Rahimdad

Trip report - thank you to all participants who did well, most importantly kept their cool and calm and followed instructions to make my day a wonderful one. We started on time with 17 cars. Upon reaching the deflation point we went through our newbie brief and heart warming to see all participants knew exactly parts of our brief. Everyone has been paying attention and realize every point we have carefully jotted are important to our off road structure. Started our drive after the convoy numbering was made. A few refusals and stucks kept us all engaged and emphasized one point. If we keep calm and think rationally and listen to instructions we can make it through any terrain together. This was a perfect drive at the right time to do a few small to medium dunes to experience the small thrills and improve ourselves by learning new tricks or putting our briefing to good use. We later settled near the camel farm in the shade for breakfast where it was clear that everyone felt a little challenged and learned something new. Besides this one thing done differently on this drive was instead of the leader slowing down or stopping, the rest of the convoy had to make an effort to keep up. This was also managed well and my congratulations to everyone for managing well on this trip. I also felt @Emmanuel plight as he was in sweep for a change and I was in the thick of all the action. There was also plenty of food and drinks to go around, my winner would be the idli and sambar, the sandwiches made by @Javier M wife and @Emmanuel sweet little treats. It was now time for hitting the Fossil Rocks and I was impressed with the smart route selected by @Gaurav bhai which meant we were at the top within no time. I was also impressed with all the first timers to make it to the top on their first attempt. Well done everyone. Big question now was could we head down the steep way? With a nod of approval from @Emmanuel and @Gaurav bhai the first one down to check and guide everyone properly, we started to brief and check all cars to guide them down. With everyone down safely and time being the essence we moved swiftly back to the road. One of my most enjoyable experiences due to an amazing bunch of people. I would love to repeat many more such amazing trips with a wonderful bunch of like minded people. Love you all and until next time. Adios.

Welcome @Ahmed Yassin to your very own car community.

Thanks for sharing @Jeh. My favorite most road worthy car of all time.

@eduardo in that case it's out of this world not only UAE. Hahahaha.

@kumara things are changing and they do keep records of the kilometers now. But not stringently followed, but less chance of dealers cheating on you with local cars.

I'll go for the Navister MXT from the fast and the furious.

If money was not an issue I loved my Jeep Commander 5.7 Hemi to no ends. It had an MDS (Multi Displacement System) that use to switch off 4 cylinders when not necessary, but put the pedal to the metal and it used to give all 325 hp with over 500 nm of torque. It was a climber and never said die, unless you're doing a sideys, it used to think you're going to roll over and cut off the power. Annoying and dangerous to loose power and momentum when you are doing sideys. Do a criss cross on the dunes and side airbags used to pop out. Crease a few issues and it was the most luxurious, capable off-road machine for me.

Hi @tamils_siva, when did you change from an Xterra? You can always try opposite Sharjah Cricket Stadium, behind Yasmeen building for options. You will have to be more specific as to what you require than just I want to upgrade my FJ Music system as we do not know what system your FJ is running at present. There are many topics with car stereo upgrades from very knowledgeable people, you can find them by a simple search on Carnity and enjoy the content.

Welcome @audi tech here. Enjoy your stay.

Welcome @martenny. Enjoy your stay.

Unfortunately I have to take my mom to the hospital, her medicines are getting over. Won't be able to make it.

@Drift1 time to wish our champ Mark Powell all the best. What a gentleman and such a successful team.

No patience, just promoted and post a drive. Im so looking forward to this one.

Well deserved @Emmanuel. You have questioned us on every step and made our off road club the best in town. Besides all your contributions in our community, please keep asking questions.

@desertdude thanks for sharing your story, kitten under the hood is not very pleasant. I heard a few stories of snakes in the engine bay, wondering if anyone here went through that experience.