Toyota Hilux 2.4 double cab (long wide body) 4×4 Build: 1997 Engine: 22R KM: 281’000 (24/12/2012) price: TBD handover of car in serviced condition in Windhoek after full payment. Payment into Bank Windhoek or German/Swiss account (IBAN can be provided). NO instalment sale. Vehicle available first/second week of February. description vehicle in pristine condition all …
On the way back from Oshakati Saturday night I realized that the Hilux’s odometer reached 260’000km. Would have been time to celebrate. Neither the vehicle nor the driver are drinking alcohol. Therefore we skipped the party at night. Instead the Hilux got a special treat Sunday evening from me: five liter of Toyota’s finest 75w-90 …
High concentrated DEET based insect repellent do work best (more precise: longer) without a doubt. Unfortunately that comes at a price: besides possible damage to your health the liquid is quite aggressive to plastics. Some pieces of my hiking equipment already has made the experience. A few days ago the center console of the Toyota …
For this post and the linked PDF a translator or at least a German-English dictionary is highly recommended… Nein, kein grober Schnitzer der Redaktion: Die Juni Ausgabe (=Erstausgabe) der gedruckten OutapiTimes hat es anscheinend gerade noch so dieses Jahr zu den ‘Abonnenten’ nach Europa geschafft. Nicht nur der Regierungsapparat arbeitet oftmals im Schneckentempo – auch …
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Another car post. I have to admit that the topic had already been covered in depth. Trouble is that a car is an (or even THE) essential part of daily life in Northern Namibia. In June I went down to Windhoek for a week to get rid of my unreliable Mazda Drifter and take over …
Pretty unappetizing. The picture should illustrate the issue with the mentioned bullbar in the previous post. The donkey bump happened during lunchtime the day I collected my car from the garage in Ongwediva: a clean road on the outward journey, a totally damaged Hilux towed in when leaving Oshakati – donkey puree close to Outapi. …
To put it straight at the beginning: I am not car freak. In Europe and abroad during holidays I used to be a fanatic public transport supporter. But it was obvious that a car in Namibia would become something essential due to huge distances, lack of (formal) public transport and the high risk of ending …
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