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Sweihan is calling again, only 2 weeks after our last fewbie drive... This time the plan is to start from the eastern side (E95), discover new sets of dunes, say Hi to Nagrah hill and, if time allows, exit near Sweihan (on E16). Maybe our last chance before summer to enjoy a full day drive... Drive Level : intermediate and above When : 15th March 2019. Meeting Time : 7:45 AM, Convoy will move at 8:00 Meeting Point : Adnoc station Nahil. https://goo.gl/maps/ZecvshnuzTN2 Finish Time : 9:00 AM on Saturday (approximately) What to Bring : Snacks, water, soft drinks, juices with little extra to share, smiles, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Please RSVP on the below calendar

My Darling Pajero 1999 - Mitsubishi Pajero - 3.5 liter - SWB

oh yeah!!.. it is on!! I hope we have less flies this time.. last time I brought a couple of hundred flies back to dubai with me.. 🤣

congrats @Emmanuel!!

Smokey and the bandit Pontiac Transam

Hi Guys, Just a quick message. I will be desert recovery for Saluki Motorsport for Friday and Saturdays Dubai Baja. We are running 2x buggies and 1x UTV Anyone interested should take a look should check out the website http://www.dubaiinternationalbaja.com/ Its not the best organized website, but there is maps and guides on there. Our first Buggy leaves Dubai Autodrome at 7AM SHARP , so any early birds outt there can come to Autodrome, then follow the cars out to Al Qudra ( near the solar farm) I will be in the Saluki Team Nissan Patrol.. It is a 200KM set of loops in a figure 8 each day. Opening Ceremony is tonight at 6pm Sharp at Autodrome Cheers All James

None. Fun in the desert but in reality you will only go to the desert at the weekend. A high powered rwd car will offer fun every day of the week.

Congratulations @Emmanuel for reaching the Advance level with Carnity Offroad club. As per your last one year, consistent contribution, dedication, love for offroading and asking so many questions you have shown tremendous progress and well deserve this new offroad rank. Your curiosity of asking the questions has helped everyone around in a very positive manner. Keep it up and its time to hone your social interaction and commanding skills, to help and navigate new offroaders swiftly. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Advance: Number of drives 10 (36 regular drives) Level of drives Willingness to learn + Enthusiasm + Basic dune & sand reading + map reading & basic navigational skills Off-road gear Flag, deflator, tire gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio, compressor, tool kit, tow rope, floor jack, jack board & GPS Drive teamwork Actively participate in recoveries + drive in the second lead Drive posting/joining Join any drive and lead fewbie & intermediate drives under Marshal / Crew supervision Forum participation Share experience + feedback on forum and pictures in gallery + drive and route suggestions + post trip report + share route + track and waypoints Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join offroad club is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

Thank youuu @Rahimdad. I promise, I will keep on asking... until you get bored 😜 Most important question, always in my mind : When is the next drive ?

So it all started on one fine morning. As a normal day started of with unlocking our Pajero and found some water drops on the seat. No rain that day, but still checked for roof leaks and found none. Maybe the leather sweating? But have not seen drops, if something spills it would cover much larger area. So we cleaned the water drops and continued on pur way. The next morning again we were surprised by the same water drops, but this time there were a few over the dash as well. The suspect was the roof again. But verily roof was dry. Still unsuspecting we cleaned the water drops and headed to our office. In the evening when my wife came to pick me up she was looking pale and scared. She explained as she opened the car she saw something white very quickly move from the passenger seat down and disappeared. She suggested we quickly go to a car wash and get the car cleaned out inside and out. Throughout the way we kept really silent and concentrated on any sounds inside the car. It was completely quiet and our hearts were racing throughout, even a breeze or our own movement would scare the he'll out of us. The strangest hour ever spent in a car in my whole life. There was a strange feeling of something or someone being in our car with us. I kept on thinking we would need an exorsist for our car instead of just a good wash. Finally we made it to the car wash and started emptying the car to have a good vacuum inside. As we were removing the items from our car we saw what once again proved the wife is always right. We needed a good wash and no exorcism was required. A grey mouse jumping in and around our car. What a relief. Tried chasing it out, but not quite sure if that little rodent was still there or gone. As the car was finished and we headed home, we decided to make sure and got some rat glue with mat. My wife could not take the suspense and headed back down to the car just before going to sleep. No surprise there it was the trouble maker, stuck in one of the mats we had placed. She took help of one of the supermarket guys and released the little rodent back in the open. With a few mats still in the car just to make sure, in 2 more days we were relieved and now pondering how he got in. Two days it was in there without making a noise. We recalled going to the tire shop to get a tire checked which kept looking the pressure. We had switched off the car, and since the car was getting suffocating, she opened the rear door for ventilation. The tire just had a bad valve which was replaced, easy and cheap fix, but it must have given the mouse to get into the car in those 15 minutes. My advise, please do not leave your cars open and unattended open the window a crack if required. Thinking of getting all the wirings and electrics checked as mice like to chew on stuff. Please recommend any other advise you deem right in such a situation, or simply share your strange stories here.

