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  1. Rahimdad
    With Thunderstorms predicted for today and tomorrow, I would urge everyone to drive safely tomorrow in case of wet roads. Start early or keep me informed if you are getting late. Do not speed to reach on time and take any kind of risk. We will gauge the conditions tomorrow and everyone will be briefed according to the conditions at the time. Stay safe. https://services.dubaiairports.ae/dubaimet/
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    This is good to look at, but where is Mitsubishi and can't make out the most searched car in UAE?
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    That is your choice @hAwX, you can buy them from the parts section at the workshop itself, or buy them from a shop that deals with genuine products for your vehicle. If you stay in or close to Sharjah, the Industrial area has a lot of spare part shops. You just need to give them the Mulkiya of your car and they will let you know the price, you can pay by cash or by credit card and you're done.
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    Very humble of you @Barry. Thank you to @treks and @Barry for some eye opening information. This only goes to show I have a lot to learn from my knowledgeable friends here.
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    @jshivkumar Better safe than sorry, although I have seen clubs allow all sorts of AWD (All Wheel Drives) in to the desert drives, but it is always better to make an educated choice. We are all out for some fun and none of us will enjoy going back home on a tow truck. Sometimes people get lucky and get away with driving an AWD through the desert, but it is not recommended. A lot of people opt for coming out for trips and enjoying a ride with someone where they can learn and pick up tips on the best desert toys for less. Just come out with us and enjoy a ride with one of us and you can than decide if you are interested and want to take up this sport on a regular basis and what 4x4 will suit you best. Many thanks for your interest and we are all looking forward to welcoming you on your first drive.
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    @treks Thank you for sharing your experience, although it is not that easy to get help in UAE once you are in the middle of the desert, however I would agree that it is easier than what you have described in Africa. I respect your point and I would like to agree with you, however, thinking about it, how would the weight of the car put a load on the exhaust and in turn put a strain on the engine and particularly on the head gasket. Please do not mind, i am just trying to understand this better. The exhaust throws unwanted air out from the engine through a manifold which opens and lets the air out, This air is than pumped in to the jack through a pipe and the jack also has a valve that allows air to come in to the jack and cannot be released back to the exhaust, so how can this effect the engine or the head gasket. Maybe @Barry can shed some light as to the possibilities because he is a certified mechanic. From what I had witnessed teh jack was filled with the air required in less than a minutes and the engine or exchaust did not seem like were doing any hard work. I might be wrong and would like to learn more and make an educated choice if I should be going for an exhaust jack or not. Thank you in advance for all your thoughts.
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    @evoboy2016 thank you for your confirmation, your name has been added to the main list. Getting excited to see you and Silpa in action once again. Keep your camera ready, lot of amazing shots expected of you now as you did more than amazing on the previous trip. Pressure is on.
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    @jshivkumar please advise if your Pathfinder 2015 model is the new 3.5 liter with the new shape, or the Pathfinder Classic with the 4.0 Liter engine. In case you have the new shaped 3.5 liter engine than I am sorry to say that it is not meant for the desert. However if you have the Pathfinder Classic shape with the 4.0 liter engine, it is a capable off-roader, the only thing to be careful with will be the bumpers as they are low and made of plastic and you might end up damaging the same. If you still want to join you can meet us at the meeting point and take a ride with somebody to experience the flavor of off-roading. New Nissan Pathfinder 3.5 liter engine. Nissan Pathfinder Classic 4.0 liter engine
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    @gautam I guess I will have to experience a situation where a compressor has to be used, but in my opinion, even if the air compressor is very powerful it would take it ages to fill in the exhaust jack, my opinion is if the tail pipe is so far in the sands that it cannot be used, than use another cars exhaust at hand. i guess if none of this is possible than somehow the only choice left would be to use an air compressor.
