Offroad-Express

hello there
just a quite intro to say hi. im Lee and i currently live in the uk. got a 1989 hilux that ive modded abit, heres a couple o pics



all going well the family and i will be moving to NZ at some point in the next few years and im intending to bring the truck with me
lee
ps thats not me in the last pic thats me mate paul

where abouts you thinking of heading for

were looking into the hawks bay, hasting area or abit futher south but sticking with the north island.
lee

look forward to seeing you the Bay, we have a few expats here allready, nice truck by the way

moonhoper wrote:look forward to seeing you the Bay, we have a few expats here allready, nice truck by the way

cheers dude, believe me i cant wait to get outta this country. hawks bay does seem to be very popualor with people leave the uk
lee

I think its the weather a total turn around from the UK a cold winter here is still t shirt and shorts material... mind you it dosn't take long to get used to it
Just warn ya property prices tend to be on a par with auckland
Oh and the 4wd scene here is very healthy with 2 clubs....

Cheers Reece

check out http://www.ltsa.govt.nz re bringing your truck over, wots wrong with Wellington? . What sort of trade are you in?

PS watch out for a bald ugly Gazza , he's over there somewhere

sorry to say it mate, but its probably not worth bringing over. toyotas and just cars in general are so cheap over here the cost of bringing it over will be alot higher than buying and rebuilding over here. Just something to think about anyway

i was over your ways in september and thort the uk was alright but good to here your coming over my partner is from the uk

thanks for the welcomes guys
reeces...the weather you have there is deffinately one of the reasons for choosing NZ.the other resons being the social structure and the way you guys approach life. and the propety prices are sooo much better than those over here
jerry....nowts wrong with wellington mate its the missis thats deciding which part of your good country we aim for. im primerally in landscape gardening and grounds maintenance but ive also done dry cleaning, building and mechanics
turoa....as sad and stupid as it sounds i just cant bring meself to give me truck up, ive put far too much time and effort into building her and im now really attached to her. i did look into the cost of starting again and to be honest it was high but not as high as it would be here. however my 'excuse' is when we get there ive gotta buy the missis a 4x4 so i wont have any money to build a tuck for me
radar21....sept wasnt a bad month here but the general situation, long term, aint good . this is why were gonna leave as soon as we can and NZ , when we looked into it in depth, came out tops. plus it looks to be a much better enviroment for bringing up the kids. which part of the uk is your partner from were in surrey
lee

the lakes district we when came over we spent most our time in new castle thow and fuew days in london

sentimental over cars, you'll fit in sweet over here
Tu's has a real big piont.... Im not certain if there is a way around it but I'm pretty certain you won't be able to put the truck on the road here as its not crash test approved, they have tightened things up alot recently
sent you a PM about it

Cheers Reece

gidday lee,

im one of the expat brits reece mentioned. you wont regret it for a second mate. the kids will love it too, our lad has gone from a playstation addict to a kid who loves fishing, quad biking, 4x4s, camping............and hes doing loads better at school too.

you will need to get a kiwi slang dictionary though. words like 'choice', 'churr', 'piss', etc pop up a lot. ive got reece and a couple of the other boys giving me lessons at the min

you wont go wrong moving to hawkes bay either. not sure about bringing the 'lux over though. i think you will have issues once you have it here and it will end up a trailer queen (cant register it). they are cheap enough over here anyway, well, at first when you still have lots of money before you spend it all on 4x4s and mods

best of luck mate, and see ya soon

weemsy

Weemsy wrote:gidday lee,

im one of the expat brits reece mentioned. you wont regret it for a second mate. the kids will love it too, our lad has gone from a playstation addict to a kid who loves fishing, quad biking, 4x4s, camping............and hes doing loads better at school too.

you will need to get a kiwi slang dictionary though. words like 'choice', 'churr', 'piss', etc pop up a lot. ive got reece and a couple of the other boys giving me lessons at the min

you wont go wrong moving to hawkes bay either. not sure about bringing the 'lux over though. i think you will have issues once you have it here and it will end up a trailer queen (cant register it). they are cheap enough over here anyway, well, at first when you still have lots of money before you spend it all on 4x4s and mods

best of luck mate, and see ya soon

weemsy

hello mate, its good to hear that you dont regret moving out there. itd be nice to see my kids spend alot less time on the bloody PS im hoping that spendin abit of time on this place will help with the slang, reckon ill still need alot of help and paitence though . as for me truck it might be a case of just using her off road which would be a shame but itd give me a chance to get back into motorbikes
lee

As you will be no doubt filling a container with bits and pieces why not strip the bits you cant part with, load then up and sell the rest at home in the UK. Then when you get here you just buy another 'Fresh' wagon, bolt all the bits on and you are back to where you were with no hassles about importing etc.

