Available mid-December 2009 in Santiago, Chile

We have come to the end of our South American travels so our fully kitted out 4×4 Sleeper is available on the market. We’ve driven it from the sea to the snow, from the desert to the forest, and up above 5000m. We’d love to sell it as a ready-made travel-mobile, as we put a bit of time and money into buying all the bits we needed for the road.

Setting Up Camp

Consider:

• Why buy a car? Debating this question is far too big for this ad, but I think it comes down to travelling style. You can get anywhere in South America on a bus or tour, but we like the independence to go where ever we want, whenever we want and look after ourselves. You end up spending more on gas, but save on not having to take overpriced tours of variable quality
• Chilean registered – almost all other South American countries allow Chilean vehicles to travel unhindered
• 4×4 – we bought this to be able to drive from San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) to Uyuni (Bolivia) but there were many other roads (even in some cities!) where having high ground clearance was an advantage
• Nissan – works at any altitude and over a wide temperature range (we’ve had it from -20ºC to 35ºC)
• A slightly older vehicle – you don’t want to be too much of a target in places like Bolivia. With this car we camped on the side of the road (in well-chosen spots) in Chile, Bolivia, Peru and Argentina, and never had any trouble.

Private Bed For Two

Extra Features:

• 185cm double mattress – sleeps two. Not roomy but very comfortable
• Bedding – double sheetbag (duvet cover), two double blankets and 2 small cushion pillows
• Blackout curtains – enhanced privacy and security, as it looks like nothing’s even there
• Silver sun shade for security and a cooler car
• Mosquito net on sun roof – sleep with ventilation
• Internal lights at front and back (standard), handy hooks added for hanging light loads
• Plastic food container and well-used (but effective) insulated polystyrene food storage container
• 4 sets of bowls and cutlery, two full-size mugs plus thermos flask with 2 small mugs
• Security wheel nuts (prevent removal of wheels), padlock on spare tire and steering wheel lock included
• Some spare belts, air filter, oil, brake fluid, oil filter, spark plugs included in a convenient plastic storage container
• Fire extinguisher, spade for digging yourself out, plus all the usual jack, hazard triangle, etc

Mechanically:

• Petrol V6, 3 litre engine
• 164000km on the clock (I’m not sure I believe this though)
• Electric windows (which work)
• AM/FM Radio and CD player
• New brake pads and battery around 10000km ago
• New tires, steering ball joints, cambelt and head gaskets around 3000km ago

We can provide assistance with getting the paperwork foreigners need to buy a car in Chile.

Please email me on olaf_nz at hotmail.com to arrange a test drive in the Santiago area.

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