Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Nahel - Abu Dhabi - 28 Sept 2024

[ChrisW]

Thank you again, @JeromeFJ - a really enjoyable drive, nice flow, and your coaching style on the sand is brilliant for all levels. @Luke K P, loved the karak as usual, great seeing you back on the sand, and @Mark B great work helping everyone out…you kept busy!

 

Hope to see everyone out on future drives!

[Gilberto]

On 9/28/2024 at 4:43 PM, Yurybel said:

Tks for today's drive, with my low bumper I have managed to damage it on one of the little jumps ) any idea if I should try to go with police report and insurance as insurance covers offroad drive or these types of damages should be taken care of by myself?

I would advise against using your offroad insurance for minor damages. It's best reserved for major accidents. Since no other car is involved, filing a police report would classify this as a "hit and run," costing you 400 AED for the report alone, plus the insurance deductible of 250 AED. So, you'll be paying 650 AED before anyone even touches your bumper.

Moreover, this will be logged as an accident, lowering your car’s resale value. While no one expects an offroad vehicle to be damage-free, there’s a difference between suspecting damage and having it officially recorded.

As Luke mentioned, if you continue offroading, this will likely happen again. It’s happened to me, and I'm sure I’ve left parts of my car in the desert along with my flag 😅

One thing I learned is that while garages are required to request a police report, offroad garages typically don’t when repairing vehicles - especially when it was obvious that it was due to offroading and not because of an accident. 

[Yury.bel]

9 minutes ago, Gilberto said:

I would advise against using your offroad insurance for minor damages. It's best reserved for major accidents. Since no other car is involved, filing a police report would classify this as a "hit and run," costing you 400 AED for the report alone, plus the insurance deductible of 250 AED. So, you'll be paying 650 AED before anyone even touches your bumper.

Moreover, this will be logged as an accident, lowering your car’s resale value. While no one expects an offroad vehicle to be damage-free, there’s a difference between suspecting damage and having it officially recorded.

As Luke mentioned, if you continue offroading, this will likely happen again. It’s happened to me, and I'm sure I’ve left parts of my car in the desert along with my flag 😅

One thing I learned is that while garages are required to request a police report, offroad garages typically don’t when repairing vehicles - especially when it was obvious that it was due to offroading and not because of an accident. 

Tks for your response, will skip insurance and proceed with proper bumper installation )

[Abhishek Chikara]

A bit late but thanks again @JeromeFJ for picking a great location, amazing guidance throughout the drive and for towing me out of the smallest ridge that anyone got stuck in yesterday.

Also, many thanks @Mark B for being patient with my questions and the guidance.

Great drive and look forward to many more.

[Mark B]

You are most welcome @Abhishek Chikara never hesitate to ask as many questions as you like, that’s what we are here for 😊

[JeromeFJ]

Thank you all for the nice feedback. It is always a pleasure to bring new members to this exciting activity 😀