From a Landy nut is SA

[lockerwd]

Hi all, from a Landy nut in South Africa. I grew up in a Landy family and started out with a ’93 Defender 110 200 TDI, changed to ’96 Disco 300 TDi when our child was borne. Our family enjoys over landing holidays in and around SA and neighboring countries. Last year we bought a 4x4 trailer and had to upgrade to a ’00 DiscoII V8 A/T as the 300Tdi was a bit underpowered. I do most of basic servicing and repairs my self and have found a number very useful articles in this forum.

Cheers
Wayne

[Rich_P]

300TDi being underpowered?! Now that's the first time I have heard that for pulling a trailer! :eek: :rolleyes:

Anyway, hello. :)

[El Stiemo]

Hi Wayne and welcome to the forums! There are a couple of Southern Africans on here, feel free to look around and get some top info on practically anything!

Cheers Frank

[Madoobri]

Hello & welcome to the forums Wayne :)

[lockerwd]

The trailer was one of 4 custom designed for hunting safaris built with the same wheel track and size of a Defender 90. The company that had them built only used 3 and I picked up the fourth for a bargain. Fully laden it weighs abut 1.5 Tons with water and fuel...etc. Besides the wight it tows like a dream. The TDI was fine on road however off road and especially in sand the TDI motor took strain.

[El Stiemo]

Wayne,

we have loads of people that tow trailers in areas where I would rather not, like van Zyls pass, etc. Some of the new trailers are really, really nice, but I personally don't think I'll ever need one. What kind of trips do you do?

[Dave Sumner]

Hi Wayne welcome:D

[Spysmys]

Hey Wayne,

Another one of us :D

Welcome buddy, this forum's full of clued-up people, and a few fools (like me :D :D ).

I'm based in Surrey, been in the UK for 5 years now, missing SA .........:(

[lockerwd]

I first major trip was 21 day trip through Namibia- basically started up north and worked our way down south camping at all the small locally owned campsites. At the time I used a roof rack. Our friends in the second vehicle had a trailer and it is definitely more convenient & comfortable especially on long excursions. We always go with a minimum of two vehicles in a convoy for recovery situations. Most of the other trips have been short local excursions in SA and Mozambique. We are aiming to go up to the Okovongo Swamps next year.

[etsdit]

Goeie Middag Wayne :bigwave:

[si_guru]

Hello and welcome! :bigwave:

[Marc Lurie]

Howzit Wayne, welcome to the forum. I'm in Joburg.
I have a 1994 200Tdi Defender and a 2005 Td5 Defender.

Cheers,
Marc

[toppa]

Goeie Middag Wayne :bigwave:

You been drinking ets??:D

Hello and welcome to the forum...

More southern hemisphere, good to see, we will take over the forum!!!!

Cheers

[etsdit]

You been drinking ets??:D

LOL... i guess the "Goeie Middag" was wrong... seeing as I posted at 22:17 :D

should have been "Goeie Naand" :rolleyes:

[El Stiemo]

LOL... i guess the "Goeie Middag" was wrong... seeing as I posted at 22:17 :D

should have been "Goeie Naand" :rolleyes:

ja nee ekse...

[Marc Lurie]

You been drinking ets??:D

Dit lyk my dat dit baie maklik sal wees om toppa rond te neuk. Hy sal beslis weet dat ons oor 'n Kiwi praat, maar hy sal dit mooilik vind om uit te vind wat ons van hom se :D

Marc

[El Stiemo]

Dit lyk my dat dit baie maklik sal wees om toppa rond te neuk. Hy sal beslis weet dat ons oor 'n Kiwi praat, maar hy sal dit mooilik vind om uit te vind wat ons van hom se :D

Marc

Mieskien weet hy darem wat n "toppie" is...

[Spysmys]

ek het hom al ontmoed, hy IS skerp genoeg om uit te vind wat ons sê.

Any way, Wayne, baie welkom hier by ons. Hier is 'n paar pommies wat dink hulle is baie slim, en 'n paar Suid Afrikaners wat WEET hulle is baie slim...:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Marc Lurie]

Ek het net een ding om te se:
"1995, Ellis Park, 15 to 12" :D :D :D :D

Marc

[Spysmys]

my een ding om te sê is "Stransky !"

[El Stiemo]

Ek gaaan maar eerder stil bly, ons verloor altyd.:(

[etsdit]

jislaaik... toe hijack ons sommer hierie thread soos kombies in joburg :D

[Spysmys]

jislaaik... toe hijack ons sommer hierie thread soos kombies in joburg :D

There's no burger like a BOKSBURGER !

[toppa]

Unsure on the speeling, but you will get the drift..

********, no idea on the spelling, it means i understand you.. et vir stan.....


Cheers

[etsdit]

et vir stan

nice one top! :yay: :D

for future reference: "ek verstaan"

[toppa]

I lived and worked with loads of sa's when i first arrived, i can also insult you mother very badly, and say some not so appropriate things to women....


The joys....

Cheers

[etsdit]

insult you mother

why is that always the first afrikaans we teach :confused: :eek:

i bet most non-sa's who know a few words in afrikaans know those

:D :D

[Marc Lurie]

It's always the swearing that people learn first with any language. ... That, and salacious sex talk.... :D

Sout Africans tend to get a perverse satisfaction out of teaching poms that "Good day, how are you?" in Afrikaans is actually "Jy's pragtig. Kom ons vry" or something similar. :D

Ets, I like the comment about the hijacking of the thread. :D

Toppa, not to worry, we actully said nothing about you, just jiggling your chain a bit. ;) Kiwi's are actually quite high up on my tea list, WAY WAY WAY above Aussies, Belgians, Somalis, and Egyptians. (Do we have any Egyptian or Somali forum members? :eek: )

Marc

[Hubber]

Hello and welcome ;) ;)

[Fettler]

"Howzit my china"





















:D :D :D :D
Hello and welcolme Wayne.
What nutters we have here! but thankfully all good nutters.
This thread made me laugh.
Reminds me of my "good old days in SA"
:p :p

[Dave-H]

Greetings ;)