Gaurav

And then at 6K rpm all rattles will go away

I so wish if we have such high end, capable and dedicated car workshops in UAE. This sound so alien

I have also learned the clutch hard way by smelling a lot in my Patrol days, but thankfully I never burnt. The stamp should cost you more Belgian chocolates, than being kanjoos with Ferrero Rocher.

Totally agree, finding these buggers are the hardest part. In my wife Trail Blazer, there is constant rattling from behind the passenger seat and it's been two years I have tried all the guesswork to find the culprit, but failed.

@Rahimdad you got 6 signup in today morning itself, more than 5 you asked for. Looks like newbies really love you and your drives.

Sorry @Faiz khan if you are still at newbie level, then this drive would be a big and unsafe jump for you and your car. Anyone who has driven at least 1 fewbie drive with Carnity without any difficulties will qualify for this fewbie+ level.

Which area have you done before and which 4x4 you drive?

For the tire and alignment issue, you can go to Future tyres with my highest recommendation. For steering being tight, explain to them and see if it's related due to some mechanical issue, if not you need to show your steering to a mechanic who can inspect the steering pump and advise accordingly.

Yes, same shared today morning by @VishalJC in a link above, without embedding

Here is the easiest, fastest and safest way to fix a tyre pop out in less than 5 minutes: Tools required: Wooden plank/Jack board/plate Hydraulic Scissors Jack Air Compressor Shovel Water Steps involved: Move the vehicle "VERY SLOWLY" to flat ground. If you do it fast, then the inner (behind the tire) seam will also come out and make the pop out repair more difficult and sometimes impossible. Find a good jacking point and place a big wooden plank just under it - on perfectly flat ground. You can move the board a few times to flatten the sand so that jack sits on the flat ground. Place the jack on the board safely and lift the jack, just enough to regain the tire shape and then dig little under the tire. If you lift too much, then chances of tipping the jack are higher. Clean the open seam properly with water, run the fingers inside to make sure no sand is sticking inside the tire as that will leak the air while inflating. Inflate the tire with the air compressor and hold the open seam outward with little strength. Don't shake or use too much strength as jack might tip. When seam starts sitting in place, you will hear a loud/soft pop that means tire seam has been properly seated in its place and you can drive back normal. SAFETY WARNINGS: If you have a jack stand, use it under the axle. If you have a spare jack use it under the axle for safety. While the vehicle is lifted with jack, avoid any jittery move like slamming the door, closing the hood, getting in or out the car, this might cause jack to tip and cause serious injuries. While the vehicle is lifted with jack, NEVER EVER put your head, hand, legs or any body part under the car or under the tire. You can fix the tire from the side as shown in the picture above.

Of course not for 5 mins, but I can live w/o AC for 1 min for the sake of hill climb😁

From 21K to change the CVT to 8.5K for repairing seems big relief, but it still looks quite pricey for gear rebuild. Have you got the quote from Hoorani guys in shj? I think I paid around 2K for Accord gear rebuild long ago

The 16-inch tire is better for offroading, but 17 inch is also not too bad. You can upgrade to an inch height more to get more rubber and a bigger footprint in 17 inches. I had 17 on my LC and with Michelin if perform really well. Yokohama Geolander and Michelin are my two favorite brands. Geolander gives you best for offroading for rocks and sand with minimal road noise. Michelin will give you best in the sand (not much on rocks) with no road noise. Instead of wasting money on downsizing rim, you can look into lifting the car by 2 inches either by offroad suspension or by a spacer (separate topic to discuss).

Isn't the cold air intake better, so let's make them little more colder and give more dense air straight into intake. If it helps in drag, we can test it too in the hill climb.

In my opinion of tire brands, Dunlop Grandtrek is the worst of tire for offroading and I had plenty of pop out in first my first year of offforading on LC + Grandtrek. Changed to Michelin and pop out was a history. Dunlop Grandtrek AT20 and AT22 both are bad when deflated to 12 PSI, and you can't enjoy dune bashing much at 14 and above

Now that's what sounds like a MEGA acquisition and real win-win game changer for both Careem and UBER in the Middle East market. Uber agreed to acquire Careem for $ 3.1 billion, consisting of $ 1.7 billion in convertible notes and rest $ 1.4 billion in cash. This transaction is expected to close within a year's time. Source: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/uber-acquires-dubai-based-careem-for-31-billion

This seems very smart, @shadow79 please build one AC diverter to intake for me, please

Thanks Guys for sharing all the different ways for salik recharge. Let me try with my RAK bank credit card and see if I get cash back on salik recharge or not I really like @Brette idea of linking my ENBD account for auto pay, much tension free option

Congratulations @Fuad for reaching the fewbie level with Carnity Offroad club. Within last few newbies offroad drives you have shown tremendous progress and well deserve this new offroad rank. Looking forward to seeing you grow further and helping others to learn the art of offroading in a safe environment. Fewbie: Number of drives 10 (16 regular drives) Level of drives Willingness to learn + Enthusiasm + Basic dune reading Off-road gear Flag, deflator, tire gauge, shovel, fire extinguisher, medical kit, radio, compressor (recommended) Drive teamwork Observe recovery from a safe distance and offer help when needed Drive posting/joining Join newbie and fewbie level of drives only Forum participation Active participation on forum. Share drive experience + feedback on forum and pictures in gallery Social media sharing & inviting friends & family to join an offroad club is highly recommended for faster upgrades at all levels.

Reliability and resale will be more with Toyota, then Lexus and last will be in Jeep. Comfort and features will be more in Jeep than Japanese. @Brette has similar JGC can advise on the fuel economy for road usage. It's best you drive all of them to see which one fits your taste more as they all are equally good. My only advice is to filter one of the Japanese so that you can compare either Prado OR GX vs JGC, to have a fair comparison.

Dont worry buddy. Anyone in fewbie level and above qualify for this drive, it's just that it is going to be few notches above regular fewbie level and that's why its called fewbie+. There is no hard and fast rule or numbers of fewbie drive participant should have, if you have driven any fewbie drive with Carnity Offroad Club and you managed very well in that and wish to notch up your level, then this drive is perfect for such offroaders.