Srikumar

Hope everything works out well for you. Take care.

As we mention in our briefing offroading puts a lot of strain on your vehicle. On higher level drives like Intermediate, despite our best efforts certain amount of premature body or mechanical damage is expected. The decision of going for a second car is a personal choice. But since you have asked my opinion, I would say that if you intend to make this a regular hobby its good to have a second car purely for offroading purpose. You can modify it or do minimum fixes as per your convenience without worrying too much about offroading damages. Having said that, we have @Emmanuel who has been using his Xterra both for ofroading as well as a daily driver for the past 2 years and has managed it extremely well. Same is the case for @Frederic who uses his 99 Pajero for both purposes. But then their stock vehicles are proper offroader with good ground clearance and minimal electronics. Can't exactly say the same about a Patrol Y62 with its low hanging bumpers.

If you have a tow bar that provides the support to the aluminum bumper. In such a case this fix is not needed.

Join Carnity Offroad Club for an adventurous morning drive in the magnificent Sweihan Dunes in Abu Dhabi. Sweihan offers amazing broad and tall dunes in Abu Dhabi offering perfect learning opportunity for absolute newbies for their first time desert driving thrilling experience. 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. Drive is open for all 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD vehicle having 8-10 inches of ground clearance and front and rear tow hooks. You can bring your family, friends and kids, but if you are absolute new to sand offroading it is better to drive alone first to learn offroading without any distractions. Drive will start with detail briefing, followed by 3 hours of driving in sand dunes and then followed by a break for feedback and assessment session for each offroader. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN? We will teach you how to drive your vehicle offroad safely and learn the best offroad driving and recovery techniques. Even if you have never driven in sand before, you can still join and learn the art of off-roading with complete confidence and peace of mind. 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 IT? This drive is open for all 4x4/4WD/SUV/AWD vehicle having 8-10 inches of ground clearance along with front and rear tow hooks. Please check these two mandatory and VERY STRICT requirement before signing up. CAN I BRING PASSENGERS? Yes of course, but if you are an absolute new to offroading it is better to drive alone first to avoid any distractions. WHAT CAN I EXPECT? The drive will start with a detailed briefing, followed by 2-3 hours of driving in sand dunes and then followed by a break for refreshments over a feedback and assessment session for each offroader. You will learn about the following subjects: 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 WHAT ITEMS SHOULD I BRING? On your very first drive with us we only ask you to bring your enthusiasm and willingness to learn. From a second drive onwards we ask you to start collecting the Essential Tools as per below attachment. More information on these items can be found in the advices section and in offroad club. If you already have the off-roading gears, then it's better to carry them along to help you learn off-roading at a faster pace. ARE YOU JOINING US FOR THE FIRST TIME? Introduce yourself on this drive thread. Share with us your vehicle details. Prior off-road experience (Yes/No) Confirm 8-10 inches of ground clearance along with front and rear tow hooks in good usable condition. RSVP the drive calendar LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Limited to 15 members only. RSVP will close on Thursday. Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS. Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others. Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month. Level: Absolute Newbie, Newbies and above (All level) When: 20 Mar 2020 Meeting time: 6:45 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions) Meeting Point: Al Rashedi Restaurant https://maps.app.goo.gl/yhhVzrCRhXv1mJNRA Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance. What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks, smiles, stories, enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Approximate finish time: 12:00 PM - (much before Friday prayer) Friday Prayer Mosque: Muammar Mosque https://goo.gl/maps/tRVc4DYzSuCcW6WU7 MUST READ: First off-road drive checklist Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities Off road Driving Etiquette's Off-road Convoy Rules Off roading - Everything you need to know Off roading - Newbie brief Please RSVP on the below calendar:

The post 2007 year models (esp LWB) of Pajero have a design flaw which makes their rear bumper (aluminium part) act like a sand scooper. On many of the offroad drives, I personally have recommended to the the Pajero owners to remove the rear aluminium lip which is a 10 mins job. However, it does look quite ugly once removed. Hence, I highly recommend that all Pajero owners get the following plate fixed to protect their rear bumper. Its better to make it atleast with a 4 inch plate and it can be fabricated in any workshop.

you can send an email to Carnity admin through the Contact Us page mentioning the email id through which you have registered. The admin would be able to help in this regard.

You need to get a proper bash plate done. Patrol Y62 stock bumpers are not meant for offroading. And if you intend to use this car for regular offroading it's 100% worth the investment

@Salarios could you send a picture where you hit your bumper. From the video it seems that you hit the bumper in the front and not from the right side.

What needs to be understood is that the rubber can flex and not the alloy/steel rims. So a 20 inch rims has very less rubber and when you deflate the tyre still takes the shape of the rims. But if you have a 18 inch rims, then you have more rubber whose shape would change when you reduce the pressure. Hope it's clear now.

Only a guy who drives a 20 year old granny can understand the feeling. Right, Gaurav?

Welcome to the very exclusive XJ club. I drive a 1997 Green XJ. Look forward to seeing you tomorrow

Wonderful @Shamil. Well deserved. You have grown a lot with your active participation during the drives and the forum. You should now look to take up more responsibilities in grooming the next set of fellow offroaders.

congrats

congrats

Congrats @Salarios

Well deserved @Martin.

congrats @Mels Wolf

Wow. Well done @Vanessa8580. I am sure you will take better care of the little blue

Congrats @Rinelle Sanaani. Well deserved.

Congrats @Jun Zamora always loved your enthusiasm with your Murano. Missed you and the wrangler in action last week. Hope to catch up this week.

I am actually quite surprised with your recommendation of desert driving on low range gearing. My points are: 1. In all our absolute Newbie desert drives, everyone has been driving on 4H without facing any difficulty. So what further advantage would 4Low offer in normal desert driving conditions? 2. We have plenty of live examples of guys frying their transmission because some offroad clubs recommend driving on 4 Low ONLY. Some of those guys are on this forum as well and if they wish they can share their experience without naming the clubs. If you love your car, you would definitely would not like to strain it with continuous driving in 4Low. Low range gearing is to be used only for the following : 1. Self Recovery 2. Towing or Tugging 3. Steep hill descent

Absolutely 🤣

Infact there is a significant difference in power between the 3.5 and 3.8. Since a LWB Pajero is a heavy car, you will notice the difference with the 3.8 Also the 3.8 comes with the additional feature of Rear Diff Lock which is helpful to self recover in some side angle stucks. If you are serious about the Pajero try to get the SWB Pajero 3.8. Skip the 2008-2011 models as they have a gear upshifting problem.

Not Nissan. You need to buy Land Cruiser or RR. Anything else is blasphemy.