Great read

[Skinner]

would you drive across the Congo?

 

this 2 did.

 

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50799

[TTQ B4U]

That's some serious hobby right there. We should invite them to join CR.

[EvoXbmx]

Man, what a hell of an adventure!! I never want to go to the congo. EVER.

[99FLHRCI]

Started reading that way to late last night. I'm gonna drag ass all day now because I couldn't stop reading. I stayed up till 3 hrs before I had to be to work just so I could read the end.

[iwashmycar]

amazing. im closing that window though or I wont get a damned thing done here at work lol.

 

subscribed for another time!

[CRed05]

I'd do it. We drove across Kenya and it was probably one of the best experiences I've ever had. We stayed on paved roads for the most part, but when you see a zebra rolling in a pothole in the middle of one of the main roads, it gives a different meaning to paved roads.

 

I didn't see if it said if that was a diesel Land Cruiser they used, it looks like a gasoline one, that wasn't a good idea. We did it in a bone stock diesel Cherokee.

[Das Borgen]

The Toyota Land Cruiser and the Toyota Hilux

 

 

there's a reason those trucks are the truck of choice anywhere and everywhere you go in the world

 

we had a 2.8L Diesel Hilux growing up.............I still haven t met a tougher vehicle...Same for my aun't old 94 Land Cruiser

 

 

Toyota still makes the Land Cruiser 70....pretty much unchanged since 84

http://www.carsources.biz/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Toyota-LandCruiser-70-Series.jpg

[CRed05]

Toyota Hilux

 

Yeah, my grandfather has a 3rd gen Hilux that still runs to this very day, only problem is that its about 70% rust, oh and that it's had more work done to it than any car that has ever been in my family. It's a piece of shit, only reason those are popular is because they are cheap and parts are everywhere.

 

Land cruisers are good though, I prefer a Land Rover, Nissan Patrol or Mitsubishi Pajero

[Skinner]

I'd do it. We drove across Kenya and it was probably one of the best experiences I've ever had. We stayed on paved roads for the most part, but when you see a zebra rolling in a pothole in the middle of one of the main roads, it gives a different meaning to paved roads.

 

I didn't see if it said if that was a diesel Land Cruiser they used, it looks like a gasoline one, that wasn't a good idea. We did it in a bone stock diesel Cherokee.

 

It's a diesel.

[99FLHRCI]

Yeah, my grandfather has a 3rd gen Hilux that still runs to this very day, only problem is that its about 70% rust, oh and that it's had more work done to it than any car that has ever been in my family. It's a piece of shit, only reason those are popular is because they are cheap and parts are everywhere.

 

Land cruisers are good though, I prefer a Land Rover, Nissan Patrol or Mitsubishi Pajero

 

He discusses all of the above listed vehicles and their durability in that environment. He spoke with the local mechanic school in depth about it. The LC is good for about 15k-20k km and the Mitsu...about 2k km.

[nurkvinny]

Well, there went 2 hours.

[99ta]

great story.

[1bad95gt]

Awesome, took me a solid 4 hours to read it though....

[Otis Nice]

Still trying to read. Been busy this week. Only on page 5 but looking forward to the rest.

 

Thanks for the link.

[Mark1647545493]

just think.... The Congo crossing was only a small part of their 2 year 100,000Km adventure. Anyone sign up for the live webcast interview with these two on Sunday at 11am? Too bad they're only discussing the Congo and not the rest of the trip.