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My problem was not the lift...I basically had a lot of work parts which were probably never changed for 19 years by the previous owner. I had about a 3" lift and with now 31" tyres, and not had any major issues. I did have the death wobble a couple of times but they disappeared once I replaced the track bar and changed my tyres. But yes the XJ is running a delicate balance unlike in other offroad cars.

It's because its got a crappy diesel engine out of a ford transit van and they want around quarter of a million dirhams for that. Not many other than rich diehard fanbois willing to dish out that much money for an anemic utilitarian vehicle that struggles at the best of times in the dunes. Land Rover or rather BMW ( once again nothing good comes from BMW )shot themselves in the foot for the middle east market way back in 1997 when decided ti stop making V8 defenders.

There are loads of crate engine suppliers out there, literally hundreds. I can get you a 7-800 bhp LS engine on a pallet tomorrow if you want, complete with ECU, loom and mounts. The problem is they aren’t marketed well. People in their particular area of the car scene will know about them. It isn’t worth the manufacturer spending money outside this circle to advertise their engines. The majority of people will buy the SRT and just drive it, at most they will change the wheels. Most modifiers like to build and modify their own engines. These crate engines are for rich guys who have never got their hands dirty in their life. They probably still have a nanny to wipe their poop and wash their clothes at 30 years of age. They just want to throw money at having the fastest car in the village. They see something online, pay for it then pay someone to fit it with no other knowledge than 1,000 bhp y0. Also a good point made about the blown diffs and trannys. The kind of people who will buy this will be like, wow, 1,000 bhp, and give no consideration to the rest of the drivetrain. I think the phrase is “daddy’s money”. Met a few of these guys here already and I have no time for them but if I know someone is genuinely interested I will talk to them all day. Top gear fans, nuff said.

Who’s that handsome guy, second from left, army pants and sunglasses on his head

Greetings to All Carnity Team, I am really happy and glad seeing carnity community increasing over time and happy seeing it, I am missing driving behind our leader Gaurav and Rahim. hope to see you soon all ! @Gaurav I need newbie awareness session like the one we did on top of pink rock 1 year ago. keep it up and looking to see you soon. Best Regards Basel.

Fantastic. I am in again as it was the perfect introduction drive and i am expecting less refusals now since the original power has been restored to my "bakkie"