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1 hour ago, M.Seidam said:

This is one of many best links in Carnity . I thought of re pasting it here . Few questions in the drive regarding this matter is will depicted here. 

curtesy crew @Frederic 
 

 

Thanks for sharing - relevant especially after @Yawa 's question/comments yesterday. 

Enjoyed our drive this morning with a smaller than usual convoy. Thanks @Jeepie @M.Seidam and @Ranjan Das for the support. Appreciate the forum advice on tyre pressure for my new Geolanders - today 12psi was good for me, next drive I'll try 11 or so. Will also post some pics to galley. Have a good weekend everyone 👍👊👍👊🤚

Looking forward to the drive tomorrow morning...

I've just fitted Yoko Geolandar G015's and tomorrow will be my first drive using these tyres. Am keen to see how they perform especially after hearing majority positive reviews... Does anyone in this drive ride on these (or similar all terrain) tyres, and can suggest an optimum pressure? Of course there'll be trial and error. Previously, 13PSI worked well for me - that was on regular (road) tyres. So looking for input and opinions... thanks 

@samamara I've recently fitted both front (which extends to cover the area just under the number plate) and rear plates, and happy to have done so especially during my fewbie drives. I had to look at the cost of the plates, versus potentially damaging expensive engine parts during the drives - and in hindsight was a good decision. Great comments above, especially the explanations from @Gaurav and @Frederic, as usual. The rear bumper in particular is vulnerable, basically acting as a scoop at the wrong angle, so this needs attention. For me personally, a kill switch is not a priority at the moment. 

I have the same car as you. We don't share workshop names/details on the portal, but if you'd like to discuss further/including workshop contact,  feel free to contact me - 050 734 5801. 

Congrats @Paolo Pellegrini ! 

Congrats @M.Seidam👍

@Chaitanya D thanks for this.... Pictures very helpful too. My 10 year old son was very interested to read the article too 😂🙏

So much great input as usual ! Personally I've found 4H works better for me, especially when needing power to go/push up dunes... I have a LWB 3.8.  Agree with the others that that personal driving style and feel is important.  @Paolo Pellegrini I found a big difference when driving using tiptronic - I now only use the tiptronic (mostly 2nd gear), as feel the automatic (D) is too slow to respond. There may also be a subtle difference between the 3.5 and 3.8. My car uses stock shocks, and there's no lift. 

Summary: Tiptronic all the time, mostly 2nd gear (except when more power needed), and 90% 4H

Hopefully my comments add some perspective - most of the comments above are from guys much more experienced than me. 

Thanks @Anish S @Lorenzo Candelpergher and @Amir Amiri for a good drive yesterday afternoon... Good to see the colours of the sand after doing mostly night drives for the last month or so. Enjoyed the momentum and pace - especially once we had sorted radio/flag issues, and as it got a little cooler that last hour or two!

Keep cool this week everybody! 

Thank you @Frederic @Danish Mohammad @Zixuan Huang @jeetu sharma @M.Seidam @Lakshmi Narasimhan @Ranjan Das @Shaaz Sha @TT_Dubai @Chaitanya D @Anish S @Hisham Masaad @Brette appreciate it! 

I have the same (camel) twin compressor as @Tareck I bought it at DM for around AED 240 if I remember correctly. Inflates my tires from 13PSI to 34PSI in around a minute - but it does get very hot, especially if I'm on a day drive and the compressor is in the sun. As I paid only AED 240, I won't feel very sad when it stops one day.. melts or blows up - and then would like to upgrade to something like @Anish S has. 

@Ale Vallecchi I need to withdraw my RSVP, and will remove myself from the list - enjoy the drive and hope to join soon! 

@Chaitanya D a fun and flowing drive last night. Good for skills development and overall practise under different conditions. Am starting to prefer these vampire drives over the hot summer sun day ones 😂😂

Thanks for the support @naved and @Nivin

1 hour ago, Lakshmi Narasimhan said:

Thx Dr @Chaitanya Dalways looking for learning and love to extend my support with all seniors guidance. Fitting my lights today hopefully my drive experience will be enhanced and enjoy more night drives from now on!!!

 

Wow Lakshmi! Looking good. I'm following you tonight so this might mean I won't even have to use any lights 😂😂

Congrats Anish! Nicely done - all the best 👍👍

@Vanessa8580 won't be able to join tomorrow morning unfortunately..... I'll withdraw and hopefully someone else on the waiting list can join. Hope to be in the sand next week! Enjoy and have fun. 

@Ehab those are some great videos - capturing the light and then the night! Thanks for sharing - makes me want to revisit the desert this afternoon! 

Thanks @Chaitanya D and support team for a great drive! Also looking forward to more mid-week drives where possible. 

Looking forward to a short evening/night combination drive.. 

@Chaitanya D I have same question as @Sunil Mathew regarding extra lights for night driving - I too only have regular (Pajero) headlights and fog lights. 

Thanks @Brette @Veedooshee and @Hisham Masaad for the great drive today. Had fun with different sceneries and challenges... 

Will post some photos in gallery. 

Also looking forward to seeing drone footage!

Congrats @TT_Dubai! 

Congrats Anish! Nicely done... 

Thanks @Vanessa8580 for another fun drive. Appreciate @Brette for pulling me off that ridge at the end after getting stuck towards the end! 

Looking forward to the drive tomorrow morning... 

Congrats @Warren Flay - nice one!