribes, bribes and that's a BBC film crew. You have to use ferries from strange places to even stranger places.ĭid you see Michael Palin's tour of the 'New Europe'? - the bugger cheated - he hired a fishing boat in Croatia and without permission sailed to Dures in Albania. Outside of Western-Europe, wars in the Balkans, Africa and in the Middle East have made many journeys almost impossible unless you pull strings, or ask favours. Why? They thought they needed them, but a Reliant Robin could get there. I've met folks at the Turkey / Iraq border - all loaded up with sand ladders and extra jerricans. I've done both and prefer the 'over the mountain' option. However - try avoiding the motorways and the paying of tolls - what an adventure that can be, over the old mule tracks and ex-main roads. There is an excellent motorway / or main highway most / nearly all of the way from Innsbruck in Austria to Ljublijana in Slovenia, via the Brenner Pass into Italy. In case you are mis-understanding me - here's a good example: At any point you can come off the difficult route and take the easy one. Overland does not NEED a LandRover anymore - but you can do it the bumpy way if you wish, for fun. There is a certain sense of achievement in taking a LandRover to or from Saudi Arabia or Bahrain or Dubai for example - but the ex-pats who work there are coming home on holiday overland to do some sight-seeing in Europe with Mazdas, Datsuns, and Toyota saloons. If you want to go off-road old style - try Slovenia or Croatia or Bosnia Hercegovina then via Montenegro and Albania to Greece, without paying any tolls. I enjoy Overland travel very much - but things have changed. I agree with travelling Bob - an old Toyota High Ace or similar - asphalt all the way. So, what do I do? Stick with tradition and go for the Defender 110 200Tdi or go for modern comfort and get a P38 DSE with all the toys? After that, who knows Iceland maybe? Budget for the base vehicle is £2,000 ideally, £2,500 if I really must. I am planning to do Overland/greenlaning trips across the Pyrenees and another down to and through Morocco next year too. It will be used here in the UK for greenlaning weekends and towing my motorbike to trackdays. I am getting really close to buying a car hopefully on one of the two bank holiday weekends we have coming up so need to make a decision. Something else I have noticed is the increase in newer air-sprung Land Rovers making such journeys that couple who drove their 元22 the length of Africa, and several Discovery 3s and now 4s are making their way all over the world in much more comfort than a Defender can ever offer.Īll of which brings me back to my dilemma! I originally wanted a Range Rover Classic Tdi, which is impossible to find, but the supply of diesel Range Rover P38s (DSEs) is plentiful and tempting! Fitting a set of Arnott Gen III airbags will improve the air suspension in terms of reliability (lifetime guarantee!) and offroad capability (2 extra height available offroad), and they seem really popular in the US (and are used offroad!) but largely shunned over here. Is this all true? I have no firsthand experience! And in the cold, the heater is pretty inadequate unless substantially upgraded. Also, in hot climates they can be uncomfortably hot inside I am talking earlier 200/300Tdi engined cars rather than the latest TD5/TDCis with air con, etc.
However, a lot of posts and threads I read on other forums/guides suggest they can be quite tiring to drive over distance, and are cramped in the cockpit. Is a 110 really the best Overland vehicle around? It definitely seems the most popular choice, I assume because of its relative simplicity, popularity of spares and capacious load area.
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