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Another one in our famous series of WHAT WENT WRONG... For all newbies this is an easy one and you should be able to figure out what the driver did wrong. @Xaf @Adam Marston @Halit Mert Issever @tjsingh

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Fought the gravity.

I’ve seen a couple of RHD AE86 here on classic plates. The full on Euro version, not the Levin with the pop up headlights. That’s one thing I love about UAE, you never know what crazy stuff you will see on the roads. Bonus pic Heres a R5 Gordini Turbo I spotted randomly cruising round Al Quoz

You will have to put champion plugs other don't go well with it and the one which has the coil over plug engine they have to go with moper plugs

Nice ride buddy !

No fuel station engine oil quality matches the international brands like: Mobil 1, Castrol or Shell. Period.

Looks so nice inside and outside! If there is no serious problem with her, I would spend my money! I guess that the price should not be super high.

sorry guys, I couldn't make it . Got stuck with something very important. Will catch up next time.

Father and son built an Aventador by 3D printing for almost $20K (73K AED). Truly IMPRESSIVE work of art, science, passion, love and dedication. How dumb a presenter to suggest a Toyota as a project than Lamborghini, Im sure 11 year old would have answered this nicely. 3 months old video @tjsingh your son is not alone for Aventador love. Now you can have another new hobby too. I was pretty impressed with your son's idea - to sell all your car to get 1 Aventador, smart kid.

Hi, Need some help with the spark plugs. Its time for me to change them and when I checked the market, they informed that the OEM (Mopar) is available for AED 75 (for set of 6) and those made by Champion is available for AED 45 (for set of 6). But what I have understood is that Mopar spark plugs are either made by Champion or NGK. Any inputs? Ofcourse, the safe option would be to go with the Mopar spark plugs, but is this just a case that the same manufacturer when branded under OEM becomes more expensive?

Ooooooo......Someone got up on the wrong side of the bed .....again or maybe tanked a bit early in the evening......again! Talk you in the morning after you've had your coffee and gotten over the impending hangover that awaits you!

You know what? That joke is getting old. We all know about the jeep overheating thing. I can make More sheep jokes than you can ever imagine. If your jeep overheats you can make the best karak. We all know jeepers import crap cars from the US and restore them. Why don’t you try to post some positive stuff instead of always being a grumpy old negative nelly who got stuck in UAE and has no way out.

Same with the Porsches.

On a sheep nothing lasts that long and bigger question is will the sheep last that long!

Come to offroad drives @Barry only if our dear friend @Srikumar can think of a name for his photography club to be formed in Carnity since few light years. May be we can help him here for name suggestion that can combine offroad+photography, so that aspiring photographer with camera's can have an hour or two break or late exit for pursuing this night photography, nature, stunts, portraits, selfies etc.

I'll leave the actual what went wrong for others, but cameramen car could have given some stern warning or advise him to stop after the first incident, to avoid the second close call. Clearly shows that Silver Pajero maneuvering with tarmac estimates and had no clue how sand and dunes especially behaves. Shouting in car is of no use, maybe they are without walkie talkie to relay such critical communication. Looking forward to hear from our latest newbies.

Firstly for Honda Accord the recommended engine oil grade is 5w-30 and not 10w-40. It's better to use full synthetic grade. Have you noticed any oil leaks where you have parked your vehicle? And by how much has the oil reduced in level?

Go to aweer used car complex and get yourself a Jap import 2dr Tahoe, nice and clean and you know they haven't been played around here in the sands. Just be careful not all of them are 4wd

Only glass can be bought and if you aiming for complete assembly then used and aftermarket is the way to go

@desertdude did you happen to try to Bosch platinum plugs on your XJ. The reason why I am asking is that in that most of the US forums they have mentioned that the 4.0 and bosch platinum plugs dont go together. Some of the comments have been that in the initial period bosch plugs worked ok, but after about 5000 km they started facing rough idle, and also when they checked the spark plugs there was carbon buildup. They recommend to go with the Champion / NGK / OEM Copper Plugs especially the 4.0 With the temperature conditions varying from the US, wanted to get a local perspective.

Get an engine degreaser spray it liberally. Wait for it to do its thing and then rinse off.

