Desert Dweller

Sorry, the car is at the mechanic’s so I won’t be able to make it tomorrow 😔 Have fun and see you next week, inshala!

Congrats @Tbone! More Xterras in intermediate level 😁

Congratulations @Kalahari! Well deserved new rank 🙌

Felicidades my friend!!! Well deserved new rank! Lovely to see you progress at this amazing rhythm, yet I'm not surprised at all, your already great driving skills are only getting better 🤩

Congratulations @Ale Vallecchi!!! I am not surprised to see you getting promoted. I absolutely enjoy all your drives either as a senior member, or, as was the case lately, as Lead. Perfect combination of skills, challenge and fun. Looking forward to driving more with you buddy!

Thank you everyone. Bu t honestly the kudos belongs to @Shamil and @Srikumar for planning and leading a fantastic drive. I was pleased to get another recovery under my belt and got to use the rope. Everyone did exceptionally well, and the play area we were led to was brilliant fun. The summer sands are unforgiving, and we had another learning moment re the importance of deflating for the hot sand. I relished rounding up the remainder of the convoy and to lead them to the safety of the team who was helping change a damaged tyre. Thank you for the trust and opportunity. P.S. : The videos are in the gallery 😉

That’s true! Good observation. Emmanuel won’t be there so we’re missing Jawaher. I believe @Tbonealso got himself an Xterra, but I don’t know if he’s joining this drive.

Congratulations @Wrangeld! I'm sure we'll see you become Marshal very soon! You already have the spirit and skills to lead, always there to guide, help and assist.

Congratulations @Matti Brockman! You showed great skills in the last drive where I had the opportunity to witness your driving style. It was obvious that you were enjoying the experience and had absolutely no issues keeping up with the Leads. Nice to see drivers persist in spite of the weather and its impact on the sand.

Oh no! Another driver to compete with for Fewbie drives slots! Just kidding. Happy to see the community grow. Congratulations!

Proficiat @Mels Wolf!

well done @Brette! Amazing progress and undoubtedly well deserved new rank!

Gefeliciteerd met je promotie @Jeepie! that's the extent of my Dutch 😅

Excellent suggestion! I’m sure @Foxtrot Oscar would also sign up for such workshop/course.

I have also thought about taking some automotive training courses to get more knowledge and experience handling car maintenance and problems, a better understanding of car mechanics. If Carnity organizes some in the future I would be happy to join. I can spare a few hundreds of dirhams for that purpose.

Maybe the new Xterra owners can organize a get-together and DIY approach, under a more experienced supervision, like a mini-workshop ☺️

Thank you for the valuable advice @Rahimdad! I’ll try that first then.

I only have the Traction control switch button, and I do notice now that I'm doing more serious drives that the car needs ABS kill switch too. But I did fine without it in Newbie drives.

Reminds me of a Black Friday and everyone gathered at the mall entrance ready for war

From 6:50! 😅

This truly means a lot to me @Rahimdad! And you are totally right. Since I found Paco, I have been learning so much. Even before, I was lucky to have you around, accepting me as co-pilot and teaching me everything there is to know whenever the opportunity arose. I extend my thanks to @Emmanuel, @Shamil, @Srikumar and the big boss @Gaurav. I also want to thank @Foxtrot Oscar for allowing me to wreck her car at the very start of this amazing experience! 😁