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Does the engine turn? If yes then it could very well be the ckp sensor as Barry mentioned. Also after having the battery drained it could also be immobilizer issues and just need to be reset From what little I know after changing the battery you need to turn the key into start position i.e not starting it. Let it sit there for 30 seconds or was it 3 minutes so the key and all the ecus can sync up again. Take out the key and put it back in then start it. I think it's there even in the owner's manual. Look it up I'm sure you get more precise info if you search for it.

My own experience, Honda Civic 6th Generation I agree, but the simple version, not the GTI or G60

Want to treat myself with a secondhand motorcycle this summer. Hope to find a good deal this summer on Dubizzle. Which motorcycle brands should I avoid in the UAE? I have only driven Honda's. Not looking for something special, no investments, just a bike to take out on my days off.

Many many happy returns of the day @Srikumar, may you have many faya, iftar bowl and moreeb this year. Have a great birthday, bro. And god bless you, always.

Happy belated birthday @Srikumar bhai. May God Almighty keep you and your family in His protection.

This is what I did, a bit short.

Brent Walter has created the “Volkspod” by welding together the fenders from all four corners of old VW Beetles. The scooters have a rear and taillights from the original car and wide bicycle-type handlebars for the rider to hold onto. Power: 3 horsepower engine Speed: 25 miles per hour. I personally find Brent Walter a genius to put an iconic shape and design for such a creative use. And they do look cute and different in a nice way. What do you guys think....? https://theheartysoul.com/volkswagen-beetle-repurposed-to-create-a-fashionably-old-fashioned-mini-bike/

What an interesting and educating video for car enthusiasts, mechanics and technicians who are always in search of new tech, parts and ways to optimize more power. Some lovely concepts shared and cleared with a great presentation skills.

@Arsalan Ehsan regarding the FJ Cruiser, I am not too happy with the view from the cabin and the suicide door is horrible for malls and tight parking spots. However if you test drive one and fall in love with it, go for it. I would recommend post 2010 models even if you have to pay a little bit more. I do not like the balance and softness of the stock suspensions, so first thing to do is change them to Fox suspensions, somehow that 2 inch lift you get has a much better balance. I have seen FJ Cruisers flipping on a plain surface. Toyota Land Cruiser 1998 - 2003 - Both V6 and V8 are really good, however the V6 is slightly better due to the power to weight ratio. Also the 5.7 V8 gives you the torque on high rev bands rather the the 4.7 V8 which gives you torque at the lower revs as required. Mind the fact that it is a heavy car and it will take some getting used to the boat in the desert. Nissan Xterra is also best after 2010 models, I had also heard about the coolant and oil mixing due to some wrong setup by Nissan in pre 2010 models, but for the Pathfinder models and not Xterra, however post 2010 models would be perfect. If you can find a clean off-road model it would be amazing. Nissan Patrol 2003 - 2005 models are very steady, I would recommend the 4.8 litre V6 version solely due to the power which is required for the heavy vehicle, and the gear ratio which is better than the 4.5 litre version. As for the maintenance costs, it does not make that much of a difference, all these cars are easy and not so expensive to maintain. Remember the general rule is the more expensive the car, the lesser the cost of maintenance and vice versa. the expense is not a particular part cost for one vehicle versus another. For instance for my Pathfinder a tire rod end is AED 100/-, but for a Land Cruiser the same part costs AED 400/-. But if you see the quality the Land Cruiser is 4 times thicker and stronger. So eventually the Land Cruiser tire rod end would last 4 times longer, in that case with the labour cost I will end up paying for that part 4 times as compared to a Land Cruiser owner who will pay for the labour only once. That being said does not mean I have paid for it 4 times already. over time you learn to adjust your drive style to your car and a good driver not only knows how to drive, but also the best way to drive the car to save it from heavy repair costs. Thus my model of Pathfinder is available under AED 10k, but a Land Cruiser will cost you over AED 20k for the similar model. You need to be mindful for the age of the car as well and how well it was driven and maintained. We have a few grandpa in our club, @Srikumar has an XJ '97 model, @Gaurav bhai has a Pajero 1999 model and I have a Pathy 2001 model. As long as you maintain it well it will run well. Being an older model get everything checked and changed from all oils, to wire sets, to rubber hoses to all filters so you have a peace of mind. Being machine it will give trouble at times, but learn to be more attentive to the details and you will be able to save a lot of cost by replacing the parts at the right time. Hope this helps.

I’ve seen a few Benellis around UAE. Best avoided due to reliability issues. I would also avoid anything with an extended swing arm. The kind of guys who ride those bikes aren’t the kind of guys who treat them kindly.

Happy birthday Sri!

Happy Birthday Sri

No Fred, not in Dubai :), imagine going to Jabel Jais with a 180cc

Finally got to use my RC buggy and set up the basic version of my electric train set with my daughters

I understand your concern and that's the right way to help someone. Same here. However, on the contrary getting second opinion is only the way forward. Either you recommend or she search and find someone, because if this guy 13K is acceptable to the car owner, they wouldn't be talking to anyone.

If you’re out for a cheap ride, buy a 180cc like the delivery guys are driving. Plenty around, and good for a leisure drive. I had a 200cc Cagiva in Belgium and had the most fun with it simply because it was underpowered and i could drive TOW. (Throttle Wide Open).

