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As part of continuous improvement and focus on safety, we have added an Emergency details for each and every offroader who drives with Carnity Off-road Club. All the data will be 100% private and only accessible to Trip leads, Marshals and Crew in case of any emergencies. Alternate Contact - Name, Relation, Contact Number Emirates ID Date of Birth Blood Group Medical Info - Condition, Prescribed Medicine, Known Allergies Car insurance details: Type, Company Name and Policy Number Road Side Assistance Contact number NOTE TO ALL OFF-ROADERS: Please fill up all the Alternate Contact and Emergency Details in your profile. HOW TO ACCESS IT From Desktop: Click on your name on top right - Profile - Click Edit Profile/Pencil icon From Mobile: Click on 3 line on top right - Account - Profile - Click on Pencil icon next to DP Fill up attach word document and keep a print out in your glove box all the time. Carnity Off-Road Emergency Details.docx Carnity Profile View Word File View Carnity Off-Road Emergency Details.docx

even male drivers for sure

This is hilarious and Im sure some female driver might pay such extortion even.

ok . let me see . thanks for the tip

@Boney John welcome to Carnity Off road club. This is just an introduction drive to the sands. A completely stock Pajero is more than capable to handle the toughest offroad terrain. You're most welcome to join. That being said, just do yourself a huge favour. Remove the rear silver piece in the rear bumper, I think it's held by 4 nuts which can be easily removed. These tend to scoop sand and get bent on the normal drives. Looking forward to catching you on the sand this Friday.

hi, I have a 2012 LWB pajero 3.5, Completely stock, no skid plates,not lifted or even offroad tyres. Do u think I can manage . Its my first time .

Another point for the left lane.

I think the dumb decision was to buy a Camry in the first place

After the success of the last Absolute Newbie Drives and with the weather getting better over the last couple of weeks I am announcing this drive. However if no absolute newbies sign up we might up the level depending on the convoy signed up. This time we will drive in Maliha / Kalba area that offers perfect opportunity to learn in very safe and easy tracks to medium rolling dunes. Looking for an easy relaxing drive for everyone with plenty of opportunities to learn and grow, hill climb, and ridge riding. Newbies and Fewbies will have a great chance to see and learn the real fun that off-roading offers in a very safe and organized environment. Since timing will be crucial I request everyone to respect everyone and be on time. When: 4 October 2019 Meeting time: 5:00 AM for Absolute Newbie and 5:30 am for Newbie and above, the convoy will move at sharp 5:45 AM Where: Adnoc Petrol Station Maleha Road GPS Coordinate: https://goo.gl/maps/ye28yTnTSYr Level: All levels welcome. Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 10 inches of ground clearance. Plan: Drive, train and enjoy till about 9:00 AM What to bring along: Snacks - whatever you like with little extra to share, water, liquids, smiles, stories, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 9:30 AM Please RSVP on the below calendar.