Get the Bosch 4 pin platinums. A bit pricey but worth it. You'll feel the difference. I put them in my Land Cruiser and who ever drove it asked if I had done any mods like getting it chipped or headers.

@shadow79 I heard this glass doesn't come separate; you have to buy the whole assembly with glass which is expensive - like around AED 850-900.

That looks like a sweet ride which seems to be pampered quite a bit. The interior and exterior seem to be flawless. I wouldn't have any hesitation getting it if the price was right. As I mentioned earlier in another post my old landlord had the exact same ride and he abused the shit out if it day and night, on and off road but it still drove like a dream no squeaks or rattles. No vibes clunks or Thuds. Even with 450k ish kms on the clock it purred like a kitten and pulled like an ox. I've always like the Tahoe but that really made me a fan. In the desert it prefers big rolling dunes and not a fan of chewed up cross tracks. The suspension is soft to give it that wafting ride on road but makes it pretty bouncy off-road which in turn makes it lose traction of climbing on anything other than a smooth face.

The pickups and full-size SUVs have some of the biggest mirrors. On the new Chevy silverado you even get automatic mirrors which extend outwards incase you are pulling a long trailer

On the some ponies yes, like camaro, corvette, charger etc. but not on Mustang and def not on 4x4's.

I was told by my mechanic that oil sold on petrol stations with their own brands is not good for the engine. He showed me some pictures of the engine full of some dirty old leftovers of the oil even though the owner was changing oil every 10000kms. The only thing that it was petrol station oil. I personally can recommend Shell Synthetic oil from one of the authorized sellers. It is known to be good and reasonably priced.

Nooo, I don't want to ruin my paint on the car. I always use proper car wash as I had some bad experience with water less wash for my old car. You might find some very unpleasant scratches!

Hello! I would like to try something american, I didn't have such experience before. I noticed that on quite a lot of american cars side mirrors are so narrow-angled, it is so hard to observe traffic on the road!😮 Is it like that on all american cars or only on some of them?

I understand what you say @sertac, and I would also do the same. But just wanted to know if there is really any difference?

I was using Mopar for a simple reason, difference is just 30AED.

I bet on first 5 calls u can source such things, if you are not hung up on searching within ur hand radius. I have got my wife Trail blazer head light relay (50dhs - OP 350dhs), original wheel (100 dhs - 990 dhs), Rear door beeding (100 dhs - OP 600 dhs) https://carnity.com/search?&q=ford&type=cms_records5&nodes=86&search_and_or=or&sortby=relevancy

Sorry @Atif. Bhai. Maybe next time I will call you before leaving home to make sure you're up. Thanks for sharing the video @Halit Mert Issever you'll get better with every drive. Dank U @Xaf for your kind words and spirit, Oreos are my favourite. Will always have my eyes searching for your sign up.

Good morning everybody, It was a pleasure to meet you all, looking forward to meet you soon. To the "sleepers/ silent readers" of the forum who are considering to join but hesitating (because you might feel uncomfortable to join a new club) , the Carnity off-road club is a friendly, not pushing, and what's very important, safety first - community. If you are hesitating, don't worry, just show up, you will not regret that you came. The day started with a safety-briefing. It might be long for some people, but certainly necassary for new joiners. When you start operating a vehicle/ machine or anything that might hurt yourself/ other people/ environment, it is important that there is an understanding of the individual who is participating and also important, that the group has an idea of what kind of person they are dealing with for the first time. A difference in: -nationality, -equipment, -experience + the new environment for a totally new bie, a briefing is the tool to bring all the heads together. I can only encourage such briefings. It might be boring for some and they might loose the interest (especially in the early morning where we are thinking of our soft bed and pillow). Even if the person only remembers a bit what was given during a briefing/ instruction/ a shared story or de-brief, this little bit is still something new he or she has learned. I just wanted to emphasise this part of the day, because I believe that there are people who think that such new-bie briefings are excessive, but keep up the good work marshallers, keep doing it. The drive itself was progressive, good learning curve, opportunities to play a bit. For the newbies there was the opportunity to practice with in seat instruction. Very good to build your confidence. The day ended with a social gathering in the shades to de-brief, share stories and introduce ourself a bit. My apologises that I only had Oreos to share :). I hope to see you soon, but with my work I rarely have a day off on a Friday (I requested this Friday off, just to join you). Let's see when I am lucky with the scheduling department.

