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Big Luni
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:52 am    Post subject: Things Across the Sahara Reply with quote

My mom just came back from Germany, and a friend of hers there knew a guy who just got back from the Sahara. He went with two other guys. He drove a Land Cruiser, and the other two guys drove Things! They drove across the entire desert without a guide. My mom knew I'd be interested, so she took pictures of some of their pictures:
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Maybe some German Sambanistas know these guys, and can get some of the other pics. I'd like to hear the stories about this trip. This is the kind of hardcore driving the VW181 was made for!
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Man that trip looks like it was a blast! It's nice to see other people actually use their Thing rather than keep it parked in a garage. They are great off road vehicles and are fun to use them as such. If you carry a come along and some straps then you can go just about as far as if you had a four wheel drive.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 3:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How about if we just enjoy VW's here and leave the politics to some other site(s)
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll think about your suggestion and make a decison about in the next couple of weeks. I don't want to make a rash decision. Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm    Post subject: Re: Things Across the Sahara Reply with quote

Big Luni wrote:
Maybe some German Sambanistas know these guys


Hello

I think that you should get in touch with Ralf Kurschewitz if you want more details about these pictures.

http://www.ralfs-vw-teile.de/unterhaltung/libyen1999/galerie/04.htm

This link is about a previous trip in North Africa (1999).

Email: [email protected]

Regards
Pierre-J MACUA


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 12:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

TimGud wrote:
I'll think about your suggestion and make a decison about in the next couple of weeks. I don't want to make a rash decision. Wink


Im surprised you didnt say vote early....and often! The Democrat mantra.
How a military man could vote for Kerry is beyond me. Kerry dis-respected, & dis-respects those in the military early and OFTEN.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey guys,
As long as the post and poster have some connection to Things, i have no issue with political opinions in their sigs. If a poster with a poltical agenda came in here just to argue politics, then I'd have an issue.

I am not going to ask a contributor to edit his sig.

If anyone has any interest in political debate, go to the "political thread' in the Rants. That is the proper forum for it.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anyways, Rolling Eyes back to the original subject.

How many times did they have to dig themselves out of the sand?
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I heard there were a few times one would get stuck and would ahve to get pulled out by the others, and there were a few breakdowns too- but the guy driving the Land Cruiser said that whenever one of the Things broke down, the two VW guys were at their happiest- figuring out what the problem was & fixing it.
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