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Totally agree and that is because of all litterbugs go there only. Same thing ended up with hatta pools and so many other beautiful scenic spots in UAE. Driving off-road seriously come as a blessing in such scenario, so we can venture out and about to scout a clean spot. BTW, below estimated track from lisali to qudra may excite everyone more here.

Hi Deepak. Give me a call after the weekend and I'll see about organizing the use of a lift for you. I might even make an appearance and help you 😉 With regards to painting underside components, a good scrub with a wire brush, wipe with thinners then hammerite brushed on is as good as anything. Rattle can paint looks good but it's not really a durable finish. If you want to be really flashy, you can disassemble everything and get it powder coated. This is what I used to do when I worked in the restoration business. As @derik said above though, rust isn't really an issue here in UAE. It's just surface rust, it rarely eats through things. Back home in Ireland it's a real pain in the ass. Every winter they treat the roads with salt to get rid of the ice. Salt is a major catalyst for rust. Come spring time, it's 2 months flat out welding older cars patching sills and wheel arches. As for rustproofing products, all I have ever used is Waxoyl. Bilt Hamber and Dinitrol also make alternative products but I have no experience of them. Pump it inside the chassis, sills and everywhere else. This is why vehicles have plastic rubber bungs in random places underneath, excluding the floor drains. Waxoyl is good but I don't think it would cope too well with an off-road vehicle here as the sand would scrub it off. What they used to do in the olden days is use waste oil. Brush it on thick all over the bottom of the car and the oil repels the water. It's not particularly durable, it needs to be done 2-3 times a year but it works. I can remember my grandad doing it on his Austin 1800 when I was a kid.

No issues, I am sure u'll find a great place, overall looks very promising drive

@Rahimdad Sounds great !! @skumar83 From our trip on the 27th Jan, if i am correct you are near the springs ? If you want i can bring you and you can stay in my vehicle or I'm sure there will be space in other vehicles too ! I live near the springs.

Very good point @derik after the drive on Friday Gaurav and myself started discussing on this topic with a hot cup of tea and samosa. I think @Gaurav bhai had it nailed down to the right school of thought. What do the off-road clubs offer to you as someone who wants to learn, some off-road trips and that is about it. If people come to know the number of roll-overs there are in that club than they would be deterred from joining that group. This goes deep in the core when there was only 1 parent club from which all these clubs have evolved. They never shared this information and thus the break away clubs maintained their experience and never wanted to show these kind of incidents in their club. Our next discussion was should we do it, why?, how it would help, and what will be the impact? I am sure these questions will pop into your mind also, so here goes: Yes we will discuss it. Why? We are not an off-road club, we are a car community where sharing vital information is important so that everybody gets to learn something out of this experience. It is not a platform on which we would like to name and shame people, and as human beings we all make mistakes. If we could learn from these and as seniors take the responsibility to share and educate people it is most important aspect of this activity. I hope I have answered your question and I would like to thank you for asking such and important and meaningful question.

@Digital no real problems to be seen in terms of a body kit, welcome to the drive Himanshu, get ready to discover what an awesome ride your Prado is and join more drives to learn how to use it better every time.

Hi, Awesome effort for organising these trips. I would love to attend but cannot for this one as I spend a fair time commuting to see the Missus on the weekends. I`ll keep an eye on these posts though. Alternatively if there is any possiblity of after work drives from Abu Dhabi, I`d be keen Regards Habeeb 0569761559

Thanks @adil for great suggestion, I was in Sharjah scrap during this weekend with @Rahimdad and after lot of tries we found same HDM relay 15016745 from EATON for 20 dhs and it fixed the low beam instantly.

@amid you don't need/have to be so negative and think of all LR owners are alike. After enjoying Range Rover for little over 2 years, I can say that Land Rover cars are very easy to maintain and best if you can DIY unlike many japanese cars who put the spark plug half km inside the mainfold (Pajero). However here it's a different situation created by garage and workshop that they will always charge a fortune to touch a Range Rover as they think like you that all LR owners are rich brat. I have paid for simple 8 spark plug change a 300 AED for labor only, while asking why it's expensive and garage owner returned with dirty grin: "Sir it's a Range Rover" Range Rover spark plug change - 1 hr - 300 AED Pajero spark plug change - 2-3 hrs - 200 AED Land Cruiser plug change - 1-2 hrs - 100 AED So it's a perception that dictates how much money you will be spending on maintenance and not the actual labor intensiveness. Talk about ardhi app, I have seen it briefly with @Rahimdad and others and it still has some minor glitches to be ironed and you never know it might pick up only due to the reason of sending flares to near by people when stuck, so that they can come and rescue you in offroad - very well thought feature.

Hi Guys ! Please put us down for the trip. Wife and daughter are also coming. Jason - 0505547290 I will bring a disposable BBQ, some chicken, meat and salad.