VCO

sure will probably visit there next Wed or thursday and look for Disco 2's as well

in fact I had an unfortunate accident a stupid guy fall asleep and managed hit my driver door in an empty rood so insurance pointed me the Concord garage and while fixing the door I ask them to paint hood,roof they suprized me and did a really good job , I also made the camel cut while in the workshop so for roof+hood + camel cut I paid 1100 aed

hmmm thanks a lot definetly will check those places

perfect, count me in a question where is the best place to shop for some camping equipment ( tent and some camping bed etc) ? there are some stuff in hypermaarkets buts they seem to be ....

I guess so , I need to be in BAhrain on 2nd but will probably use late flight on 1st or an early flight on 2nd so it should be ok

Jan 20 peeeerfect ,my return date from UK so I'll miss it guys I have 2 free weekends ( sending my family back home ) which I plan to spent for my Landie 23-24 , 30-31 dec If there is any drive I would love to join

good luck man still looking for a bullbar, cheking scar yards but no avail is ther any place which can forge such things ? I mean bullbar or skid plate

I've asked couple of places and couldn't find Cooper atr 265/75/16 then a tyre shop recommended 275/70/16 (the size I was looking for at first place) Yokohama Geolander At/s and when I searched the net I found cuple of very good reviews and recommendatin for these tyre so I will give it a chance the shop is asking for 2600 so I'll ask a few other shops as well Rear recovery points are fine but in front 1 is missing. I need to find a place and weld an iron bar (or whatever suitable) What us the website for Emirates 4x4 club ? agree more landies will definitely be fun

Both option will work for me which offroad club you guys drive with? I'm not a member of any clubs so looking for one Since I bought the car I've been to desert 4 times from 9 in the morning to 4-6 1. around big red : not much fun, soo new, overheating problems and discovering my leaking radiator 2. from big red to Jebel Aqabah , started learning, got stuck now and then but easy to recover 3. from big red to Fossil rock : this was the best full day of joy , stuck only once while trying to take a picture on top of a dune 4. from Hatta(after big red ) to Al ain road : this was the worst , we managed to get stuck every possible stupid way sand was kind of weird , we managed to got stuck 8 times, final score disco 4-Fortuner 4 I gave lower part of my bumer as a gift to desert (was planning to remove ot anyway) So from experiencewise I'm quite new but I managed to get stuck quite alot and worked hard on recovery skills now I've painted my old looking roof and hood, at the same time done the camel cut so car is ready for 275/70/16 Geolander AT/S hopefully will install them in a week

If I'm town I would love to attend a landie only trip

its ok I already have the lift Thanks

wow 285/75 R16 but 265/75R16 will work well wirthout any re gearing right ? Are you happy with the Coopers?

Hi still looking for the tyre I tried to find 275/70/16 Dueler D694 but no luck only think I found is Toyo OP /DH I heard that they are good for desert but I'm not sure about the wadis. so I checked Cooper Atr its only available in 265/70/16 or 265/75/16 has anyone using 265/75/16? they are even bigger than 275/70 so I assume more trimming nrequired but what else wll they work just with camel cut ? Thanks

yep my stop leak lasted only a month still leaking and waiting for a visit to Sharjah

I do not have any prob with noise I already have enough( thanks to the almost non existant door seals ) After eid tires will be the first thing

I need the offroad tires. one of the current ones already damaged so I do not know how much it will hold I'll probaby go for Cooper ATR . you are offcourse right about power ratios between fortuner and my disco but I still think more suitable & wider tires will make difference

good morning I just realized that my spare is totally different then my tires. I have Hankook dynapro 245/70 R16 on wheels and my spare is Dunlop 265/75 R16 so my spare is ~ 5 Cm bigger than my tires I was already thinking about getting big tyres so I guess this is a good time Last sunday I spend 5 hours cruising in desert around Madam road to Hatta and in copule of occasions I could not get to the hills which my friend easly gets with his Fortuner 265 wide Geolander I had the momentum and did not feel any lack of power but my tires keep turning and not getting me anywhere ( they we all 15 psi) so this is the question What is the biggest size I can fit ? Can I go 275-285 range with my currents rims , they are 7" I guess Are Cooper ATRs any good in sand? Last time I spend some time in climbing some rocks and it was fun as well so I need a tyre which can also handle such situations thanks

