New member: Peter Vee

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Peter Vee
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Full Name: Peter Viljoen
Nickname: Peter Vee
Home Town: Roodekrans
Current 4x4: 2010 Patrol 4800 GRX
KLR 650 ;)
Home Language: English
Location: Roodekrans, West Rand, Gauteng
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New member: Peter Vee

Post by Peter Vee »

Hi folks,

Very happy to have found this forum while googling Patrol road tests .... am now the happy owner of 4.8 GRX after trading in my Disco 3 ... had pondered on Prado ... too darn ugly, looked at Disco 4 but Land Rover too arrogant on trade ins, looked at another Cruiser ... no, not after finding the Patrol I bought :)

My details as requested are ...

1. Name: Peter Viloen aka Peter Vee

2. Birthday and Age: 26/07/1959 - 51

3. Town and Country of residence: Roodekrans, South Africa

4. Home Language: English

5. Occupation/Business: Business Man (Business Development)

6. Family status: Married, 2 boys who love the outdoors

7. Membership - Other 4X4 Clubs and Forums: n/a

8. Current 4x4: 2010 4800 GRX Patrol

9. Current Mods: Old Man Emu suspension, ARB Sahara winch bar, Warn 9000i winch, ARB rear bumper with spare wheel and jerry can carrier, Escape Gear seat covers, Outback roller drawers, Frontrunner roof rack, KC spots, Front towbar, Snorkel, Dual Battery system, VPS Auto armour body wrap, BFG M/T 305 tyres on Dick Cepek Torque mags.

10. Mods on wish list: None

11. Vehicle on wish list: Driving it

12. Previous 4x4's: Land Cruiser 3.8, Toyota Raider 2.7 DC, Isuzu Frontier 3.2 v6, Defender 110 TD 5 SW, Defender 110 TD5 PU, Discovery II TD5 ES, Discovery III TDV6 SE.

13. Last 3 offroad or overland destinations: Mozambique x 3 since Jan 2011

14. Your favourite destination: Zambezi valley

15. Other hobbies: Flyfishing, Game fishing, Ski boating, Hunting, Big Bore rifles, my performance Astra OPC

16. GPSr and Map Data used: Garmin

17. Rate your 4X4 and overlanding experience: Advanced - guided for several years as owner of Safari company

18. Online Photo Site:

19. Photos of you and your Vehicle:
Last edited by Peter Vee on 13 Mar 2011 07:20, edited 5 times in total.
Peter Vee
2010 4.8 GRX fully rigged for overlanding
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Re: New member: Peter Vee

Post by G-MAN »

:welcomewave: Peter Viljoen, awesome Patrol you bought! :thumbup:
Sucks Gas and Hauls Ass!
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Re: New member: Peter Vee

Post by Peter Connan »

Welcome Peter, I wish I could travel that often.

May we see some pictures?

Regards
Peter
Mag ons ons kenniskry met lekkerkry aanhoukry.
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Re: New member: Peter Vee

Post by Rudolph »

:thumbup: Welcome, enjoy the forum!
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Peter Vee
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Joined: 10 Mar 2011 13:16
Full Name: Peter Viljoen
Nickname: Peter Vee
Home Town: Roodekrans
Current 4x4: 2010 Patrol 4800 GRX
KLR 650 ;)
Home Language: English
Location: Roodekrans, West Rand, Gauteng
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Thanks for the kind welcomes ... I add some pics over the weekend from my home PC..need to figure out how to do it right
Peter Vee
2010 4.8 GRX fully rigged for overlanding
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Peter Vee
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Joined: 10 Mar 2011 13:16
Full Name: Peter Viljoen
Nickname: Peter Vee
Home Town: Roodekrans
Current 4x4: 2010 Patrol 4800 GRX
KLR 650 ;)
Home Language: English
Location: Roodekrans, West Rand, Gauteng
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Herewith a quick pic ...
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davejones
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Re: New member: Peter Vee

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Welcome Peter - awesome Troll that... you'll never look back!! Low mileage and good price, with lots of accessories... i was drooling over your troll on autotrader earlier this week :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

http://search.autotrader.co.za/www/cars ... 7187446598


3 times to Moz since Jan 2011..... lucky bugger!!!
1998 Nissan Patrol GL (GU / Y61 - TD42, with turbo)
An ox, but with balls !!!
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'99 PATROL 4,2 diesel.
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Re: New member: Peter Vee

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IF you need this in Ingrish - please copy & go to Google Translations - paste there and translate [I am just too lazy to write this allo over :rolling: :oldtimer:



jy gaan kyk onderaan die "post reply" skoon blad, daar is twee "tabs" klik op "upload attachment" -
* Options * Upload attachment

kies nou die 'tab' 'Browse', nou gaan soek jy op jou rekenaar waar jy ookal jou kiekies stoor [ ek vermoed joune sal onder "My Pictures" wees]
Nou kies jy die kiekie wat jy hier wil wys, as die "roete" nou daar onder in di eblikkie wys, dan klik jy op "Add the file" -
EN dan en dan en dan ... dan spring do eblad boontoe en iewers staan in ROOI letters dat di ekiekie wat jy gekies het te rtoot is om te plaas ... NATUUUUUUUUUUUURLIK, want jy het nie di ekiekie ge'krimp' nie...
Orraait, dis nie 'n treinsmesjj nie - Gaan heeltemal uit jou program na jou "Browser" toe [Firefox is vinniger as 'Internet Explorer, maar daai is jou eie keuse .. nou gaan Google jy vir "IRFAN VIEW" - installer dit op jou rekenaar [dis gratis] as jy dit nou eendga klaar gedaan het - kom nou maar weer terug na http://www.patrol4x4.co.za/ - en begin van vooraf met di ekiekie plasing - MAAR , eers gaan jy die kiekie wat hier wil plaas oopmaak met IRFAN VIEW - jy sal sien bo in die "menu" raampie is 'n opsie ('Tab') "IMAGE" - klik op die, dan is dar so 'n lys keuses wat afval, kies "Resize/Resample" - gaan nou daar na "width" toe en oorskryf di esyfer wat daar staan met "495" en dan klp jy sommer "enter" [dis vinniger] Kies nou di eblou blokke wat beskryf "SAVE AS" - klik op die, kies 'n naam vir jou kiekie en "enter"
Nou het jy nog jou oorspronklike kiekie - maar ook 'n verkleinde weergawe. Doen nou weer daai "rigg-ma-role" waddi oompi hierbo virt jou beduie het - en diekeer sal jy sien hy sit di ekiekie in di ery [gaan aan tot jy DIK of g/vol is van kiekiews uitsoek, en dan klik jop op die venstertjie "place in line"
Dan "Submit" jy jou posting .......... en WHALLAAAAAA - ons kan kiekies kyk [maar maak gou, ek raas hard as ouens nie kiekies plak nie
Don't bring God down to your level of faith ... bring your faith up to His level!
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Peter Vee
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Joined: 10 Mar 2011 13:16
Full Name: Peter Viljoen
Nickname: Peter Vee
Home Town: Roodekrans
Current 4x4: 2010 Patrol 4800 GRX
KLR 650 ;)
Home Language: English
Location: Roodekrans, West Rand, Gauteng
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Re: New member: Peter Vee

Post by Peter Vee »

Het dit so ... thanks a stack.
Peter Vee
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Re: New member: Peter Vee

Post by tour de frans »

Baie welkom hier :salute: baie mooi kar :clap:
Gu y61 wagon- 6.0L chevy
Gu y61 pickup- 6.2L chevy

Tour de frans - het niks met n bicycle uit te waai nie.
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