Rahimdad

Awwww. Our Sherlock @Veedooshee will not help us find our fallen treasures in Liwa.

Japan Allah khair @Mohamed Seidam. Liwa is a terrain which demands total respect, concentration and to push ourselves and our vehicles to extremes. We need every prayer and good wishes from brothers and sisters like you. We will miss physically anybody who is unable to make it to Luwa. But rest assured there will be plenty of buzz, pics and stories to come out after we return. Insha Allah with the popular demand and good weather we would definitely love to arrange a few more such events before the weather takes a turn towards heat.

Trip Report: The drive with the most drop outs So how did my morning start. Terrible in one word. @Shamil could make it due to fever, better safe than sorry. @Gaurav Soni went to the wrong meeting point, fortunately he was on @Gaurav bhai drive who was also doing a newbie drive and allowed him to join. Finally I had to send back @Hisham Masaad as he did not have a radio and we did not have a spare set. After everyone deflated and after the quick brief we rearranged the convoy and were on our way. At this point my day started getting better as the convoy I had on the day was funtastic. We had loads of fun as we played around and had some play time with some sides. Everybody managed well and showed good steering and throttle control. We reached Fossil Rock within no time but since the descent was terrible we just took a detour from the side and headed towards Faya. As we played around reaching Faya almost all the way from the back side. I say almost as I was reminded that the convoy I was leading was a Newbie convoy. You can just imagine my joy to see Newbies cope so well. My heartfelt thanks to @Rizwan Waheed for being an excellent second lead. Also my thanks to @Atif bhai for being an excellent centre forward. Special thanks to @Pickey Singh for being an excellent sweep and not only keeping the whole convoy together but keeping me updated regularly on the convoy movement. @Syed Raza Hussain was at his best, however I do feel sorry for a struggling shouting Pajero. @ALI ALMOUMAR impressed me with his all powerful Prado a smile which pushed me beyond the Newbie level. A good word from him is what made me realise its a Newbie group. @Luca Bregni enthusiasm was so infectious to add extra power to the whole group. His control of his Wrangler showed in both steering and throttle as he conquered the area with ease. @Aravind Padmaraju with his Xperia showed us his talent and all that he has learned with full competence. @Ken Hüüdma with his Patrol seemed like he's meant for this sport as I enjoyed watching him handle his Y62 so well. @Federico De Chirico with his 3.8 Pajero managed the drive with both steering and throttle control giving me confidence in his level of drive. Always a pleasure to watch @Shyam Karat handling his Wrangler limo Unlimited. Great inspiration to watch him go through the dunes as if we are driving on Sheikh Zayed Road. @Arun Mathew with his Wrangler just reinforced the strength of the Wrangler crew without any sticks or refusals. In conclusion what started for me as a somewhat terrible day turned out to be one of the most enjoyable days. All thanks to the people on the drive. Going beyond their capacity and pushing themselves and supporting each other to make it another wonderful day out.

Thank you @Zed for remembering and following my advise. The Nagra dune is cursed and we always face incidents but mostly on the back side. I'm glad you're safe but I felt that you were too close to the Jeep in front and some distance would have avoided the distraction and maybe allowed you to exit quicker.

Congratulations @Rajeevan Vickneswaran on your promotion.

Congratulations @Rizwanm2. Really excited to see you reach the intermediate level, let the fun begin.

Congratulations @Srijith Gangadharan on your promotion.

Congratulations @MUHAMMAD Kashif RAZZAQ. Very keen and attentive. Hope to see you grow even further.

Hi @varunmehndiratta. Liwa is very taxing and I'm not expecting anyone to be posting a newbie drive. However I've learned to never say never from a Canadian singer.

Congratulations @Nithin Vaidir for your promotion.

Congratulations @Gaurav Soni on your promotion.

Welcome back @Atif bhai. My fondest memory is of the time when we picked the lock for @sertac XJ using your flag. But using your tailgate as Carnity Cafe takes me to the good old pre-covid days and bring a warm smile. I'm glad I got to meet you this Friday, such a relief knowing that you're supporting my drive.

If you sell now you'll suffer a great loss. Since you have a 1 year wattanty from them drive it for a year and see how it goes from there.

@ALI ALMOUMAR just one friend is no issue. But make sure he is not a distraction.

DRIVE RSVP IS CLOSED NOW @Aus Alzubaidi and @Sreenath Giridharan sorry but no drop outs. Better luck next time. Here is the final convoy list 1. Rahimdad - Pathfinder 2. Atif - Prado (Second Lead) 3. Rizwan Waheed - Pajero 4. Syed Raza Hussain - Pajero 5. Ali Almoumar - Prado 6. Luca Bregni - JK 7. Aravind Padmaraju - Xterra 8. Shamil - Xterra (Centre Forward) 9. Ken Huudma - Patrol 10. Federico Dechiro - Pajero 3.8 11. Gaurav Soni - Pajero 3.8 12. Horsham Masaad - FJC 13. Shyam Karat - JKU 14. Arun Mathew - JK 15. Picket Singh - FJC (Sweep) @Atif @Rizwan Waheed @Syed Raza Hussain @ALI ALMOUMAR @Luca Bregni @Aravind Padmaraju @Shamil @Ken Hüüdma @Federico De Chirico @Gaurav Soni @Hisham Masaad @Shyam Karat @Arun Mathew @Pickey Singh Please be on time, sharp at 6:00 AM, little early is always better. Please tune to Carnity Channel 2 Deflate your tires to as soon as you reach to the meeting point. Be inside your car - AT ALL TIMES - after the deflation.

@Ahab Shamaa we never leave anyone behind. I really appreciate your kind gesture, but I would really like your smile through your amazing FJ. At our age we already face everything with a smile, but Liwa experience like @Wrangeld put it is awesome and with an aching back will leave a smile on everyone's face till we head to Liwa again. Sure it is challenging, but we wouldn't invite all level of drivers if it was not possible. However you have to be aware that it's not a usual day drive, instead it's a journey which will turn boys to men. Thus men like you and I need to pull up our socks and show the boys how it's done.

@syed1987 there are a lot of buts and trust issues with Al Futtaim. Why would you go with them if you have trust issues? Why would you go through with the deal if you had issues with their service standard? Why did you go with them when you know you could have got it cheaper without a warranty? If the price from a single owner was cheaper and had all the paper work you should have purchased from that individual. They run a business and would purchase those vehicles at lower cost from the individual and sell it to you at a profit. Their reputation in used vehicle comes from their warranty and people who boost their business by buying through them for convenience and a false sense of security. Used cars warranty is not similar to a new car warranty. The money you would have saved could have helped you with repair costs if any.

@Ahab Shamaa you jumped the gun mate. I was about to prepare some nice statistics and ask the next question. Rivian R1T, Rivian R1S, Tesla Cybertruck or the Hummer EV. I personally have been following the Rivian for past 3 years and Hummer EV more recently. Rivian R1T is my favourite.

@Sreenath Giridharan unfortunately there have been no drop outs so far. Let's wait till tomorrow.

@Sreenath Giridharan I can see that you're already confirmed on @Gaurav bhai afternoon drive. I've waitlisted you as below. 1 @Aus Alzubaidi 2 @Sreenath Giridharan

For the first one he's professional. Second one he let the gas go while coming down, and I'm not sure if that was deliberate or his car stalled, but when the car starts to fishtail you need to correct the steering a bit and slight gas to correct it. He never corrected the fish tailing resulting in a roll over.