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Differential problems can be at time a devastating issue especially to the off roaders . I found this link that can be of a help understand what can be the cause .

Yes, we all made it!! @Ale Vallecchi And Thanks for opening up this otherwise "advisor exclusive" recce drive for normal people ...i was just a silent observer to the whole drive as you kept sharing snippets for @varunmehndiratta 's lead coming saturday, which gave me a different perspective of how you guys do the route planning, exit points, choice of different routes based on convoy response etc. It was indeed a welcome re-start for me after almost a month's break , a chill and relaxing fewbie track , a very short convoy - 4 cars to start with and later 3 cars when @GauravSoni had to exit due to a work site call - hope all is ok. All the best to both @varunmehndiratta for his partial lead on Saturday and @GauravSoni for his first independent lead...Go rock the sands!! See you all soon !!

We all made it, eventually 😅. @Sunil Mathewsorry for the delay.

Confirmed

Congratulations @RiaanJH

Am at the location @Ale Vallecchi... cant see anyone here...

Drive Details Level: Fewbie and above (all levels) Meeting time: 3:00 PM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Dropped pin https://maps.app.goo.gl/KpNVJmVnV8NpnqQx5 Action Plan: On account of the long waiting list for the drive scheduled this coming Saturday, it has been decided to post a new drive, like a preview, to take place in midweek, and open it up to the waitlisted members, who may not actually make the convoy on Saturday. Same drive, same spirit, less crowded, and more exploratory. 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: 6:30 PM P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.

Thanks for all the prep and hard work

@KKIRAN Congratulations

Confirmed. Thank you

Confirmed with many thanks Abu Abid

Dear @Warren Flay and @Mohamad Anwer you are added to the drive, please confirm.

Time to carry chairs to sit and enjoy the stars. It will be wonderful to see the stars in the cloudless sky irrespective of the light pollution even in Dubai deserts. Thanks @Kailas for a wonderful drive, and great support by @topgear, @Chris Wing and @GauravSoni who did all the work.

Sorry guys for the late post. Once again thank you all for joining the drive. I enjoyed every bit of it. Thanks @topgear, @Looper, @Chris Wing & @GauravSoni for your support. We had a mixed the experienced drivers along with others. Towards the end of the drive ( last hour), I could feel most of the drivers were tired and we had more refusals. Night drives are more tiring than day drives. Hence for my future drives, I will be posting drives with drive time less than 3 hours and probably 30 minutes break to enjoy the sky. Please find the stats below:

@Hisham Masaad i removed myself from the waitlist, got another drive so will be easier to manage for you:)

Thanks champ. I will have a look!

@GauravSoni Confirmed

@Gaurav SoniHi, good news, I'm in.

Thank you @Davie Chase at least you have another drive, which hopefully will meet there 😉👍 Thank you @topgear enjoy your drive, see you soon

@Hisham Masaad since I managed to secure another drive, I will remove myself from the waitlist Catch you next time

@Hisham Masaad i will remove my name from the waitlist see you in the sand soon my friend

Well done @RiaanJH enjoy the new level and hope to drive with you again soon! always a pleasure!

Well done @KKIRAN, congratulations!

@Mark D I have been going to hi way auto wash in Jebel Ali for the last couple of years. 52 aed for full body wash ( lifting the car and underneath as well) I tip the washing guy 10 aed and he cleans the engine bay with some chemical. Makes it look brand new. I am a regular client so after my desert drive, I first go to the detailing station, open the hood and get it blown by compressed air, nooks and corners in the engine bay, clean the air filter with compressed air and then to the washing station. Not crowded. 30 mins in and out. Really good for 50 bucks. I also make sure they remove all my off roading equipment, clean the interior thoroughly and keep everything back. The quality of the wash is much better than the wash in the fuel station. Hi Way Auto Service https://maps.app.goo.gl/VoD2bZGuvCz2US5y8 The Google pin is correct but the directions is wrong. You need to take the exit from szr not from discovery gardens/furjan. Call them for directions

Congratulations @KKIRAN

Congratulations @KKIRAN

well done @KKIRAN !

Congratulations @KKIRAN Well Done

What a fantastic drive report and seeing Vanessa coming home with a smile after such a great drive means your preparation and planning really paid off !

Dear fellow Desernauts. To paraphrase @Wrangeld Richard’s report titles, I guess we should call this one “The Rumble in the Jungle”. I don’t know you, but I have never seen any desert in such green and lush conditions. That cloud seeding is certainly working, to the benefit of the citizens and residents, yet to the detriment of the off-roading community. Having escaped successfully from Mahafiz’s jungle (and to a lesser extent that around Fossil Rock), I’ll have to mow the lawn trapped under the car If I want to be able to drive without literally sweeping Dubai’s highways. Backtracking to the beginning of the drive, first of all, a commendation to all drivers for their timely (or in most cases, even early) arrival. After an unhurried deflation, we proceeded to move in the following order: @Rinelle Sanaani for his first second lead, diligently and patiently executed, @asifk doing great until his car experienced transmission issues (luckily resolved) which forced him to exit prematurely, @Shiju Manuel @RohanH, @Jolly Abraham and @J J, driving with poise and control in spite of the tricky terrain, @Vanessa8580 dominating the convoy, covering its length to help direct the occasional refusal, @Najeeb Mohammed much improved in extracting the power under his FJ’s hood, @Chaitanya D totally enjoying his new desert toy, @Anish S, overcoming a cooling issue to finish the drive in perfect conditions, @Tbone and @Janarthan navigating as a perfectly synchronized pair, and finally @Denizzalbayrak, who swept the convoy with exceptional control, lending his precious help to Vanessa in sorting out some refusals. The great news is that, in spite of some challenges that the bushy and very technical environment threw at me (and I, in turn, threw back at the convoy), it’s the first ever drive that I have done, ever, with no stucks. Truly amazing, guys (and girl)!! So, what else did we do? We started backward from the usual itinerary, to exploit the cooler air and sand to scale Faya’s first wall (as Faya has many, most of which were to be conquered later in the day by @Javier M's convoy). Not everybody made it to the top: unfortunately, the Pajero contingent had some issues with engine power and shifting gears (following which Vanessa will ask Fred for a new car). Nonetheless, everybody truly enjoyed the sideys on Faya’s second high slope, which most did twice, with great control. And, very importantly, we all enjoyed the sunrise while driving away from Faya, toward Camel Rock and then Fossil Rock. Here we found some very soft sand, which forced us to pause for a few minutes, to cool a few engines off and check the tires’ pressure. Finally, we managed to descend from Fossil Rock toward the pylons, where some of the cars almost crossed paths with @Frederic's convoy, running on the opposite Mahafiz-to-Faya lane. En-route to Mahafiz, we paid a mandatory visit to what are now known as @Gaurav's Slopes”: a play area with a set of 3 adjacent slopes, which all cars drove twice, to everybody’s satisfaction. As the vegetation became denser as we were approaching our exit point, we still managed to side slope a few more dunes, adding some criss-crossing to the challenge. We all arrived safe and sound at the exit point, which was none other than the group of trees where we usually deflate when doing the opposite route. The drive, started at 5:21AM, took us 4 hours and 1 minute, at an average speed of 11Km/H, with 141 meters of altitude gradient. That’s all from the Rumble in the Jungle. Have a great week-end and see you soon.