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kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:09 pm
by coddy001
Just a quick hello to everyone.
My name is Bryce im a mechanic from new Zealand who has been living in Canada for a couple of years now,
my vehicle is a 2001 Nissan xterra with a few mods, its slowly getting to where I want it.
Ive had some off roading experience back home in NZ, Ive owned a Toyota fourrunner and currently have a landrover sitting in a barn for use when im back on holiday.
Im looking for trails and places to explore in the central Ontario area.

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:57 pm
by PiDGE
Hello and welcome. Lots of trails and places to explore right here in Ontario. Check the events section or if its doable pop on out to a coffee meet.

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 8:48 pm
by Bow_Tied
Welcome!! I have enjoyed many youtube videos of people in NZ and Australia off-roading. Love those Patrols!!

Check out the Adventure Weekend thread here and also the OF4WD website.
Cheers

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 9:11 pm
by BigRed44
Welcome i spent 2 months in Aus a couple years ago and they are Crazy down there.

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 9:31 pm
by coddy001
I will put up some vids and photos of my 4wdn from new Zealand.
yeah aussies are nuts awesome place tho, I was down in aussie a couple of months ago they love off roading down there.

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:32 pm
by the x kid
Welcome!

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:10 am
by Simon
Welcome to CNTC!

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:32 am
by Jayman
:welcome:

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:17 am
by Adam
Welcome aboard!

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:21 am
by CruiserRomey
welcome dude! but what are you doin here?!!! you just left the adventure capital of the world to freeze your butt off and have a shorter wheelin season! lol.

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:48 am
by coddy001
Yeah it was hard to leave.
Lets just say a Canadian girl had something to do with it.

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:31 am
by CruiserRomey
awwwwh. take her back with you, lol. got a friend from highschool that married a kiwi, she's there now with kids livin it nice.

but yeah, Canada ain't too bad. tonne's of wheelin way up north.

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:49 am
by coddy001
We have been going back and forth between Nz and Canada for the past 5 years, it's hard to get money and have a normal life when you move every year, so we have decided to stay here for a while. I can't wait to get out driving and exploring the country

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:12 pm
by CruiserRomey
yep, you and me both! gotta do the west coast roady offcourse and all the way east to newfoundland and labrador (still on my to do list).

are you workin as a mechanic here now then? might be a good time to offer your services. :)

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:50 pm
by Miner
:welcome: :thumbup:

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:04 pm
by coddy001
I'm a mechanic I've taken the summer off. I will look for a job maybe next month I will be based somewhere in central ontario, cobourg,Peterborough, Belleville? Will see what works around when it cools off.
I've seen abit of Canada mainly from the highways and city's, did a big east coast trip a couple of years back, what I really want is to go where most people don't go, I went up to mooseonee and James bay for a few days last month

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:14 pm
by CruiserRomey
yeah, only 30 million people and all this land. just depends on budget and time, something i'm both short on, lol.
cheers.

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:50 am
by SlaveX
:welcome:

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:14 am
by X-Treme
Welcome to Canada and to CNTC.

If you're free the Labour Day weekend I can't think of a better way to spend it than with us at our annual Adventure Weekend outing. You'll get to know a few trails within a short driving distance of where you plan to settle down and, best of all, you get to spend the weekend with the likes of us! :teeth:

Re: kiwi nissan driver new to ontario

Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:25 pm
by Xtrapol8
CruiserRomey wrote:yeah, only 30 million people and all this land. just depends on budget and time, something i'm both short on, lol.
cheers.
Welcome eh! (Do we really say "Eh" that much, or is it just an advertizing/exaggeration thing?)

I saw your photos in the other post - it looks like CAN and NZ have lots of the same landforms. We just have to drive a LOT farther to get the variety. I have relatives there and I hope to visit one day, but as you can attest, there's always something competing for the time and the money it takes to travel that far/long.