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They must be doing something right for the percentage to drop that drastically. Keep up the good work.

Reminds me of old Amitabh Bachan movies in chase scenes. Thanks Taqir.

Points well noted, but today I saw a Land Cruiser on the Sharjah-Dubai highway. From standstill to maximum 30 km/h was the scenario and that guy was swerving from one lane to another at times missing the other cars by a very small margin. How can you restrict that. It is not about putting restrictions, its about inculcating courtesy and common sense in the drivers. Its a matter of habit and although habits are hard to change, specially bad ones and takes time to change the driving culture in any place, but proper education, plus some punishment like serving those people who were effected in car accidents should be taken care of for a month or so by these rash drivers. Let them see and exchange stories of the evils that haunt those who disobeyed laws and thought they were in control of every situation because they managed to escape a couple of close shaves. Today its only fines and black points, and confestication of vehicles which can be released if you pay a higher fine. Today you can get rid of some of your black points by buying white points. Today those effected by accidents are taken care of by nurses appointed by government hospitals and paid by the sale of number plates in Dubai. Where are the kind of punishments that will educate these people to understand what we can see now, here on this forum? Education and patience is the key, and punishment that will educate, not the current fine structure. Just my 2 fils.

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Mind you Girix, the new shape of the patrol didn't do too well with some of the people here and it did not gain the same popularity as the Land Cruiser, hence Nissan still has the classic Nissan Patrol out there. Plus point for Nissan is they listened to the crowd and the SWB Nissan patrol Classic comes with a 4.8 litre engine with the gearing from the 4.8 litre as well. The gearing makes a huge difference and the off-road community would be totally aware of what I am talking about, as the 4.5 litre engine was not so bad, but the gearing ratios on the 4.5 made it an awful choice for the desert. Just my 2 cents.

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Sharjah has a lot of car upholstery shops in the industrial area. You can get a custom made upholstery at a cost of your choice with the options of fabric, leather or rexine (faux leather). There are also shops around in Sharjah or Deira near Hyatt Regency which do ready made car upholstery. Hope this helps.

For me beauty is only skin deep, so I look at the inside. For me all the great 4x4s that have been turned to egg look alikes on 4 wheels that loose their 4x4 gears are all ugly vehicles. the likes of the new Pathfinder which now comes as a front wheel drive or higher models that have Al Wheel Drive that lost all the 4x4 capability is ugly. We are part of the reason this has happened, over the years in the consumers have bought 4x4s as a 7 or 8 seater to carry a big family in style, as a van or similar would be against their pride. So these 4x4 over the years have served every purpose but what they were meant to do, which is off-road driving and the UAE has no shortage of beauty in the desert and the mountains when the weather is right. So naturally the car companies continue to produce these models but understanding that less than 20% such vehicles would serve the purpose of off-roading, they are getting rid of the off-road gear to reduce the weight and cost of production and boast higher fuel economy figures. To me those are ugly.

Go for Taqir advise, Toyota and Nissan don't loose as much on depreciation specially on a long term basis. However right now the market is not so good and more people want to sell than buy a car.

If you are planning to gift it to me no need for thinking twice, both my hands are wide open whether GCC, American, Japanese or European specs.

That is so hurtful, you are just coming to the forum because you don't have friends. Hope you get a lot of friends so that you won't need forums anymore.

Wow, weird and wonderful news, I would like to play any sport myself and not let machines do the talking. Oops, I take that back. I have a PS4. hehehehehe.

Just like Pajero used highly modified Pajeros to win the Dakar Rally 7 times in a row to set a frenzy of people buying Pajeros for Off-Road purpose. Although not as modded as the Pajero used in the Dakar Rally, but that gave them a good blueprint to work with and outcome is a very capable and affordable option along with comfort for both on-road and off-road purpose.

Thank you for the compliments Gaurav Bhai, but don't forget I learned it from the best, from my seniors like you. The last time I went with my brother Karamullah for his Bike group ride and they went straight from the Maliha/Kalba road to reach Kalba. Winding road through the mountain range, absolutely beautiful sight and maybe some photography buffs can also join to get some awesome pics and videos. Just my 2 fills.

If you are travelling between different Emirates than it is better to use Google Maps, Next time I am travelling within Dubai I will give it another go, but disappointing not to find certain points in Dubai.

Without water also, just let him chew on the coffee beans. Hahahaha.

I am sure Barry has a copy, he is also the Pajero guru. Just take a USB stick and he will transfer the file for you while you sip on a cup of coffee.

I am a peoples person, I would like the chat more than anything else. Thanks Barry.

Sounds wonderful, I will definitely take you up on that, love to chat with like minded people.

Sounds like a good idea, I would like to see it develop and than commit to the drive. My brother has his Chevy Lumina SS which he only modified the exhaust from Fox Sport and special paint which makes it stand out. If his health permits I would definitely ride with him on this one.

This is so helpful. It is such a nice feeling to know you Barry, would like to meet up with you personally some day soon. Thank you once again Barry.

You are welcome to the best car enthusiast gathering in one place in this region. Just a suggestion would be to know more about your vehicle and what it requires, otherwise majority of garages in Dubai will rip you saying they know and done all, charge you half the price what the dealers would have charged you to make you happy, but only change oil and leave car for half day. Don't be ignorant, pick up the car manual or find the information on the internet as to what is required on each service interval. Be informed, avoid getting robbed. Sorry Barry, this was not meant for you. Just a very general remark about the common practices in this region.

I am not a big fan of Chinese Cars right now, Most of my stuff is from Dragon mart so don't get me wrong. Right now I see Chinese cars and they look like cheap copies of say a Rav 4 or Camry, X-Terra or many other popular Japanese popular models. However, I did give them a chance and tried to inquire about the one with AWR Al Rostamani that looks like a cheap version for the X-Terra, ZNA which is a partner company with Nissan. It was very heavy and had a very small engine so felt very sluggish. I am still willing to give them a chance to grow and produce better cars, but until than I am just going to watch them from a distance. BTW the new car from Geely the GX2 is way too cute, looks like a pint sized 4x4.

After reading such an awesome and descriptive review I finally decided to download the app. Unfortunately it does not show the traffic in Sharjah and thus indicating a very wrong time to reach the destination. Once you enter Dubai roads it shows all the traffic and accident alerts. In this respect I find Google Maps to give a better time frame as it updates all traffic conditions in all Emirates from an app called Waze. I was also disappointed as it did not show St Mary's school or church on Oud Mehta in Dubai. I believe the RTA app has all the ingredients for success, however its just in its infant stages and will need time to row and learn.

I recently had a desert drive with both the 4.7L and 5.7L in a slightly challenging terrain. Both performed well, although there are many options and buttons on the 5.7 L and I had to switch them off for the LC to keep moving with us at a pace. When you compare cars for the desert it is important to see the power to weight ratio, When you compare the 2 LCs you have mentioned they turn up pretty even as the 4.7 L LC is lower weight than the 5.7 L one. There is more drive comfort in the 5.7 as compared with the 4.7, but in the desert they are both equally capable. You just need to drive with experienced people and learn more about either car. Nowadays with all the computers on board the car learns as much about your driving style and habits as you learn how and where to push and get the best out of your machine. Both LCs handled well, bith drivers were new so needed some guidance, but the cars as I demonstrated to them are both very capable in the desert. As mentioned by Taqir, the 4.7 L engine comes only with the rear diff locks, however the 5.7 L comes with both rear and central diff-locks which are very useful in a bad stuck. I can recover most vehicles 90% of the time on their own power as long as they have some kind of diff-locks. Hope this helps.