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Typical setups costs
For those of you who have done long trips in a 4x4, would you say on average most people would likely spend around £10,000 on their vehicle preparation?

Taking into account all the mechanical side of things, spares, camping equipment, all of the running around looking at things, test trips, gps/maps etc etc?
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Yes, thats about what I've spent - and it hasn't stopped yet

The trouble seems to be sitting at home waiting for the next trip the mind turns to vehicle mods and kit.

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ps.I've stopped counting now - someone sensible/rational might ask why
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"The trouble seems to be sitting at home waiting for the next trip the mind turns to vehicle mods and kit."

Oh lordy - tell me about it!

But most of it is improvements over the last system (at least thats how you justify it to yourself ;-)
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Trouble is when you do get away you need less and less stuff. Infact while home I want more and while away I want less. Yes, there is ongoing development and product testing - 7 stoves at the last count ( anybody need one?) - but £20 here and £20 there is such a waste of traveling money - I blame ebay in part for 24 hour bargain shopping.
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I'm with you there - my vehicle is also a safety net and has taken on a disproportionate importance in my life - infact it's worse than that because I have a second vehicle which was originally bought for spares but is in fact in far better condition. Rationally I should abandon the first and concentrate on the better one but basically I don't want to. I would much rather keep the first and renovate/modify it as time goes by. I have 2 merc G wagons and, unlike most 4x4s they rot from the outside in - the chassis is as good as the day it was built 21 years ago so it has a lot of life left yet - why change? Infact a bit scruffy on the outside seems to be an advantage.
Time to stop rambling - I'm raising more questions than answers..........:confused1:
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10 000£ ???
huh???

My first trip, I bought a secondhand Landrover and added for around 3000€ kit. In total that ended up to around 11000 - 12000€. Looking back, I could have done the same trip with similar comfort with a few 1000's less on the car and a few months longer on the road.

I'm just back from a 3 month (20 000km) trip in central asia with a 500€ lada and probably another 500€ kit. Looking at it, we didn't lack creature comforts at all and had much less to worry about then any other overloaded truck. The car was pretty good off road as well, and didn't break down... at all (which I thought was boring, because I too like fiddling with cars).

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If I was paying myself by the hour then my ex defender and current troopy would be worth their considerable weight in gold!! Sad thing is when I sold my defender and I saw what I got versus what had been spent on it! My vehicle is used for trips as well as weekend jaunts and a bit of playing in the mud. I hope the troopy lasts for many years, and to be honest I find vehicle preperation and tinkering a very satisfying pastime in limited free time from a high stress job, so I kind of justify it to myself like that. It also sits there as a safety net so if one day it is all too much I can pack up and hit the road. If I want to buy 'kit' it takes about three months to reach me, so I like to think everything I have done to the vehicle has been planned well. Bits have been procured from as far afield as Oz, SA and even Devon! My Defender all in cost me about 7K for vehicle and prep, and it was and is a top vehicle that has done coast of Ghana to Timbuctu twice, and North of Ghana about six times, as well as some severe off-roading. But my advantage is 'own' workshop facilities and some highly skilled but cheap mechanics.
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