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What are timed spare parts! Lol
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Strangest things you have seen on the road in UAE
desertdude replied to Barry's topic in General Discussions
I've seen two horses in the middle of the road in traffic trotting away as if they are meant to be there P.S : not mounted police -
Go for the Touareg although not a big fan at all. Driven it a lot and not impressed with the drive feel or quality. Much better than Jap or Korean SUVs in the same class but nothing to write home about. Also it's been around longer and more common than the Tig so more bits and bobs around new and used and probably cheaper. But get the best one you can afford because like all German cars when they are running they are great but when they raise their legs up in the sky it can be a real PITA and you don't want to be buying someone else's lemon
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Hummer coming back as GMC Electric Pickup Truck
desertdude replied to Gaurav's topic in Hummer Forum in UAE
Oh yeah totally forgot about that. Now has gotten a Merc G Wagen all electrified -
Hummer coming back as GMC Electric Pickup Truck
desertdude replied to Gaurav's topic in Hummer Forum in UAE
Too late to the SUEV ( just made a new word, maybe I should copyright it) game Rivian and Bollinger already there first -
Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak - Twin engine
desertdude replied to Javier M's topic in General Discussions
Yup yup yup I remember this from GT on PS 1 -
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
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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
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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!
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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.
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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.
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Old cheap bastard ghetto fix is thumb tacks or as sertac mentioned staplers
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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
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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
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Every off-roader must know: What Went Wrong?
desertdude replied to Rahimdad's topic in Off-Road Club's Discussions
I read the co driver actually broke a few vertebrae in that crash. -
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
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^^^^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.
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Every off-roader must know: What Went Wrong?
desertdude replied to Rahimdad's topic in Off-Road Club's Discussions
And probably cracked a few vertebrae, sprained a few discs in his lower back plus suspension components and mounts. -
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!
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The place is overflowing with them.
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Every off-roader must know: What Went Wrong?
desertdude replied to Rahimdad's topic in Off-Road Club's Discussions
He thought he was in Qatar at the cresent dune -
Most cars don't let you completely switch off the traction control. It just gets more tame but still therr
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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
