Rizwanm2

sorry @Frederic Change in weekend plans for me. ☹️  see you next time. 

@M.Seidam bro enjoy the drive and get some nice pics. im sure it will be an epic drive. 

yes bro @M.Seidam  i always want to drive in abu dhabi, but this PCR is freaking me out. 😬  but im very happy to take DPI if its permitted. 😃

 my second dose was on 16th May and haven't done any PCR since 29 Jan 2021. 

 @Frederic looks like im eligible for a DPI.    

hi @Frederic 

seems interesting drive. my mind is not letting me to say no... 

but i haven't been to abu dhabi since your last drive in Bu tais. Can i do DPI same like last time on my way to abu dhabi.  Btw im fully vaccinated as well. 

Here  some  video clips of perfect climbing

Thank you lorenzo for fun and adrenaline filled drive... Of couese it was one of a kind drive...    Hope you will do a take 2 for our dear friends who missed the opportunity 😊😊

2 hours ago, redonettii said:

Hi Rizwan,
What is a good price for a clean low mileage (<70,000 kms) 2014/15 GCC XTerra with Off Road Pack?

If you can find a 2014/15 with less than 70000km in good condition, that is a real gem, 

in terms of price its subjective. since its off season, my wild guess is around 45-55k 

Congrats... Well deserved 👏👏

Congrats.. Well done👏👏

Hi @Srikumar i added my self to the drive since there is no Waitlist. 

How about im also to manage. We can make it even for drive and manage 😁😜

all the best for your future endeavors . 

we will definitely miss your calm and compose but extreme driving skills. 

Thank you @Srikumar for an exiting drive in shuwaib today morning.  We enjoyed all the dig dunes with out any ploblem. 

 It was rough start for @Rob H and airbag popout. Hope to see u stronger n better next time. 

Btw here is some video clips. 

8 minutes ago, Islam Soliman said:

Thanks everyone for a wonderful way to start the weekend. Being there on time helped us make an early move by 4:45am enjoying a good 25mins of driving in the dark before 🌞 started to reveal itself.

We drove for good just a little less than 5 hrs and because of the early start we didn’t suffer any signs of overheating despite of the many recoveries and very sticky soft sand spots we been through.. all of which were managed extraordinary well with your great self recovery skills or on other situations support from the team with little shoveling or tugs.. no pop outs however which is impressive given this terrain which is another sign for your great maneuvering skills.

 

It was a fun drive full of actions but zero drama and I hope you also liked the closure after little sweihan triangle.

 

Below for statistic lovers.. you guys have done a lot there.. hope you liked it.

final words of thanks to the great support team I had today with @Mario Cornejo on great 2nd lead and always supportive @Hisham Masaad and Abdelghani and perfect sweep of @Mehmet Volga . A great word of thanks however goes to the whole convoy for not only the great skills showed but also for jumping to support whenever needed while socially distancing and masks on all times.. thanks @JeromeFJ @Darren Brooke @Ranjan Das @RooRzOn @Niki @Matt.T @Rizwanm2 @Danish Mohammad  and looking forward for driving with you all soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you @Islam Solimanfor a wonderful friday morning drive. Well managed and balanced drive.

I enjoyed it very well. Hope to join with u all again soon. 

Cheers 👍

after hearing scary messages back to back i have taken below mesures with regards to bank and card.  

1.  temporary blocked my debit cards. i dont withdraw money regularly and its very easy to block and unblock through mobile app. whenever needed i can quickly unblock withdraw and block it again.  Card is fully secured when its temp blocked. 

2.  Temporary block all unused unused credit card. (i should cancel them ASAP)  

3. I do all my purchase with only 1 credit card, and limit is kept just above my monthly expense budget. i use this as tool to control my monthly expenses as well not to overspend. 

4. Transfer excess money or savings to a different bank account with maximum restriction to withdraw. 

I dont have a big bank balance to safeguard. 🤑 🤑🤑 but though of sharing it here in case if its useful to someone. 

