Barry

Anyone?

Try Italiantech in Al Quoz 4. Speak to Sanju and tell him Barry from Location Garage sent you.

I really love Pink Floyd. I have all their studio albums and many of my teenage years were spent listening to them and 'expanding my mind'. Not so much of a Syd Barrett fan though but I appreciate the influence he had on the band. Songs like set the controls for the heart of the sun and see Emily play are classics but I prefer the later stuff. Dark side of the moon, wish you were here and the wall are three of my go to albums when I just want to get away from it all and relax.

http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/pink-floyd-s-drummer-crashed-his-mclaren-f1-gtr-1793420790 I love Pink Floyd. Drummer Nick Mason is a massive petrolhead and owns all sorts of machinery. Sadly, he has crashed his F1 but thankfully, he is ok.

Don't worry if I'm not online for a few days. I'm just going to pour bleach in my eyes. Nissan President. All kinds of JDM VIP cool. Basically a LWB Infiniti Q45. Comes with a 4.5 V8

Subaru Sambar. 660 CCs of JDM Kei goodness. The big thing with these is modifying them to look like mini VW buses.

Toyota Century, the thinking mans Rolls Royce. The only Toyota V12 mass produced car. Favorite of Yakuza gangsters.

So with all the luxury manufacturers jumping on the SUV/softroader bandwagon, what do we make of the new Maserati Levante? Personally, I think it looks like a Hyundai Tucson and will probably have the same off-road capabilities.

Generally, there are no tensioners in the back seats of most vehicles unless it's something exotic or really expensive. Front tensioners have been standard in almost every car since the mid 90s. The bang you heard was a small explosive charge detonating. When a sensor detects a bump, it sends an electrical signal which detonates the charge and pulls the belt tight. Older cars were spring loaded but an explosive can operate more quickly than any mechanical system.

Dubai police are in a different league from any police I've encountered on my travels in different countries and deserve a lot of respect for what the job they do.

@Gaurav @Rahimdad you are both very welcome. Much love. Isn't it funny how these things seem to get fixed much quicker late at night? @jason200 and anyone else who is having problems with seatbelt tensioners firing on rough terrain, you can remove the SRS fuse before going off road which will disable the system. Although be aware, you will have no airbags if anything happens which may or may not be a good thing but it will save you from having to replace a lot of things if you have a little bump. Sadly, the belt tensioners are a single use only thing that cannot be repaired, once they have fired, they need replaced.

I'm looking out my window and I can only see one FJ and it's parked nicely. One Juke, the owner can't parallel park. The back of the car is in the space and the front is hanging out onto the road. Two land cruisers, both at jaunty angles with the front tyre pushed into the kerb. This is a pet hate of mine. People push their tyre into the kerb and leave it parked which damages the tyre then they wonder why the steering vibrates. Cayenne parked in two spaces, the white line running through the center of a car. My thoughts, if you're going to buy a big 4x4 which is wasted by only driving in the city and it's too big for you to park properly, at best, all you deserve is a Tiida.

Feel free to give me a call anytime on the above number and as Gaurav said, if my phone is off just send me a text or whatsapp and I'll get back to you. I'm working on a few different projects at the minute so my phone isn't always on.

Very good point that pre-early 2000 vehicles are built better. Well, better is a subjective word, maybe simpler and sturdier. Older 4x4s tend to have a complete separate ladder chassis with the body bolted on whereas newer ones tend to be monocoque with front and rear subframes. The level of reliability tends to be higher on older cars too. These days manufacturers tend to try to cram as much possible new technology as possible into their vehicles. This is what the mainstream wants though, as opposed to the die hard 4x4 purist who prefers everything mechanical and simplified. It's satisfying pulling a lever to go into 4wd mode and hearing a clunk. You really know you're in 4wd. When you push a button and a light comes on the dash it just doesn't give you the same feeling of satisfaction. Extra technology is just extra stuff to break too. I love gadgets and gizmos but sometimes the pure pleasure of driving something fro, the 70s or 80s is incomparable. Theres also the factor of emissions. In the olden days, engines were simple. They were simple to run and simple to maintain by the ordinary man. These days everything is crammed with sensors, electrics, CANBUS systems and make it more difficult for the ordinary man to repair his own car. This is all to appease the greenies. I know a lot of very good home mechanics who were very good back in the day, doing things like setting points without a feeler gauge, balancing carbs by ear but show them a new car where the ac isn't working and they would shit in their pants and send it to the main dealer.

Where can I find roof bars for a 2001 LWB Pajero in Dubai? Thanks

I've never looked at any vehicle as having a useable lifespan. A car will keep going as long as you keep putting parts on it when they become worn or broke. Of course, this eventually leads to the triggers broom scenario. There is no doubt that driving off road will cause parts to wear out faster but any numbers or percentages put on it would just be completely made up numbers. It depends on different factors, the drivers personal driving style, mechanical sympathy, terrain i.e. mainly flat ground or small dunes or attempting huge hill climbs. The weather is also a factor. If you're off-roading in summer compared to winter, the extra heat will put more stress on rubber parts and oil filled parts such as suspension, engine, gearbox and diffs. Again, which parts wear out first will also down to the above factors. If you're driving on level ground, the engine, drivetrain, suspension etc will not be taking much abuse. If you're doing a lot of small dunes the suspension and 4x4 system will be working a lot harder, if you're doing hill climbs the engine will be taking more abuse. Im sorry there isn't a more definitive answer to your question but how long is a piece of string?

The UAE is an awesome place, but lets be honest, immigrants outweigh the locals. So, just to get a general picture of the website, where are we all from originally? I am originally from Northern Ireland. A true political mess but on the plus side I have dual British and Irish nationality.

Hahahahaha yes @ameen. Im still adjusting. Sometimes I call my parents back home on Sunday morning and ask them why they are still in bed and not at work!

On Sunday, God built the Pajero... in all seriousness, I love the things. I used to hate them with a passion when I lived in my home country. They were all diesels with bad injection pumps and rotten chassis thanks to the climate but here in UAE, they're king of the desert. Sorry land cruiser, go home you're drunk.

Found this article, https://apple.news/A8yl5jMErOMWHos5EfJDSYw Are Ferrari clocking their own cars?

When you change the timing belt on those engines you should also change the tensioner, tensioner pulley and idler pulley. It's not a difficult job to do but it's time consuming. The alternator, steering pump and AC compressor need to come off. If the bottom pulley is overly tight, you'll also have to take the radiator out to make room for the air gun.

I've worked on a few porsches, mainly old 911s from the 80s but I've also worked on GT3RS and and a very nice 911 turbo belonging to a sheikh from Abu Dhabi, fitted huge turbos, sports exhaust and methanol injection. Was pushing 700bhp. Fast but horrible to drive, loads of snappy oversteer. The handling reminded me of an old MR2.

If the crank sensor is causing a problem, you need to fix it before you do anything else.

What is the problem with the engine and why can't it be fixed? And yes, Saaja would be a good place to look for an engine. It's very well laid out. You can usually get in and get what you need and get out in under an hour. You need to be careful what you buy though and make sure you get some sort of warranty. I did a job a few weeks ago and ended up with 2 dud engines before I got a good one.

I'm sure everyone has seen the video of the Nissan Patrol annihilating the Porsche 918 on The Grand Tour. Here is a video with a bit more information on it. I was pretty impressed the first time I saw it, but now not so much. I originally thought it was some sort of monster hillclimb machine but when I saw closer and realized it was basically just a Patrol shell on a GTR the magic was gone. It's still impressive but not so much.