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casualty list: windscreen cracked, mirror cracked, exhaust 4 times broke, valve, piston rings, roof rack bounced to buggery, side door not opening, drivers door not shutting, back door not opening, 3 x door locks, back door crashed into, roof almost caved in, 2 x rear lights, 1 x headlight, oil consumpsion keeping O.P.E.C. in business, low compression, blown out sparkplug, all plugs destroyed, 4 x tyres, a few dings here + there, breaks fixed a few times + now virtually non existant,...and the wheel...did i mention about the wheel...???.. THE END.
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in the dark, rain storm + mad, crazy, busy roads, van on its last legs....WE ENTER DOUALA!! The fucking victorious Desert Scousers. Dumped the bitch (the van) at the designated finish line, hand over the keys + v5, + fuck off back to blighty on next flight.
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in morning met village idiot who made car worse than the previous 200kms of fucked up road did. Afternoon screwed wheel back on + had welded.
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wheel blah blah mechanic blah blah
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Next mechanic fixed the wheel...and it broke 32kms out of town. Took it back. Another wasted day. He fixed engine...now its even worse drinking 2-3 ltrs of oil per day.
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at ngaoundere another mechanic blah blah same old story. Fuck it on to next town. Cant hear engine or wheel coz road is so bad.
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Made maroua over flat-challenged tracks in a tropical rainstorm. In the morning got wheel sewn on, or blu-tacked on, or however they do it around here. On to garoua + split pin sheared after 150kms or so. Will try chewing gum or selotape next time. Last few miles to garoua driven on brand new, black, flat tarmac! I thought i was fucking dreaming!!?! Met local contact njoke in garoua who took us to hotel + organised another mechanic.@
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just crossed into cameroon! Wheel falling off again. I.m fed up with fucking shite african mechanics. Lying, cheating bastards. Well at least we made cameroon!
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On the way to maiduguri wheel noisy. Checked out in morning + need wheel bearings. Found mechanic + fxd. Our local contact introduced us to a guy who organised mechanic etc. Turns out he is the local state govt health secretary! Simon went to hossy + has malaria but ok now. I,ve got something like the bacterial infection which i had in bamako, nice! To the border.@
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Mechanic in damaturu sorted replacement wheel hub + replaced gaskets on exhaust. Back on our way to maiduguru.
