Frederic

Have a look at this one: https://www.hygen.com/the-top-3-myths-about-hydrogen-fuel-cell-electric-cars/

Doesn't seem like a RHD to LHD conversion. It's pretty bad and i am wondering what the plan was by gutting this car's interior. I don't wanna burn my fingers on this one, although it would make a pretty nice JDM project. But then again if i drive around in Al Quoz i constantly find myself falling in love with the abandoned wrecks...

Thanks @Barry i noticed this morning that the dashboard is missing and havent had a look Underneath the bonnet yet. As it’s an abandoned car it will be tricky to find the owner. Probably will be impounded soon. And my best excuse to not buy it is that I don’t have the bucks 😂

Since a few days this lovely Japanese green devil is parked and left abandoned in our community. It belonged to one of the neighbours but they seem to have disappeared overnight. Is this a 240SX ? It needs a front bumper and quite some parts seem to be missing but i wonder about the value and it makes my heart bleed to see this standing here. I can only assume fixing this up is gonna cost quite some Dirhams due to the availability of the parts.

It was a lovely drive and the flexibility of the senior team to quickly reschedule based on the events was a clear proof that this is an off-road club of members that genuinely care for each-other and take up responsibilities when asked. @EmVarlet @Asif Hussain took us newbies out for a wonderful drive while @Rahimdad and @Gaurav did what they do best: help others and spread the community core message of leaving no-one behind. Thanks guys you both gave us full confidence and guidance ! What i really admire in this off-road club is the family style approach and the lack of testosterone and braggers as you will find in many other clubs. Surely the senior team members of the club attributed to his massively and i want to thank them for that. @Atif thanks for the cafeteria "Prado" style @Gaurav thanks for taking my manual-tranny-granny up to Pink Rock, i had a blast and your knowledge is priceless ! @Rahimdad thanks for just being you, a wonderful and gentle guy that i hope i can continue to learn so much from ! On the the next one !! Great video @Asif Hussain !!

I have a 2013 316i. Bought it in 2016 for 68k with 80,000km on the odometer, but starting leaking oil everywhere and it costed me another 7000 to get many rubbers and gaskets replaced as apparently they couldn't deal with the climate. Since then i have been virtually worry-free. I get my maintenance done in Sharjah and i am now at around 180,000km. I hope it gives me another few years of pleasure because i really enjoy driving it. It is comfortable, consumes less than 8l/100km, fast enough, and i like the way it looks. I've always been a pretty big BMW fan and for me there is no comparison in terms of driving pleasure and handling.

Same here. Have been a DJ all my life and always dreamed of having the patience to learn an actual instrument. Tried guitar but it ended up on the wall. Turntables however were one of my favorite instruments. Gilmour is indeed one of the all-time greatest, there is no doubt about that. But i feel the same about Radiohead. The stuff Thom Yorke is able to create with the band is just out of this world. Have a look at their basement sessions of their album "In Rainbows". I've been a fan for years and they keep making amazing stuff. I'm a pretty decent electrically skilled tech for the manufacturing industry, but the electronics in modern cars is still a bit of a mystery sometimes. Apart from that i'm pretty happy that i am a Jack of all Trades. I have a genuine hunger to learn stuff and grasp easily when it interests me.

I really really wanted a Spitfire when i was in my twenties, and found one sitting in a barn that needed quite some TLC. Unfortunately i didn't have the money and i had to walk away.

I have many many pet hates on the road but i'll just mention these: 1) The unwillingness of people to let you move into another lane when you see the exit appearing. Although i always use my indicators when moving into another lane; they speed up to close the open gap that you want to drive into. 2) The complete and utter inability of so many people to keep distance between cars. 3) Swerving between lanes like it's a video-game. 4) The third-world quality of trucks: the black soot coming from their exhausts and their worn out tires that cause accidents to themselves or leave debris for others. They probably never heard about EURO3 or EURO5 emission regulations. Even their lights and indicators hardly still work. 5) The lack of decent highway parkings for truckers. In most European countries there will be overnight parkings with some restaurants, public toilets, showers, etc... 6) Putting the car on the service lane to perform your prayer. You are risking the life of yourself and others and i see it every single day on the 611. 7) The Toyota vans carrying 10+ people driving 130km/h. No wonder accidents happen. 8 ) Reversing on the highway after missing their exit. Those people should be taken away their license for life. 9) The lack of resting rules for commercial drivers. Mandatory resting times should be put in place. It's not the first time i take a taxi and the driver is nodding off and i have to keep him awake to reach my house safely. 10) The use of high-beams or constant warning indicators as soon as a bit of fog appears. That was my rant for today

