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Sizes, type of tread and quality of rubber determine price than marketing style. Once inside that range rest all is marketing jargon to promote that specific set of audience. For best all terrain tire I always recommend Yokohama Geolander AT, based on my own 8 years of experience with Geolander and 14 years in offroad. BFG, Cooper ATR or STT, Mickey Thompson are awesome tires for off-road: sand and rocks, looks, but very heavy to limit your hill climb unless your ride has power mods. Secondly very noisy on road and drop fuel mileage being heavy to rotate. Geolander AT are well balanced tires, to give awesome offroad performance and grip with very little road noise and little drop in fuel milage vs HT tires. Unless you have highly modified desert only toy, don't bother with aggressive treads.

I'm giving you basics, so you put it together however you need to decode. @Wrangeld is almost right on everything, Ill add few more clarity points. Any increase in tire size: width or height will help in increasing sand flotation to have bigger footprint, however length increase is tad better to give flotation + ground clearance (which is prime requisite in off-road). Width is better when you need to increase the center of gravity by widening your stance. Tire weight is the prime factor, that many people don't research, understand and factor as not many manufacturer like to share this data. Having bigger size tire, which is lighter than smaller tire is better for off-road long hill climb and better for fuel mileage because you have less weight on per axle to rotate. Tread size and pattern cause major difference in off-road and on-road (comfort and mileage) than tire size or weight alone. In your friend case 265 -275 is mere 1 cm width, that is TOTALLY NEGLIGIBLE for comfort, mileage, noise, offroad etc. unless you share more data of which tire brand, tread and size he used like 265/65/17. The more detailed information you share with your precise requirement, the better and productive advice you will get.

This one is pretty easy to bypass. Add a blank page to the end of your CV and put as many keywords as you can think of then change the text color to white. The computer reads it but a person won't see it so you have more change of getting through the system and having your CV seen by a real person.

Just got back from Oman last night. The Omanis are some of the friendliest people I've met in the region. It's a more authentic middle eastern experience than UAE. If I was coming here for a holiday now, I'd rather spend a weekend in Muscat than Dubai.

Yeah dunno which one is worse but I'm leaning towards being dragged and thrown in a pit. Thankfully my Mrs sister lives here so they go on their own when they do Only time I go to IKEA is when I'm hungry and thank God the festival city has clean in and out for the restaurant and you don't have to deal with rest of Dante's inferno

Yes we are camping on Friday night as driving back after the whole day drive will be very tiring. We will be camping closer to the road/track so anyone can leave after the drive as per their convenience.

If only it was possible to get hold of Geolander AT/S at the moment 😂

Pulling out the motor for a seal is a bad idea. If I were you and remember I'm broke cheap and lazy. I'd just roll with it until it gets real nasty. OR You can also try some snake oil too. Lucas has a seal leak stopper and people have had some good results with it.

Removing the gearbox is easier for sure. It’s a days work at most. It’s not necessary to change the fluid but it will need a small top up due to removing the cooler pipes and losing a little bit. Probably less than half a litre. I wouldn’t even entertain the idea of removing the engine to do it. Too much work involved.

https://gulfnews.com/uae/transport/dubais-electric-buses-now-pick-up-charge-from-the-road-1.69669621 How long until someone builds a big induction coil and sticks it on the bottom of their electric car and gets free charging?

Since I am jack of all in terms of off roading, for me, each advice is expert advise!! Hence, thanks for your expert advise.

Hi Chirag, As I think our our experts will tell you (so aologies for offering an answer as you did request 'expert' advice only!), the secret in the sand is not the width of the trye, but the length of the track when deflated (so it's actually more to do with the height of the tyre than the width). Being wider will of course give a wider footprint, but that is along a perpendicular line to the vehicle, and what you really want to achieve is more parallel coverage on the sand. Issues such as economy/tyre life/noise are driven just as much by the tyre thread pattern and quality of the tyre as the width. What I learned (as I needed two tires recently so have a tiny bit of understanding from that experience) is that the quality of tire is more important than just about anything else. I was tempted to buy some really great looking big tyres for my car - because they would look great - until one of our real experts brought me back to earth. The tires are the only thing in the car between you, the road and crashing. They have a really small footprint when you think about the job that they are supposed to do - which is keep you safely where you need to be on the road while the car tries to rip them apart with it's 00's of horsepower. A hgher quality 265 might be quieter, last longer, give better road holding and improved performance than aless expensive but really good looking set of 275s.

If you aren't a brand snob, check out the Lepin kits. Half the price of Lego and the pieces are compatible with each other. https://lepinworld.com/shop/must-have-items/king-93018-land-rover-defender/

When I was renewing my insurance I checked with RSA and it was more expensive than AXA, and AXA had more coverage, so I sticked with AXA, I recommend you just use their website to get a quote.