Simply change the workshop, there are plenty in al quoz. Including your favorite one. At least he will be the best out of the worst equation

It’s also itching to get a bike. My friend has a Ducati Monster that I hope he will sell one day so i can grab it 😅 Ducati has a great following here. I know the president of the UAE Ducati club and they do lots of trips and are like one big family helping each other out. Have a look at Ducati owners club Dubai on FB. There are hundreds of bikes covered throughout the year with hardly any miles on them and owners leaving the country. Have a look out and buy from an expatriate that looked after it.

@tjsingh might able to help you.

Happy birthday buddy !

As a first step and basic common sense approach. Put a new battery and try to start the car. Get those mobile battery delivery guys as they do make an attempt to check if battery replacement is unable to start the car because they are tied to selling a battery to start the car. If car is still not starting do the OBD scan as its 2009 model. Get all the fault codes and start reverse search them to find a solution. Many times 1 bad sensor or valve or plug can throw ton of error codes, so fix one thing at a time to find the actual culprit and not like above quote to change from ECM to plugs, relay, injectors, CPS etc. It's like shooting 30 bullets in the dark and hoping 1 will kill the enemy. As desertdude mention, some time modern cars sitting idle chew lot of battery and throws all sort of tantrums. I had similar issue in ML500. After a 30 days vacation car didn't started and showed gear failure message on the dashboard. Change the battery and car started in single attempt. As it run electronic gear oil that couldn't get required current so it showed the message of gearbox failure instead of weak battery, pretty dumb. Something similar happen in Cayenne too and after jump start as battery was pretty new, car came alive.

Do what you can and see if you can get any positive headsup or Barry support. If you are completely hand tight, as a first step I will send the car to another garage and get "HONEST" second opinion, as this quote and estimate sounds purely dumb and highly misleading. Like I always say, stay away from a garage or mechanic who """"""CANNOT""""" guarantee his own workmanship. I bet after 13K, they will still pull another 3-4k before car comes home.

These new cars cannot be left sitting for long or else they will drain their battery and throw all sorts of codes. So the first step is to put in a fresh new battery or if the old one is still good to get it charged properly and I'm 90% sure the car will start right up P.S : throw that quotation out the window or use it as toilet paper because that's all that is good for

Picnic in the car park 🙃

All you biking experts, which oil or lubrication you use in the bicycles? I'm picking my bike today after 6 months of resting, chain and gear sprocket looks pretty dry and dusted.

Don’t use grease or oil, this will attract dirt and you’ll get a black heavy chain. Use dry ptfe instead, you can get it at ACE. Put the bike upside down, or hang it. Spray it on the chain and all moving parts, swing a few times the peddle, take an old cloth, spray it again on the chain and swing a few time the peddle while you’re grasping the chain with the cloth. This will clean the chain. From a Dutchie, cycles are in our blood.

If you got some lightweight engine oil lying around you can use that in a bind. But spin the tires a bit before usage unless you want oil rooster tails all over the place

Add some grease, helps smoothen things out and also prevents rusting

I will farm my own garden, this means to relocate to an area where this is possible. Where?, not sure yet.

Not for me. If I was in the market for something cool, small and two wheeled, I’d spend my money on a Vespa.

Oh yeah I forgot about the W201. The last of the proper hand built Mercedes. I had one and outside of servicing, the only thing it ever cost me was a rocker cover gasket. Super over engineered. I remember having to take half the car apart to upgrade the radio and speakers. The attention to little details on that car was crazy. Things like one wing mirror being smaller than the other. A design feature to make it easier to drive down narrow European side streets. Such a shame the W202 was a stinking pile of rusty shite.

The indestructible. I've personally tried to kill 3 of these but they just won't die

Maybe I should work for gulf news 😂

Love your click bait skills, they always offer a surprise and a good laugh at least.

Our recce drive was nice. However we are still not posting the drive for coming Friday (1 May) due to the mix response we have received from various places and instances. Hoping things get better soon, so we can resume drives safely.

@Gaurav How was the recce drive yesterday?

I think there is something called a mubaya or online sales agreement valid for 30 days, it is like a possession letter but doesn't give a number plate the vehicle remains under the name of the new buyer. There is also a VIP service currently where RTA is sending the inspector to the location and getting all the paper work done not tried yet, may be the other team member would have experienced it.

Oh dear.. 😕 Hopefully you get employed soon Barry. We all need your expertise. These are challenging times too... 😔

Anybody remember the first street legal 1000 bhp Supra? Built by Top Secret/Smokey Nagata in the late 90s. It ran a 1GZ-FE V12 from a Toyota Century. Max Power ran a feature on it back in the day where they tried to break 200 mph on a uk motorway. Nearly did it too, they managed 197 through traffic. Very illegal but it was one of the coolest things at the time. The car went on to eventually hit 222 mph on a track.

Superb video with a lot of technical details which are indeed a good lesson in Automotive Engineering. Finally some recognition to the BMW engine. How much i would love to buy this car and keep it in a dry garage bone stock. I'll just need to keep on dreaming.

Yes, that's exactly the plan. But have to keep an eye out, so not to miss a good deal.

If you think you will start offroading by October-November better to wait for summer. In summer you will get better deals on off road vehicles.

@Gaurav waiting for the good news😄

@Gaurav this is good to hear Gaurav. Cant wait to step on the sand 😄

I have only one word : stupidity.

Name of your garage @Barry? And where in Dubai..?

Thanks. Stay safe, will meet soon.

It will learn new shift patterns in few days...

I received my car today. I drove it under mid day heat in Sharjah traffic. So far no over heat and no shifting issue between 1-2. I feel sometimes it is shifting bit harsh between 3-4 like small hitting but i have 90 days warranty i will see how it goes. They said they spend too much time to solve electrical issues.