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Faqa's Foggy Flavours... It was a wonderful morning, seeing everyone arriving on time and putting up the flags while the sun was rising. It was still a bit foggy but as soon as we started driving the veil started to lift and before us we could see the mighty dunes appear :) The plan was to "brush" alongside Faqa and not venture in too deep, as we had a long track ahead of us if we wanted to exit on the Bab Al Shams area. Due to the construction at Solar Park i rather keep away from there for the time being. A few minutes into the drive we had a pop-out, and this was also a reminder to all of us that the sand was still compact in most areas and that we needed to steer gently and avoid sharp turns. This was easily fixed and we resumed the drive quickly. We came across technical sections, big long range dunes, and practiced some sidesloping and the occasional ridge-ride practice. Everyone did so amazingly well ! The Patrol guys @Kishore Venkat @Yesu Yarlagadda @Eli Zandro Hamoy were gliding over the terrain effortlessly, just like the Xterra friends @Mohammed Sirajuddin and @Zulfikhar Naiyar. Overall we had very little refusals or stucks, so @Srikumar could turn up the radio and enjoy the scenery in the back ! @Rajeevan Vickneswaran was an excellent support in the middle of the convoy, it's good seeing you back in the sand buddy ! @Federico De Chirico was my second lead, and did that brilliantly. His buddy @Federico Galbieri was doing a shakedown of his brand new FJ Extreme. Congrats buddy it's a fantastic offroad vehicle and from now on there will be no limits to what the car can do under your guidance. @Amr Aydin, hailing from Abu Dhabi, you drove superb. Great to see you with us in Dubai ! @Emanuel with the silver arrow Pajero, you drove amazing as well. Must be the experiences from driving in Canadian snow while steering clear of any deer 😁 @Eduardo sos the FJ is a fantastic offroader and its good to see you're finding your way in it drive after drive. Well done ! @Gerrit Bus made the drive "instagrammable". Thanks for joining us with the great looking Gladiator !! @Alfred Alinazar you had the honor of driving in front of Sri, i hope you were able to keep him from playing around too much at the back. 😁Well done !! @Nadeem Ansari if you join Carnity Offroad Club for the first time, you will need to sign up for an Absolute Newbie drive first. We have those every weekend in Al Qudra area. After completing that drive, you will be a Newbie level offroader and can start signing up for Newbie level drives. Take some time to read your introduction email with the various articles. Don't be afraid to post your questions on the forum if you have any. See you all in the sand soon again !

Oh yes. Loving the Hilux 4.0 Adventure. An alternative was the Ford Ranger Wildtrak which is a Diesel. Should be a great off-roader due to its power / weight ratio and Toyota reliability.

@Ishaq Muhammad this is a Fewbie Plus level drive. As you are not on this level you are not eligible to attend.

The nearest shop for you will be Speedex in DIP. They have all these things.

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Totally agree with @Zixuan Huang - Charlie. Use what you currently have to learn the skills. Every offroad vehicle has its own pros and cons. Join our weekly drives and have a look around and talk to owners of many other 4x4's to make up your final mind about what you are particularly aiming for.

Hi @Krishna R welcome to Carnity ! For your first drive with Carnity you will need to sign up for the Absolute Newbie drive tomorrow. There is still available space. Once you have completed the Absolute Newbie drive, you are welcome to join Newbie level drives. You can signup for below drive:

Thanks for informing @Thian, see you next time !

CONVOY LIST (Updated 28 Jan 9AM) @Federico De Chirico @Mohammed Sirajuddin@Zulfikhar Naiyar@Kishore Venkat@Yesu Yarlagadda@Thian@Eli Zandro Hamoy@Rajeevan Vickneswaran@Faiz Amir@Amr Aydin@Emanuel@Eduardo sos@Gerrit Bus@Federico Galbieri@Alfred Alinazar @Srikumar Please find your convoy positions for tomorrow posted here above. We will be using Channel 2: 446.03125 Mhz for our radio comms. Please be on time, and earlier is always better See you all tomorrow !

Yes in fact many off-road vehicles have what we call a Part Time 4x4 system. During driving on tarmac they can put the vehicle in 2H so only the rear wheels are being driven.

Hi @Federico Galbieri that's a good question. We are following the law of the land, and during the lockdown period it was indeed not allowed to carry passengers in your vehicle if they were not living together. I think you can take a maximum of two passengers along with you (see article which dated from August 2021): Covid in UAE: New exemption for 3-person rule in vehicles - News | Khaleej Times

Welcome @Taimur Khan There is no such thing as stupid questions. You are correct, in the desert we always drive in 4H (4x4 wheel high gearing). We only use 4L (4x4 low gear) during recovery (self recovery or when someone is recovering your vehicle with a recovery rope). Your Prado is always in 4H by default, but you will have a button that allow you to put it in 4L (low gear). Hope this clarifies your doubt :)

@Amr Aydin @Thian @Kishore Venkat i have added you to the drive as you were the first on the WL with no confirmed drives yet for this weekend. Kindly confirm if you can make it. If not, i will add the next in the WL. Thanks !

Well done @Looper !

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Toyota prado 2013 TXL V6 | dubizzle This is one example. If your budget is 70k, start looking for Prado's in the range of 75k and then negotiate your way down. Every car that is being posted on Dubizzle is negotiable, and usually the seller tries to sell at higher prices but will be open to a potential buyer with cash in hand and willingness to buy. Another trick is to try to find things which potentially need quick replacement on that vehicle, and use it as leverage to reduce the price. For Example: - 4 Tyres are old and need replacement (easily 2000AED). - Timing belt needs replacement anytime soon (easily 2500-3000AED depending on vehicle and workshop). - There is cosmetic damage to bumpers that would need some repaint (1000-2000 AED depending on vehicle and workshop).

They CAN help.... but we are talking about 10% success rate, and looking at the costs of these units, we always encouraged the people to practice self-recovery skills and those skills are basically priceless. If you are a solo-offroader who is travelling across the empty quarter.. .well maybe yes get a set of 4 in case you are bogged down in a sabkha PS there are many different kinds. The only ones i've seen working are the hard plastic orange or green boards from reputable brands. These tracks that you can roll-up (Bushranger etc..) are worthless in my opinion.

it's covered in special striping, and currently undergoing testing in UAE various terrains:

Hi @Andre Olivenca you can add yourself to the waitlist.