2. Birthday and Age: 22 June'83.
3. Town and Country of residence: Pretoria
4. Home Language: Afrikaans
5. Occupation/Business: Dentist
6. Family status: Married to my Beautiful wife, no kdis yet
7. Membership - Other 4X4 Clubs and Forums: 4x4community.co.za as O.B. Landyonline.co.za as ob1, LR4x4.com, Defender2.net, LCCSA
8. Current 4x4: 1997 Defender Tdi Hard Top
9. Current Mods: None. Not needed
Not even a radio or aircon10. Mods on wish list: Maby a radio.
11. Vehicle on wish list: We will see
12. Previous 4x4's: none, have been driving current since new
13. Last 3 offroad or overland destinations: Vic falls. Sadly we cant get the time to do proper trips
14. Your favourite destination: St Lucia
15. Other hobbies: Music, Fixing stuff. Explains the occupation. And vehicle
17. Rate your 4X4 and overlanding experience: Medium. Learned on the farm as a teenager, done some level4 trails. Never really got stuck, probably not trying hard enough
So my reason for joining. In the next few years I will look into buying an SUV. Previously, still mostly am a very religious Landy nut. Looking at the company, the new owners, planned models etc I cant help having doubts. there is even talk of all independant suspention in a Defender
. My next vehicle will be a purchase for the next 15 years, and being a purist/crazy I would like to have that SFA SRA, Low range and Diff lock. Was looking at the Cruiser 70series. I dont really like Toyota. Not the vehicles, they are good. But looking in the secondhand market, I cant justify forking out R120k extra for the name. Sure If I could afford new that is more logical, but then we are talking of a half million rand DONKEY. Not interested in speed, just cant see why pay that $$$ for a very
engine. Why? So then it came under my attention Patrol has what I am looking for in a 4x4, and secondhand it is more affordable
Diesel fan, very used to turbo lag, smoke and all the noise, so then looking at the 3.0 Td engine. Also firm believer in preventative mainenance, does not bother me, will read up on that.
My questions is what does all the GL GX SD FX stand for. Assume it is for luxury level. Please explain the body configurations.
Other questions I'll ask/search as we go along.
Thanks Guys
in your quest to find the best NISSAN PATROL around. I'm in a similar boat as you, I'm still looking for my Patrol..... but I have patience..... the right one will come along.
OB1