Our New Car...Welcome RICK!

Trip Start Mar 23, 2008
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Trip End Sep 23, 2008


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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

We purchaced a 1985 Nissan Vanette from an Isralie couple yesterday and could not be more excited.  This is Max's third car and Benny's second.  It has a manual transmission and the gear shifter is located on the stearing column.  Max has to reconfigure his body in order to shift down to fourth gear.  The back is extra spacious with a matress and plenty of storage room.  The Radically Immense Camping Koala, aka R.I.C.K., came equipt with a stack of maps, two storage bins, and extension cord, silverware, an electric water heater, a matress, two pillows, curtains, a pot and plenty of style.

We're headed south today towards Te Anau and plan to backpack for the next three weeks in the Kiwi wilderness around Fijordland National Park.

On the road again, we just can't wait to get on the road again...
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msimpson
msimpson on Apr 1, 2008 at 02:52AM

Havin' Fun!!
That van was a great find for you guys. I'm enjoying your travels vicariously. Have fun and be careful.
Jenny's Mom.

rrs
rrs on Apr 1, 2008 at 01:58PM

Cool Car!
What a hot rod! Maybe you should paint your logo (PLKII) on the back? How much in US $ did you guys pay for the car? Looking forward to reading more about your adventures and seeing the photo's. Stay safe and have tons of fun.

Robert at Ben's old office

tlcyphert
tlcyphert on Apr 1, 2008 at 03:47PM

awesome!!
looks like you guys are having a BLAST!! great wheels, and great photos!! i look forward to every adventure of yours.

dpalay
dpalay on Apr 1, 2008 at 11:21PM

flames
Did you put the flames on yourself or are they Israeli?

bennyandmax
bennyandmax on Apr 7, 2008 at 11:38PM

Re: flames
Flames came with the ride, but we are in constant search for more decorations for RICK.

bennyandmax
bennyandmax on Apr 7, 2008 at 11:40PM

Re: Cool Car!
RICK cost NZ$1900, not sure what the conversion is. We've already put on a new tire, got an alignment and coolant flush, so it adds up. Gas is also about US$7/gallon here, but RICK gets pretty good gas mileage. For us, RICK is priceless...

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