Hey @Wrangeld—had to postpone Bali cuz Mrs was too worried about taking younger one closer to nCov hit area. Bali gov didn't have any official statement about this but they had a lot of Chinese tourist come over after the virus outbreak was announced. Like @Rahimdad mentioned he'll be exploring Oman in August this year so I'll RSVP soon as he announces it. It will be safer and I trust his navigation skills. Yalla Rahim bhai you need to organize it 😁. Now I'm inclining towards doing a quick staycation here in UAE. See you guys next week.

V cool, love that sort of stuff. Better than looking at a phone screen all d... Ah..

Hey buddy, Oman is absolutely amazing. Have a look at the topic i posted last year which reviews the wadis and the trips itself. I would love to go back soon, but getting time off work is currently impossible unfortunately.

I’m just using Tesla as an example. Maybe this is setting a precedent for buying newer second hand cars. https://www.techspot.com/news/83919-tesla-remotely-removes-autopilot-features-used-model-s.html Someone bought a second hand Tesla Model S. Tesla remotely disabled the Autopilot feature because it was determined the new owner didn’t pay for it. Are we coming to the time where car manufacturers will be able to control the price of second hand cars by remotely disabling features? Remember the good old days when you could stick a fancy exhaust and an extra carburettor on your car to make it go faster and sell it on for a bit of extra cash? Are these days gone? How long until someone hacks one of these modern cars to have maximum features and lock it so the manufacturer can’t chevernise it? Share your opinions!

It's time to renew my Pajero, before calling and searching thought of checking here, who recently got the cheapest car insurance? V6, 3.5 liter, with oman and road side. Please share your details with pricing. Thanks.

Thanks @Gaurav for giving cost effective explanation. Well noted.

Thanks @Gaurav for your valuable feedback. For Pajero, I don't have further details as of now. But when i compared tyre size for FJ-GXR & FJ-Extreme, GXR comes with 265/70 R17 and extreme comes with 275/70 R17. In this case also, its seems minor difference. Is it a kind of marketing style to justify price /trim or make some difference?

Thanks @Barry and @desertdude I asked this coz some genius mechanic earlier argued for engine removing in my case, so I thought of bringing some clarity for @Sidshk.

It's a engine rear main seal, quite prone to fail after certain life. It failed in my Pajero 2 years back too. Fixing it is painful long labor job so make sure you use original Mitsubishi seal, I think it cost 80-100 dhs. Labor might cost you 600-800 dhs (aweer rates), 1000+ (Al quoz rates). @Barry @desertdude and @treks please advise which option is less labor intensive to remove Engine or Gearbox, and also which one is less expensive in terms lubes and parts required? If engine is removed then will it need new coolant, engine oil, freon etc? or whole assembly can be pulled out? If removing gearbox, does it need new gear oil and filter too?

Hey Guys, My son's mid-term break is here, so I thought It'd be a good opportunity to do a road-trip to Oman and explore its Wadis and local culture. I was wondering is anyone wants to come along; it's always good to go in a group. For experts, @Rahimdad @Gaurav @Srikumar @Frederic, if you have any tips on thing to take along, places I should visit and things to watch-out for. Looking forward to it. Cheers, TJ

As desertdude said, looks like the rear main seal or transmission input seal. Good news is the seals are cheap. Bad news is you're going to get stung on labour costs. Gearbox out job to repair.

If it's from between the transmission and the engine and it's engine oil ( blackish ) then it's the rear main seal. If it's reddish then it's the transmission All of this is hard to tell from the one solitary dark pic

No Bhai , Yesterday I Read the sticker again carefully, Dumb me was read 5j not 51 well it was dark that time. . Its 35psi . My stupid mistake. Really apologize for this.

Hi TJ - how's Bali! Would love to join you, but like Frederic, the chances of getting time out from work during this period are slim to nothing. Everyone tells me that Oman is spectacular, so it's on the wish list. We have a great book of trails and routes. Let us know if you make it there.

the quotes i got... and it was 1600....

