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@Gaurav Can this drive be a mix of Sport cars and super bikes?

@Danny, please note @Gaurav had started a thread which I think has been forgotten, please follow the below link.

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@Danny i had got it done a couple of years back and that time they had a special of AED 100/- at the Total Service Sation in Sharjah. I have not been there in over 2 years and I have no idea what they charge at this time.

@cyborg in Sharjah there is a Total Service station that offers Car Wash and Waxing in Al Khan area, coming from the Sharjah Aquarium towards Itihad Road it is on the right hand side just after the bridge. I guess Grand Service station would also offer such a service, they have one on Shk Zayed Road next to French Bakery near 1st Interchange, and is Ghusais back road near Women's College. Total Service Station Sharjah: https://goo.gl/maps/jf6UdWzL6h62 Grand Service Station Shk Zayed Road: https://goo.gl/maps/EVNPNB91ryG2 Grand Service Station Ghusais: https://goo.gl/maps/WYYfpMWvS442

@Gaurav, amazing video bhai, really takes me back to the moments that made this trip such a wonderful experience. You chasing the Gazelle looks like a game on a high definition console. Adrenaline still pumping through my veins after watching this video.

@EyadOrabi We had a couple of Pajero's on our off-road trips recently and all we did was press the button under the steering wheel near the right knee and they managed pretty well. Please be careful if you carry out any lift, as any modifications to the suspension would mean Al Habtoor Motors would void your warranty completely if the car is still under warranty. i have seen many people manage Pajero's through the desert with no modifications, only rear bumper seems to be the scare and the lower lip on the front bumper. Wishing you all the very best and hope you enjoy off-roading as much as we do.

