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We get most of your fabrication and welding works done by Najm Al Waha, located in Sharjah near university city road. They are however more specialized in industry so not really sure if they cater automotive but might be worth asking. You can give a call to Mohammed Shafeeq on 050 409 4183.

@MATHEW FELEX thanks for explaining your offroad driving experience in detail and you should be fine for joining this drive. Rahimdad will brief you shortly as he is little busy after his vacation. @Roshan Abraham welcome to Carnity and it's offroad club, can you please share your previous offroad experience and which 4x4 you drive?

Hi, guys! Just want to warn some of you who have not heard about new Abu Dhabi restriction. If it is foggy in Abu Dhabi emirate, then speed limit on E11, E311 and some other roads is lowered to 80km/h. Drivers should be notified by electronic boards over the road or LED signs on the right side of the road. The thing is these boards and signs do not work! But cameras work perfectly! So you can get 4 or 5 fines easily even if you drive as slow as 90-100km/h. Also sometimes you might think that visibility is absolutely perfect but cameras still set to 80 km/h. Considering that signs and boards do not work, it is super easy to get several fines. https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/road-speed-reduced-to-80-kmh-during-bad-weather-in-abu-dhabi-1.1541605789467 Be careful!

Anyone has a contact of good Mig welder in Dubai, Sharjah or Ajman for automotive welding? It's a small welding job, but need a credible welding workshop whose work will have no issues with RTA passing. We checked with RTA and they readily accept MIG weld jobs. Thanks in advance.

Have one in Ajman that I know of and does quality work but asks quality money too gave my Rav to him for fixing...

@Emmanuel - We are going to miss you and the sweets for the upcoming drives Enjoy your holidays BON VOYAGE !!!

I would just take it to a shop to be checked, in the long run it saves you so much headaches. There is no price for my peace of mind. Before I buy a used car I like to look at the statistics of failure rate of important components like the transmission, engine or electricals. I like to use sites like carcompliants.com where I can see the complains for each model and helps me determine the clunkers.

Hi @Gaurav @Rahimdad Awaiting your feedback to confirm my attendance to join this drive, need to plan my weekend accordingly, thanks

I guess we all have bought a few lemons in our lifetime and every time life throws a lesson at you. I'm still stuck with the issue that i sometimes tend to completely fall in love with a car and overlook all the technicalities and pros and cons. I've also bought quite some cars that i knew had some issues and fixing to do, but that helped me in knocking down the price and then get a reliable mechanic to do a decent repair and do some other fixes myself too. Many junkyard worthy cars i bought ended up looking 10x better after a year and always sold them at a decent price. If i can choose between losing money on depreciation, or buying an old car and putting some money down to restore it to its former glory, i'd go for the second option as i gives me more satisfaction.

Recently I went for few car checks some cars really shine there if it's clean car you might not even need to drive it but some cars you need to look at every nooks and corner they hide sloppy body works where the paint is cracked and good knows with what they stick together the frame .have seen car only being serviced by Al futaim but had lower cover and fender liners tied by metal string's as per the seller....it's a tricky thing... The seller is singing the song that he has the best thing in the market but as you get a closer look and confront the seller all of sudden he becomes a surprised cat cought up in the lights or the second owner or he is just selling it for a friend who left the country or straight away leaves without a word..it takes much time and patience to get your hands on something worth it...

When there is only 1 or 2 parts shop of certain brands then they talk as if they own your ass and also is alot of hassle when some part is bad and they still argue that it was from a running car and you should see your problem somewhere else instead of changing the same part for the gazillionth time as whatever they have is crap... I had the pleasure of fixing a euro Ford after much back and forth then towing the car itself there (as it had no plates) and spend the whole day till closing time only changing 2 sensors and taking a small round while reading live data

CDA concern and interest is for socially active fundraising groups and social services to help underprivileged people as mentioned in the Gulf News article. Idea is to regulate such social groups so that the collected donation goes for a right cause. Carnity is a company registered with Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority under the name of Carnity Technology - FZE and our license does include the activity of "Portal" and "Public Networking Services". This Dubai government license has been issued after proper verification, due diligence and background check for Carnity.com and its stakeholders.

