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Is it a Landcruiser 70-series or a G-Class? Gotta watch till the end... GClass4.mp4

Thanks @Srikumar for leading the Sweihan Convoy, and you even called it off at the right time so that everyone's in the Adnoc Station by 12noon, so those going to Qudra can make it (I hope they did) and also the rest of us can continue with the afternoon. Some Lessons Learned yesterday: My first time shoveling with the Spoon. I was sure that we were gonna tug that Pathfinder from behind, since there's a small ditch in front of it... but wow, Mr. @Srikumar patiently advised and mentored the driver to slowly push forward, then a bit to the right, and voila! Wow, that Big White Pathfinder just got itself out of the ditch! This is very useful in case I get my White Patrol stuck in similar situation (though I hope I don't find myself in that position *fingers crossed). Years ago, I had a "Flying Pajero" incident, where my I hit full gas on the acceleration and experienced that thrilling feeling of Superman in seconds, before of course... gravity reality sets in, and... oh well, i leave that story for in-person BBQ chatfire sessions 😁 This is why every time I go up and hit full gas, I just had flashback and sort of hesitated. But Mr. Sri again managed to mentor me and I pulled through my first Side-Sloping with 3,500kg car. After that, hey I think I just conquered my fear and pat my Patrol on the steering wheel. Turns out you don't need a 4L for this kind of maneuver. Btw, who has my photo of me nose-diving with the Patrol? cc @Jas Gajaria ? Thank you everyone who were at the convoy, some camaraderie and hope to meet you at future drives, cheers!

That's a Pro right there.... years of experience does bring a fountain of Wisdom 👏

This breaks my heart... but I was already looking at Dubizzle for second-hand Wranglers, and now just need to convince CFO (aka Wifey) to approve the expense 😁

Btw, with all these Y62 mods, what do you guys think @Chaitanya D @Salarios of Nissan Patrol Gazelle? Should one, say, sell his Y62 and upgrade to Gazelle? I mean it already has winch, 2" lift kit, and fully serviceable by Nissan. I'm guessing this will also pass RTA annual tests... >> https://en.nissan-dubai.com/vehicles/new/patrol-safari/gazelle.html

I just took a screenshot of these and save it in my scrapbook under "Things to do whenever bonus comes" 😁 Thanks @Salarios for sharing.

Yesss, I managed to RSVP this time, although No. 13 😂

I had this "grinding noise" problem when shifting back from 4H to 2H with my Pajero 8 years back... that feeling is scary, but luckily was able to drive (at slow speed) to the nearest Mitsubishi service center to get it looked at. This may be one of the cons of driving Automatic, but now after every 10,000kms service, one of the things I checked after getting the car back from garage is whether I can shift from 2H to 4H-4L and back again to 2H... hopefully @Alexander Sarte's 4Runner is fixed in timely manner before the next drive.

Wow, @Gaurav *came back* after showing everyone the way home? Give this dedicated man a standing applause please 👏👏👏 . That's some dedication & leadership right there 👍

No worries @Gaurav bhai, luckily this thing happens every week, so will join the next ones 👍

RSVP Limit reached 😢, still can squeeze 1 more spot? ☺️

Thanks @luwaimn will add Al Nahda to my list of visit 👍

Thanks @Rahimdad bhai, putting it in my to-do list for weekend cruise 👍