Ernst Dinkelmann (Delbono)

[Delbono]

Howzit

Bought the Patrol 2 weeks ago - it is an import from Scotland (actually a friend originally brought it in). The first thing I noticed as I started using the Trol is the unbelievable ability to drink petrol - but we'll get to that later.

Glad to be here.


1. Name: Full Name (Nickname/Registered Name)
Ernst Dinkelmann (Delbono)
2. Birthday and Age:
13 September 1983, 27
3. Town and Country of residence:
Centurion, SA
4. Home Language:
Afrikaans
5. Occupation/Business:
Actuarial/Paintball
6. Family status:
Single with girlfriend
7. Membership - Other 4X4 Clubs and Forums:
nissan4x4
8. Current 4x4:
1995/96 Nissan Patrol 4.2 GR SE (Y60)
9. Current Mods:
None
10. Mods on wish list:
I'll hopefully get to know what is necessary on this forum :)
11. Vehicle on wish list:
Gelandewagen
12. Previous 4x4's:
None
13. Last 3 offroad or overland destinations:
Mozambique, Course around PTA
14. Your favourite destination:
Eish, too soon.
15. Other hobbies:
Paintball
16. GPSr and Map Data used:
None yet
17. Rate your 4X4 and overlanding experience:
Done a bit of first hand driving at courses near PTA in a Suziku Sumarai
18. Online Photo Site:
None
19. Photos of you and your Vehicle:
First have to get all that uploaded

[Stefan]

Welkom Ernst!

[G-MAN]

Ernst.

[Kagiso II]

Welkom / welcome / Bly om jou te ontmoet / /glad to meet you

[next Q - where the pictjaas? ]

[JG Shields]

Welkom Ernst!

[AndriesS]

Welkom, EK dink al die Centurion mense moet n bietjie bymekaar kom

[Peter Connan]

Welcome Ernst

There is only one way to fix the fuel consumption on these things: Fit a bigger fuel tank and develop a sense of humour at the fuel pumps.

On a slightly lighter note, the nice thing about it is that with most other vehicles the fuel consumption skyrockets in difficult off-road conditions, but in the 4.2 patrols, it sometimes even improves. The best figures I have ever recorded was through the sand of the Central Kalahari Game reserve.

[Rudolph]

Hi Ernst,

Welcome to the forum! Enjoy the patrol and as Peter said the only way to get around the fuel consumption is to joke about it.

Cheers
Rudolph

[Jules]

Welkom Ernst good to see yet another GQ on the forum

Shalom
Jules

[Delbono]

Hi All

Thanks for the welcome. I see on other posts that Kagiso II is big on pictures. Then this is my promise - I will make a plan to get pictures on soon. The only two that I have is sitting on my phone (a photo at Durban Harbour and another in front of a 8x8 monster (Unimog se dinges hoor) built to pull eskom transformers on 240 wheel trailers). Who knows, maybe I can get some photos from when it was still in the UK (Scottish countryside).

Till later.