congrats man good news

Congrats Emmanuel on your first officially posted drive. I'm all in to eat French Macrons, a lovely area selected and a good choice for debut drive.

Fantastic news !! Congrats @Emmanuel !!!!

Congratulation dear @Emmanuel 👍👍

Congratulation @Emmanuellooking forward for Expert Ranking soon

The one and only 1967 Shelby GT500 from Gone in Sixty Seconds or the 1968 Green Bullitt Fastback from Bullitt.

Congratulations @Srikumar for reaching the Expert level with Carnity Offroad club. As per your last 2 years, consistent contribution, dedication, love for offroading and helping hundreds of newbies you have shown tremendous progress and well deserve this new offroad rank. Keep it up and its time to hone your leading capabilities with sound planning and navigation skills. Looking forward to seeing you growing further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Expert: Number of drives 10 (46 regular drives) Level of drives Willingness to learn + Enthusiasm + Basic dune & sand reading + map reading & basic navigational skills + strategic convoy driving Off-road gear Flag, deflator, tire gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio, compressor, tool kit, tow rope, floor jack, jack board & GPS trackback Drive teamwork Capable of diverting the convoy to safe spot + part of sweep team Drive posting/joining Join any drive and lead fewbie & intermediate drives under Marshal / Crew supervision Forum participation Share experience + feedback on forum and pictures in gallery + drive and route suggestions + post trip report + share route + track and waypoints + Help Marshal / Crew for alternate routing + marking safe exit Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join offroad club is recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

The most important question here is.. Which 4x4 from all the listed above is worth breaking your bank for. When you do things for the love it, money is hardly a factor. So all you enthusiasts and dune lovers why dont you list your fav 4x4 (only one) for which you are ready to bleed from everywhere and yet not ready to sell it for any price( if wife/gf allows i.e .) . I am sure everyone has or have had such a car with whom it was very hard to depart... and you remember every drive in that car and the pleasure it gave inspite of all its error signs and leaks.

@Gaurav I see your point and understand and accept it. I know lots of people who live for the desert on Friday, I know lots of people who live for laps around a track on Friday. It’s just different horses for different courses. We’re all brothers and sisters united in the love for the internal combustion engine. Brothers and sisters fight sometimes but we will always be family. ❤️

For me it has to be my manual XJ. Be it daily driving or for desert driving. Love it and wish I had some more money to spend on it. Hopefully one day.

I have been on both sides buddy. Having Ford Mustang GT 5.0 and going to office daily but still, I prefer my Pajero over Mustang or even my Range with a blink of an eye. Having a fast road car is limited fun with so many monkeys around and radar. Having a capable offroad ride gives you actual freedom to go anywhere and do anything anytime.

It's a 2C7B and not 267B - mistake in hand written code. It's a DME fault 2C7B Lambda probe behind catalytic converter, signal Remove the rear O2's and if they are cover with carbon, clean them up and that can sort this 2C7B code. Worst case scenario replace sensor. For DSC Fault 5E18: Engine management code my 90% doubt is throttle valve actuator. To be honest if gear is failing you will feel lot more than just shutting down on low rpm, like jittery gear shift, lack of power, delay in down/up shift etc. It seems a mechanical glicth to me when have you replaced the spark plug and coil? they could be culprit too before hitting the expensive part, fix or double check the basics Is the engine management light is on? or any other light code is shown on display? Also research more online forums and read about nasty BMW relays that throws many diff faults coz of one relay failure, it could be that issue too. let me know what you ind, im happy to help

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Congratulations

Congratulations @Emmanuel 😁😁

My first car was Land Cruiser 2002 model. Loved the car due to its classic "GCC looks" as well as massive power from 4.4 Liter fuel hungry V6 engine. Had some issues with the wiring and some electrical stuff so had to sell-off just two months from purchase date.

