Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

1. Name: Milan David Svoboda (Boda, Tau999Heavy)

2. Birthday and Age: 19/03/1989 (21)

3. Town and Country of residence: Western cape, Stellenbosch

4. Home Language: English

5. Occupation/Business: Student

6. Family status: Single (thankfully at my age ;P)

7. Membership - Other 4X4 Clubs and Forums: Nope

8. Current 4x4: White 1998 4.5L Nissan Patrol GRX

9. Current Mods: Bridgestone A/T Wheels, Engel freezer/fridge combo & an After-market radio.

10. Mods on wish list: Black Steel bull bar with optional Warn 9000lb winch, 100W headlamps, Park assist, Tow-bar, some Coil and Leaf Springs and a heavy-ish duty sound system with about 8-10 speaker, a small sub and a single amplifier. (just the start)

11. Vehicle on wish list: 4X4 wise i couldn't ask for more. As for sports cars theres really too many to list.

12. Previous 4x4's: N/A This is my first car!!

13. Last 3 offroad or overland destinations: Been around Upington and passed through Namibia (not sure about specific names).

14. Your favourite destination: Still the Kalahari, but i haven't exactly been to many places.

15. Other hobbies: Travelling, Airsoft, Aviation and Cars

16. GPSr and Map Data used: N/A

17. Rate your 4X4 and overlanding experience: Epic!

18. Online Photo Site: N/A.... for now..

19. Photos of you and your Vehicle:

Welcome Milan! Till this day I have dreams of how nice it would have been having a Patrol as a student car...many moons ago.

Welcome, you are a lucky man.
In my days every student dreamed to owe a Datsun 1200 bakkie, later became the 1400 icon
Anyway , many happy long student holidays in that vehicle.

What do you guys farm in Upington?

Welcome!

That's an awesome truck!

Welcome to the forum

Welcome Milan

ha ha, agree with the above... that's 1 lekka student ride!

@Koos and Shields: I love this thing as a student car! most of the guys at my res have already given it a nickname (the tank), because apparently students dont drive cars like this : ). Its for a good reason though, this car was in the family for ages and they were simply going to sell it to buy me a new polo or something. I convinced them that it was a good idea to keep it for me though, because its safe, practical..... and above all else if i wanted to drive it (keep it fueled) i would have to cut down on the drinking with my buddies!!

It was also the logical choice as i learnt to drive in my grandfathers 3L Mitsubishi Colt Rodeo which was also a lot of fun and a bit bigger than your average polo.

That picture was taken a long time ago when Upington had a record amount of rain so its not normally that green. My grandfather used to farm sheep and grapes, but he had the agterplaas (spelt right?), where we would go and do some trekking/driving/hunting.

To everyone else, thx for the welcomes :), hope to meet some of you in the future.

Welcome bud!

Tau999Heavy wrote:...To everyone else, thx for the welcomes :), hope to meet some of you in the future.

You're welcome to invite us for a few beers at De Akker

Stefan wrote:

Tau999Heavy wrote:...To everyone else, thx for the welcomes :), hope to meet some of you in the future.

You're welcome to invite us for a few beers at De Akker

Sounds like a plan!
I usually end up going to de Akker on fridays, but tomorrow im off to a 21st.

Sooo, just out of interest... who's interested in a beer or 2..., out of those that don't live a 100 miles away of course!