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madeintaipei posted:No one has guessed how far he got? England is west and north of Almaty. Hes driving south. Its pretty hard to guess how "far" he could have gotten without knowing a route.
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hobbesmaster posted:England is west and north of Almaty. Hes driving south. Its pretty hard to guess how "far" he could have gotten without knowing a route. 
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hobbesmaster posted:England is west and north of Almaty. Hes driving south. Its pretty hard to guess how "far" he could have gotten without knowing a route. Ever read, "As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me."? Massive detours seem to be the norm out East.
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OMGVBFLOL posted:so whats it like traveling through this area as a white dude (or i guess, a person with hairy pale arms, i shouldn't presume). do you speak urdu? do you feel uncomfortable or is it generally pretty chill? do you have contingency plans for potential hazards like arrest or kidnapping? how much work was it getting all the required visas and travel papers and stuff? i speak Russian which is spoken in all ex Soviet states
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I fultoned all the guards out of here in metal gear 5, you're welcome OP
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Dec 16, 2019 23:53
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Did anyone ever try to take your car/stuff on this trip through incredibly safe places? It looks like it was the trip of a lifetime. So many gorgeous shots of places we will be unlikely to ever see! Thanks, OP!
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kecske posted:I fultoned all the guards out of here in metal gear 5, you're welcome OP You’re good people, kecske.
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ASAPRockySituation posted:Did anyone ever try to take your car/stuff on this trip through incredibly safe places? nope never had any problems. its a very safe part of the world
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uzbekistan.                                                         
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Awesome pictures! Thanks!
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I take it the front wheel bearings went to poo poo on the trip?
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HONG KONG SLUMLORD posted:I take it the front wheel bearings went to poo poo on the trip? ball joints, steering arms and shock absorber mounts all exploded.
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Dec 17, 2019 12:31
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What was the best thing you ate on the trip? Great photos
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OP you def did better than the goon who hiked across america's west coast
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Dec 17, 2019 13:03
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Why are you constantly taking your car apart?
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Baldandbankrupts channel has taken a wild new spin.
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LifeSunDeath posted:Why are you constantly taking your car apart? I think the car is taking itself apart and OP is constantly putting it back together.
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Dec 17, 2019 14:20
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This is cool
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I'm loving your pictures, OP, your trip looks amazing! Ah, Zeppelin memorial?
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big nipples big life posted:I think the car is taking itself apart and OP is constantly putting it back together. Lol just let the cursed thing die already you monster.
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Nebakenezzer posted:I'm loving your pictures, OP, your trip looks amazing! it was the called the watermelon tea house. don’t know who built it or why but it was near the tajik Uzbek border and definitely not serving any tea
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Uncle Enzo posted:Current photo count: Deciding to count unique situations rather than photos Roadside maintenance: 4 At a mechanic: 5
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I read on wikipedia that your car has recirculating balls. Congrats!
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How many pictures have a strange puddle of liquid on or near the car?
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so what did you get?
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that menu where everything looks almost identical rules regardless, id definitely try all of that.
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loving awesome adventure, OP, but rated 3.5 on quality scale due to not liveposting and just pic-dumping randomly post-trip without much narrative.
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NFX posted:I read on wikipedia that your car has recirculating balls. Congrats! That's a party trick to show to the lay-dies  I mean other ladas.
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op I'm still very curious why you went south from Alamaty and ended up in Tajikistan on your way to England, was it simply a scenic detour cause it's def scenic as hell so i'd get that but is there anothe rreason?
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alnilam posted:op I'm still very curious why you went south from Alamaty and ended up in Tajikistan on your way to England, was it simply a scenic detour cause it's def scenic as hell so i'd get that but is there anothe rreason? yeah wanted to go the most interesting way
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can't believe that rural Kazakhstan has better roads than the majority of rural American roads I've been on wait yes I can
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alpaca diseases posted:can't believe that rural Kazakhstan has better roads than the majority of rural American roads I've been on Yes, America, where every week has been Infrastructure Week since January 20, 2017! Seriously though, this looks like an amazing trip.
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Awesome thread OP. Love the pics.  Can you tell us about all the mechanical troubles you had along the way? Does the car still live?
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Rime posted:loving awesome adventure, OP, but rated 3.5 on quality scale due to not liveposting and just pic-dumping randomly post-trip without much narrative. you sound like the kind of moron who takes yelp seriously
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This is awesome op. Would like more photos of weird Russia.
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These things are unibody with, what, a 5 point link rear suspension? How did you lift it? Edit to say: atleast you aren't driving an English car to Kazakhstan.
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Weka posted:These things are unibody with, what, a 5 point link rear suspension? How did you lift it? Photos pretty clearly show new beefier links and such. They’re red, which is typically not an OEM color for suspension bits. Also, it’s Russian, so blocks of wood would also probably work.
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I guess you got as far as Uzbekistan.
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Darchangel posted:Photos pretty clearly show new beefier links and such. They’re red, which is typically not an OEM color for suspension bits. Suspension geometry is hard! I'm interested in the details. Also, it's SOVIET Russian, of course it has red parts.
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