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The key to success is a good breakdown service
DEEP in the sweaty Sierra Leonean bush, the Land Cruiser's air conditioning broke down. No problem: the car-hire firm sent another car. Dirty diesel from a diamond-mining town fouled its engine, and the second car broke down. Again, no problem. Flash Vehicle Rentals sent a third Toyota.
The small west African nation of Sierra Leone is not a good place to be stranded. It has few trustworthy places to get a car fixed. And it is not entirely safe. The civil war, during which thousands of people had their hands hacked off as a punishment for voting, ended in...