Experienced the Saudi beggar scam both in Saudi and in Dubai. Was caught off-guard both times and gave them some change and told them that's all i had on me. Reminded me back of my days going out to clubs and being ripped off by random dudes threatening me to give cash or get punched in the face. Frustrates me like crazy that people have the nerve to do these things and even get away with it. Definitely to be added to the list for Dubai are: 1) These so-called investment / financial advisors pushing you to put your well-earned Dirhams into a funding system with guaranteed returns.... Yeah right.... 2) These Bitcoin / TradeFX / scams that you will find on your regular MSN or Yahoo start page... 3) The people calling you that you won a prize but need to transfer money to with Etisalat or DU prepaid cards. 4) The Nigerian princes.... do they even still exist 🤣

Fantastic. I am in again as it was the perfect introduction drive and i am expecting less refusals now since the original power has been restored to my "bakkie"

Gives me heartburn to see all these nice classics gathering dust. It frustrates me that these cars are being abandoned and will spend another 2 years in an impound before finding a new owner. They should make it possible that you can visit the impounds and can buy the cars which are cleared straightaway for cash. That would be like the perfect saturday occupation

Congrats @Gaurav !

Thanks @skumar83 will do that. I prefer they join Carnity forum first and start following the content. Then we can slowly integrate them.

Congrats @Gaurav another milestone reached !!

Great suggestion @EmVarlet it will definitely be useful for future drives with different newbies and their cars. Thanks for sharing your details on how to setup the Xterra for Offroad. From my side i can't share much information on the electronic aids as i don't have any 🤣. But i have a friend with a more modern Pajero and another one with a Grand Cherokee that might join in on one of the next Abs.Newbie drives.

What did you enjoy about the drive? The perfect organization and clear communication, and the proper briefing which is essential for every newbie. And of course the adrenaline of tackling the dunes ! Which part of the drive you think you enjoyed the best which you would like to repeat? The track had a very good combination of an easy start to find the harmony in the convoy, followed by a few more trickier areas where i found out that getting stuck is perfectly normal and there is almost always a way out. The best advice was indeed getting out of the car, having a talk or smoke while assessing the situation at hand, and only then decide which technique to use to get out of your tricky situation. I've used that technique already and again it proved to be essential to remain calm and composed. Do you think there was a good mix of lecture and practical, was the lecture too long, and any part that can be avoided or done in a shorter or different way? The briefing was very well documented and all basic topics were discussed. For newbies a proper briefing is definitely mandatory to avoid the possible dangers around the corner. Do you think anything else could be added to the lecture? I had the impression that some newbies struggled a bit with the 4WD settings on their car. Modern cars have many electronics and switching off the traction and electronic aid controls is indeed necessary for desert driving. A small separate workshop for 4WD and the different diff-lock settings, crawl modes, and the blip technique might be a good optional side-training. Do you think prior reading material would help? In my opinion every one that wants to become a part of an offroad community should master the theory, understand his car and its various settings, and read as much as possible as there is so much info available on the net. This gives at least some foundation and will definitely bring newbies faster up to fewbie level. Would you know where on the Carnity forum you would be able to find the information you are looking for? Yes, the forum is well arranged and the search function can be used at all times. Is there anything you think could be done in a better way? The team was very supportive, friendly, and approachable. In a place like Dubai where a lot seems to be about the material side of things, i was relieved to find a group of friends that prefer values like friendship and respect over anything. Many clubs in the UAE can learn from this ! How do you suggest to make things better for the new comers? How do you think you can progress within the current atmosphere and learning opportunities provided? The absolute beginner drive was definitely well organised. I will do my utmost best to join more drives in the near future and it might be interesting to have something like a "beginner family introduction day" where family could join in and see what this fantastic group is all about This could be like a half day with some easy dunes, followed by a camel farm visit and BBQ / snacks.