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  1. desertdude
    So that's a NO then, eh!
  2. desertdude
    Oh yeah totally forgot about that. Now has gotten a Merc G Wagen all electrified
  3. desertdude
    Too late to the SUEV ( just made a new word, maybe I should copyright it) game Rivian and Bollinger already there first
  4. desertdude
    Try Capital Auto in Al Qouz a lot of guys from the LROUAE go there and always have good things to say about them.
  5. desertdude
    Yup yup yup I remember this from GT on PS 1
  6. desertdude
    All that extra weight you carry because of the body extension and extra axel and wheels negate any precived advantage. It's one of those Jeeps things that no one gives a shit about other than jeepers like your twin front diff jeep which should belong together in the same collection of bullshit wranglers. Maybe have them over as part of to the soon to open off road museum in Sharjah in the mods gone wrong section
  7. desertdude
    Well real car enthusiasts really don't care about any of that. These are just fads that come and go. Like all of a sudden everybody is a JDM fan ever since fast and the furious released. 99% haven't even seen one let alone drive one. These are just boring Japanese sedans of the 80s and 90s but all of a sudden they are cool now! I remember walking through lot after lot of these RHD jap jdms as these were parked in the open spaces back then behind Megamall in Sharjah. That time they were being exported to Africa and other places and dirt cheap prices like 5-6k per car. Every once in a while we came in that was remotely cool like a 2dr Corolla or a turbo starlet or a Mark II which was basically a boring Cressida with the straight 6. More interesting that the cars were the aftermarket ricer mods by the japs on them
  8. desertdude
    That's the problem with you young chaps you measure everything in 0-60 times and speeds at which something can take corners in. There is SO much more to car than that!
  9. desertdude
    My point is you probably going to sell you car way before it goes again and plus one of my real good friends had a car upholstery shop in Ajman and I basically spent a lot of time there for many years so I know most of their shenanigans in and out.
  10. desertdude
    It's not the cloth it's the adhesive. And they all pretty much use the same. Bison kit carpet glue which comes in a can. It's an easy one day job. I'd go for the 250 guy even if it lasts 3 years and you have to do it again still outlasts the warranty of the other guy and is still cheaper.
  11. desertdude
    Old cheap bastard ghetto fix is thumb tacks or as sertac mentioned staplers
  12. desertdude
    Hence I said donkey with extra legs and if you watch the video you'll find out the 3rd axel isn't even connected to anything and is just extra weight being dragged around. All mouth and no trousers
  13. desertdude
    Ok fine one is a donkey with extra legs I'm really liking the looks on this one Pretty Snazyy Hyundai. The rear end reminds me of an Aston Martin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO_6eIl4E2M Oh and the Donkey
  14. desertdude
    I read the co driver actually broke a few vertebrae in that crash.
  15. desertdude
    Make petrol and insurance cheap and get rid of toll gates. Shoot to kill orders for tailgaters, people cutting in, people crossing 20 lanes to make their exit and anyone over 10 kms the speed limit Only smog, tyre, headlight, indicator and brake and brake light check for renewal
  16. desertdude
    ^^^^These are the fancy pants ones. If you don't get what you are looking for drive straight in the direction of Sharjah from the signal and you'll see more of them on both side of the road. These tyres and wheel shops go on for a further 2 or 3 signals. And don't be afraid to haggle. Start with 50% of asking price.
  17. desertdude
    And probably cracked a few vertebrae, sprained a few discs in his lower back plus suspension components and mounts.
  18. desertdude
    JDM madness, just saw a video of a Rolls Royce Phantom with a 2JZ Turbo Supra engine, seemed like manual transmission too. Oh those Japs!
  19. desertdude
    The place is overflowing with them.
  20. desertdude
    He thought he was in Qatar at the cresent dune
  21. desertdude
    Most cars don't let you completely switch off the traction control. It just gets more tame but still therr
  22. desertdude
    The Land Cruiser Xtreme is done by the famous Artic Trucks company for Futtaim. Same people who did the 2 Hilux pickups for the famous Top Gear Polar expedition special. That's why its a proper job. Because it's done by professionals with decades of off road experience behind them. But so is the price. A 100k over the price of a regular VXR Me and Investor friend were actually in talks with the owner of Artic Trucks to open a off road mods garage here. That time they hadn't partnered up with Al Futtaim and we're trying to tap into the middle East market. They even entered a modified LC80 in one of the Gulf News fundrives in Liwa but the result wasn't too good. I guess they were still learning the difference between offroading in heavy snow vs Sand
  23. desertdude
    Could just be a dealer mod special edition. Many do that, just add a few stickers and stripes, badges, maybe a few extras like leather seats and stuff call it limited or special edition and charge extra. Most of the Toyota stuff here is like that. Since there is no info online save for the Dubai motorshow makes me believe it's a habtoor special with an ARB bumper and some tyres. Wouldn't pay more than 25 for it
  24. desertdude
    No for this reason we actually never used it for Safari. It was just to visit the camps and admin work in the desert for the mangers and staff. Even though we got upgraded suspension from Liberty Motorsports. I did get my hands on it a few times to try it out. Only time I had 5 people in it off road was when my Land Cruiser lost its transmission in the camp so I switched cars with the manager who happened to be there.
  25. desertdude
    Towards the end of my service our company got a H3 5cyl it was alright, nothing special. Biggest issue was visibility with it's tiny windscreen and windows like portholes on the side of a boat
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