Using Carswitch has been a total waste of my time, money, hassle, email and storage space. Carswitch Review - TOTALLY DISAPPOINTING. There has been another thread here where a lot of people discussed and debated if Carswitch is real or scam or not, so I thought of testing this new car selling service myself while selling my Range Rover to write a detailed review on Carswitch to help other car owners. Read my full review with 10 reasons before thinking of using Carswitch.com by yourself, so your expectations are set to reality than what they advertise and promote themselves as No 1. car selling site in Dubai. First they charge 100 Dhs (earlier 300 Dhs) to come and take pictures and list your car in Carswitch.com. Then Carswitch charges below commission if they can sell your car at the value you expect: Sound interesting (only this point). And I'm sure because of this kicker plenty of car owners must be falling in the trap, I will explain it soon. Carswitch Commission Structure 2,100 AED for less than 50,000 car value 2,625 AED for 50,000 - 89,000 car value 3,150 AED for 90,000 and above car value Condition: If you overprice the car to add commission then you also need to change price in other classified sites. So I decided to list my car with carswitch on 20, Aug 2019: 2012 Range Rover Vogue Supercharged Autobiography Kit from dealer GCC Spec, Full options Full Service History from Al Tayer Odometer: 70,750 kms Expecting 89,000 AED, while dealers are advertising similar car with low kms for 110K and no private seller was selling similar car with low kms at the time of advertising. Carswitch was very effective in pre-sales follow up and called me 3 times to remind and agree on time, to list the car. Finally Carswitch listed my car on 20th Aug 2019 for 89,000 Dhs, but with a with a wrong title. Sent a mail to correct the title but no one replied till 8 days. (yeah, lost 8 days). Copy to various other email as well and title got changed, but now with another mistake. After couple of more emails, finally correct title has been displayed with little restriction. WRONG TITLE CORRECT TITLE AFTER 8 DAYS Here are my reasons for calling Carswitch.com totally disappointing for car sellers: FIRST If they are car experts, then how can they mess up between names/editions that come with a price difference of 100K when new? Range Rover Sport Range Rover HSE Range Rover Vogue Range Rover Vogue Supercharged Range Rover Autobiography SECOND After listing the car and accepting the money, they didn't answer the email for 8 days, very bad customer service. THIRD As soon as they listed the car with agreed amount of 89,000 I started getting the recommended price sms, emails and backend notifications to reduce the price to 74,000 as that's the right market price - I am not sure either they were quoting me for wrong Range Rover or they love to brainwash people, so I'd reduce fast and they'd make a sale to get their commission. Asking seller to reduce 15,000 (17%) from the asking price within 1 day of listing is quite a hit for any car seller, who invested time and money so they can competently fetch the right buyers at fair market price. Totally Disappointing. FOURTH On the day I listed my car with Carswitch, the back-end was showing instant cash offer of 65,000 dhs. After two weeks I reduced to 85,000 to be in line with other used car sites then backend started showing me 56,000 dhs. So that means their instant cash