If you're young, try getting a quote for yourself BUT add old farts with clean driving licences as named drivers. This took a good chunk off any daughters first premium.

Could a failing dual mass flywheel cause his rattle?

Sorry, I'm a bit of a dinosaur when it comes to computer stuff. If you google spanish4x4 you will find them.

In my experience, the Pyrenees often act like a weather barrier. Rain on the French side and sunshine on the Spanish. It may be worth you planning a contingency route taking you rapidly south should you encounter continuous rain on the French side.

You're not wrong Mike. For a forum with 115,000 members you would expect a bit more expedition activity. Maybe they're all using Alas overland or trailmasters as I have had only one taker (thank you James & Sarah) for the trips I have offered here in the past. For this year I am joining...

The crud in your inlet manifold is caused by the egr. Block it off when refitting the inlet manifold. As Chris says, check your turbo hoses as they could be delaminated and sucking flat when you take your foot off the accelerator.

If your company are going to pay the fuel bill, then go for a car with a huge petrol engine. They're cheaper to buy and avoid modern diesel complexities such as EGR's, DPF's, DMF's. For your 5k budget you could get yourself a Porsche Cayenne. If you do go down the F2 route, go for the 3.2 petrol.

Have you bled the lift pump?

But the paintwork looked fine 16 months ago?

Unfortunately no. But I am planning to join 'Spanish4x4.com' for a week in June.

Was the owner planning to replace the chassis with the one parked next to it?

Brookstain, Here's a set up that worked well on my old D1. 2 inch blocks under the standard springs. New britpart rear dampers plus 2 inches. Tow bar spacers to extend the rear ARB mounts by 2 inches (needed ARB fitted for the MOT) 750 x 16 tyres on steel wheels Minor camel cut I believe that...

Check out the connectors to the bulbs. These fail at about 10 years and can cause many problems. Available on eBay for a rew quid.

Just a bit of a Google:- Email. Mohamedgordito4x4@gmail.com. Tel. +212 668 960 594

I managed to find a radiator for my 300 tdi disco back in 2010 in Zagora. From memory the garage was named after its owner Mohammed Gordito ( not 100% sure of the spelling). But even if he has your bits, expect to pay through the roof for them. Landy spares seem to be quite rare in Morocco and...

Your inlet manifold could be full of muck from the EGR. For the cost of a gasket, it would be worth removing and cleaning it. Block off the EGR upon refitting. 300 tdi turbo hoses generally fail inside by de-laminating and sucking flat on engine over-run. But you might as well replace them while...

Indeed, holding up the traffic on a French motorway isn't very challenging. Maybe have a google at Plymouth-Dakar, I done the Morocco one a few years ago. Didn't go through Mauritania and Senegal as I thought that being shot by Isis may hurt. Could look at mogul rally? I'm assuming that you have...

Wow (again), Is this not grizzly bear territory?

I doubt if any of significance will change. I used to drive through europe before the EUSSR got dreamed up as did my parents before the common market. Had no issues back then.

If it was late October, I may be able to join you but I cannot get the amount of time off needed earlier in the month. I do have a list of way points from central to southern Portugal which 2 of us attempted to follow last year, however, this method is tedious, slow and inaccurate. Have a...