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Except no plate, everything sounds good. No plate means, no thorough check you can do and I wouldn't waste my time tbh, even if price seems OK but @Rahimdad can share better view on pricing.

Is that 3.3 or 3.5? Any off-road mods? Any underbody protection? Bigger tires?

It's so good to see @Asif Hussain back in action that I can't wait to drive under his superb lead - AD Champ. Your experience with LWB Pickup truck seasoned you so much that Im sure Xterra must be like a toy for you now.

What happened to your Xterra, just curious.

Hi @Ahmed Farghaly I have tried Grand Cherokee V8 as a project car for 3 months and totally regretted after spending money on initial critical stuff needed. In Jeep family, wrangler is the best option tbh. Second best is Cherokee (XJ) upto 2001 model - only if you get it clean and non-abused one - super rare. Srikumar got extremely lucky to find one clean XJ that has been road driven but many others I know only bought an abused version and suffered a lot.

Join us to explore Al Qudra Desert to find what's beyond Qudra lakes And learn the art of offroading in a versatile playground for your first off-road adventure. You will learn to self-drive your vehicle from experts having decades of off-roading experience in the UAE. This area offers a good mix of playable long set of dunes and broad ridges to test your off-road control. Drive is open for all 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD vehicles having 8-10 inches of ground clearance and (MANDATORY) Front and rear tow hooks (MANDATORY) What you'll learn: Introduction to off-roading. Desert driving basics and etiquette. Desert driving tips, techniques, myth and best practices. Off-road and safety gear familiarization and recovery procedures. Vehicle orientation, risk analysis, deflation and outdoor safety advice. First time with Carnity Off-road Club: Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Year. Do you have any prior off-road experience? Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks / eyelets. Why should i join? We will teach you how to self-drive off-road safely and learn the best offroad driving and recovery techniques. If you have already driven in sand before then you can learn more from experts having decades of offroading experience in the UAE. This area offers a good mix of playable long set of dunes and broad ridge to test your off-road control. Can my vehicle do this ? This drive is open for all 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD vehicle having 8-10 inches of ground clearance and front and rear tow hooks. If in doubt please first announce your questions on the drive thread so we can advise you further. Any stock 4x4/4WD are most welcome, you don't need any vehicle modifications. Can i bring passengers ? Yes of course, but if you are absolute new to offroading it is better to drive alone first to avoid any distractions. Learn More About: Carnity Off-road Club STRICTLY: For ABSOLUTE NEWBIE who are driving for the first time with Carnity. MUST READ AND CLICK TOTALLY AGREE ON THE BELOW COVID19 PRECAUTIONS TOPIC MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING Drive Details Level: Only for "ABSOLUTE NEWBIES" or first timer with Carnity Off-Road Club When: 9 October 2020, Friday . Meeting time: 5:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Al Qudra - https://goo.gl/maps/Cn8z4JKjDRzc1fty6 Type of Car: Any 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Deflator and Pressure Gauge, Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 09:30 AM End Point: Qudra Parking LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 15 members only. RSVP will close on Thursday - 5PM. 1 Lead Marshal + 2/3 Senior Members + 12 Members. If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list Latecomers or members who are not on the RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Please cancel you RSVP if you cannot make it, so your spot can be taken by others. PLEASE RSVP ON BELOW EVENT IN THE EVENT CALENDAR

Here is the updated convoy list Gaurav Silver Pajero Piotr Kolodziej Blue FJ Cruiser Kieran McKeown Renault Duster SyedObaid Grey Pajero RaYan E Gold Pajero manoj nair Pajero VipinShetty Grand Cherokee Roopesh babu Pajero Probir Mukherjee Land Cruiser Yusuf Esaf Nissan Patrol Goutam Yellow Wrangler abdallah hussein Wrangler Kalahari xterra

Thanks for informing, hope you get well soon

Here is the updated convoy list Gaurav Silver Pajero Piotr Kolodziej Blue FJ Cruiser Kieran McKeown Renault Duster SyedObaid Grey Pajero RaYan E Gold Pajero manoj nair Pajero Bhaskar Blue Montero Roopesh babu Pajero Probir Mukherjee Land Cruiser Farook Veettil Land Cruiser Yusuf Esaf Nissan Patrol Goutam Yellow Wrangler abdallah hussein Wrangler VipinShetty Grand Cherokee

Here is the final convoy list Wrangeld Black Pajero Javier Lucero Wrangler Arda Yagcioglu LR2 Ranjan Das Discovery sri ganesh Pajero Nitin Mohan Prado Gaurav Silver Pajero Pickey Singh FJ Cruiser Luca Palanca Falsini Fortuner Sandeep padhi Shital Karthik Krishnakumar Yellow Wrangler Nihal17 Wrangler Mohamed Seidam White Xterra

Here is the final convoy list Wrangeld Black Pajero Javier Lucero Wrangler Arda Yagcioglu LR2 Ranjan Das Discovery sri ganesh Pajero Nitin Mohan Prado Gaurav Silver Pajero Pickey Singh FJ Cruiser Luca Palanca Falsini Fortuner Karthik Krishnakumar Yellow Wrangler Nihal17 Wrangler Mohamed Seidam White Xterra

