Gaurav

I totally agree with Asif's comment, don't go in April unless you really love the long drive and have only available opportunity in April. You can add more points to your Salalah trip: Fill up gas at every gas station as each is spread out every 200 kms stretch, even if your tank is half as you never know the next fuel station might be out of fuel - safety advise Take 10-15 mins break every 200 kms and walk around and check / adjust your tire pressure Carry extra fuel jerry can and lots of spare water If you are doing it in one stretch, then sleep extra (8-10 hours) night before to counter the stress of 12-14 hours drive Keep good music, chewing gum, candies, snacks to munch while driving as after first few hours it's very monotonous Carry toolkit (spanner, screwdrivers, wrench, sockets etc), working jack, tow rope, and shackle. Research and book hotel in advance because after 14 hours of fatigue, you will crash in the first or second hotel you check @Mohd86 and @Abbas2528 please add more points based on your last visit

Welcome back Noor, and welcome two newbies, looking forward to seeing you all. Sri try to join in evening so that we can have night drive after this newbie fun and break time.

When are you planning to visit? Read here first, it has a lot of information about Salalah

I'm always in, I also tried this earlier here but no luck. Good initiative Barry. Thanks

I agree Barry on fuel cost and size of engines we can afford here are remarkable. Last night I drove with my visiting school friend from Delhi and when I floor the pedal he was like which version RR is this? Haven't seen this one in India, as they only get 2.0 and 3.0 liter Diesel in India. Secondly, I totally agree on the Jap-crap theory that everyone who wants to have zero problem car turn to Jap due to their ancient reputation, which has totally changed now and I see Jap and Koreans made out of plastic and metal+plastic sh!t of substance.

@Frederic Nuyttens 3.0 is bit slower and less responsive than 3.5, but not sluggish by any means. It's still 180 hp / 1.5 ton = 120 hp/ton is decent power-weight ratio. I am happy to take a look at yours, as I had one before 3.0 as well and comment further. If you like to pass by send me a PM

Seems a good buy, with lil love this can be off-road and daily driver

Seems like a lot and lot of effort to build this so-called replica than just buying a poser. Really appreciate the great workmanship and kid's enthusiasm that lived for so many years after.

5.0 supercharged should be considered above 5.751 Natural Aspirated. Correct.....?

Time to have an easy relaxed newbie drive from Tawi Nizwa to Pink rock area. It's a perfect drive for newbies or an absolute newbie to learn in best terrain that gradually transforms and offer plenty of opportunities to learn. In the end, you can enjoy the sunset at the picturesque sand dune for the best selfie. When: 13 April 2018 Meeting time: 1400 PM, the convoy will move sharply at 1415 PM Where: Tawi Nizwa Shops GPS Coordinate: https://goo.gl/maps/yYkFvPBzW3U2 Level of drive: Newbie - Fewbie - All are welcome Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 10 inches of ground clearance. Plan: Drive, train and enjoy until about 7 PM What to bring along: Loads of snacks, plenty of water - whatever you like with little extra to share, water, liquids, smiles, stories, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 7 PM Please RSVP on below calendar

To be honest now auction game has matured quite a lot in Dubai and I know many people who got a good deal from such auctions. I tried once my hand in the online bid and didn't win the auction so got the refund of minimum amount blocked on the card.

Of course, I understood that and lot more what's in reality than just in historical books. With all due respect and honor of that name, now in present time (at least in Delhi) every building has a sleeping watchman named Gurkha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurkha

Sorry to say that but the only thing I didn't like in this is the name itself, as Gurkha name is often used for security guards and watchman for buildings, banks, school and offices. Secondly, instead of touching some specific regiment or tribe name, they could have created something more generalized name like Defender, Cruiser, Warrior, Trail.....bla bla something.

Instead of mimicking G Wagon, it resonates a lot with Defender styling and ZERO comfort feel. I agree the price is a killer indeed for well built tough (hope so) 4x4x4 ROTFL

Boy it has lot of punch from just 6 hp motor. Very creative concept.

I agree with what you said but only to a very limited extent. Buying brand new car is good for people who absolutely have no knowledge of cars, no time to spare and last but not least zero risk taker. However, I believe in buying 4-5-year-old luxury marque at the price of brand new Camry or Accord and drive for 2 years with minimum maintenance cost and limited depreciation - unlike when brand new. All car in my signature is a testament to this theory and I never lost more than 20% in depreciation for 2 years of ownership. Secondly, when buying slightly used car, you are more free to try new stuff or experiments than fitting the K&N will void the warranty. I even remember buying a non-working Jeep Grand Cherokee on recovery truck for 5K because it has V8 magnum grunt for off-road and then sold off for 6K after spending 3K to make it in running condition. The project car is always a gamble and more you learn the better you get in taking shots as per your need and expectations. And sometimes you simply get lucky by chance, in my case I bought 3.0 Pajero for wifey while I was having a 4.5 liter Nissan patrol. Once I sold that Patrol, I thought of testing that 3.0 Pajero in sand and to my surprise I was chasing a modified Jeep Wrangler of a seasoned off-roader in sweihan and that 4x4 never died. After fully testing I started searching for 3.5 liter (my present Pajero) as in that year 3.5 + SWB was extremely rare. For an offroad project car remember that Power - Weight ratio is king, I even remember maintaining an excel sheet from wikipedia stats of knowing which car has better hp/ton. That's why you see old Nissan Patrol sticking LS1 engines than any other car as it is the lightest shell with reasonable safety aspects to bump up the power to get the best power-weight ratio.

Remember you might scrap few projects before reaching the perfect one. I scrapped 5 to be precise and learned from failure at every level. Always remember to not to overspend on any project until you are fully convinced.

Indeed it looks nice and awesome, and also off-road ready with the big tires, lift, roof rack, additional lights etc. Just make sure that engine has a bit of life left and not clocked 300+ kms or engine shouldn't have some trin trin (bearing noise) of knocking (piston hitting) at high revs or doof doof blocked valve noise at low revs. From the looks, it seems Pajero brother so I assume it's using many parts from Mitsu factory. Is this 3.0 or 3.5? Check if its running 6G72 (3.0) or 6G74 (3.5) engine? If 6G72 you are still in luck to plonk clean engine in less than 4-5k. If 6G74 it's most potent engine but impossible to find it clean even for 7-10k.