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THE TRUE SPIRIT OF AFRICA

In September my wife and I went road-tripping around Namibia – one of our favourite countries. We also spent a wonderful week in Etosha National Park, but the morning we left, my Toyota Fortuner’s brakes failed just outside Otjiwarongo.

Much to our delight, at the first traffic light entering town was the Indongo Toyota dealer. The left rear brake pipe was worn and had leaked brake fluid. They didn’t have the replacement part but successfully fitted

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