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I am Morpheus, Neo and the Oricle all rolled into one 😝

Happy birthday @Barry, you’re the Matrix’ Morpheus of Carnity 😉

Some say the last 2 people to see the RAV4 were Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles, and we all know what happened to them.

I am with @Frederic on this one. I am assuming you meant the Jeep JK vs the JL, the later being the newest version of the jeep. It would really depend if you will be using the jeep off-road or just for daily commute. In a few words 5 speed is better off-road and the 8 speed is better on highway. The 8 speed claims to reduce fuel consumption by 9% over the 5 speed transmission but I doubt it is for the transmission, I think is because JL has an aluminum body as opposed the steel body of the JK, making the JL lighter and therefore improving fuel consumption. I think that for on-road driving will definitely benefit from the 3 extra speeds since you will run in lower revs. However, when it comes to off-road keep in mind this 8 speed transmission is used in the Ram 1500 and Grand Cherokee, cars that are not necessarily made for off-road like the Wrangler this is a transmission that is not properly tested off-road. They are only installing this transmission for cost purposes and they are not thinking about the reliability. In off-road conditions simpler is always better, unless you use the 8 speed in triptronic it will be under much more stress than the 5 speed.

Many many happy returns of the day @Barry God bless you with a lot of greasy knowledge and strong fingers to type and share your wisdom with everyone. Happy Birthday to one of the best community contributor here at Carnity.

Wish you happy and wonderful birthday, @Barry

Good one, but he doesn't give a blue or red pill instead he offers violet

Amaron has lasted very well for me. We have a couple of those batteries in our forklifts at our factory and seeing the performance I have installed one in my car too.

Happy Birthday Bro

Good idea, might wake the guy behind up a bit and make him think. Cheap too at around 20 dhs. But at the end of the day, there’s still going to be that one AH on your bumper flashing his lights thinking the right lane will open up and the 6 cars in front will magically disappear. https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Tail-Laser-Fog-Light-Rear-Anti-Collision-Driving-Safety-Signal-Warning-Lamp/302179545792?ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F710-53481-19255-0%2F1%3Ftype%3D4%26campid%3D5336491544%26toolid%3D10001%26afsrc%3D1%26customid%3D1044X509854X75f2a0778b5fff5d2de16ed746be494f%26mpre%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2FCar-Tail-Laser-Fog-Light-Rear-Anti-Collision-Driving-Safety-Signal-Warning-Lamp%2F302179545792%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%253AMEBIDX%253AIT%26_trksid%3Dp2057872.m2749.l2649%26srcrot%3D710-53481-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D1858942489570%26rvr_ts%3Df0f437901680ab6475e64116ffe944a0&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&_mwBanner=1&_rdt=1&ul_noapp=true

That looks like an under bumper mounted flashing brake light. Seen a few of them. Not a bad idea. A lot of people will see a flashing light before they see a constant light. The bottom image looks like a ghetto JDM fake towing eye. The Filipinos seem to love them, no offence to our Filipino members, my wife is filipina, but totally useless in the real world. Form over function.

Thank you so much. It’s hard to believe it’s my 10th 26th birthday. People be acting all old and stuff, but nobody ever tells you that your mindset doesn’t get older but your body will hurt a little bit more every day.

Wish you many happy returns of the day @Barry stay blessed always. Have a nice day and great year ahead. Cheers 🍻

Legend says that the Batmobile was just a RAV4 with a body kit.

Like @desertdude once said, RTFM. Any car I’ve ever owned, it wasn’t long until the dashboard got opened up and the beep beep either got stabbed with a screwdriver or hit with a hammer. Sometimes you just want to sit in the car with the door open and enjoy a smoke with the radio on and not have a beep beep messing with your peaceful state of mind.

Hahaha... and I will miss the nice parathas for sure (hope I spelled it right)

Bro Dont Mind anything But you mentioned something about Mrs.Barry Running might have been a reason for slight termor.

