Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Tinus lotz wrote:Hy gaan jeep gaan dink ek......

Ek het juis nou die dag voormalige Nissan 4x4 club hoof (Nico) raakgeloop met 'n Sahara!
Die 4.8 se petrol rekening het hom seker bietjie seer gemaak.

I have given this some thought.
The Patrol is heavy, mainly due to its heavy chassis - making its central point of gravity still relatively low compared to other 4x4s.
We have all read the tragedy with the 90 Landy on the community forum.
http://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/sho ... p?t=164459

This is not a brand debate, but the fact that you have an old design thoroughbred 4x4 like the landy, built with modern lighter materials, increases its central point of gravity and hence makes it top-heavy.
The same applies to the 76 cruiser. Old design with moderrn lighter material.
Below is the link to what happened to a mate of mine in his 76 cruiser last year.
http://www.patrol4x4.co.za/viewtopic.ph ... 237#p33237
He does not drive like a maniac. This was normal driving on a dirt road.
These vehicles are tough and reliable. But I would not drive on a dirt or sand road with any of these.
Sure, how you drive has a lot to do with it, but it is still a lot more dangerous with a lighter vehicle.

Why am I writing all this?
Because I think moving to a more modern overlander is just a bad idea, Grant?!

I have lots of things on Chuck's "to do" list, so I'm stuck with him for the foreseeable future!

As my wife rightly says: "Chuck's a hobby, not a 4x4..."

Hi Christo,

Sonja also says my Troll is my first love.

After much thought and spending some time with my Troll, I have decided to keep it a little longer until the right person comes along. Had a few call but there offers were, poor.

When the wife is cross..... then i play with my girlfriend......oooooooooo and she loves the attention...... I rub her body till there is a sweat brewing on my forehead,..... and sometimes toot her hooters ( yip she has 2 of them), and make sure everything is tight under her bonnet, and often fiddle inside too but when i stand behind I have to admire her beautiful curvy rear end. ..... I love my GU Patrol !!!

PS ...... What were you thinking !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.........

Grant, glad to hear it you have put so much into that troll!

Grant wrote:After much thought and spending some time with my Troll, I have decided to keep it a little longer until the right person comes along. Had a few call but there offers were, poor.

Phew!! Alas, I have woken up from my nightmare. It is over and Grant still has his Troll!

I also had another thought (it hurts sometimes having thoughts. Especially on a late Friday afternoon).
Once you have built up a long and intimate service history, with a trusted guy like Greame Cummings (just got my lady back from her annual check-up at our Troll-Gynie....)
Then you know you can still trust her, and she is good for at least another 10,000, until the next check-up.

How can you do that with another new purchase?
Since, first you need to have built-up this trust relationship with your truck?

Between us girls .. I really really REALLY miss Boezman

Ek is so bly daar is nie nog in TOY in die klub nie , En daar gaan my bar ook

Aahh. It's good to know that the balance of the universe as we know it has not been disturbed.