offer is automatically synced with whatever you ask. They will slash 24-29K of your listing price without using any common sense or logic of car depreciation. So this is basically Sellanycar, Sellcargetcash cloned site but in disguise. Totally Disappointing. FIFTH All Google and network adverts they were running were using a wrong title (Vogue instead of Vogue Supercharged) and/or displaying my car with wrong league of competition. Wasting their own money with lack of intelligence or car details. Why would anyone click on a 85K car if a 67K is there but it's a Sport instead of a Vogue Supercharged ? Totally different animal and year. Good idea of fetching customers through Google ads, but applied ineffectively. SIXTH If they are charging 2600dhs commission to run Google ads, then we can also do this by ourselves and get buyers, and only show one car to increase the chances than 3 in a carousel. Probably we will get good potential buyers in 1000dhs ad-spend if you know how to target Facebook and Google advertising with YouTube tutorial in less than an hour and keep on tweaking ad daily. Again its advertised with wrong title in many places. Being a Vogue, it's overpriced. Being a Vogue Supercharged, very well priced. SEVENTH Few places ads were running without a title even, and when anyone click on the page it goes nowhere. Clicking on above Vuukle advert by Carswitch lead to site can't be reached. https://cat.fr.eu.criteo.com/delivery/ckn.php?cppv=3&cpp=Hb00-FNR-lyMj7QkOlhUWeKm-bSOEXqmAsR349XGq3r5WNdKp6qPMf96mxNmF49hFY_s5gkPMyJc5p5fCfLL3bvnaBj8NpxTV_b8otnwrZ1syUy0K3hNlP77qyb5hI4vzDusBBygYaTmwawLm7JGvkeP6UV0fFVqvb8Pi9nDJMHhXTqdqkQGVOa_c6RW5qtmtuUhZec7O-GLzGJJIoR5bLqZszmaYnLnlqXsefwwqH0Nf4BbnnUMscBsd-CQABiw8pysoxO_NMyUvuHg-YDGduhdRylY-1BKq7qEaNsk-IfvXo6LyPWQcjYr5WABGJHtzmeaJR7-JeXvQjuiBQcG2SKYUYT4tcyTPjCsoP6MreX4Uh1dauI4y3OshBz6SjmhjQEa3g&maxdest=https%3A%2F%2Fcarswitch.com%2Fdubai%2Fused-car%2FRange-Rover%2FVogue%2F2012%2F145739-149420%3Futm_source%3Dcriteo%26utm_medium%3Dretargeting%26utm_campaign%3Dlowerfunnel EIGHTH After all this ad-spend and showing in their website they fetched 273 views in 1 month, zero calls and zero viewing. I placed same advert in Carnity that has fetched 579 views and 5 calls and 2 viewing from original buyer. I also placed an ad with Dubizzle, Dubicar, Yzer, Yallamotors etc. NINTH: Their website has no relevant sub category as Vogue, let alone Supercharged, so your ad will always show with low cost, not rightly competing cars when searching with top level car name. So if you have a special type of car or spec, you will lose out even more. TENTH: Their website interface doesn't allow owners to edit much of the details and you are at the mercy of back-end operators who don't answer emails and cause delays in selling your car. That's how it took me 8 days to change to correct title to: Range Rover Vogue Supercharged. Hope this review helps you to save some money and time in false expectations of fetching you the best value - false advertising, when from day 1 till day 25 they were pestering me to reduce price several times and brainwashing me by showing low price cars. If you don't know the real value of your car, spec, age and km, you might fall in this trap and sell it for low. Finally I sold my "Range Rover Vogue Supercharged for 83,000 AED on 18 Sep 2019. I had two close offers, one was 82K with a bank loan from Carnity advert and 83K cash buyer from Dubizzle.