@vishlad702 if you aren't using the car for offroading and previously happy with the stock setup, my HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION is to stick to original Mitsubishi shock setup to not to open a big can of worms come with another shock unless they are the direct replacement. @Praveenmp same goes for you but halfway as you are offroading and with this shock change opportunity you can look into upgrading to stiffer suspension or adjustable setup to have best of both worlds: Soft for road + hard for offroad. In your case moving away from stock suspension is better and advisable but do your research on various brands like Tough dog, Ranchos, Old Man, Rough Country, Dobinsons, Kings etc. to see what price point you are looking at.

@shadow79 maybe it was you falling off the bed.

I have a Pajero 2015, 3.5 ltr V6. So I had this severe dashboard rattle which started sometime back. I suspected the tyres and got them checked at multiple shops with all of them saying that the tyre has got some life left. However this week the rattling was unbearable at any small dips or on even slight variations on the road. I thought to get my shocks checked once for any leakages or any damage to the shocks. The culprit was found. The right front shock had a broken bush and the left one was not behaving normal. The left shock absorber behaviour could be because the right bush was broken and the left felt a bit harder than the right. However the mechanic advised me to change the front shock for both the sides. He gave me an estimate of 540 Dhms for parts (from Habtoor) and labour would be extra. I have always felt that he Original Mitsubishi shocks were not so good at dampening. I am also thinking to get the rear ones changed as well. So my queries are a) Do I need to go for OEM Shocks? b) Is it also recommended to change the top mount for shocks? c) Any 3 brands which can replace the shocks in Pajero. I do not take my Pajero offroad and hence comfortable ride is a priority on road. d) Price range for front and back pair. c) Where do I get these from? Thank you

Come for a holiday to my home place. Many colours of pills are available. Just not in UAE 😊

I bought an Amron battery for my Ford Escape last Saturday. Bought it from a shop in Sharjah Industrial area(First industrial road). Sales guy first tried selling me Suzuki battery saying Sir, this battery is also giving 1 yr warranty so Amron too. But I insisted for an Amron, then he sent some one somewhere and brought it for me. Cost was 368 AED including VAT. Thank all of you for recommendations and sharing battery experiences. I bought an Amron battery for my Ford Escape last Saturday. Bought it from a shop in Sharjah Industrial area(First industrial road). Sales guy first tried selling me Suzuki battery saying Sir, this battery is also giving 1 yr warranty so Amron too. But I insisted for an Amron, then he sent some one somewhere and brought it for me. Cost was 368 AED including VAT. Thank all of you for recommendations and sharing battery experiences. Let's see how it goes 😂

Feels Good to Be Back

Is thats what its for? A guy has this installed on his civics satwa spolier at the sandy parking lot below my place. It turns on only when he brakes. I thought it was just one of those satwa ricer mod fads that sweep here from time to time. Like that triangular extra third brake light/flashing fog light below the rear bumper or those fake anodized round towing eyes many ricers install nowadays. I'll see if I can take a pic and post it here, next time I see it being used. In case people don't know what I'm on about

Happy birthday @Barry. Wish you all the best for the coming year and beyond.

Legend says the RAV4 also acted in the Dukes of Hazzard wearing fancy dress Look, same eyes, different trousers,

My rebuild is almost done. Hope I can make it

It's called key in ignition beep/chime

I'm sorry I am going to miss the drives on this day. The wife is finally coming on Friday so I better be in the airport 😆 I am a morning person so I actually prefer morning drives, that way I can still take care of personal matters after the drive. But I don't mind afternoon drives as long as they are on Friday

Hello. I’m back to the uae and can’t wait for a great drive with you guys. Just wanted to know if I qualify for this drive or what is needed to qualify?

Will miss my twin Pathy, see you next time Insha Allah

I was in the shower earlier, just before 15:00. Mrs Barry was screaming for me to come out and see the earthquake. Didn’t feel it at all but the lights were swinging a little bit from the roof. Did anyone else notice anything? The earthquake last year was worse. I was in al quoz. It was all over in 10 seconds. The worst thing I ever dealt with was a bit of snow but I felt like I was standing on a pancake being cooked. Why people want to move to places like New Zealand I’ll never know.