Heath wrote:As you will be no doubt filling a container with bits and pieces why not strip the bits you cant part with, load then up and sell the rest at home in the UK. Then when you get here you just buy another 'Fresh' wagon, bolt all the bits on and you are back to where you were with no hassles about importing etc.

funny you should mention it we were tallkin bout it last night and thats looking to be what ill be doing, junking the chassie and cab and bringing the rest with me. its probebly the cheepest and easiest way to do it. should only take a couple of weeks to get a basic truck built up that way
lee

just make sure that you clean everything several times including steamcleaning to make sure all the mud, leaves and sundry other bits of biomaterials are gone. partner works for biosecurity nz and reckons car parts are like red flags to a bull so they go over them really closely and any bit of dirt or the like and they send them off to be steam cleaned at your expense.

cheers steve

wgtnnewbie wrote:just make sure that you clean everything several times including steamcleaning to make sure all the mud, leaves and sundry other bits of biomaterials are gone. partner works for biosecurity nz and reckons car parts are like red flags to a bull so they go over them really closely and any bit of dirt or the like and they send them off to be steam cleaned at your expense.

cheers steve

cheers for the advice mate id heard that everything had to be cleaned to a high level but i didnt realise itd be that clean.....steam clean it is then
lee

kiwi land has no need to bring your water filter here.water is fit to drink, supermarket trolleys only have two steering wheels they move better than english trolleys, the hot water heater is on 24 /7,no need to wait for a shower, you think northery winds are cold wait till you try our southerlys, snow is 4 hours drive away if you have the need for the white stuff,now and then the earth moves here and not the bedroom kind of earth moving

coxsy wrote:kiwi land has no need to bring your water filter here.water is fit to drink, supermarket trolleys only have two steering wheels they move better than english trolleys, the hot water heater is on 24 /7,no need to wait for a shower, you think northery winds are cold wait till you try our southerlys, snow is 4 hours drive away if you have the need for the white stuff,now and then the earth moves here and not the bedroom kind of earth moving

trollies that will actually steer....id go shopping just to experiance that.
all sound good to me espesially the snow part
lee

what about the lack of warm beer and mushie pea's

Jerry wrote:what about the lack of warm beer and mushie pea's

never liked warm beer ive always had to keep mine in the fridge for 24 hours just to get it cold enough
the only thing mushie peas are good for is a food fight
lee

one thing the weet bix are crap here compared to yours lol

id love to know where the 'warm beer' myth comes from

i bet you think us pommes wear bowler hats everywhere and mary poppins floats around london

weemsy

What myth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_beer

Room temperture is different to being in a chilly bin full of ice

don't panic , you can still get bovril here

Weemsy wrote:id love to know where the 'warm beer' myth comes from

i bet you think us pommes wear bowler hats everywhere and mary poppins floats around london

weemsy

i say whato chaps warm beer spiffing
the typical british pub cry is ' i say land lord give me a quaf of your finest ale and a lump of whichever dead animal your roasting'
lee

Jerry wrote:What myth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_beer

Room temperture is different to being in a chilly bin full of ice

don't panic , you can still get bovril here

oh god i hate bovril gimmie coffee and lots of it
lee

radar21 wrote:one thing the weet bix are crap here compared to yours lol

im working class gimmie sausage eggs bacon and beans thats a proper breakfast
lee

Jerry wrote:What myth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_beer

Room temperture is different to being in a chilly bin full of ice

don't panic , you can still get bovril here

not really a bovril man

Weemsy wrote:

Jerry wrote:What myth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_beer

Room temperture is different to being in a chilly bin full of ice

don't panic , you can still get bovril here

not really a bovril man

veggiemite/marmite and hot water never could figure that one out very odd
lee