New member: Peter Vee
Posted: 11 Mar 2011 08:14
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:
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:
Peter Viljoen, awesome Patrol you bought! 
baie mooi kar 