It was Warm and very Pleasant meeting Rahim Bhai after very long time.

Namibia: where you can off-road all day and drive up to the beach to relax and refresh....

Yes KYB and Tokiko something is the OEM one, but better to stick to same with Habtoor for eliminating any doubts or surprises.

Now you can pick your country from account - settings and display your country flag next to your name https://carnity.com/settings/country If you don't want to display a flag - Select the first option - Don't want to inform my country

--Don't want to inform my country-- feature has been fixed, which was picking IP based country by mistake earlier.

Really nice feature. Carnity unites people, cultures, and countries

Cool feature

Jap imports are pretty sweet and in very good nick and worth every penny, good climate, no sandy weather and heat and usually pretty well looked after. I've bought jap imports that looked like they had just rolled of a factory floor, well majority of them are like this, most of them have a Japanese auction sheet and there are tons of sites where you can learn to decode them and thats pretty much a very decent pre inspection sheet, if its not available there is not much to fret here. Like this example, is a 4.5 out of a total of 6, 6 is a brand new vehicle. https://prestigemotorsport.com.au/auction-guide/ But be aware some people and a shady dealer or two sometimes try to sell a jap import thats already been registered here in the UAE, driven here for a year and two and then been tried to pass off as a fresh import, but they are pretty easy to spot and don't have custom papers but rather local papers. Just an example video here, and those who love JDM crap this is an awesome channel featuring a lot of jap domestics

With these Mustangs and LS430s though, a major portion of the cars in the UAE are US salvage. Even in salvage cars, if you look at the Copart/Manheim/IAA auction car purchases and subsequent rebuilds documented, most of them have minor issues and are simple to moderate difficulty fixes. But, the UAE used car dealers seem to buy absolutely totaled cars and fix them up. Moreso with latest models. I'd recently seen the latest Civic and Accord in such shambles, I wouldn't touch those cars with a barge pole. On the other hand, two of my petrolhead friends have clean US spec cars that were non salvage and brought in because the manual versions weren't sold here. Occasionally, such cars do exist. So, due diligence and knowledge on the car and issues can help save some $$$

Btw, while I was about to buy my Mustang, I drove one of my neighbors Mustang (US Spec) in Warqa by chance and while hitting full gas, the car does burn out very aggressive but while doing burn out car tilt on left and move fwd. I tried few times as he was my neighbor and then thought that in all 4-5 attempts I can't lose the steering control and no matter how much countersteering I correct car still tilt on left and move forward. Finally, this guy confronted that this is how the car has been behaving since he bought soon after the import and it seems some driveshaft balancing issue has not been corrected in the past. Apart from this everything is fine "bro"

There are some cars almost impossible to find GCC one. For example Lexus LS430. Even if you find GCC they are almost dead. In this case isnt it better to buy a clean American one.

Now to help you further, I found him on google maps, it's right beside Sharjah City Center https://goo.gl/maps/TySfs9bt34q I also found the old post to who I referred earlier and he came back with a positive feedback about this guy. You don't have to leave the car unless really required, I have kept my Cayenne for two years and been to him 4-5 times and never left the car and got everything sorted in the same visit. They even have a nice covered waiting room with a girl at reception, where you can wait or you can walk to Sharjah City Center in 5 mins till they fix the car. I'm not even sure if he still remembers me or not but you can try that to get some discount in the end if you are convinced.

Thanks. I am not a guy, but a woman. Just wanted to know what the heck is wrong with the car before throwing it in the hands of workshop. I already ordered the icar scanner. and then will take the car with diagnosis to the workshop I will keep the phone number from Gurav too. Thanks a lot. Thanks . will do

hello, i am new to uae and i am a big fan of DIY. this is the first forum i have come across that has a lot of information based on GCC cars. thanks