Cool video buddy ! You did great yesterday. Looking forward to see your growth on the next drives 👍

It was a really good experience. You guys helped us a lot to grow confidence by pacing the ride so well. I look forward to joining the next rides. I tried to upload a small clip on the gallery, however the file size was bigger than the 50mb limit. I am sharing its youtube link below. Just a small 30 second edit from yesterdays ride. Hope you guys like it

Anything can be available. https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-FRONT-LEFT-WINDOW-REGULATOR-MOTOR-FITS-1995-2000-FORD-EXPLORER-FO1356108/222764240051?fits=Year%3A1995|Model%3AExplorer&epid=18018061518&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item33ddc88cb3:g:5Y8AAOSw6X1cPscd&enc=AQAEAAACUBPxNw%2BVj6nta7CKEs3N0qXmwJrwYz9leMf%2Fyuh3WiM5zmRsV05lknuM0kvacw0dxdtFOlndbiNNCxZwSTHhmOzjxtfw2u2qH%2B4U%2BBb%2FC2UF2uOxu1Wizp4u1JJehBTf3UR%2FclGrNVhIQTRvjooVzMTnmszSUvRRU2Ill668cKWRpOTFiVt7YZKIptCZI0%2F8dOdkrcfdQMyPxa92PBEjjUS3KXjsceNeuzPXpjA0rmip5ayk5K3wTfOpEyJCR8FCmaBrmHaXaYspETASdPru0W1hZOAnfOFpv%2BilBFyNy8kFi0%2F9NOe3feDYyEtOI5MgkT2wlSmK3OyTtLN0OwLwaSkKrruS0Pe6L%2BC0s1Pr%2Fqiebr5r%2BqyhGiSGfY8upg%2BM3s1d3FlExaxIg4OfKXWriikIvSNfgoIAONRTJ%2BrPXqRJp1%2FGKzW2HWqFKXrboIDnoOhWDteRb%2BnEyXbONSVlH%2BFmJS3sJB%2Fp3ex67YVVVB9QBkU%2Bx3ldgJ9MXKohk7HHV31dUPwJSgfVcLLw7dMOkHmGrKnyomKUlGbh11Lk0tiOAdgfP7ms01eHs5nNokq8cs4UzDPIMS2b%2B7t6v8Yd7pfWHuLQjfRaXbo221jvCJud3e5n%2FuC8v12QQ2nsk17dXKXz%2BYXcTPBdIM72e%2F5Vplp9FgGvFcSeoazt5x8CTRxp9ZrFGhCUQpYj%2Bw6hADf5H4V6Xh%2FiPA8aUBXcaa5ivLLX0mvlQKoLST34IlXfxmS0FqrzXr5GvUWg9sQWJTbIAHm0p9c4YeRN8eptqRv2%2BTA%3D&checksum=2227642400511e73ecda3ddf448e968198c5b8e9b7d3

It's good to see that you guys had a smooth ride with a good crowd. I was sad that I could not make it. @Rahimdad bhai the thermos was ready for a fill with Karak Chai, the boot was loaded with the compressor, soft shackles and kinetic rope, the hummus was in the fridge and the radio fully charged...the only thing that was set incorrectly was the alarm😒.. While I dreamt of getting stuck on the first dune and pouring tea for my brothers-in-arms (Carnitybros) you guys were already rolling through Maliha. Cannot put into words what it felt like when one is looking forward to sliding on the dunes and waking up with sunlight on the face. Anyways, I will finish the humus and hope to join the next ride.

Sajja and crispy clean parts can never be in one line Mostly are American and Australian imports then the insurance claim cars (GCC) have even seen them putting bearings and rings on engines (repaired stuff) are there that means that place is mostly good for body parts and other outside tid bits... I had brought a crank sensor for focus from there which was not available in company had to return it 5 times . ultimately I towed the car there so I could change it then and there so I avoid coming and going after putting 18 sensors I even lost count of how many sensors I had flipped till I got a working one...

