Jonathan Hanson on driving on African Savannah at high speed in Land Rovers.: It was "…like…driving across a plowed field over which concrete had been poured to solidify the ridges."
"At 100 kph we danced over them with actual tire-to-earth contact occurring perhaps 10% of the time. But the most astonishing sights were to occasional overstuffed Toyota Hi-Ace van taxis coming the other way at our speed plus, wheels pistoning up and down at an insane pace and the entire vehicle often sideways in a crazy drift around curves…the humble Hi-Ace has to be the toughest vehicle on the planet."
-From the Overland Journal
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Lloyd, my admiration grows for you even more... first you turn me onto the ugg beacon boot.. then mark morford (sp?).. and now I find out that you are a reader of Overland Journal, of which, I am a huge fan and loyal reader since its first issue! I don't remember how I found your blog, but I am so glad that I did and can read your stuff each day.. my wife is getting me Homework for Christmas.. have a good day.
When it comes to vans, Toyota has some of the best. Our first family car was a Toyota Hi-Ace van, and after 7 years, it's still manageable and reliable.
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