All you need is one or two Good parts shop and a scrappy to make your life easy. That's all I've needed to make my 15 plus year Land Rover ownership a breeze. Since you own or owned a P38 you should also know Gulfstar and National Auto also have good quality and very reasonably priced Jaguar aftermarket parts. Just need sensible ownership and stay on top of things. Invest in a little time and learn about the car. Join some popular jag forums and learn the in and outs of the car. Can't recall the amount of headache and money saved because of a good active forum.

After long wait seeing this feature in waze and sygic, finally google maps decided to show small real time speed icon on down left of screen today morning when I used after some time. Not sure since how long this has been added, but its pretty recent. Dr. Google, please add the road limit icon too on the right side like sygic did it very nicely, many years back. As many time we run out of options to guess from 80-100-120 and then fall on 60 road with photo clicked at price of 600 dhs.

Haha!! even I might have graduated that night by listening to your stories. but unfortunately the hard landing sort of freaked me out, but anyways all well now and the bumper was fixed in less than 10 minutes so I'm all ready for the next drives.

hi @Gauravbhai and @Rahimdadbhai, @Roshan Abraham is a friend of mine and he would like to join us for the upcoming drive. kindly advise eligibility as he is an experienced driver and i do believe he will be able to keep up with the pace but need you both to approve.

Car checks get as tricky as compared to a innocent person who has a very simple face and look but the mind is a devils workshop. Most of used car dealers keep the cars perfect from the exterior body line is clean and looks as good as new but the main things to check out is the engine and the wiring as I have come across some cars in uae with chassis being cut and welded from centre. That's 1/2 car body attachment. Also we see a lot of vehicles who's engine has been changed or even gear box so when you take this vehicle for passing the rta guys will ask you to go back to the showroom or service centre of the particular brand and get that verified and need a company stamp on documentation. I suggest it makes sense in paying 500dhs or whatever charges and get the vehicle checked before buying it. Cause once you have purchased it then you are forced to use it is the same way it is.

Need help buying a Jaguar XF. Anyone here has any experience buying a used jaguar. Need some tips regarding the foll: Which year model is preferable (Price range 30 to 40k) How many kms are ok to consider whilst buying a used jaguar xf Any experience on the maintenance and spare parts costs? Any tips would be helpful.

Well to be honest I've had the total different experience. They have always been very nice and courteous and always get a super discount. Once my alternator failed on a Friday evening. And the poor chap went to his shop picked out a nice one for me and brought it back to his place which was closer to me and I went and picked it up from him at his place and it worked absolutely brilliant till the day I sold my car . Maybe I'm just a nice decent chap

BECAUSE Next time quote them your fuel cost, car cost, time cost + part = They will understand Some people have a sad mentality and ZERO consideration for others time, money, talent & knowledge.

Hey I'm just saying I saved big $$$$ on shipping heavy parts like coil springs ans shocks from the UK because of those guys are nice to me.

It’s sad when you have to do things like this to save a few dirhams. I spent all morning driving around Sharjah because a customer didn’t like my parts prices. I saved him 40 dhs on parts but it cost me 80 dhs in petrol to get a 40 dhs saving. So the parts are actually going to cost him the same. But he’s happy because they’re from Sharjah. I didn’t even add my time into it or he would be bankrupt. I don’t understand some people’s mentality.

Try National Auto Parts two or three shops down. Even better prices and think they also started delivering to Dubai. Guys are really good and if you build a repo with them they will really go out of the way to help you. I've had then buy mods for my disco from UK and have them shipped here for free along their own shipments for 10-20dhs profit

https://gulfnews.com/uae/dubai-residents-asked-to-register-before-carrying-out-social-work-or-forming-a-group-1.64970409 I just went through the article on gulf news. i was wondering if it is applicable on group like this(carnity) also. It is applicable for recreational group also as mentioned in the article.

I've been here 40+ years and I haven't seen one either!