DRIVE RSVP IS CLOSED NOW Here is the final convoy list Gaurav Silver Pajero Piotr Kolodziej Blue FJ Cruiser Kieran McKeown Renault Duster SyedObaid Grey Pajero RaYan E Gold Pajero Bhaskar Blue Montero manoj nair Pajero Roopesh babu Pajero VipinShetty Grand Cherokee Probir Mukherjee Land Cruiser Farook Veettil Land Cruiser Yusuf Esaf Nissan Patrol Goutam Yellow Wrangler abdallah hussein Wrangler Shyam Karat Wrangler Kalahari Red Xterra @Piotr Kolodziej @Kieran McKeown @SyedObaid @RaYan E @Bhaskar @manoj nair @Roopesh babu @VipinShetty @Probir Mukherjee @Farook Veettil @Yusuf Esaf @Goutam @abdallah hussein @Shyam Karat @Kalahari Please be on time, sharp at 3:30 PM, little early is always better. Please tune to Carnity Channel 1 - 446.006'25 freq. Deflate your tires to 15 PSI as soon as you reach to the meeting point. Be inside your car - AT ALL TIMES - after the deflation. FOR YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE SAFETY PLEASE WATCH BELOW MANDATORY VIDEO WITHOUT ANY DISTRACTIONS.

DRIVE RSVP IS CLOSED NOW Here is the final convoy list Gaurav Silver Pajero Wrangeld Black Pajero Sreejith Sreenivasan LR2 Arda Yagcioglu LR2 Ranjan Das Discovery sri ganesh Pajero Nitin Mohan Prado Pickey Singh FJ Cruiser Javier Lucero Wrangler Luca Palanca Falsini Fortuner Farook Veettil Land Cruiser Shital Somaiya Patrol Sandeep Padhi Wrangler Karthik Krishnakumar Yellow Wrangler Nihal17 Wrangler Mohamed Seidam White Xterra @Wrangeld @Sreejith Sreenivasan @Arda Yagcioglu @Ranjan Das @sri ganesh @Nitin Mohan @Pickey Singh @Luca Palanca Falsini @Farook Veettil @Shital Somaiya @Sandeep Padhi @Karthik Krishnakumar @Javier Lucero @Nihal17 @Mohamed Seidam Please be on time, sharp at 6:00 AM, little early is always better. Please tune to Carnity Channel 1 - 446.006'25 freq. Deflate your tires to 15 PSI as soon as you reach to the meeting point. Be inside your car - AT ALL TIMES - after the deflation. FOR YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE SAFETY PLEASE WATCH BELOW MANDATORY VIDEO WITHOUT ANY DISTRACTIONS.

You are too late for the party, lololol but you are still on the waitlist.

Hi @Nihal17 @Luca Palanca Falsini and @Farook Veettil you have been added to this drive. Please confirm if you can make it on such short notice.

@VipinShetty @Probir Mukherjee @Farook Veettil and @Shyam Karat you have been added to this drive. Please confirm if you can make it on such short notice.

Hi @[email protected] welcome to Carnity and its offroad club. Everyone supposed to join an absolute newbie drive for first time please. Please RSVP here, it's in morning.

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Yes of course tinting will make a big difference if you go with good quality product than just black plastic film. I hope your recirculation button is always on, than mixing aircon with outside 50 degrees of heat. Also get your AC condenser pressure wash clean, as sometimes when condenser clogs it takes longer to cool. If it still same then get your freon (AC gas) checked or top up before upgrading anything.

Is it 2.4 liter I4 engine or 3.3 litre V6? And if it's like this since beginning what did Juma Al Majid said for ineffective AC? If you need some proper job to upgrade AC system you can consult AC specialist Ampex in ras al khor or DIP. They are bit pricey but will do the right job in first time.

Nissan Armada is another animal, very capable for off-road but also little more than required complicated, computerized and luxurious for weekly off-roading. If you own one already then it's advisable to live with it and see how far you can take it, but buying one specially dedicated to weekly drives seems risky to me. @desertdude any long term reviews on Armada with regular weekly off-roading?

Y61 has no V8 to best of my knowledge, but you might find some Y61 example in market with LS1 - Chevy small block V8 - purposely modified for higher performance and then discarded after 1 year of hard-core abuse. Stay away from those. Safari and Super Safari has few cosmetic differences and external red stripes only. Focus on 4.8 VTEC models and not 4.5 older models, they had bad gearing for off-road use (I suffered with one for 2 years).

Hi @Badar Tariq welcome to Carnity and it's off-road club. Quick answer to your basic question is YES, you can install diff-locker to any/most 4x4 from 2,000 - 5,000 dhs. ARB and TJM diff locker (google it) are pretty famous among many other good off-road brands. Now next thing I like to tell you that over 90% of off-road vehicle doing weekly off-roading here in UAE is driving without diff-lock as it's not a deal breaker or game changer for off-roading. If you have it, then it's fantastic for self recovery (ONLY), but if you don't have it you can still drive off-road perfectly fine without the diff lockers. While buying a dedicated off-road vehicle you must answer these few questions first: Max budget Purpose: Sand, Mountain, Wadi, Beach, Camping or all Size: LWB (5 doors) or SWB (2 doors) Any special preference of brand of origin like Japanese, Jeep, Nissan etc.

Too fancy with super low ground clearance made only for road and not off-road. Land Rover Discovery Sport can "BARELY" survive off-road till newbie level if you are super careful and cautious on every dune crossing. @Pickey Singh has driven his Land Rover discovery, so far the maximum I guess 4 or 5 newbie drives and in the last drive he had slight frontal damage. Now he has bought FJ cruiser recently and will be resuming the off-roading from coming Friday.