We Ride!

Thanks to tireless searching, midnight (for us) calling, haggling, and shameless manipulative weeping, we are thrilled to announce that the official Mongol Rally 2012 vehicles of The Bear/Bare Boxers have been selected! Here is the first glimpse of the glorious machines that will spirit us from London to Ulaanbaatar, and several lucky Mongolians far beyond:

2003 Hyundai Getz

1.1L (1086cc) petrol, manual

Current mileage : 86,321

2006 Perodua Kelisa

1.0L (989cc) petrol, manual

Current mileage : 69000

Not only are these cars shining examples of their breed, so are their previous owners. Despite encountering several owners who still seem to pucker from colonial sour grapes we found two owners willing to hold on to the cars until we are able to pick them up in July. Our most sincere thanks to spencec123 and 09mandapanda87 for their understanding, support, and desire to see their cars conquer Eurasia!

With routes, flights, visas, vaccinations, and cars figured out, our next step is getting international drivers licenses. Also, we are taking suggestions for car names! Leave your suggestions in a comment.