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    TV boxes in UAE

    Rahimdad replied to Barry's topic in Off-topic

    Is Google Chromecast not for Android devices only, since @Barry is using an IPAD does he not need Apple TV? I ma still using my trusted 3 year old LG G3 and it has miracast built in which can connect and show your screen on any smart TV without the need of any box. Youtube is brilliant because just one tap on the top right hand corner to display the videos on any smart TV which is connected with the same WIFI as your mobile device.
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    As per my experience and damage to the sidewall cannot be repaired.
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    Thank you @wingnut for your kind words. It was a pleasure to have you on the last trip, who knows you could have been the winner of a deflator, but unfortunately you left early. I do understand that you had to go to the church, but it was great fun having you and Dindin on the drive and we are looking forward to many more. Hope you can join us soon and we are looking forward to the Explorer living up to its name.
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    Gaurav bhai, you are right, I have experienced this first hand. Although I heard some negative reviews about it, but I was surprised to see how well it works. Just make sure you place like an old carpet on top of the jack so that it does not come in contact with the hot part in the underbelly of the vehicle as it may damage. On the contrary to what treks has said, you do not need to use the air compressor, all you need to do is connect it with the tail pipe. BTW desertdude, I was also skeptical when I first saw it come out to use on the Toyota Land Cruiser 100 series and was getting my jack ready for action, but than they put an old carpet over it and connected it with the tail pipe, within no time and effort the car was lifted enough above the sand to fix the pop-out. So this jack can be used on heavy cars unlike the stories going around. I think this is available at the Ace Harware in Festival City and is a good investment by any off-roader as it takes less space and much lighter than the conventional high lift jack.
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    Truly amazing pics and commentary by Joseph, and awesome company for me by both Joseph and Shilpa, looking forward to hitting the dunes again with you guys. Hope you can make it this weekend again.
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    Good solution Barry, and I agree with desertdude, its a 1 time investment, but it will keep paying you back every time you change your spark plugs.
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    This is a very good device and should come installed by default in every car and not just the taxis, plus this colaboration should be with all radio stations and not just ARN network. Thanks for sharing Gaurav bhai.
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    Well said @Barry, the best thing to do in any situation is to keep a cool head. You only make things worse when you let such people or situation get on your nerve.
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    Thank you Deepak, it will be our pleasure to have you and your family on board, and having shift duty I do understand if you need to pull out last minute, but really hoping to see you again on this drive. Its been a long time since the Hilti Clean-Up drive and it will be a nice to catch up with you.
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    Wow Gaurav Bhai. This video sums up the day so well. It was an amazing day out and now the essence of the drive captured and stored for future reference. Truly feel like the moments were relived and your GoPro Hero 5 and Nikon camera are the winners in the hands of an amazing person. Thank you for all your hard work and sharing the results.
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    Well Annie, this is our passion and we like to pass out knowledge to anyone who is interested with a hope that they will pass on this knowledge to others who are willing to learn. If you bf does not agree, one of us can pick you up so that you can see for yourself why we enjoy this sport so much.
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    Weel put @gautam I totally agree with you. Nice point.
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    Thank you for your kind words Jason, it was a pleasure having you on the last drive, travel safely, we will see you on the next trip. You had mentioned that one of your friends wanted to join us, please ask him to join Carnity if not already a member and enrol for the drive please.
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    Main list updated Mujtaba. thank you for joining.
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    I don't how to react to this, they are measuring how safe the cars are, the vehicles are not dangerous, what makes them dangerous is the way people drive them and there is no rating for people anywhere. There is so much technology being introduced because of the few people who do not use common sense or apply the traffic rules properly. Driving used to be fun and gave a feeling of freedom within the safe limits, however all the rules and technology being implemented is sometimes choking and takes away the pleasure of driving. Somehow when ever I will be looking for a car I guess I will be looking to get something with a low euroncap rating, so the Mustang should be just fine for me next time I am looking around for a car.
  25. Rahimdad
    Thank you Kannan and Srikumar, your names have been added. Looking forward to seeing you on Friday.
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