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@Gaurav if there are newbie drivers willing to join on waitlist, you can remove my RSVP. Joining this as other morning fewbie drive is full

@Wrangeld please put me on waitlist, would like to join if someone drops out

Congratulations

Congratulations @Rinelle Sanaani

Congratulations @Najeeb Mohammed

Well done congratulations

Thank you @Wrangeld, @Jeepie , and @Srikumar for a nice drive from Pink rock to Big red. Great briefing at the start , we definitely felt we were back sitting in aeroplanes and flying 🛫. @Kalahari was kept busy managing the crest tugs , stuck tugs and pop out. @Najeeb Mohammed well done to join us , I was just telling @Febin Frederic at the start that you would be sad to miss the drive for whatever reason it was. Well driven everyone👍, I could not take any pictures because my phone was overheating (thank God it wasn't the car!) all the time and the camera refused to open.🤔

Thank you for your encouraging words and a detailed trip report @Rahimdad. Special thanks for your non stop directions, guidance and commentary over the radio during the whole drive which is quite a task . Everyone enjoyed the drive, as we did two places - fossil rock and Faya. Well driven everyone 👍, some pictures uploaded in the gallery

I am definitely not a expert , but can say what went wrong 1. Overconfidence and show off 2. Too much speed 3. Bump causing a take off and front heavy landing as it was a pick up truck 4. Flying over bumps while climbing makes u lose the traction needed to climb further.

No its fine as I will be going for the fewbie in evening , you go ahead with this drive. I will remove my RSVP from here and Join Rahim bhai.

Hi @Lorenzo Candelpergher if you want you can take my place, I will go for the newbie drive with @Rahimdad, as there are still few positions available in his drive. Please let us know here so that we can change RSVP before the final convoy list is done. Kindly note this adjustment @Jeepie

Wrong to turn reversing back , should have gone back straight. Probably from the revving, he was trying to climb some stones reversing. Cant see the terrain from the video though.

Three things were wrong - too much speed - wrong approach angle - he should ride the Crest for some distance and cross rather than jump over. Additionally , probably the sand was softer on the other side of the Crest.

Can imagine your position , have a "been there done that feeling" as I write this reply 😖. Just speak firmly with your mechanic , ask him to refund your money spent without any solution . If not let him get it fixed for you, keep all the conversation and log /job cards safe for back up to take him to task if needed. Do not oblige now with any verbal assurances! Sometimes good faith doesn't work with quackchanics!

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@Gaurav missing your punch line " ask the mechanic to give in writing ". Just on a lighter note 🤣 Frankly if the mechanic are just changing parts and waiting to see what happens , tell them to please stop. Tow your vehicle to another sensible mechanic and get your job done... will save you dirhams and time both.

Another option for the off road, but will take time to get into the Carnity list of Capable Offroaders 😉. Lets wait and watch!But initial looks and specs are impressive👍

Dear @Lorenzo Candelpergher, yes shifting down frequently is not a good idea for the Y62. Just D , sand mode, 4H with traction control off worked for me all the time. 4L and Diff lock in getting out of stuck situations if needed , rarely.

Thanks @Lorenzo Candelpergher for the discussion and I love it more because this issue of using Y62 as a offroading car has been something I tried to figure out, before I decided not to venture any further considering the huge costs and maintenance involved . I still was surprised when @Frederic mentioned me how well I was managing the Y62 in some technical areas in Qudra in one of the trip reports.What @Wrangeld is suggesting to you comes with practise and experience. Calculate how much you have to spend ( both in terms of money and time) changing all that you want and make your car a better off roader, keeping in mind all that which comes in terms of warranty, RTA passing and insurance.Even after that how much can you really push it when you go on from fewbie to morebie considering the size and weight of the car .There have been discussions on carnity in the Nissan patrol forum, and you can also look into patrol forum on line (https://www.patrol4x4.com/). Rethink , discuss with all the honest advise you will get here and then decide how you want to proceed with the modifications.Cheers!

Hi @Lorenzo Candelpergher. I am not an expert but I was driving the same model y62 as yours , top spec with hydraulic suspension (HMBC), for may be some fewbie drives. I have been through all that has been going in your mind about changing tyres and rims, and once that happens you will think about suspension as the hydraulic is too comfort oriented and not performance oriented for the desert. To change the suspension to a performance oriented one , the hydraulic has to be disassembled at the agency and then you do the upgrade or changes in suspension. I would say please do check if changing rim size will void your warranty , as I felt your car was the 2020 new model.( mine is 2015 model , with the same specs - LE platinum). Why I am telling you this is I have already broken my UCA which was replaced under warranty and done a front axle overhaul .Just in case down the line you have to get something replaced under warranty then you have to be sure you dont do anything that voids it, parts and service for the Y62 are expensive. Some things I observed from being exactly behind your car were - you were pushing it very hard relying on the V8 (it is a vow feeling driving it!) , rather than using the momentum - especially at the time of pop out.I have made these mistakes and i realised it once I was getting to know how to handle it better. - I always kept the tyre pressure 15 or above considering the weight, not anything less . And I never had a pop out , probably i was lucky . I still miss riding my y62 in desert , may be some more drives and you will get to know how to ride it better.As I said earlier, I am not an expert but have given you a straightforward opinion from my little experience.I still drive and absolutely love it .Cheers !