hi I'm planning to pay a visit to sharjah to look for some parts. LAst time(my first time) I only found a place on the right side behind gulf stars and a couple of small shops on BMW road. While searching in forums I also found a place on the left hand side (coming from Dubai) of the BMW road so I'll visit there. And I have seen some references to Fat Ismail and Al Daid , can anyone point me those places ? a basic map or at least some directions , some landmarks would be perfect. thanks in advance

Thanks tomorrow hopefully I'll clean MAF Throttle body idle valfe Air filter etc so cleaning time

hi again My car had very bad idling and fuel consumption. After I drove ot for a while when I stop at lghts etc idle goes to almost 0 then jumps to ~1250 Rpm and this osilates all the time. It stalled only once but almost feel like stalling. After reading in the forums I try to test my MAF sensor and disconnected it. it is amazing I felt the difference in first 10 m. Car is much responsive and much smoother now . I drove it like 10 km, pushed it on low gears to +4000 Rpms no power loss on any level. Even idling is much better , it still goes up and down especially if I stop and stay on gear but range is ~ 600-1000 and when I move gear to N it goes to 800 and stops there perfectly so if I disconnect MAf and car runs much better that means my Maf is malfunctioning right? Tomorrow I'll drive ~80 kms so will test it agagin and also test the fuel consumption. I'll try to clean it when I find some suitable cleaner but is there any obvious reason not to run it disconnected?

if you haven't watched this, check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlskuxGD1bw Range Rover overheats as usual and Jeremy is very creative to solve the question but its the most comfortable on all conditions all three cars are in terrible condition but they managed to cross rain forest and death road in Bolivia

This was my first trip and I really enjoyed it (even scared a few times but it was really fun) My Disco was quite good except the overheating problem on my way back We stopped anc checked the coolant level and found out that there is non I have checked everything 2 days back but engine was hot so skipped coolant I learnt my lesson DOUBLE check everything before you go Luckly I was keeping 4 lt of coolant ( just in case), and after I filled the coolant temp went back to normal right away Today I got under the car and found out that there is a leak in left bottom of my radiator so 8 lt of coolant has been leaked since last maintenance ( 3 weeks ago) So wants the best solution is it possible to fix or should I just replace it I'm not an expert but radiatir seems to be really old rusty etc so any idea about the cost of a new one ? Thanks Volkan here are some pics Playing with HPI Baja

Thats the problem , I have seen those pictures and in my opinion with bullbar car looks way better I have gone to Sharjah last Thursday but I could only 1 place specialized in LR and they only have Series 2 There was a 1/4 of a series 1 left( mostly engine and dashboard stuff) but it did not had the bullbar either Will series 2 bullbar fit into I ?

thanks , yes it's lifted. My only concern are the tires. It has hankook dynapro 245/70 R16 . They are in quite good condition I think less than <10k but I do not know if these are any good on sand , couldn't find any review or comment about sand performance. For the desert trip I've a crazy friend, bugging me to go desert almost everyday since I bought my Discovery. I just serviced it's almost time for action first I have to learn how to handle it tought

Hi all My name is Volkan. I have bought my first Discovery just a month ago. In fact I was looking for civics/corollas for as second car then after my first offroad event with my friends I found myself looking for Discovery. I've seen one drove it, liked it and bought ( this was my fastest buying adventure ) I have never thought of buying a Land Rover or even a SUV , I think it was one of these strange moments. So I'm enjoying every minute of it , taking my kid to school , taking shotcuts on back roads, getting into the sand whenever I have a chance During one of this little adventures I managed to get stuck and spend almost 1 hour trying to get out of sand around Dubai Outsource zone Even my son( who feels bad even after slightest bumping action) likes our backroad shotcut adventures. He says "Dady, why dont you go over the sand its shorter and more fun " All I need now is to get this ugly boy into some real desert action