driving a Peugeot 504 to Mali

Hello,

a friend of mine is in Southern Morocco with his Peugeot 504 right now. He will reach Mauretania within a week. He is unsure whether to drive down to Mali from there or choose the route to Senegal instead.

I have two questions:

- Is the route from Nema to Mali still feasible ? - Secondly, how is the market for cars in Senegal and Mali respectively? Where is it better i.e.less hassle, better prices to sell a car.

Thanks,

Ralf

Hi,

you could try posting your question at:
http://www.sahara-forum.de/

Go to the Sahara section.

this is a german bullitin board run by Klaus Däerr which is an authority on Trans Sahara travel (several good guides in german), and also runs an equipment shop in Munchen.

Cheers,

-Paal w w w . p a a l . s k j e t n e . c o m

According to the Klaus Daerr guide, Timbedgha - Nara - Didieni - Bamako was done in 1997 with a Peugeot 505. It's piste all the way, sometime badly corrugated between Nara and Didieni. If you speak german (even just a little), get the 'Durch Afrika' book from Klaus Daerr : its the most usefull ressource I've ever had on the subject.

I long to be on the road again. Have fun !