Know this is an old post but i have to give my 2 cent! I have had a Toyota corolla T-sport it had 200hp but small as a shoe box and with some lowering coil-overs its below 15k aed and oh my its a fun car to drive!

hi gaurav / rahim, im new to this group and would get your kind advice, if i could join this weeks Fewbie Drive, how do i qualify regards roshan

The boys from Dirt Every Day have a new episode dedicated to the XJ, @sertac and @Srikumar you might like it: Would love to go and check out these trails with these guys !!

Yes unfortunately! Traveling to France for one month... I will miss you guys. Say hi to Ramón !

@Emmanuel Is the velociraptor going to miss this? I might bring Ramon with me if his wife allows it 🤣

2 years in KSA from a beginner to intermediate level sand driving. 1 Newbie + Fewbie drive with Emirates Offroaders 5- 6 drives with Carnity including the Iftar bowl participation and the previous Fewbie night drive where I broke my Pajero rear bumpers though got the bash plates installed now and the front bumpers trimmed 😎 2 early morning drives with Dune Riders, Al Ain

For some reason, I do not have or cannot find the off-road ranking. Please advise @Rahimdad @Gaurav

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Meh, nothing in this world will convince me sitting on motor unstrapped to anything, open to the elements is ever going to be safe. And that's the thing. I can go anyways in my shorts, t-shirt wearing my flip flops in a car and expect a certain level of safety and comfort. Instead of having to place a metal can over my head, bullet proof pants and jackets. I'm going out to meet friends not stop a riot!

Actually I want to get a 1998 5.9 ZJ Grand Cherokee. Than I can complete the all serie of Grand Cherokee.

Hi @Barry you need cv or job description for the position of mechanic.

@sertac do you have health insurance? You know you can get antibiotics for this? Will clear it up in a week 😂

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Not a bad price to be honest if you’re planning on keeping the car. I’ve charged people more just to remove and refit a gearbox, not including repair work.

No please, don't even drive with the faulty gear. It may catch instant and uncontrollable fire in no time. I have seen one recently and hot gear oil spread the fire under dashboard and foot well in seconds.

I’ve seen many people die in cars and on bikes. That’s just the danger of the road. I love both, and both have their own advantages and disadvantages but for me, bikes offer that little bit more. There’s a connection with the environment around you that you just don’t get in a car. It feels like freedom, that’s the only way I can describe it. When you open the throttle on a crappy old second hand sports bike and leave some guy in his brand new Porsche at the lights, it gives you a great sense of satisfaction. Been chased by dogs before but never had to deal with tigers. That’s a whole new level. Thank god he wasn’t driving a tuk tuk.

Used parts wise it only has 2 full jaguar shop in Sharjah apart from sporadic one two cars here or there Just remember one thing when it's less on road the probability to find good used parts go more lower And also new parts will always be on order and sometimes even after ordering you won't get them I really appreciate those old jags but owning one is not going to happen So in short I am going to say unless you buying it new with warranty or else leave it...

If I were you Id either sell it or just drive it like it is until it fails and then scrap it. So now the car costs you around 10dhs and its just a month or two old. It's a jeep thing and I don't want to understand!

I hate bikes with a passion. Have seen many people I know die on them.

@shadow79 Would you like to share some input on this topic? What are your thoughts?

For me, more than the route and ETA it's about knowing if there is any incident or accident on the road. The updates on Google maps are reasonably quick following a traffic incident.

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The AJV8 is a super reliable engine supercharged or NA also being used in the 2006 and above range rovers and also easier to work on than the 6 cyl Bits as usual are slightly more than your avg econobox bit there are jag scrappies in shj that can help. Other than that the usual buy the best amd most well maintained you can afford. Although the XR-F is the sporty version and real sweet!

With a title like buying guide, I thought you already figured out on how to buy Jag XF and listing your inputs. Anyways which year and which engine size are you looking for? Which year model is preferable (Price range 30 to 40k) Check classifieds How many kms are ok to consider whilst buying a used jaguar xf Under 100K will be safe bet Any experience on the maintenance and spare parts costs? Very very very pricey to maintain in UAE being a British brand, and anyone touching will know that you have deep pockets Anyways Jaguar makes awesome looking cars and they have a class of its own. So if you are buying for a short time 2-3 years in that 30-40K bracket, then worth a shot. Don't plan to hold her for 10 years.