New member from McArthur
Posted: 09 Feb 2019 23:42
Hi,
I'm Josh from McArthur California USA, and I'm not completely lost.
I was in S. Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe for nearly 3 month back in 2015 and have been trying to figure out how to return.
This pretty much resulted in my decision to ship my 2015 Chevy Colorado over and spend 2 or so years traveling and taking pictures.
So I spent the last year or so building up my truck with new suspension, fridge and all sorts.of goodies, only to discover that the damn truck is 7" too long for a 20' container, and now I need a 40' container. This makes round trip shipping run at minimum $10,000USD.
So, change of damn plans! Hmm, I could find a1995-2005 (or so) Hilux, but it really is a small truck, even in the Double Cab version.
Land Cruiser? Ok, I can hear the gasps and cries of outrage from readers at the mere mention of a Land Cruiser! However, I admit I loved the '79 and '78 Cruisers I and a friend used in 2015. Yet to buy one I could buy a brand new truck here in the US for the cost. So hell no.
What other options? Hmm, I've heard about the Nissan Patrol for some time, however it's not a vehicle we have in the US so I'm not familiar with it.
I sat down, read some FB/forums from S. Africa and Aus and discovered the Patrol, if anything, gives a Land Cruiser a good run for substantially less money. The only clear issue compared to the Cruiser is that parts are somewhat harder to source.
Anyways... I'm now trying to figure out how to get a vehicle registered in SA, and wishing that Patrols were somewhat easier to find in Botswana, since it's so very easy to buy one there as a foreigner.
I'm Josh from McArthur California USA, and I'm not completely lost.
I was in S. Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe for nearly 3 month back in 2015 and have been trying to figure out how to return.
This pretty much resulted in my decision to ship my 2015 Chevy Colorado over and spend 2 or so years traveling and taking pictures.
So I spent the last year or so building up my truck with new suspension, fridge and all sorts.of goodies, only to discover that the damn truck is 7" too long for a 20' container, and now I need a 40' container. This makes round trip shipping run at minimum $10,000USD.
So, change of damn plans! Hmm, I could find a1995-2005 (or so) Hilux, but it really is a small truck, even in the Double Cab version.
Land Cruiser? Ok, I can hear the gasps and cries of outrage from readers at the mere mention of a Land Cruiser! However, I admit I loved the '79 and '78 Cruisers I and a friend used in 2015. Yet to buy one I could buy a brand new truck here in the US for the cost. So hell no.
What other options? Hmm, I've heard about the Nissan Patrol for some time, however it's not a vehicle we have in the US so I'm not familiar with it.
I sat down, read some FB/forums from S. Africa and Aus and discovered the Patrol, if anything, gives a Land Cruiser a good run for substantially less money. The only clear issue compared to the Cruiser is that parts are somewhat harder to source.
Anyways... I'm now trying to figure out how to get a vehicle registered in SA, and wishing that Patrols were somewhat easier to find in Botswana, since it's so very easy to buy one there as a foreigner.