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By far the best drive ever since I joined the club. @Srikumar thanks for the great effort and hands on lessons today. Cheers. See you all soon.

@Srikumar - thanks once again for a great drive. see you again soon!

Guys due to low response from 2 fewbie drives, we have merged both the drives. Now there will be 1 fewbie drive at Big Red. Lead by Srikumar Sweep by Frederic @Srikumar @Frederic @Chaitanya D @Jolly Abraham @Shiju Manuel @Mels Wolf @Pancho I have moved your RSVP to big red. PLEASE CONFIRM.

Well, will try to explain. I’ve decided to join one of the Carnity’s dessert trips. While going through the check list I’ve found that my car doesn’t have front towing hooks. Cause it is a sport version. In web I’ve checked, that I could take out part of the front bumper and install it there. Unfortunately, hooks are not available at local dealer. Further I understand that the front bumper is anyway too low to go on a serious trip, so I’m thinking to change it in to off-road bumper with higher clearance and approach angle. Want to see how enough is it in the dessert and maybe further lift the car and upgrade suspension.

There has to be balance between buttons and screens. The main advantage of touch screens are costs. Imagine how many functions you can put under 1 screen, everything if you want, right? I think there has to come a regulation for this that specifies which functions need to be operated by buttons for redundancy and safety.

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through below information and and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely. MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: COVID19 Precautions MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: BAN POST Two Way Radio Guidelines Every Offroader brings his own radio, programmed to the frequencies described in below advice topic. We will not share spare radios or program your radio on the drive. If you need assistance in programming the radio, post a topic on the Carnity website with your questions and we will help you out. Make sure your radio is fully charged. It will be your only way of communication while driving. Before buying, please carefully read below advice so you are informed properly on which model / cost / shops... No radio = No drive. It is an essential tool and you should make sure you bring it on every drive and learn/practice how to use it. Drive Details Level: Fewbie PLUS and above - (Min 5 Carnity Fewbie Drives are required to be eligible for this drive). When: 7 Aug 2020, Friday. Meeting time: 5:00 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Action Plan: Evening drive till about 08:00 PM Meeting Point: Near Solar Park - https://goo.gl/maps/BQZSFkNwodGo6XfV8 Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 08:00 PM End Point: Al Qudra Parking PLEASE RSVP ON THE BELOW CALENDAR

Very enjoyable drive and valuable lessons today. As I was following @Srikumar his driving, steering input was so smooth and effortless. At times I had to ‘wrestle’ with the steering and throttle to replicate similar lines😅

Noted and Thanks @Gaurav for the update, I will be available for the drive at big red.

@Kalahari noted. Guess you guys had a bit more fun than what the car could manage. Convoy Numbering 1. Srikumar 2. Chaitanya 3. Jolly Abraham 4. Shiju 5. Mels See you this afternoon.

@Srikumar, I would have loved to do this drive, but I am currently on a morning drive and my left-hand shocks are making a lot of noise. So reluctantly I will skip this afternoon’s drive and get the shocks checked out in the week.

I am posting this just in case some of you are facing this issue in the future because this is a very common issue for all FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) owned brand cars like Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram. When I originally bought my Jeep probably a week after I started hearing a clicking noise coming out of the dashboard, I would hear it when I opened the door or when I was driving the noise would come up all of the sudden, one google search after and everything pointed to the AC recirculation actuator or better called A/C Heater Blend Door Actuator, one quick sear in autozone.com and I had the part number (604-029) and the price $27 USD (around 100 AED). I called some shops and even the dealer and they all gave me the UAE "premium" price of 600+ AED literally five times or more of what the actual price in the US was. I called some shops explaining what the issue was and most of them said they needed to take a look at the car, which is pretty reasonable but I just did not want to waste my time with shops that were not familiar with this issue. Since I was convinced this was actually what was wrong with the car I decided to order it from the US. (- NOTE: I am not advising you to just buy it, I would advise you to take it to your prefered shop to confirm this is the issue). One week later it arrived and just took it to the shop and told them to install it and voilà! I never hear the noise again.