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Old 09-01-2012, 11:31 AM
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Default Across Africa in a 944
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ac...?frame=2323841

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Old 09-01-2012, 11:41 AM
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Old 09-01-2012, 12:38 PM
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Jeez, I thought my car had a rough life!
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Old 09-01-2012, 01:43 PM
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>In total, the elderly Porsche suffered 27 separate breakdowns during the course of its 15,000-mile odyssey.

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Awesome!!

Similar expedition in a 928:

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...-calcutta.html
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So this guy does extreme treks in unsuitable vehicles. You just have to admire his sense of adventure/courage/stupidity/insanity depending on your point of view. He's a 944 owner so he must have all of those traits! Personally I'd like to see him climb Everest in a Segway.
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Originally Posted by MAGK944
So this guy does extreme treks in unsuitable vehicles. You just have to admire his sense of adventure/courage/stupidity/insanity depending on your point of view. He's a 944 owner so he must have all of those traits! Personally I'd like to see him climb Everest in a Segway.


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Old 09-01-2012, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by J Berk


His words not mine:

"Welcome to BenCoombs.net...proof that driving halfway across the globe in a preposterously unsuitable vehicle isn’t actually such a bad idea..."

http://www.bencoombs.net/
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Old 09-01-2012, 04:25 PM
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Old 09-01-2012, 05:32 PM
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This is awesome. And it's more inspiration for me to someday build a rally style 944. I like the rugged look!
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Incredible. Even despite the couple dozen breakdowns and more capable 4x4 tagging along. Bonus points to his girlfriend who went with as well!

This must-see 911 SC is of the same vein. On a much more close-to-home scale.
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thats so cool. basically saved every pic...
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