G’ DAY everyone, my name’s Kian Heagney. I’m the newest addition to the 4x4 Shed and the first thing you should know about me is this – I know pretty much nothing about four-wheel driving.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been a four-wheeled fanatic since I was in nappies and ‘car’ was probably the second word to lob out of my mouth. That love and passion for cars has led me to my gig creating content for our sister publication Street Machine magazine; but, for once, I’m not here to write about 1000hp twin-turbo Toranas.
I recently bought myself a GQ Patrol, and it’s going to serve as my introduction in to this new world of raised suspension and intentionally getting dirty. But we’ll get to that in a moment.
I’ve been toying with life-size cars since I was around 13, mainly R31 Nissan Skylines, a Hyundai Excel rally car and Holden Commodore utes. I’m 24 years old now, and last year it occurred to me that in my 10-odd years of playing cars there was one gaping hole in my list: not a single 4x4.
Diese Geschichte stammt aus der June 2021-Ausgabe von 4x4 Magazine Australia.
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MAXXIS CUSTOM OF THE YEAR
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ONE WITH THE LOT
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