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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.

Sand in the airbox is totally normal and should be part of your weekly maintenance to clean air filter and the box itself. Sand in the intake (after the MAF) is a big alarm and means you either have a cracked air intake hose or a damaged filter element. Like @Thomas Varghese states if you see this occurring you need to get it checked ASAP. Sand will destroy your engine in a matter of days or weeks and will lead to expensive rebuilt.

Congrats @Jona !

Congrats @Tareq Al Turq !

Congrats @Quresh Pajero !

I have 2 of those ELM327 scanners lying around. Some times they work on a car, sometimes no avail. I also have a Konnwei 850 OBD scanner from Dragon Mart that works a lot better and reads my 2020 Civic, 1999 Trooper, and 2008 Pajero (not the 99 Pajero as that's a different story with that weird MUT2 protocol".

@Aghabi and @JDubwe have a procedure in place that there is possibility to get promoted to Fewbie level if you can show that you have sufficient previous experience and drives in other clubs (no private drives or camping). You will need to show when these drives happened and at which level. You can click below link to request your promotion. Be sure to read everything and include pictures of your offroad gear: Apply for Offroad Promotion

Hi @Aghabi Once you have completed your Absolute Newbie drive, you are now at Newbie level and can start signing up for Newbie level drives. I have posted some info below: Moving forward you all will be joining the Newbie drives and not an Absolute Newbie drive anymore. Drives are announced every Monday at 11am, and they go live on Monday evening at 7pm. Due to the high demand, these drives get full in about 10 minutes, so please be online at 7 pm to book your spot. If you miss a spot, put your name on the waitlist asap. Generally, by Thursday with dropouts everyone does get a spot if they have waitlisted. For the next drives, please bring along a deflator, pressure gauge, flag, compressor and radio as a MANDATORY requirement. Learn to deflate your tires and checking them precisely Learn to fix a flag on your car Learn to program and fully charge your radio MUST READ: Offroad Club Structure, Levels and Rules Off roading - Everything you need to know Transfer your previous off-road experience Mandatory Safety Requirements Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities Tire pressure deflation for off road driving Dune Crossing Tutorial and Techniques Emergency details for all off-roaders Off road Club Grading Structure V.3.0 Team Carnity Grading Structure V.1.0 Multicultural Off Road Club in UAE Carnity Off-road Certification Off road Driving Etiquette's Levels of Offroad Drive Off-road Convoy Rules Carnity Drive Notification

What a great convoy ! All of you drove so well yesterday. We covered some good terrain and i tried to give a variety of dunes, from the long range open areas, to tight technical areas, and some bushy terrain as well. @Sivakumar kudos to you driving all the way from Fujairah ! amazing spirit ! Thanks to @Pascal for his excellent second lead, and @Karthikeyan Govindarajan for being a fantastic support at the back. I always enjoy Abu Dhabi drives and i hope to be back very soon !