sertac

11 hours ago, Allstar said:

Congrats mate, do you mind telling how much you paid.?

thanks. I paid 12.000 for Jeep but after that i spend some more to make it ready to drive. 

Thanks @hAwX

Finally yesterday i got the plates and ready to go. Drove it around 200km. It felt stong and harsh. I will se how it perforn on sand this friday. Many thanks to @shadow79, he helped alot. 

Seems like i will not be there for this time. See you next time.

It is but desert still same desert. Hope there is some people here doing that sport. If there are i also would like to join. 

https://www.dubaiforums.com/products-dubai/sandboards-t9269.html Seems like its not easy to find a good spot. 

@skumar83 my number is 0504305624

I clicked maybe. I am still trying to register my car. I believe today i will solve it. If i can i would like to come. 

@Gaurav Thank you. This car is Canadian spec @shadow79 checked bottom of the car there is no rust looks very clean. 

@Rahimdad Thank you. You are right it looks photogenic and i am a photographer  I am sure i will take good pictures with it. 

5 minutes ago, skumar83 said:

congratulations on your new ride. Look forward to meeting you in the desert with it.

 

 

Thank you i am also looking forward to meeting you in the desert. 

With the kind helps of Karim i found a Jeep XJ for me. Without him it will be impossible to find these guys myself.

Yesterday i went Ajman to meet Karim. He took me a Jeep garage and dealers. We checked many cars but the one we decide was really different than the others. I really like this one but still we have some cosmetic things to do on it. Right now its black, i mean all black except half of head lights   Thank you so much @shadow79 and @skumar83

14 minutes ago, skumar83 said:

I have not had any major issue in finding parts, I had recently go the radiator, water pump, spark plugs, clutch, and I think the flywheel changed and there was no major issue. My car doctor is @shadow79 and he has been able to get most of the parts.

My car is a GCC spec car, GCC spec car is better than US import because in US the bottom of the car is mostly rusted. Other than that, whichever origin you will have to do some work on the cooling system to improve it (if it has not already been done).

 

To use this vehicle for both daily driving as well as offroading depends on the condition of the car. In my case I got a relatively clean car so I use it for both. But most people keep this car for weekend drives only as its quite basic to drive on a regular basis

Thank you for such a detailed information. Today after work i will go and check that black xj i posted. If i like it i can take it to your mechanic for inspection. 

12 minutes ago, skumar83 said:

XJ is a simple vehicle. I think you can get the original MOPAR parts from Trading Enterprises and if not available in stock they will order it. But lot of the parts can be put from other makes (also called Tejari).

 

Did you had any problem to find a part? I am scared because this will be my only vehicle. if i have to wait for any part it will be a big problem for me. Is your XJ GCC or US? For XJ is it that much important? Most XJ i found import only one GCC is for sale now.

https://www.dubicars.com/1999-jeep-cherokee-sport-104374.html

Today i talked with my mechnic. He said XJ is really good car, fun to drive but it will be very hard to find parts. When you need a part we have to order from us. 

What about Suzuki Grand Vitara? As i know not a powerful engine but light weight also it has lock diff. Is it enogh for desert?

https://dubai.dubizzle.com/motors/used-cars/suzuki/grand-vitara/2017/10/25/suzuki-grand-vutara-2011-fullauto-accident-2/

I found some XJ`s but i am not sure. This cars are very old are they still good to drive every day? 

https://yzermotors.com/en/sharjah/car-for-sale/11050

https://uae.yallamotor.com/used-cars/jeep/cherokee/1996/used-jeep-cherokee-1996-car-for-sale-in-dubai-748119

Hi again guys. I just got my id and visa tomorrow i will exchange my driving license. Finally i am able to buy a car. In this time i checked many Ford Explorer i really liked that car but everyone(including my mechanic) said same thing. You will broke that car in first off road drive. Seems like cherokee kk is not much reliable, i am passing that one.

Prado and FJ; I really like the fj but 25-30.000 budget its almost impossible to get clean one. I dont want to buy us spec or more than 200.000km. Prado also expensive and not attractive for me.

Pajero 3dr 3.5 or 3.8: 3.5 cheap and easy to find but 3.8 better but hard to find one. Not my first choice.

I am thinking to get 2008-09 pathfiner or xterra. Xterra there are some but hard to find clean one. What do you thing about Pathfinder. This one can fit my budget and i like it. @Gaurav why you said nooo for pathfinder?

Hi;

I have been in dubai for 7 months now. But i just start working and need to buy a car. Before i was driving my father`s Jeep Grand Cherokee and i really love that one. I went few times off road with it, i really enjoyed. I am living in marina and working in Sharjah. I have long highway drive everyday. I am looking for a SUV can fit my daily drive needs and i can go off road with. My budget is low. I am planing to pay 25-30.000AED. I have some cars on my mind but some people said dont buy american cars they are not reliable. Our Jeep done well till now, there were no problem only we did regular services and it is 6 years old car. 

Normally i was thinking to get 2008-2012 Jeep Cherokee 3.7 or 2009-2010 Ford Explorer 4.0. I believe these cars can fit me well. But as i said some people directly said dont buy those. I started to search for some japanese SUV`s and i found 2010 Mitsubishi Pajero 3 door 3.8, 2011-2012 Nissan Xterra(base model), 2007-2010 Nissan Patfinder, 2007-2008 Toyota Prado 4.0. 

So i am really confused. Japanese cars are reliable but mostly, they are not my type. What is your ideas about that? 

Hi;

I am Sertac. I just moved to Dubai. I am an architect and a car guy. 

For now i am driving my father`s 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Hemi. I am looking for a SUV to go for off road.