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  1. Shamil
    Thanks for tagging us on this thread @Gauravbhai. Being a person who used to drive a pajero for about 14 years and then switching to the Xterra, i think i can throw some light into this discussion. When i got rid of my pajero(i had a SWB 3.0 and a LWB 3.8), i was in fact, about to purchase a FJC but then the xterra presented itself as a much more viable option in terms of passenger comfort, adequate amount of power for advanced offloading purposes and all in all a more family friendly SUV compared to the FJC. The Xterra, In comparison to the pajero, even though is more powerful (4.0 vs 3.8), surprisingly consumes lesser gas. Yea surprise surprise! Its probably to do with the weight aspect since the xterra is lighter than the 5 door pajero. Bottom line, the pajero, as @Gauravbhai mentioned, is great for beach cruises and in general a more comfy on-road ride(if passenger hauling and light offroading are the primary objectives). But if you want the best of both worlds whereby you are able to SLIGHTLY compromise on passenger comfort (its almost negligible by the way) and yet require the brute engine strength to go crazy on offroad terrains, then look no more as the xterra clearly has all those boxes beautifully checked off. Only downside being is that you will have to settle for a pre-owned option as production of this vehicle has stopped since 2015.
  2. Shamil
    I concur with @Halit Mert Issever. Primary reason for that incident was not keeping a safe distance. 😂😂
  3. Shamil
    This being my first drive after my unfortunate roll over incident 2 weeks ago, was mentally challenging at first as we encountered some rather tricky dunes right from the get go. Added to that, i was driving a friends vehicle so I had some default inhibitions as well. But however, once we proceeded further down the route, I started getting a hang of the vehicle and the track and I found myself having a lot of fun. I would probably describe this area as a giant egg tray!! This was my first time in the Lisali area and this is by far the most technical area I have ever driven in. This is an area that truly tests ones technical off roading skills. All in all a fun filled day with great people and as usual, looking forward to many more of these as the climate keeps getting more and more favorable.
  4. Shamil
    if you ever intend on driving down to oman with your car, then it would be better if you could ask them to include oman cover(and maybe the price might bump up a bit) on the second option that has the accident cover and that way you have the best of both options. If you arent planning on oman trips, then the second option is obviously better.
  5. Shamil
    That was 200
  6. Shamil
    Haven’t paid yet but total estimate is about close to 5k 😓
  7. Shamil
    Thanks @Gaurav Bhai
  8. Shamil
    I’m addicted. What can I say 😎
  9. Shamil
    Congrats @Frederic. Kudos to this much deserved rank. Love you buddy.
  10. Shamil
    Thanks habibi @Fuad. We have missed you buddy. Try and join us soon. I know you are based in Al ain but if time permits then please do join us.
  11. Shamil
    I am glad that @Gaurav and @Srikumar said exactly what was on my mind. I just didn't want to say it first as i thought it would be best for the seniors to give their opinion. I too, totally agree that this mishap could have happened on any drive level as this particular incident had nothing to do with the "drive level" as such. In fact, this could have even happened in an absolute newbie drive. I have successfully crossed ridges on an angle, quite a few times before, so i know that i am capable of doing the same in an error free manner. On that particular day, it was an error on judgement in my part and in no way am i allowing this incident to discourage me from driving again on any level that the seniors deem fit for me to drive. In fact, on the contrary, I will be exercising way more caution going forward which will actually help me to become a better driver who is aware of the risks associated with ridge crossing.
  12. Shamil
    tease my X, haha. Will ensure you will be eating my dust when you are back in december.
  13. Shamil
    Thanks @Gaurav bhai for your encouraging words. Really looking forward to resume once the car is up and running. Thank you for your kind words @Frederic. And yea - definitely looking forward to many many more rides with you guys in the future. You guys rock! Thanks @Srikumar. Thanks @syedyaseer for your kind words.
  14. Shamil
    Here’s the video of the roll over incident I encountered in the intermediate drive that took place on 13th September 2019. So as you may see from the video, to start with, my angle of approach on the dune was wrong and to make things worse, after I crossed the ridge, rather than turning towards gravity(which in this case would have been left) and stabilizing the car, I turned against gravity(to the right) due to which the car rolled over completely and luckily for me and the car, landed on the tires. A rollover that ended either on the side or even worse, upside down, would have been far worse - for me to get out, and the additional trouble involved in recovering the car back to its tires. I hope by sharing this rather unfortunate incident, I could shed some light on the consequences of overlooking certain basic off roading pointers which we could sometimes take for granted. I would like to take this opportunity to appreciate the swiftness, expertise and the sheer presence of mind, displayed by the rest of the convoy members such as @G.huz and the carnity senior members @Emmanuel, @Gaurav, @Rahimdad, @Srikumar and last but not least @Asif Hussain without whom, the day would have surely been a lot worse. Thanks to all of their combined efforts, I was safely escorted out to the deflation point, despite some new issues we encountered along the way. I have taken this incident to my stride and in no way has this dampened my spirits. I fully intend on returning to the dunes once my car is repaired. IMG_2885.MP4
  15. Shamil
    Thanks for that detailed report @Emmanuel. Yes I will post the video on the other thread now and also go over the reason/s as to why the roll over happened.
  16. Shamil
    wow...this is great news indeed. Congrats @Gaurav bhai and all the carnity members!
  17. Shamil
    ok done 👍
  18. Shamil
    yes i am super excited to join this drive. Thanks
  19. Shamil
    Here’s the link to the drive video.
  20. Shamil
    i am having trouble extracting them from the gallery due to certain restrictions i think. could you perhaps send the pictures to my email please at [email protected] ..Thanks
  21. Shamil
    hey thank you so much for clicking these pictures. really appreciated @Mikhail Lukichev. if you dont mind, ill use a few of them in the drive video that ill be putting up in a bit
  22. Shamil
    but this guys supposed to be pablo escobar whos columbian and not mexican 😆
  23. Shamil
    wow this is great news. Congratulations @Emmanuel. Super happy for you. And also, its good to know that my fellow xterra guy is a marshal now 😎
  24. Shamil
    Ok for now I’ve uploaded it to YouTube with the existing audio so let me see if stays or not. Here’s the link:
  25. Shamil
    Problem with uploading to YouTube is it might get taken down due to copyright issues on the audio track. I have faced this issue before as well.
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