No time for online and he has 3 cars and this is his beloved car when 4 years ago gear went out I told him to scrap it but he was like no no no this is my car... eventually found one for 3.5k with 5 days guarantee and fixed it.it's running good and seems a strong car only regular engine and atf oils break pads plugs other things like suspension has not been worked till now or maybe was done before he became a regular with us..

Trip Report - 13 cars on a Friday brings out the fear, all thanks to @Atif bhai for not bringing in his mobile cafeteria this morning. You were dearly missed. Everyone made it on time and I'm thankful to @Srikumar for taking over the briefing duties while I was filling up the tank. We were soon off after the brief and reached the deflation point with great weather. After deflation and convoy numbering we were off. Love this terrain for all level drivers as it offers something for all level drives. As I usually do we started off with some slow paced easy drive, but with great convoy movement we were able to reach our playground with the least of troubles. This I believe was the best part of the drive as everyone had a go and were left with an ear to ear smile and loads of confidence. This was evident with the fact that the drive level was picked up at this point and everyone faired very well. At this point we quickly crossed the pile ins and were heading towards the Fossil Rocks. We inspected the drop from Fossil Rocks and unanimous decision was to go around it. There were a couple of individuals where the Jeep Wrangler just went through, however the Xterra guy was struggling and we helped him down the drop. As decided we went around Fossil Rocks and just as we reached the other side we were crossing the same 2 guys. The one in the Xterra had a question for @Shamil and seems like they are going to join Carnity also. At this point we played on the front face of Fossil Rocks with soft sand it was not possible to climb very high. Soon we were done with the attempts and headed out. While driving out to the shaded area we had our first stuck, and the rope had to come out for the only one for this drive. After a quick recovery we were quickly headed to the trees. All managed well this quick drive and we found a nice shaded area. All the snacks and drinks were out and had an amazing chat and feedback session. Once the sun was on its peak and it was getting hot we moved out to the petrol station, inflated our tires and were back on our way home. Loved the company, loved the enthusiasm during the drive. Thanks to @Srikumar, @Emmanuel, @Shamil, @Frederic for the support. It was great seeing you again @jibransayed, @AKR, @shadow79, @Roshan Abraham. Thanks to @tjsingh, @Xaf, @Adam Marston, @Halit Mert Issever for a great participation. Please share your feedback on the below thread so we can improve, my pics have been uploaded on our gallery.

That's not a hobby but forced labour

That means you order the glass in advance so when you break it then you put the new one in or at once buy the whole assembly from used or aftermarket and put it on...

Now that is Horror Story ! Halloween Spirit is High!! Bro

@Shafeek, I wish mechanics wouldn't do what this one did. The fact that oil is black does not mean that it has to be replaced. Oil only needs to be changed when it is due for replacement, or after the engine has overheated, which is when the additives in the oil break down due to the excessive heat, and /or the oil becomes contaminated with engine coolant. If the oil has not reached its replacement mileage, there is no need to replace it. You will find that the new oil in your engine is black after having changed it only a couple of days ago. All engine oil turns black almost immediately after an oil change- this is caused by the oil coming into contact with combustion products, and the old oil that is still in the engine- it happens in all engines, and it does not affect the oil in meaningful ways until you reach the recommended replacement mileage. I am afraid this mechanic had ripped you off. Black oil is normal, and it does not necessarily mean that the engine must be flushed. One more thing, semi-synthetic oil is a blend of synthetic and mineral oil, which means that even though the synthetic component adds some lubricity to the blend, the mineral oil reduces the lubricity of the synthetic component, so you really don't win much with a blend, if you win anything at all. It may be true that these types of blends might sometimes offer better lubrication than pure mineral oil, but for a few Dirhams more, you could have had the full benefit of fully synthetic oil that will last a lot longer than the blend they sold you. Also, never change the oil without the filter, or the filter without the oil- this mechanic gave you some really bad advice about this. Injector cleaner in a 2015 engine? You were ripped off with this too; injectors last almost forever, and all fuels sold today contain additives that help keep injectors clean as you drive anyway. The problem with some types of aftermarket injector cleaner is that they can cause the build-up of deposits on the sparkplug electrodes, thereby reducing engine performance and increasing fuel consumption, so you could actually lose money in the long run. Sorry to say this, but you got a really bad deal this time.