Saturday is round 2! same start time, same place send me a PM and I will give you my whatsapp ready to rumble

Congratulations @Emmanuel and thank you for the support you give us newbies and fewbies.

That's what Velociraptor is all about. Don't waste time and straight to the kill.

Well deserved @Emmanuel. You have questioned us on every step and made our off road club the best in town. Besides all your contributions in our community, please keep asking questions.

Maybe now Asif bhai can help you lead too as your navigator if he is not too busy these days

Me too. And also some 50 kg of sand inside the car.

OMG, this is a serious amateur recovery scenario: I think they tied a tow rope to bumper than a tow hook as Ford hooks are not so bad that they melt like a foam Guy too close would have injured badly or killed even if the red pickup tow point failed Should have dug out in front of wheels, as they are 80% inside the sand making recovering terribly difficult If he suspects soft sand on the beach, could have made a path firm by reversing and going forward a few times so that he can give multiple tugs on compact sand with slow speed Always start with a gentle tug first and then build the tug intensity after 3-4 attempts (if needed)

@Asif Hussain you were actually the first to take me there, unforgettable drive, one of the bests.

Congratulations Sri 😎

Great news !!!! Congrats @Srikumar !!!

Congratulation dear @Srikumar👍👍

@Srikumar congrats!!!! well deserved!!

Thank you to everyone at the Off-road Club. Much appreciated. One of the biggest satisfaction for me is seeing the next set of drivers come up the rank and I am really happy to be a part of it.

Congrats @Srikumar all the best for your new rank..

50 Carnity points awarded as a bonus for this "Detail DIY Post"

There used to be a mouse in a warehouse I worked in here. The other guys used torment it, chasing it, trying to kill it, they even cut a hole in the wall to find his nest. I felt bad for the little thing, he wasn’t hurting anyone, so I used to leave some food at the entry to his hole every night after work, he seemed to love popcorn. Then a stray cat started coming around the workshop and the guys started feeding it every day. That was the last I seen of the mouse. Had a mouse in my house in Ireland before too. I don’t believe in killing an animal unless it’s trying to kill you or you’re going to eat it. So I started feeding him bits and pieces too. Life’s a struggle for everyone. Got semi tame in the end and used to sit at my feet. I remember my mother freaking out about mice in the house before when I was a kid and putting out glue traps to catch them. I used to have to check the glue traps and sometimes I would find a mouse stuck to one still alive and felt bad for them. You can release them from the glue if you run oil on them so that’s what I would do then set them free outside. Mice are cute little creatures and incredibly smart. And if it wasn’t for mice, our medicines wouldn’t be at the advanced stage they are now.

A FJ cruiser if I’d had the money. But so happy with my ‘99 Pajero SWB that I fell in love with and will probably keep as long as possible and treat her like she deserves 😉

Here are some options to pick from.

thank you Gaurav will receive the vehicle on monday and join you all in the next newbee once i complete 1,000 kms thank you Rahim. surely looking forward to see you in the next newbee thanks for the advise

@skumar83 and @Gaurav have got one part absolutely right. He was in 2WD and that was the main cause. Another cause could be the soft suspensions, as when the front of the Jeep hit the other side of the dune it was not engaged in 4x4 which put the complete load of the car in front, plus the soft suspension allowed the front bumper to dig into the sand. With the forward inertia the back of the Jeep kept moving which caused the flip. 90% though if he was in 4x4 it would not let the car flip. Winner is @skumar83 and @Gaurav. Next episode to follow soon. Keep watching out this space.

I will vote for first 5 options only for real offroad capability car for dubai and UAE desert. Though I have changed the order as per my thinking and experience. Jeep wrangler FJ Cruiser Xterra Nissan Patrol Land Cruiser