When it came to this latest odyssey it was a given that I’d be maintaining the tradition, hence the TVR Chimaera.Įmphatically, yes. I completed the event in a classic Mini and so began my love of overlanding a love that has gravitated towards the less-likely vehicular choices.Īmong other adventures, I’ve driven from England to South Africa in a classic Porsche and overlanded to Singapore in a Chevrolet Corvette and Rolls Royce convoy. It started with an event called the Mongol Rally, which annually sees a bunch of indefatigable folk setting out to drive from Europe to Mongolia in an armada of irreverent vehicles. I’ve been overlanding in quirky, off-beat vehicles for over a decade now. That’s 35,000 kilometers from the northern reaches of Norway to the southern tip of Patagonia, via Europe, North, Central and South America. Journey: The Pub2Pub Expedition is a journey from the northernmost bar on the planet to the southernmost that I share with co-driver Kimberley Croft. His 2WD Overland vehicle: TVR Chimaera, a hand-built British sports car, powered by a 4l V8 and lacking the most rudimentary ground clearance. Shout out to my instructor Will Powderly!
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I attended a full day, one-on-one training course where we covered off-road driving techniques and equipment specific to this trip. No point in having recovery gear without having the knowledge to use it.
The Jazz has a 40-liter fuel tank and most days I would fill up twice. Cons: I would have liked the trim level with air conditioning, especially in the Sahara and on dusty tracks.
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Lightweight – you can free the car by lifting the wheel arches and pushing sand under the wheels with your feet when you find yourself buried to the subframe in soft sand.
For two people traveling with lots of gear: You might have to sleep in a tent.Traveling with two people: You can sleep in it comfortably if you pack light and don’t mind getting friendly with each other.Traveling solo and wanting to sleep in the car: Yes.Would you recommend overlanding in a Honda Jazz? It can sleep one person stretched out comfortably and carry all my gear. I wanted nothing but top-ups of oil and water, which I checked every morning before leaving, although I suspect a wheel bearing will need to be changed soon.As of right now, it’s nearly at 170,000 miles. I bought it in April of this year for €1100 and it’s my daily driver.Versatile cargo capacity, cheap to run, legendary Honda reliability.Journey: 7000+ miles from Ireland via France and Spain to Morocco (4 days for Dublin-Algeciras / 6 days in Morocco / 4 days Algeciras-Dublin). His 2WD Overland vehicle: 2004 Honda Jazz 1.4 5MT in the comment section below) and we’ll follow Connolly Let us know when and where you’re going (e.g. We hope they will inspire you to drop the excuse ‘I don’t have money to buy a proper rig’ and just go! Have fun reading, and even more, have fun on your trip. Overlanders who have driven across the world in fabulous 2WD overland vehicles: a Mini, a Fiat Punto, a Honda Jazz, a TVR Chimaera, among others. Recently we came across a couple of awesome examples of overlanders who exactly prove our point. We couldn’t, and still can’t, say anything about Africa because we haven’t been there, but below you’ll find some overlanders who have. This means, among other things, that you don’t need a huge cushion in the bank either to undertake a journey of a lifetime (a good example is Kiki & Sebastiaan, who hitchhiked to China, bought a beat-up, Kyrgyz Lada and drove back home). You can, of course, and many feel comfortable doing exactly that.
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This blog shares examples of overlanders with a 2WD overland vehicle.Ĭoen and I have argued in the above-mentioned series ‘Is a 4WD a Must for Overlanding’ that you don’t depend on an expensive, super-fancy four-wheel drive with all kinds of (recovery) gadgets to drive to Asia or South America. This is part 4 of a 4-series story on the question of whether a 4WD is a must when it comes to overland vehicles.
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