1 hour ago, Lakshmi Narasimhan said:

Dear All,

Yesterday I encountered with a fraudulent transaction clean sweeping my bank balance. I never share pin, otp even with my wife. Where ever I tap in the shop I make sure I do it on my own. Still this incident happened with out even receiving OTP. Bankers say that Visa and Master cards have pre approved vendors for whom OTP is not required. Scammers take advantage if this. Banks don’t take responsibility for this to enhance the security. The only option to protect is to set a maximum transaction limit. Such crapy solution from banks running on high end tech solution. At least not to get scammed again I decided to set a limit and also advised by my friend, will maintain another account just only for shopping and topping up that account only when needed. Thought of sharing this with you all so that you can be aware and protect your hard earned money and have peace of mind rather than calling banks and visiting police station to recovery the money.

sad to hear this. Wish you all the best to get your money back soon. 

BTW may i know which bank it was.  

thank you very much for the input guys. 

i get it its way too much risk to lift for small gain of ridge riding.  Ill continue to push it and destroy the ridges as always. 😁 

2 hours ago, Foxtrot Oscar said:

You could well be onto something re the 10mm thick skid plate, mine is definitely no longer smooth and flat but somewhat concave from the amount of ridges it’s battered down

Exactly even my skidplate was about half inch concaved after  couple of months off roading. I suggest to get it inspected on ur next service, if its too much dented it might touch the radiator. 

2 hours ago, Foxtrot Oscar said:

That’s why I was considering the lift too as I really need to push it on the ridges . But like you, I would never remove the skid plate or go for a thinner one due to the protection it offers

Better to know ur also on same page here. I guess about 1 inch lift would make big difference in ridge riding.  So can we do a lift only in front without messing around the  rear not sure how it will effect the handling.  

With regards to subject matter. Here is what i have to say or whine about my Xterra. 

1. Lately i feel like my rear suspension is bottoming out very often. Specially on fast pace or Extreme drives. But if there are 2 passenger at back it will bottom out even on road hump. If i keep on driving with saggy rear suspension will it damage my chassis ?   when search in some forums this is a common issue with Xterra's and most people seems to recommend add a leaf to rear to make it bit stronger and less saggy. 

2.   10mm front skid plate is too low for some ridge riding. Sometimes i feel like it slowdown the car as im flattening all the ridges.  but i dont want to change the skid plate im amazed how much it protect my car. hence thinking of a small lift (maybe a spacer lift) in front suspension to compensate ridge riding. 

Dear Xterrian and experts in carnity family, what is your thoughts and recommendations on this. 

@Foxtrot Oscar  @Emmanuel @Chaitanya D @M.Seidam @Nivin @sertac @Thomas Varghese @Janarthan 

There are loads of Xterra owners here, Please feel free to tag them along. 

Kindly waitlist me for second drive of the week.  Thanks

what i noticed was temperature tend to rise when car is stationary because lack of airflow.   

during last drive it shot about 97C for me. i switched off the A/C and kept the engine rev at 1500 for about 1 min and it came back to 92C very quickly. 

2 hours ago, Ahab Shamaa said:

Hey @Rizwanm2, there are two parts to this mount. The rubber clamp that holds the shovel:

https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B092PH3NLR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_M5TN16HGQYJBAAPASCRW?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
 

and the aluminum clamp to secure the rubber clamp to your roof rack:

https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B07QGDXK4J/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_CT756JDGDX18TDX1BQNX?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Good luck!

Thank you Ahab. 

3 minutes ago, Goutam said:

It’s gorgeous clip. Download Garmin VIRB application, and open this clip. You might be able to add some cool gauges. I was not successful becauseI think I recorded at full 2.7k, which is not supported perhaps. 

Okay. thats interesting to know. will try it. 

Thank you @Hisham Masaad for jack wood, Got it yesterday through @Nivin to @Chaitanya D to me. 

It was perfect size for my Jack. 

Thanks everyone for chipin to deliver the boards. 🙏

Thank you @Goutam for suggestion. I bought the cam and very happy with its performance. 

Below clip is from last night intermediate fast pace. Even with low light and lot of shaky driving video quality is good. 👍

Hi @Ahab Shamaa @Foxtrot Oscar  

i heard both of you got the shovel mount for roof rack from Amazon. appreciate if you can share the link to the product. 

Thanks. 🙏

Few clips from drive. it was continues drive but my dashcam saves only 3 min clips. Enjoy..  

Part 1

Part 2 

Part 3 

 Part 4