Forester xt to Africa
Discussion
Hi all,
Me and a friend are going to take part in an event which runs from Budapest to Banjul in Gambia around 9000km in total over 14 days.
We are putting together a short list of cars to look at taking, the budget for now is set at around £5000 as we might leave it there when it's finished.
I've done a fair bit of research and 90% of the run will be on poor roads and desert, not to much off road stuff, but there will be some.
Would a forester be able to cope with the heat and dust etc etc, we would be looking at raising it slightly, fitting some under body protection, possibly a snorkel to help with the dust, roof rack for spare wheels and fuel, off road tyres, some extra roof lights and a winch in a bag.
Is this a stupid idea, should we stick with a discovery?
Also where would be the best place in to the UK to get some of the above parts, seems most of the websites are based in the US.
The main reason more looking at the Forester is the speed without to much modification, this could be an advantage.
Any thoughts/ advice
Me and a friend are going to take part in an event which runs from Budapest to Banjul in Gambia around 9000km in total over 14 days.
We are putting together a short list of cars to look at taking, the budget for now is set at around £5000 as we might leave it there when it's finished.
I've done a fair bit of research and 90% of the run will be on poor roads and desert, not to much off road stuff, but there will be some.
Would a forester be able to cope with the heat and dust etc etc, we would be looking at raising it slightly, fitting some under body protection, possibly a snorkel to help with the dust, roof rack for spare wheels and fuel, off road tyres, some extra roof lights and a winch in a bag.
Is this a stupid idea, should we stick with a discovery?
Also where would be the best place in to the UK to get some of the above parts, seems most of the websites are based in the US.
The main reason more looking at the Forester is the speed without to much modification, this could be an advantage.
Any thoughts/ advice
We were going to take some spare cans of fuel, but is petrol that hard to find?
With regards the pace on the tracks, we weren't going to crazy tbh it was more the pace on the normal roads, we have to drive all the way down through Europe first.
The foresters seem fairly good in sand (YouTube videos) is this not the case.
Point taken with parts.
With regards the pace on the tracks, we weren't going to crazy tbh it was more the pace on the normal roads, we have to drive all the way down through Europe first.
The foresters seem fairly good in sand (YouTube videos) is this not the case.
Point taken with parts.
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