{"id":237709,"date":"2023-09-08T09:49:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T09:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=237709"},"modified":"2023-09-08T09:49:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T09:49:47","slug":"took-my-lexus-nx300h-on-a-5730km-road-trip-from-europe-to-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/took-my-lexus-nx300h-on-a-5730km-road-trip-from-europe-to-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Took my Lexus NX300h on a 5730km road trip from Europe to Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Morocco as a destination remains in my list. Now I am starting to dream of touching the continent of Asia as well at some point.<\/h2>\n

BHPian dileepcm<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

Let me update this thread on what has been going on.<\/p>\n

First of all, I got the service done on Aug 4th. No surprises.<\/p>\n

Though I had the Toyota showroom (where I bought the car from) a couple of minutes away from my home, I opted for the Lexus showroom (Louwman Exclusive Cars) to get a sense of the experience. It was nothing less than royal to say the least. I know its probably a bit more expensive (EUR 325 all included which is not too far from what I used to pay for Golf) but every service gives another year of warranty, road side assistance, free replacement car during service etc. [in Lexus world, this program is called red carpet experience].<\/p>\n

The boot door strut which had leak was not replaced as they recommended cleaning it up for once to see what happens next. So far its holding up good.<\/p>\n

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Remember I had mentioned about super long road trip in my earlier post?<\/p>\n

On Aug 5th, I started my solo drive: Road trip from Netherlands to Morocco [or EU to Africa to make it a bit fancier].<\/p>\n

Route:<\/p>\n

Drove from NL to Barcelona (crossing Belgium and France) in a day,<\/p>\n

Spent a couple of days there resting and roaming around<\/p>\n

Then drove further to Algeciras which is south of Spain very close to Gibraltar.<\/p>\n

Got into a ferry next day and landed in Morocco after about 2 hours. Then I was originally planning to do a around trip until 19th in Morocco visiting places like Chefchaouen, Volubilis archeological site, Mekn\u00e8s, Marrakesh, Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier however due to some personal reasons, I had to cut short the trip at Meknes and return to NL (and to India).<\/p>\n

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Original plan I had in mind.<\/p>\n

Though I could not complete the trip, I think The experience of driving from NL to Morocco and being there driving around still deserves a separate thread. There are lots of interesting details like getting you and your car into Morocco, getting temporary import permit, driving culture in Morocco, fuel, roads, food and so on.<\/p>\n

For me, while I am a bit sad that I had to return sooner, The whole experience of driving my own car from EU to Morocco, touching the continent of Africa and being able to drive there was a very rewarding experience.<\/p>\n

Morocco as a destination remains in my list. Now I am starting to dream of touching the continent of Asia as well at some point.<\/p>\n

Let me pick up writing a detailed post on Morocco experience once office duties get settled a bit in coming weeks.<\/p>\n

However, here are a few pics:<\/p>\n

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NL Morocco road trip preview (Detailed post coming up later on)<\/p>\n

Overall, I drove about 5730 kms during this trip. Car performed absolutely brilliantly. At times I was a bit worried when outside temperature was constantly above 45 degrees for hours, but no problems at all. Everything worked as its supposed to.<\/p>\n

Small accident:<\/p>\n

On the way to Morocco, a sudden stop on Spanish motorway caused the car behind me to scratch my bumper – My first ever such incident in EU in all these 12 years. However that did not spoil the trip at all. We both parked the cars on the shoulder, had a very friendly chat, he signed my insurance papers and job done in 15 minutes. I have already completed the administrations for the claim and will hand over the car to same Lexus dealer for fixing it later this week or next week. I could have done it earlier, but I was in India for last one week which delayed the whole process a bit.<\/p>\n

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Odo currently stands at 194926 kms of which 17991 kms are driven by me which leads to daily average of 98 kms.<\/p>\n

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Thank you.<\/p>\n

Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information<\/p>\n

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