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We have bought a left hand drive Mercedes Benz 2.4 diesel estate. It does 0-60 in about 45 seconds and has a top speed of about 80 mph (downhill!) and it needed to be left hand drive to be of any value in the Gambia. We have been reliably informed that it may see life in the future as a Banjul Taxi. The car started white, but as taxi's in the Gambia are green we have given it a bit of a paint job!

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We have fixed a few minor problems like the petrol gauge and accelerator arm. And we have fixed the radio (we have to have music!). We are also thinking about adding a roof rack, but are still undecided, and might add van tyres to give it a bit more ground clearance. We also need to pack a snowboard and tow rope to have a bit of fun getting pulled along sand dunes in the Sahara!


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The car is driving beautifully at the moment, but we need to do further work to make sure it makes the distance.