overland vehicle fitting

I'm planning to do some extensive travelling in Africa and to that end will
be buying a vehicle and getting it fitted out for overland travel. I
would really welcome any recommendations with regard where to purchase a
suitable vehicle, I was looking at Land Rover Defenders or Toyota Land
Cruisers, and companies that could outfit the vehicle for that sort of
travel. I am very flexible in terms of country.

many thanks

Many thanks for the very welcome advice and I'll certainly take
it all on board. My plan is to go wherever my fancy takes me and
where the sun is shining, avoiding the rainy seasons where possible.
The biggest consideration I have at the moment is whether to purchase
the vehicle and fit it out in the UK, then either ship it to SA or drive it
down through Spain, or buy and fit it in SA. Whereas
there is no end of places in the UK that will fit out vehicles and a huge
range to choose from, I know nothing about what's available in SA.
Personal recommendations are worth there weight in gold.

once again many thanks

"psw" <pw005c@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I'm planning to do some extensive travelling in Africa and to that end
> will be buying a vehicle and getting it fitted out for overland travel. I
> would really welcome any recommendations with regard where to purchase a
> suitable vehicle, I was looking at Land Rover Defenders or Toyota Land
> Cruisers, and companies that could outfit the vehicle for that sort of
> travel. I am very flexible in terms of country.
>
> many thanks
>

psw wrote:
> Many thanks for the very welcome advice and I'll certainly take
> it all on board. My plan is to go wherever my fancy takes me and
> where the sun is shining, avoiding the rainy seasons where possible.
> The biggest consideration I have at the moment is whether to purchase
> the vehicle and fit it out in the UK, then either ship it to SA or drive it
> down through Spain, or buy and fit it in SA. Whereas
> there is no end of places in the UK that will fit out vehicles and a huge
> range to choose from, I know nothing about what's available in SA.
> Personal recommendations are worth there weight in gold.
>
> once again many thanks
>
> "psw" <pw005c@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:PkjMg.15953$r61.11045@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>
>>I'm planning to do some extensive travelling in Africa and to that end
>>will be buying a vehicle and getting it fitted out for overland travel. I
>>would really welcome any recommendations with regard where to purchase a
>>suitable vehicle, I was looking at Land Rover Defenders or Toyota Land
>>Cruisers, and companies that could outfit the vehicle for that sort of
>>travel. I am very flexible in terms of country.
>>
>>many thanks
>>
>
> outh Africa are very high
>
Used prices in South Africa are very high so it would be best to buy in
the UK. South Africans might be better at fitting out but you have to
consider the time you would spend there; if you have the wanderlust,
South Africa is not really the place to kick your heels. If you buy
there, you need to consider registration problems, and so on.
Driving down through Spain? If you don't have the experience, I would
say you will never get to the south, there are war zones blocking just
about every route. I am not brave enough. The best areas to wander are
the southern countries bordering SA: Namibia, Botswana, up tp Zambia,
Malawi, maybe Tanzania. They would keep you ocupied for a year or two,
they are game rich, speak English and are generally friendy.
Best advice: Buy and fit here. Ship to Cape Town or Durban, use a
carnet de passage to enable you to cross borders with ease. and get out
there!
By the way. People all over can repair landrovers as Marc says. You
know why? They are always breaking down!