Srikumar

I think a 2 inch lift will not make your Pajero unstable, but do you intend to take it offroading?

Of late it's the bus drivers that transport labourers back from work that kinda pisses me off Today while I was coming home on Yalayis Road (leading to JAFZ Gate 1-3) where the speed limit is 80 km/h, I was driving at close to 100 km/h a bus was tailgating and flashing lights at me and when I gave him way he was driving at a speed of 120 km/h on the fast lane. Further, in some of the roads in these areas, you have an unpaved area where the speed breakers limit ends. These bus drivers suddenly move from the paved road to the unpaved road so that they don't have to go through these speed breakers.

Actually, I once had a total loss claim in car under Oman Insurance. They quoted all the fine print which was like about 10% depreciation in the first couple of months and then some additional 5% once it crossed over to the third month. So basically on a car valued at AED 35k approx I received about AED 26-27k, 4 months after taking the insurance. And it took them a good 3-4 weeks to process the payment after the total loss. So for me Union and Oman Insurance are at the same level. You want better service go for RSA or AXA.

People who feel they get less than what they deserve tend to be more open to the extent of telling the exact figure. Not sure if it can be generalised across the entire spectrum from the lower income to the upper income.

There was a time in India in the early 90s when there used to be a single side view mirror on the drive side and that would invariably be folded. Upon asking the driver, he would state that by keeping it open someone driving past would break it.

@baselsm83 what a pleasant surprise to see your message. We look forward to you rejoining back on the drives

I have tried Union Insurance and had no major issues. Service is same as Oman Insurance. Ensure you have road side assistance. Congrats on your new car. Which one?

Good idea to have another absolute newbie / newbie drive especially after the very positive response from the last drive. Hope all the newbies join this drive and learn the beautiful art of offroading. You will understand why i say 'Art' when you meet and see some of the senior members who dont just drive but rather glide through the desert dunes.

In one word...No The older Pathfinder are quite capable, but definitely not the new one

I fell for this begging stunt the first time. They used to say they have no money for food or for petrol. The next time I got wise and told such people that come with me to a restaurant and I would pay for the food. They would just roll up the windows or walk away.

and as an extension you will eventually have people who dont know how to drive because they will have self driving cars...

if you have to pay in cash you need the attendant to collect the cash and swipe his card, else if you pay by card then you can do completely by yourself. I filled up in UAQ today and the premium service line was completely empty while the self service had a long queue.

This is a good case of more comfort for the rich. Strategically, this is a smart move as it ensures that those who can afford to pay extra don't have much waiting time to fill their tank as all the rush would be on the free service side. While I personally don't mind getting out and filling petrol in my own vehicle as it will also save me some money, but with longer queues on the self service line and with individuals making mistakes it would take longer for a car to fill up in the self service line. Finally you would get frustrated and move to the paid service. Also, what is the case for the elderly people? Guess need to fill petrol at the other gas stations. One finds similar such cases in the free valet parking at some of the malls. The number of valet parking is so high that you are not left with free parking for the general public. Reminds of the quota system in Indian education.

Hi Jayakrishnan, welcome to Carnity. Just click on the below link and become a member and start following the Carnity offroad club. We recently had an absolute Newbie drive and we should be having another one shortly. You can join that drive and start learning the basics of offroading and also more about your vehicles capabilities.

@sertac you should seriously consider getting a 4x4 for both daily drive as well as weekened off-road. You will not regret it.

I totally agree...in JLT parking is AED 4 per hour...does hurt a lot

Route from Al Shuwaib to Iftar Bowl via Super Bowl - Intermediate Level Track - Minimum 3 capable 4x4 vehicles Shuwaib Iftar bowl.gpx

@Frederic Nuyttens you could probably ask your friends to check with Rahimdad who is leading the next week drive on whether the absolute Newbies can join the Newbie Drive

Congrats to everyone at the Carnity off-road community as we now have a system by which we can see how we are progressing.

Big thank you to all the Newbies for Joining in yesterday's drive. Despite some of the challenges that you faced in terms of refusals you all kept a cool mind and listened to the instructions properly to get out of what could have become a sticky situation. That for me is the first and most important lesson you have learnt, that despite having stuck or a refusal, it's important to keep calm and not panic. It was satisfying to see smiling faces at the end of the drive and that meant a lot to us.

@Jeh, at least this weekend there will be one less Cherokee without a flag. Infact it might end up with two flags at a time. So looking forward to seeing your Range hitting the dunes this weekend.

All Cherokee drivers don't use flags