This is so much eye opening for new car sellers and its good you explained everything in detail about carswitch selling experience to save time and money. As soon as I went to carswitch.com for first time, I started seeing ad in my gmail inbox, creepy. And how come No dealers margin involved, when they charging 2000-3000 dhs in commission. pretty lame and counter intuitive advertising.

Yeah and Fines from Municipality as well

I think Corolla braked, maybe because he was loosing the exit and after hard braking he must have realized oh I cant steer two lanes at once due to incoming traffic from back. OR genuinely something wrong happen that he had to brake so hard on the second lane. Lancer driver was fully distracted on phone, texting, music, passenger or sleeping as he didn't noticed corolla's hard braking at all. If he was fully attentive, he could have steered on fast lane as he was almost hanging towards left side. We all have dodged these last minute exit chaser so many times including those who steer through 3 lanes in 1 seconds.

From a safety perspective for any drive there should be minimum of 3 cars. So let's wait to see if the required participation is there by Thursday morning and then decide.

Potable water might become precious but water to wash cars will always be in plenty of supply. So don't worry too much about it

Selling a Camry only can be a wise decision.

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It’s the second wheel bouncing off the roof that gets me.

30 Fuel Saving Tips For Saving Over 30 Percent On Fuel Cost Hypermile: Extreme Energy Efficient Driving Hypermiling is the art of saving fuel by understanding and reducing the driving habits or ways that sips extra fuel on every mile (km) you drive. Without knowing the below little secrets we conveniently blame the vehicle or car manufacturer to design such fuel-thirsty cars. Of course, we agree some cars are more fuel-sipping than others that have been engineered with fuel efficiency in mind, but still, you can control the fuel efficiency by over 30 percent by simply following the below fuel-saving tips. For result-oriented fuel-saving, one needs to understand the basic science behind fuel consumption in simple language. When your body works out hard or runs a long stretch, you eat more food. Similarly, car fuel consumption depends on this basic science too, that how hard you drive and how much load you carry from place A to place B. Secondly how you can reduce the drag against the incoming air as a basic law of physics. Engine and Drive-train 1. Avoid Idling: One of the biggest factors affecting the fuel mileage is to let the car engine run idle for a long time in parking, while loading/unloading while pulling over for phone calls or GPS routing etc. You should even switch off the car engine on a longer traffic signal that lasts more than 30 seconds. Roughly every 1 minute spent on idling consumes fuel for 2 km's drive (this may vary dramatically based on the size of the engine and use of A/C). During idling the combustion of the air/fuel mixture is not completed efficiently, meaning that some fuel gets deposited on the cylinder walls. This removes the protective lubricating film, which in turn causes increased mechanical wear, and oil dilution over long periods. 2. Check tire pressure weekly: Second most important factor for saving fuel is to drive with fully inflated tires. Even if your car has TPMS (Tire pressure monitoring system) still keep a close check of all tire pressure all the time. TPMS will raise an alarm when the tire is generally lower by 5-7 psi and this variance is enough to cause additional drag for your car to consume extra fuel. Lower the tire pressure = higher fuel consumption. 3. Use higher gear: As much as possible, use the highest gear available in your car. If your car has an option of OD (Overdrive), leave it engaged all the time as this will switch to the next higher gear as soon as possible. If your car gear transmission comes with economy mode, leave it on ECO mode always as it will shift gear faster for achieving better fuel mileage. In manual transmissions match the gear selection to the road and engine speed. Using too higher gears can actually use more fuel because a bigger throttle opening is required to overcome the effects of gear ratios that do not match the car’s speed. 4. Regular car service: Periodic servicing as mentioned in the car owner's manual must be done to change the engine oil, and engine oil filter, and clean or replace the engine air filter. This regular maintenance is very important for optimizing fuel efficiency and also to keep your car engine running happy and healthy for a long time. 5. AC on circulation and Eco mode: Set your car air conditioner to recirculate cabin air as it will use less power to keep the cool air cold, than cooling the outside hot air to cool in an open vent setting. Also use AC in an eco mode that frequently switches off the compressor and works more with re-circulation of cold air, which reduces the significant load on engine fuel economy. Driver (Real nut behind the wheels) 6. Drive at ease: Driving at easy behavior to accelerate gradually and braking slowly will amazingly increase the fuel efficiency, then sharp speeding and braking while driving in rush. 7. Plan your brakes: Anticipate the traffic or turn ahead of you to avoid hard braking. Always keep an eye on the brake light of 3-4 vehicles ahead of you and leave the acceleration as soon they brake. This will give you enough time to slowly approach the braking vehicle and slow down your car with little or no brake. This conserves a lot of fuel and also saves the brake pads and brake rotors/discs. Always keep a long enough following distance to the vehicle directly in front of you to avoid having to adapt your own speed to the traffic flow all the time. Maintain a following distance of at least four to five seconds to avoid continually having to brake and accelerate. 