Denizzalbayrak

Hi @Jeepie,

Sorry for last minute change but there was an empty spot on Ale's drive and I will be joining that drive. 

Thanks.

Hi @Ale Vallecchi,

Sorry for late response. I will be joining your drive. Thanks a lot. 

1 minute ago, Jeepie said:

Thanks for letting me know. 

@Denizzalbayrak I added you to the drive,  please let me know if you still intend to come 

Thanks @Jeepie, I will be there. 

Hi @Jeepie,

Can you add me to waiting list please? Thanks

Hi Ale,

Can you add me to waiting list as well? 

Hi Frederic,

Although I was very excited about this drive, I will not be able to join. I have a business trip next day so I planning to join another drive with an earlier finishing time so I can get some time to prepare for the trip.

Enjoy! 

Thanks a lot! 

Congrats @Vanessa8580

Thank you very much for all the good wishes! I’m excited about it. 

16 hours ago, Frederic said:

@Denizzalbayrak you had a Renault Koleos as well on your first drives, i assume you had both front and rear towpoints

Yes @Frederic there are. Front tow hooks is a bolt which is stored in the spare tyre compartment. Rear hook is not quite visible but at the right side of the rear bumper. To see it you need to go under the car. 
 

I don’t know if it changes with the trim level or not. Mine is mid range.

16 hours ago, Gaurav said:

I cant open the link, but seeing the url saying Pajero Evolution then I'll be your best friend, whenever I visit my brother in London.

On a serious note, these exotic will be super expensive to buy and maintain and plus with regular usage it will cost 5-10 times on maintenance than any other choices.

I saw it when I was checking Pajero models. I thought I should share it with you  

Thank you for your advices @Barry, @Rahimdad and @Wrangeld. 

Seasonal tyres are also a common practice in Turkey, I had a few experiences to know that winter tyres are crucial on minus degrees. 

One more question, of course it will differ from car to car but do cars get abused by users or climate like in the UAE. Should I be avoiding getting an old car? Would it be a high risk to get a 2010 model car or 100k miles?

@Gaurav and @Frederic what do you think about this one? 😃

https://www.autouncle.co.uk/en-gb/d/9546736-used-mitsubishi-pajero-evolution

Dear Carnity Members,

After 3 years in Dubai and relatively short desert experience, I will be moving to the UK next year. Being bitten by the offroad bug in desert, I think I will be looking for an 4x4 or AWD car there too. I think mostly I will do cross country trips with little bit off the tarmac or overlanding trips at most. Things that I can do with one car. Also I will be living in London therfore, it will be a weekend car. During the week, "Mind the gap" 

I would be happy if I can get some advices from the people who has an experience on this issue. Perhaps @Wrangeld, @Barry... I don't know what should I look for when purchasing a car in the UK. Are there any musts &mustn't?  And what kind of chronical problems do cars get mostly? Insurance, petrol consumption and tax are also a case...I don't want to do a similar mistake like I did with Trailblazer 😕 

I did some research and I came up with below options under GBP8000 budget. 

AWD

2010-2012 Subaru XV

2008-2011 Subaru Outback

2012-2014  VW Tuareg 

2010 Audi A4 Allroad

4X4

2008-2011 Suzuki Grand Vitara     

2008 - 2012 Nissan Pathfinder

2008 - 2010 Mitsubishi Pajero (Shogun)

LR 3 Discovery

2008 - 2010 Mercedes M Class 

Congratulations @sertac!  

Just now, J J said:

What went wrong here !

Seat Belt, Seat Belt, Seat Belt...

This was the scariest video I've seen in this topic. 

53 minutes ago, syed salman raza said:

@desertdude I changed the motor with new as adviced before by someone still it is not shifting, will be highly obliged if someone recomend me a decent place where they can fix the issue and make it ready and aceptable for desert

I had avery unpleasent experience with garageswith my jeep wrangler TJ 2005 ,I spend a lot of money for nothing and jeep still awaiting pcm (delivery 14 to 21 more days) and I am not very much sure it will be ready or some more surprises waiting for me 

My 2003 Trailblazer had the same issue even after changing the transfercase. It wasn't engaging 4Lo so they did a system reboot or update I don't know which one was it and it all sorted out.

On 7/26/2020 at 12:12 AM, Islam Hassan said:

Thanks @Gaurav for guiding and sharing the above useful video and the link for the hitch hook. Also, Thank you for giving me the chance to educate myself on this kinda stuff. I am looking forward to joining the next newbie drives.

Hi @Islam Hassan

I bought receiver and pin from Ace. Hitch receiver is Bush Ranger and the pin is Reese. Just check your hitch size before you go to Ace to make sure you buy the right size. As far as I know there are 2 different size only. 

I don't know have that much of knowledge of engines and mechanical stuff but from a design point of view they are all amazing! I'm speechless about Bronco 2-door and 4-door

I think having a civilized version of Bronco which is Bronco sport is brilliant! It's a good product placement. So Ford is not only targeting heavy off-roaders but also people like offroad enthusiasts or cross country people or mall crawlers (The same way of using LR4). Yet it is still a Bronco. It may sell a lot in Europe.

But my heart is with 2-door Bronco. 

Hi @Srikumar,

I had to leave this drive as I have some other things to do. Have fun.

Hi, @Wrangeld Can you put to wait list as well?

It was my first drive in as sweeper. Even though there was a responsibility on my shoulder, I enjoyed even more then usual drives. I guess responsibility made an positive impact on enjoyment.

I had the chance to compare between my old drives which I attended as a regular driver and this one with as a sweeper, I realized how much effort and energy are being spent on organizing these drives. So once again thanks to all marshalls and senior drivers!!

Thank you @Ale Vallecchi, for considering me as sweeper and thanks @Vanessa8580 for your help. I hope I've provided what is expected from me. Route was amazing it felt like two different drives combined together. First half was tough and challenging, second half was technical and fun.

Lastly, I feel like in 10 years time there will be no desert in UAE, those plants! They are getting more & more every day. It's good for climate change but bad for sand surfers   

Hope to see everyone next week!

Hi @Emmanuel something urgent showed up. Unfortunately I will not make it today. Sorry for last minute change.

It might be some sort of natural selection for drivers, whoever bad,  normal or average dies. Great drivers live.

@sertac you got it, haha