Desert Dweller

Thank you @Srikumar for an amazing morning drive! Great choice of area and dunes, which allowed us to have more fun driving, as well as enjoy the scenery. @Brette was of great support, keeping the convoy together and moving forward. I really appreciate @Srikumar’s trust in my driving skills! Your validation means a lot!

Wouldn’t be bad huh 😁 Being able to do this 👇🏽 takes a lot of practice 😅 IMG_9759.MP4

Thank you! As it didn’t show the end point, this is why I asked. It’s about the same time then as from Maliha. I’d like to explore this new area then. I wish the other morning drive was on Saturday! This way I could join all 3 😁

Hi @Srikumar, I have a question... Do I have enough time to join the afternoon drive in Al Qudra from the finishing point? Or is it better for me to join @Rahimdad drive in Maliha as it might be closer? I’d rather go to Sweihan as I’ve never been there yet if time would allow me to reach the afternoon drive on time.

Thank you @Gaurav for a very fun and exciting drive! This time I noticed the importance of having a variety of tools available 🛠 @Shamil has earned the promotion, running to the rescue of us newbies, offering guidance and definitely taking action when needed. @Ale Vallecchi and @Xaf were also quick to respond and offer their expertise. Thank you for staying behind, allowing the rest of us to cross to the other side without delay! @Kalahari sorry for overtaking while climbing to the top! You can always show that there are no hard feelings by sharing the video you took of my car 😏. By the way, for some reason I also got error message while uploading pictures if I leave the page when they’re still uploading. I found that if I stay on the page it uploads fine. Again, met great people and a promising team of Newbie drivers! see you all next week!

You’re just jealous that the desert spirit kept choosing my flag 😌 As always, @Srikumar’s lead delivered, beyond expectations. I was sad when I realized the time was up and we had to head back to the Finish point! It was fun and just makes me look forward to more expeditions.

I’m taking the test tomorrow firstly, so I’ll let you know 😉 The 50 cars convoy idea reminds me of that snake game. I don’t know if someone else played it before 🎮

Uuuh a quiz! 🤓

Homework!!! Haven’t had that in ages 😁 but the subject is worth studying

Got mine and programmed it already ✅

Thank you ☺️ And totally true! First getting to know Paco (I officially named my car) I’ve actually done a few overland trips in Africa already, not with my car yet 😁 I was telling Rahim on Friday that I followed your advice and rented cars in some countries (Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia, so far). The only thing is that it has been driving in muddy terrains, mountains and crossing a river... no African desert driving as per yet, but that’s why I’m “training”. I remember a thread about overland trips, and will share some pictures and details of the cars I’ve driven there so far.

I have to add that even though my car had full history, I still took it to a mechanic, where I found some issues that I used to negotiate the price, including the repair costs.

Welcome @Cara Jordan. Let's take over the club! 😋

Even a car that belonged to a Sheikha (for her guards) didn't have the full history The process is definitely long and draining! not only because I've considered many other options (through recommendations from experts over here in Carnity: Land Cruiser, Prado, Pajero, Wrangler, FJ Cruiser, Xterra... over 125 posts to analyze...) before deciding to go for an Xterra Off-road model. It is true that full service history is scarce, specifying that as filter is possible though, only to reduce your results to very few. Still, that has proven not to be a guaranty that the car would be a good fit for me... I've test-driven over 30 cars the past year, taken around 4 cars to get checked by a mechanic as I was close to deciding that was the one... money spent on that obviously! And many hours searching in a few car websites, even Facebook groups... a lot of help from Carnity members as well, to whom I'm eternally thankful!!! Until I found the best deal for me, after deciding to check ads not only daily but from morning to evening, even when I was at work, as the good deals get sold within hours!!! (Lost many opportunities for calling a day or a few hours after the ad was posted...). So obsessing is essential, I'd say I'm extremely happy with the final result! Best of luck!

😎 Advanced huh! Congratulations @Shamil!!!

Since the first day I joined Carnity, I have been treated with the most respect, and found a very welcoming and comfortable environment, which encouraged me to join the off-road club. @Frederic It's so nice of you not only to remember, but to take the time to write this post and say those touching words. Thank you! For going beyond congratulating female members of the club, but showing that you do know more about us, that you took the time to reflect part of each one's personality and interests.