Wow @Gaurav bhai, Really an amazing day out with some awesome people.The pics are just out of this world and show how we were able to manage some nice open spaces to drive among some very challenging small dunes which would have been very technical to handle. Well done everyone, and cannot wait for the video of this drive. It was a brilliant idea and thanks to the support from @Gaurav bhai on Thursday after work to head out a s we faced one challenge after another. So here goes the trip report including the vents on Thursday for the Scouting of the area which helped us navigate everyone safely through some awesome terrain. As Gaurav bhai and I set out on Thursday after work we had an accident on the way which slowed down our progress to reach the deflation point in Lisali. We made it around 5:30 pm which meant we had very little time to navigate through this tough terrain. Secondly, my GPS was missing the waypoints which meant I did not have a very good picture of which way we were supposed to head. Thanks to Gaurav Bhai's Motion X on Iphone, he managed to find the waypoints and with him in the lead we were on our way. We entered from the Lisali Fort and headed right into some awesome looking white dunes, but soon we realized that this was not going to be a simple task. Small, white, difficult to read, very technical and small dunes with soft patches and lots of pockets made it difficult to continue that way. Finally Gaurav Bhai took a hit to the nose of his bumper which soon made us realize that we had to look for an alternate route. At this time it was already 5:50 pm and this is when our efforts took a change for the better. Gaurav Bhai was able to find a nice track on wide open dunes which lead us to the power lines, we literally flew through the terrain where at one point Gaurav Bhai's Pajero had all 4 tires in the air. At one point we came to the end of the track and had to follow the road to Qudra Lakes as part of the area was sealed of for an event. We made it in 1 hours and were glad that we had found gold in terms of a track where everybody could manage. We found a couple of Gazelles on the way out, but they were quick to run away in to the wilderness in a flash. We inflated and headed home with a satisfaction of finding the perfect route. Day 2, and the day was on us to manage a group who was out with us for 2 - 3 drives only, including this one. The on-time meet-up was perfect, as we gathered and I decided to give an early drivers briefing, after which we were on our way. Joseph was on for the third time out of 3 and was really looking forward to what this area had for offer. Jason along with his wife Pierre and his daughter April was nervously excited, he wanted to do this with the family and wanted it to be safe at the same time. As we deflated and headed out to the tracks and surely reached the power cables shortly and safely. The idea was to stay close to the cable lines as there was a gauge track which was just in case anyone was unable to handle the terrain or we fall short of time, we could use the track. Besides the only stuck throughout the trip, Jason was able to handle the terrain very well and grew in confidence with every rolling dune. The surprise for all of us was still in wraps as we headed from one dune to the next, and even our youngest adventurer at just 1 year of age, April, was able to enjoy how his dad was negotiating dune after dune. Finally the surprise was out of the wraps and we were treated to about a dozen Gazaelles which just races away in front of us in to the dunes ahead. We took a stop and some photographs and as the Gazelles disappeared into the dunes we set off for the rest of our adventure. As we drove of I explained to Joseph that I had never seen so many Gazelles at one place and if we did not spot anything else for the day, my trip was made with this sighting. As we headed close to the track and closed in on the other side of the road where the Qudra Lakes were, I decided to take one final plunge in to the dunes to reach this beautiful sight. My radio blared with Gaurav bhai's voice warning me of the danger of facing all slip faces and with our young explorer we would have to be very vigilant. Just a 4 Kilometers road took us approximately 11 Kilometers to finish, that is the extent of care we put into the remaining journey. We drove past the slip faces to find an opening to the other side and again travelled some distance before we found an opening to the next. On the way we found someone with a pop-out and decided to help him although he had assured us he could handle it himself. Within no time we had his tire fixed and we were on our way. Just as we homed in to our target spot we spotted around 20 Gazelles very close to us and taking of, Gaurav Bhai gave them a chase, as the chase was coming to a close he realized he did not capture the moment on his GoPro, devastated and heading back he spotted just the one resting behind a dune and on went the GoPro and chase on again. As his chase came to an end, we headed across the last few dunes to see the water in the middle of the desert right in front of our eyes. What a sight for soar eyes. So we reached the lake and took a round to decide where we would settle, as we found a suitable place and no sooner had we stopped, the tables, chairs BBQ was all out and we were one hungry bunch. Gaurav Bhai and Pierre with their cameras headed out to capture some moments in the dying light, while Jason and myself setup the BBQ. I would like to thank Jason, Pierre and April for some awesome meat, Gaurav Bhai for some awesome snacks, drinks, biryani, daal and chiken tikka and last but not the least Joseph and Shilpa for some awesome sweet dish. These were all enjoyed by us with a nice chat reflecting the drive, the improved techniques of Jason's driving, the awesome weather, the bright moon and many more topics. Time just meted through those moments and we finally decided to pack up and go. As we headed out towards the bike shop for inflation, we discovered that I had lost my compressor hose which meant we had only one inflator which Gaurav Bhai had. We inflated Jason and sent him on his way as our young explorer was all wound out. No sooner had we started inflating Gaurav Bhai's car, we received a gentleman who needed the inflator for his vehicle which had lost all air near the lakes. We headed out with him to help the family and headed back out to inflate my Pathy and head to Joseph's trusty Mazda 6. We said our final goodbyes and headed home with a flavour of the best trip in all the 3 drives we have had so far. In conclusion we have had 3 drives so far, all with a different flavor, the first was in the Kalba area which was a morning drive with breakfast with some play time, all managed well and enjoyed the trip thoroughly. Second was the drive in the Pink Rocks area in the morning also with breakfast, which started of as a chilly but wonderful morning and half way through the trip the weather took the change for the worse, although the sand was dampened but the spirits were still high. The third was the Lisali area with a finish on the Qudra Lakes and ended with BBQ. I enjoyed all these trips with you and thank each and everyone who participated and showed interest, with a special thank you to Gaurav Bhai to support the drives not only through encouraging words, but equally with never ending support with his actions.

@Barry Sounds like an awesome deal. Wish you all the success in this vision.

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Wow @Gaurav bhai, your videos always out do my trip report. Amazing video to remind us of the incredible drive we had.

