Hilux 4x4 Forum

New prices 1ltr unleaded BWP 6.20 (somewhere around there) = R6.70 1ltr diesel BWP 5.50 = R5.94 Now thats unbelievable, and you get your fuel from sa!? :roll: Yeah, not that heavily taxed this side... but then when u see the quality of some of the roads... you wouldnt mind paying a bit extra to get...

I decided to go the normal route, just becoz it is less admin and frustration hanging around goverment departments with hunders of pages of documents etc etc etc But I know of alot of Safricans up here who just go ahead and buy an import just to mess around with and when they leave they just basical...

**Disclaimer** ************ To Mods and Admin.. If this thread is in the wrong place, please feel free to move it. If it already exists, I apolgise. ************ I would to get the genral thoughts on the supposed 'grey' imports.... in Botswan there are NO restrictions on the cars you can import from...

Or this one

Great tks CasKru

will try it this week-end... but please stay on line in case i use my verimark tool-box (i called early and got the handy carry case ) and i accidently take out the gearbox hehehehe

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HennieJ2 wrote:Oom Hennie

Oudste

Well they say before you can become old and wise... you have to be young and stupid

We have just had a fuel increase last week.... 72 thebe p/l on petrol and 65 thebe p/l on diesel

New prices

1ltr unleaded BWP 6.20 (somewhere around there) = R6.70
1ltr diesel BWP 5.50 = R5.94

I cant remember the exact numbers but they are roughly around those levels

Hi All Just to put things in perspective here, I an not very mechanically minded and I just got my Hilux last week :oops: :oops: 06 D4D 3.0 4X4 - got about 130K on the clock and a full service history from the agents I have a question here regarding my clutch, The clutch takes right at the bottom......

Sure anytime....

If there is anything else, just give me shout

Oh Yeah current bwp/zar exchange rate is 1BWP = 1.0800 ZAR

Hi OP I cross back and forth in Bots quite often, and I keep my SA plates on my car. As long you are the registered owner of the car, you will need 110 Pula (in cash).. which is made of BWP20 one year permit, 40BWP for a one time entry permit (which is valid for the lenght of your stay) and BWP50 fo...

Hey Thanks for the welcome....

good to see some healthy banter on the forum, always keeps things interesting :)

Been up in bots for 2 years now got another year to go, then i wil re-evaluate

OOOOMS wrote:Welcome Malcom

What do you do in Gabs?

My Best hehehehe

I am a currency trader for a UK Bank with a branch in Botswana.

I still use my old Alva ama-cooka...

still havent found a better replacement... got place for 2 cooker tops and a gas lamp.. perfect

That Murano wasnt a bad drive, used to use it Gabz/JHB and back on the week-ends... was a great car for the highway but off road (even just sand roads) was getting buggered.... and the maintenance of that car was insane R6,850 for a major service before anything extra... and at R3500 a tyre was just...

Hi Everyone Greetings from Botswana, Just collected my Hilux D4-D 3.0 Diesel 4x4 on Friday (28 May 2010) and been sampling a few choice back roads around the Gabz area.. 8 ) Done a few trips up north and had to sell my Nissan Murano, wasnt the right car for the job, and now got the car I have wanted...