I have been at both ends of this I can concur on a few of the points aready raised. Here some insights that you do need to take into account with Linkedin. Recruiters use it to identify people who are unhappy in their job. When a job is posted and people apply, the poor agents go running to the company where the recruits come from = not a genuine job. Many jobs posted are already filled internally, but they go hunting for potential alternatives just in case. 99 times out of 100 the internal candidate gets the job because they are the internal candidate = not a 100% genuine job. Many jobs are posted speculatively by multiple agents someof whom have the instriction, some of whom hope that by brining in a candidate they might be able to get the instruction = potentially a genuine job, but not one that that agent has in its books Many agencies apply computer scanning to filter the CVs. If you CV does not have the key words they are loking for, even if you are the best possible candidate in the world, you will be excluded by the automatic system = genuine job, computer searches. People tend to employ people they know like and trust. Don't reply to the job application, network your way to teh job poster and get in touch direct. An internal referral is always better than being one of the many = genuine job, but network to get there. Is it possibly your CV that is not working? Are you preparing a new CV for EVERY SINGLE position. I kid you not, I drafted a new CV for every application. Small changes maybe, but someone opening the mail and seeing a xxxx CV, vs CV prepared for xxx company has much more impact = genuine job, make sure you do your homework before you apply. You are not right for every job, even if you think you are. All companies have a culture and some principles by which they operate. I have been excluded for being too old, too experienced, too qualified, too whatever ... in the end, tehy know what they are looking for = genuine job, but they are just not looking for you. There are sadly soem cruel, manupulative SOBs out there looking to earn a big amount of money from you. They post jobs, but what they really want to do is sell their CV writing services or some make it rich quick scheme. You don't know until you are too far down the line = no job, just misery and manipulation. LinkedIn is brilliant if used effectively. I pay for a premium account (especially when unemployed) because that investment means I get more information and can make my searches targeted and am assured that the poster is real. Applying through the normal portal is regrettably hopeless. Because of the situation just about every job gets 1000 applicants. You need to narrow your chances from 1/1000 to better odds. Never ever rely just on LinkedIn and boards for your job search. LinkedIn is about networking, so use it for that as well. Post interesting content that gets you noticed. Link with people that can advise you. And your question about favorite site ... anywhere but online. Get out into the world and make sure you network with people, at the gym, in the park, walking the dog, with your friends, old jobs. This network already knows you and can recommend you. Even on LinkedIn you're really just a stranger.

Tesla will definitely become one of the most hackable items in the future, creating opportunities for tuners, eco warriors, or just Wizzkids doing it for the fun of it. Considering that they sell the drive trains to other companies already this basically means that it becomes a commodity item. The software that has been written by a young team of engineers will float in the cloud in a couple of years, allowing other coders to decode it and use the building blocks.

With hungry birds and tougher economic conditions to beat fierce competition, car companies have to try all route to stay afloat. No surprise, but I find it quiet cheap and shallow tbh. Same way few years back here in UAE Chevrolet gave 7 years warranty with a fine print that only for first owner, lolol. I was about to buy my friend Tahoe and slapped with no warranty for you bro. For hacking people will always find a way to jail break, break encryption, back door as far as there is good motivation for those hackers. So dont loose hope and buy a used tesla and will find a way sooner or later.

We will miss you and your stories dearly, specially after the drive.

And we should paint it well.

Tell her that you will celebrate on two days, Feb 13 and Feb 15 When I told my wife that I am not there on Feb 14th, the first question was, Who are you going out with? 😁

If i start proving.. i should fix my tent permanently there.. will try to convince and get the permission at the right moment. 😎

What industry do you work in? What job are you looking for? Maybe someone here can help? Dont forget to look at indeed, bayt and dubizzle. The market is tough at the minute. I’ve been searching for a new job for the last 3 months and I’ve been getting offers but most of them have been stupid offers. Last offer I had was 4K per month to manage a garage. 2 years ago that would have been a 15k minimum job. There are so many new people coming to Dubai looking for jobs and offering to do the work for a quarter of the price, so the older more experienced people are getting pushed out. Racism is a big issue too. When you read the ads you see, European only, kabayan only, Indian only, Pakistani only. Illegal, but nothing is ever done about it. A lot of people get hired because of the colour of their skin, wether they can do the job or not. When I first came to UAE I had a hard time getting a job as a mechanic. People would always tell me white people cant be mechanics. Of course they can, I’m from a white country, all the mechanics are white, but here people looked at me like some sort of novelty because only brown people can be mechanics here. Then you’ve got wasta and nepotism. People will hire people they know, just because they know them. It doesn’t matter if they can do the job. You really need to do something to make yourself stand out from the crowd. Have something nobody else has and make yourself noticeable. I used to have people sending me CVs every day. Most of them went straight in the bin. But, a good CV will stand out and be noticed. Change your CV around and make it applicable to the job you are applying for. Don’t just make one generic CV and send it to everyone. Changing a few sentences here and there can make it seem like you’re really interested in that particular job and make you stand out. You need to sell yourself. It’s not the employers job to make you shine, it’s yours. I won’t lie to you and say the job market here is awesome, because it isn’t. Finding a job takes persistence and hard work. When you’re working you work 8 hours a day, maybe more. When you’re not working, that’s 8 hours a day you should be spending looking for work. The most important thing is don’t give up hope. Keep searching. If you try hard enough, you will get there in the end. It will take time but you will get there. Stay positive, keep applying. Print your CVs and go and visit companies in your industry. You can always sell yourself better personally than you can from an email. Good luck

This Lego Defender might sell more than actual defender.

there is no medicine for over confidence...