Night Fewbie Plus Desert Drive - Sweihan Adventures - Abu Dhabi - 29 Oct 2021

[Frederic]

Oh boy…

I left the office by 5 with a sea of time to go grab a bite, Top up the tank, take some rest, and get prepped for an amazing night drive. 
Until the battery died at the gas station…

Several jump start attempts and eventually a push later from a few guys that were angels sent from heaven, I googled the nearest workshop and rushed to get a new battery installed. Hence I was a bit late but with a little help from my dearest friends we were quickly deflated and good to go.

My adrenaline levels were still a bit high from the rush to the meeting point and they would stay pretty high the entire night, owing to Sri squeezing out every inch of usable dune or slope. Resulting in Little Blue screaming with pleasure 😅

Some shoveling and fixing cars are key fun ingredients in those kinds of drive, and when @Gauravs  battery also died the same night, that convinced me even more that our cars are as linked together as much we are. 
 

Kudos to @Zed for taking his white ship of the desert unscathed (well almost) through this terrain. Also @Mus_hus78 and @GauravSoni with LWB Pajeros surfing through the dunes and proving that they are so underrated. 
 

@Ruan van den Heever @Xavier Treasurer @Asif Hussainand @Gaurav were the perfect team and took every challenge with a laugh and came back asking for more. 
 

There is absolutely nothing else that could be improved, and your 100th lead was memorable. Forget the bulldozered dunes and cross tracks, there is something to be said about perfect imperfections that make it “unforgettable”.

Thanks to all for being part of it and the great night out !
 

 

[Asif Hussain]

Congrats @Srikumar for completing your 100 lead drives. I am happy to be a part of your platinum drive which i will never forget, it was a super duper drive. You scaled all tall dunes which we really get scared to do at daylight.

@Gaurav @Frederic @Srikumar @Mus_hus78 @Zed @Ruan van den Heever @Xavier Treasurer @Gaurav Soni it was wonderful experience to drive with all of you.

@Ruan van den Heever was like a cop in our convoy with blue and red flashing light. Following you was like i was chasing a cop vehicle.

[MUSTAFA hussain]

Good day lead , sweep and rest of the convoy ….. first of all I would like to congratulate @Srikumarfor his century hit as lead. Second we need more of this type of night drives as it was fun to have a drive like this  after long time where I was sweating in that cool breeze with challenges . Thanks to rest of the convoy to help me recover from many refusals I had . Special thanks to our senior lead @Asif Hussain, @Gaurav, @Frederic to boost our night vision that kept us moving . Hope to see you soon . 

 

 

 

[Frederic]

43 minutes ago, Mus_hus78 said:

Good day lead , sweep and rest of the convoy ….. first of all I would like to congratulate @Srikumarfor his century hit as lead. Second we need more of this type of night drives as it was fun to have a drive like this  after long time where I was sweating in that cool breeze with challenges . Thanks to rest of the convoy to help me recover from many refusals I had . Special thanks to our senior lead @Asif Hussain, @Gaurav, @Frederic to boost our night vision that kept us moving . Hope to see you soon . 

 

 

 

You only had a few refusals, and did really well !

[Thomas Varghese]

I missed the drive 😥

[Zed]

Ready for Round 2 (added amber fog lights, better late than never) and fixed the Hashtag Patrol bumper issue 😂

[Srikumar]

27 minutes ago, Zed said:

Ready for Round 2 (added amber fog lights, better late than never) and fixed the Hashtag Patrol bumper issue 😂

Does this mean the LC repairs are still getting delayed?

[Zed]

20 minutes ago, Srikumar said:

Does this mean the LC repairs are still getting delayed?

I’m trying to source the full front diff housing now 👇🏻, giving up on the 4.88 coming from Japan and scouring Sharjah for original 4.30 gears in good condition:

[MUSTAFA hussain]

12 minutes ago, Zed said:

I’m trying to source the full front diff housing now 👇🏻, giving up on the 4.88 coming from Japan and scouring Sharjah for original 4.30 gears in good condition:

Well if you did that 2 months before bro by now you wouldn’t have to # your Y62 but it’s better late than never … 

[Zed]

4 hours ago, Mus_hus78 said:

Well if you did that 2 months before bro by now you wouldn’t have to # your Y62 but it’s better late than never … 

lolz, it's 2000dhs for second-hand and 4000dhs for brand new. Put second-hand in and break it again 4 weeks later (assuming 2 Fewbie Plus every week) 😅 At the time, the smart thing to do was wait for Brand New and spend the 4000dhs one time and hope it lasts another 20 years, rather than spend 2000dhs on a second-hand item which already had 20 years life on it and not sure when it will break 😂

Edited October 31, 2021 by Zed
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