Trusty Mitsu makes a tidy profit
Posted Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 2:43 PM by Lonely Planet
Final Day: The Wheelers finish the Plymouth to Banjul rally and send their trusty Mitsubishi to auction.
Sunday 25 February
Even after we've finished in Banjul there's a finale to our England to Gambia cruise: selling our trusty Mitsubishi. Buy the car in England, drive it to Gambia and give it away is the Plymouth to Banjul Challenge's aim - the cars that make it are auctioned with the proceeds going to African charities. Back on 29 January I'd paid £350 (about US$700) for our 1989 car. Today, along with 21 other PBC finishers, it was going on the block outside the Independence Stadium.
Lot number 12 was called, I drove the last 100m in the blue Mitsu, the bidding started at 5000 dalasi and three minutes later it had been 'knocked down to the man in green' for 36,000 dalasi, £720 (about US$1450). After 7000km it had doubled in value. Check out the picture, the new owner Dehba Fofana is directly behind the car.
- Tony Wheeler
Track progress and view a map of the route here.
Labels: Africa, Plymouth to Banjul Challenge 2007
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Hi both,
You guys are real freak. It was long time I hadn't heard from you. I'll always keep a great souvenir of your India's LP of 1981, which accompanied me for 6 months during my first trip to India.
This kind of competition sounds nice. I have an old Toyota which I dream since long to finish it with a long journey accross the continents. Is this run a regular ongoing event? I could not find more information... I'd be pleased to receive more information (pierre.christen@gmail.com)
Until then, I wish you a lot of fun!
Pierre
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