Still Nissan to the core

To anyone who read my post last week about driving the TD V8 Troopy back from Cairns to Brissy, you can all rest assured it was not mine and I was only to be the driver, I must admit to being very interested and looking forward to the drive though. Turns out the city slicker who described the vehicle to me didn't know a bash plate from his dinner plate as the vehicle was a base spec 100 series with the 1HZZzzzzzzzz motor so the much anticipated drive went to a "Damn I got to drive this back to Brissy?" trip. Anyway, the prospect of my new GU arriving on Tuesday was enough for me to test the "top speed" of these old dinosaur donks on the way back and I made it home in record time considering the work I had to do on the way back. You can work it out by my fuel figures....best was 16.6lt per 100km in an almost empty cruiser no roof racks no trailers no nothing, worst was 17.1lt per 100km not that my speed altered much all the way home.

I have now got my shinny new GU (an 01 model) in the driveway but the poor old thing doesn't know what hit it. It has done 8000km in the last two years but since Tuesday I have clocked up over 1500 already. The old green one (a 00 model) still resides proudly in the driveway also and will stay there for many a year to come as my better half will be donated this trusty rig to carry her and the kids safely around town......until I need to let off some steam, then I will reclaim it for a weekend LOL!!

Roachie your nightmare can stop mate, you should never have doubted my conviction to the Nissan badge. Unlike some pretend Nissan owners, even the hearts of my Nissan's remain Nissan.....not bloody Chev, Renault or bloody Toyota for Pete's sake (Couldn't help myself Colin LOL!!).

Cheers, Trevor.