8. Plan your stops: While approaching a red signal, leave the acceleration from a distance and hold the brake gently as if to approach the signal when it’s green. Idea is to use the car's momentum as much as possible and not to start the car from a standstill point (if possible). By sticking to the speed limits, you can catch all the lights on the green if you catch the first one on the green. The majority of the traffic lights are synchronized to the speed limits, so by driving smart, you can avoid having to stop at all traffic lights. 9. Rev less: Try to drive around 2000 rpm or less by driving in a higher gear or by a softer acceleration in automatic cars. Higher the engine rev’s it takes a lot more fuel and covers less distance. Leave high revs for the fastest car in the world and not for daily drivers. Drive a manual car in its most effective rev range. Smaller engines need to be run at about 3000 to 3200 RPM to work comfortably, so use proper gear selection and matching engine speeds to use the least amount of fuel. Making small engine labor at lower revs requires bigger throttle openings, which uses more fuel to maintain power and speed. 10. Shift to Neutral when stopped: Make a habit of shifting gear in Neutral as soon as you stop in traffic or elsewhere where your car is not moving. Keeping the car engaged in D (Drive) wastes a lot more fuel when the engine is pushing the car forward and the brake is holding it back. Vehicle Dynamics 11. Tire size and weight: Always get the OEM tire size of recommended tire brand. Increasing the tire size or the weight can cause a dramatic change in fuel consumption. Lighter the tires, better the fuel efficiency and vice-versa. While it is true that correct tire pressures can improve fuel consumption by up to 3%, much of this saving can be offset by using non-standard tires. Fitting wider and bigger tires can actually use more fuel than standard equipment due to the increased rolling resistance of wider tires. Always keep tires as close to the original size/width as possible to get the biggest savings. 12. Switch off DRL: Turn off the DRL (Daytime Running Lights) if it’s not needed on a bright and shiny day, this also adds a bit of extra overhead for fuel consumption. 13. Close Windows and Sunroof: While driving at a higher speed, it’s better to drive with all windows and sunroof closed to reduce the aerodynamic drag. 14. Clear your trunk (boot): Remove all unwanted stuff from the trunk and backseat, as every single object weight “really” adds up to increased fuel consumption. 15. Remove unused roof rack: Just like above, if you aren’t using those roof racks frequently then better get rid of them and save a few liters on every fill-up. The roof rack adds weight and also affects the aerodynamics of the vehicle. Make better Choices 16. Drive on tarmac than off-road: Prefer to drive on tarmac than on loose gravel or sandy patch that has less traction and results in consuming more engine power at higher fuel consumption. 17. Cruise control or steady throttle: Idea is to drive a vehicle at any constant speed to increase fuel efficiency. Cruise control is good for straight roads but bad for incline and declining roads. It is best to develop a throttle control to keep it at a set constant position all the time for best gains. 18. Choose a less crowded fuel station: Plan your fuel fill-ups in time, especially in the evening or night, and avoid a busy fuel station that will keep your car running idle for minutes and spoil the fuel economy further. 19. Don’t warm up the car: It’s a thing of the past now, as all modern cars don’t require warming up the engine for 5-10 minutes. While you start, driving gently (no hard acceleration) is more than enough to warm the engine oil and protect your car engine. 20. Use soft music while driving: The choice of soft music will make you more attentive and considerate on the road with all of the above fuel-saving tips. The fast or upbeat number will aggravate you more to forget all and drive fast as possible and race to the finish line. Plan and Monitor 21. Track your fuel consumption: For improving the fuel mileage, one needs to track it on every fill-up and then compare it with previous mileage to improve further. Fuelly is one good site and app that offers tracking fuel fill-ups very efficiently and do the cross-comparison with previous tank reading to encourage driver. 22. Display fuel consumption in cluster: If your car comes with a fuel consumption display then drive it with that all the time to keep a constant eye on your driving behavior and constantly challenge and remind yourself to improve it. 23. Take the empty roads: Prefer to choose an empty road while routing than the traffic-filled road, as car consumes a lot of extra fuel in stop and go traffic. For example, a 5 km stretch in 20 mins will sip more fuel than a 10 km stretch in 20 mins. You can plan the shortest and fastest route by using GPS navigation by using the traffic layer. 24. Drive around the economy zone: Every car speedometer has two little green points around the 40-60 and 80-100 range indicating the best fuel economy zone. Try to drive within or around that economy zone as much as possible. 25. Start early to avoid rush: Start 5-10 minutes early to avoid rush hours or rushing at high speed or getting stuck in stop-and-go traffic which is worst for fuel mileage. External Factors 26. No to drive-ins: Start saying no to drive-in restaurants and cafés that get you stuck in the queue for several minutes and spoil the fuel economy. It’s better to step out and stretch a little while waiting for your order. 27. Pick the clean lane: While driving in a clean lane you can control your gradual speeding and plan your brakes than in a busy lane that forces you to brake and speed up all the time. 28. Honk if needed: If you suspect the car in the next lane gliding towards your lane without an indicator, just honk a little to get to his attention and avoid any hard braking or sudden maneuver. 29. Adhere to the speed limit: If you adhere to the assigned road speed limit then you are among the majority of the car driver on the road and you don’t have to slow down or pace up suddenly. These sudden increase or decrease in speed takes a toll on the fuel mileage. 30. Park in shade: This will heat up your car less and will use lesser air conditioning to cool the car cabin and resulting in less fuel consumption and a more comfortable drive.