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Overland Off Road and Expedition Preparation
Nene Overland has been preparing vehicles for overland travel since the early 90s, so now have a wealth of experience to help our customers. We are very focused on all things Land Rover and most Japanese vehicles, especially Toyota, Mitsubishi and Nissan.
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If you are looking at a Japanese vehicle to prepare for Overland travel then either a Toyota Land Cruiser, Nissan Patrol or a Nissan or Toyota Double Cab Pick-up might be the way forwards. If it is to be a Land Rover then most people choose a Defender 110 3 door hard top, 5 door Station Wagon or a Double Cab Pick-up as their ideal vehicle.
If the vehicle is a 2 seater, it is well worth making it possible to accommodate 1 or 2 extra people. This can be very sociable on long trips away meeting friends or family who may fly in, or giving other travellers or locals a lift thereby gleaning some extra valuable local knowledge.
In some instances especially if you are on a tight budget and looking for extra comfort you may consider a 300 TDI Discovery as your base vehicle. Effectively with suspension upgrades a Discovery can be adapted to do a similar job as the Defender.
A lot of people after research will focus on the 2.5 300 TDI models especially when you are to be travelling in the 3rd world without much backup for long time spans. The main advantage over the later TD5is that the 300 TDI Defender and Discovery models have much more simplistic electric’s, no ECU to run the engine. This means that either you or local mechanics should be able to carry out most repairs – servicing almost anywhere, whereas the later TD5 Defender and Discovery models will require Land Rover factory software and laptop systems to plug into the vehicle to diagnose and ‘reset’ some faults.
Nene Overland is very focused on stocking plenty of 300 TDI Defender 110 and Discovery’s ready to be prepared for overland travel. Also bear in mind that on occasion it may be an advantage to upgrade an older vehicle as it may make your ‘carnet de passage’ cost through some countries considerably cheaper. These charges may be based on ‘book’ value of a vehicle, information officials would have access to UK book values, i.e. the newer the vehicle the more the carnet de passage would cost. The best advice we can give is always allow plenty of time to plan and research your proposed trip. Always have your vehicle ready and finished with plenty of weeks to spare before you leave and visit it at every opportunity. This will put valuable mileage on the vehicle giving opportunity to iron out any niggles, familiarise yourselves with the operation of all equipment and become more tuned into any practical maintenance that you may carry out. Try to obtain a factory parts book to take along. You will be able to organise spare parts to be shipped into almost anywhere with the aid of phone and credit card. ‘Sods Law’ will say that you will need parts in some remote spot during the local’s religious break. At least you will be able to organise parts under your own steam. Being as self contained as possible is always the ideal situation wherever you find yourself around the world. Kevin, David or TJ are always ready for your email or a phone call if you need parts assistance. Nene will ship parts anywhere to get you going again. If we had the chance we would arrive in the parts box to join in your global fun!
Focus below on why you should consider Nene Overland for all your overland vehicle preparation parts and equipment purchases and advice.
Overland Vehicle Sales
If you are planning to purchase a vehicle and then instruct a specialist to prepare it for your trip, it must be worth understanding that you may spend a considerable sum of capital preparing your vehicle. There is nothing worse than handing over a substandard vehicle to us to prepare for you!
Perhaps you bought the vehicle at a very attractive price, however if the vehicle requires a lot of mechanical reconditioning your cheap vehicle may soon become a very expensive vehicle! In the long term it would possibly make more sense to let Nene Overland supply the vehicle and do the preparation work as a complete package. A one stop shop can take the worry out of your vehicle purchase, it will also make the end result come together so much better as one company is in control of the quality, rather than two or more. Nene has specialised and traded in this market since 1988 and is run by passionate enthusiasts to give the customer the absolute best and most sincere advice!
We are true professionals in our field. We supply 350 plus vehicles new and used to all manner of customers at home and worldwide.
As Nene Overland does not have to live solely off preparation-service work. We will advise to fit equipment or carry out work that would be cost effective and create a practical purposeful purchase, right for the customer and the environment you wish to travel through. Don’t forget you can visit Nene Overland and see it all from start to finish a vast stock of quality vehicles, prepared vehicles ready and for sale, all the equipment – Oz Tents, Roof Tents and Racks undercover. You will be able to compare the Hannibal and Autohome Roof Tents. For bests advice and demonstrations please book appointments with Kevin Mackman or TJ. Please bear in mind that only Vehicle Sales remain open after 1pm on Saturdays. Nene Overland is closed Sundays due to the fact that we exhibit at a number of shows through the summer but if this is the only day that you can come to Nene Overland, please call to make an appointment.
Thank you for your interest, we look forward to meeting you soon, happy travelling!
Nene Overland, Manor Farm, Ailsworth, Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7
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Telephone: 01733 380687 Fax: 01733 380338 Email: sales@neneoverland.co.uk