Crumball Rally

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Heard about this today, has anyone ever done it? Sounds a right laugh to get a £200 banger and drive a few thousand miles in it with loads of others hoping it'll reach it's destination, then scrap it at the end (or drive it back if you're that confident!)

Wouldn't mind doing it one year with some friends maybe. Any recommendations on banger? bulletproof old volvo maybe? :D

http://www.crumballrally.com/index.html
 
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Volvo 740/940 some friends have bought a couple of these to drive to a villa in the south of Spain, made it every time. One they scrapped as the exhaust fell off in Spain and the other made it all the way back. Both had 200k+ miles and cost peanuts.
 
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Volvo 740/940 some friends have bought a couple of these to drive to a villa in the south of Spain, made it every time. One they scrapped as the exhaust fell off in Spain and the other made it all the way back. Both had 200k+ miles and cost peanuts.

Yeah thought as much, the old ones really are tanks and lots of room, and that's exactly what we'd want. Any mechanical minded person wanna come along from Manchester if we ever do it? haha, absolutely none of my friends are and I can only just about replace headlamps :)
 
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Heard about this today, has anyone ever done it? Sounds a right laugh to get a £200 banger and drive a few thousand miles in it with loads of others hoping it'll reach it's destination, then scrap it at the end (or drive it back if you're that confident!)

Wouldn't mind doing it one year with some friends maybe. Any recommendations on banger? bulletproof old volvo maybe? :D

Somebody has been watchinng scrapheap challenge :D (which is terrible in the new format :( )
 
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thinking about doing this, asked a couple of mates and they seem pretty enthusiastic!

doesnt anyone know if a car breaks down abroad can you just.. leave it there :p?

no, you have to get it recovered or sell it to some-one.

I've done a couple of street safari events; home to rome & Staples 2 Naples both were great - well organized and good routes.

But beware - it ain't cheap! fuel, keeping the wreck running and beer/food/hotels all add up - at least a grand each for the rally without setting the car up or buying silly costumes...
 
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