@Baraz its still good that you want to learn and ask questions. We are there for you whenever you feel you want to have a try. If you never feel interested in off-roading again, it is your choice and we respect that. Hope you enjoy your current hobby, hope to see you around.

Thanks Gaurav bhai for sharing. @slick72 anything related to a fuse, so be it airbags, ABS, EBD anything can have a switch which can be used to turn that function off. In this case the airbags did not deploy. Some people take the cheap way of removing a couple of fuses before driving off in to the sands, some get the switch installed. If you are headed in the direction of placing a switch my advise would be for it to be in a dashboard or somewhere hidden as RTA at passing time can fail the car due to the switch.

@Baraz I am really sorry that you had to face that humiliation. Why don't you join us, we all have bare stock cars and we can help each other and just chill, enjoy and have some fun. Who knows you might lead a drive in 2017 and knock the socks of some of those red faced monkeys. Hahahaha

Hahahahaha, the cat is out of the bag now.

Great idea @Barry You have a billion dollar idea for anywhere in this world. Let me repeat myself from another thread, in a place where people would block traffic and honk the grocery store to get one car of Pepsi for AED 1.50 I seriously doubt if there will be many takers. However, a good point is that you are offering equipment and tools with the space which is very useful. Hopefully you can advise the charges and even if 10% people respond positively to this venture, than you have somewhere to begin with. I guess the first couple of months of launching such a service will be able to gauge the interest and decide if this is something you would like to continue with. I would recommend this to all my family and friends as it gives time to work on something interesting and share some fun and laughs. When you have accomplished some work on your car with any amount of success, you gain the confidence and a sense of achievement. Good thought buddy, you have our backing.

Another announcement is Gaurav Bhai and myself will be heading out around 4 pm on Thursday to scout for a route for the Friday drive. Hope we find a nice patch to be able to learn and enjoy the experience.

Thanks for joining @evoboy2016, you know you will always be welcome to our drive. @Digital and @Gaurav, with all due respect, i have been a few times to the Qudra Lakes and I can assure you that it is not possible to litter the place as mentioned, as there are people making rounds on quad bikes and if anyone breaks any of the rules they give you a gentle reminder on first offence to abide by the rules of the place. A set of rules is handed over and the person will leave you with a smile. As this is an afternoon drive that will end in the evening and it might get a bit cold, I would recommend everyone to carry something warm for the trip.

You are most welcome @derik I am glad you mustered up the courage to ask, it is always difficult when your previous experience has been to hush up such things. But Carnity and Gaurav Bhai in particular has given me the confidence to discuss any matter related to cars as per my knowledge as this is a community to share information and experiences. I hope this will give you the courage to ask many more questions which cannot be answered any where else.

Although we were not eyeing any parts for the Nissan but there are quite a few shops that deal with Nissan parts and you can get lucky finding anything you are looking for with a little patience. I have marked the approximate spot where we found parts for all Chevys, close by there are many shops that store Nissan parts. https://goo.gl/maps/r4t5shzYfJ62

@Digital Qudra Lakes is a huge place with a lot of slots, we will try to find a quiet place to have our BBQ. Better to decide when we rech there, will choose a few spots and take votes, majority wins in choosing the spot.

@jason200 great to see such camaraderie.

Thank you @habeebafett for your kind words. It is great encouragement for us to continue our efforts in bringing you the best UAE has to offer and we will try in near future to take your request into consideration.

Sure @jason200, i am planning on entering Lisali Fort and taking you through some very picturesque terrain to the Qudra Lakes where we can enjoy as one huge family. This is just a 11 Kilometers stretch and we should be able to make it easily, however what this ensures is if anyone is having any difficulty and wants to use the road we will be very close to a track which runs to Qudra Lakes also. Another plus is if we reach early we can set up camp and families can settle in and start the BBQ while we can take a quick trip back to the desert without all the extra load. Hope this is helpful for you.