William Fernandes

Good morning @Mehmet Volga  looks like I have had food poisoning, I have been throwing up for the last hour and feeling totally drained....my sincere apologies to have to pull out at this point. 

Thanks @Mehmet Volga see you tomorrow 👍🏼

It was a morning well spent! I was initially a bit skeptical about a small convoy....but as remarked by one of the members that the small  size of the convoy is not far off the master class in that a personal tutorial imparted during the drive makes all the difference.    @Jeepie, @Anish S and @Thomas Varghese thank you for a great drive! @Anish S did a great job leading under @Jeepie watch who coordinated the drive and @Thomas Varghese i would like to say I felt very safe with you as the Sweep at the back! Thank you and have an awesome weekend!

14 minutes ago, Thomas Varghese said:

@William Fernandes Sunrise & Sunset in the desert is a treat for the eyes. No photography can capture the full color gamut of these 2 events. 

I could not have put it better @Thomas Varghese! You seem to be in your element when it comes to photography! 

Stunning pictures @Thomas Varghese👍🏼

I look forward to tomorrow @Jeepie cheers

Hi @Kailas regrettably I am going to have to pull out! Still not fully recovered my friend! Enjoy the drive and see you soon. Cheers.

Hi @Kailas I have come down with a cold I am not sure if I will be up to it on Saturday, given that it is a short convoy do include me in the list I will definitely make it if my condition improves tomorrow but can’t be absolutely certain at this stage. Cheers 

Hi Marjan, I have come down with a bad cold and will not be able to make it for the drive tomorrow. 😞

26 minutes ago, Ehab said:

Good morning everyone, sorry for the delay in sharing this with you but the videos took a while to be ready.

@Anish S @Goutam  @Hennie Schoeman @Trekado @Ahmad Shaker @Lawrence_Chehimi @William Fernandes @topgear @Dodi Syahdar @Arun Mathew

Enjoy watching the trip in 4K, here is a short version 

and here is the complete recording

 

Thanks for sharing the clips @Ehab the Sun rising above the dune horizon is stunning with the sound of our guzzlers is a perfect blend! 

58 minutes ago, Trekado said:

It was nice to see you in this drive @William Fernandes💪🤩🥳

It was an absolute pleasure being on the same drive with you bro! @Trekado 🙌🏼👍🏼🤗.....you drove like a pro! 

Thank you @Kailas, @Anish S, for a great display of expertise in your respective lead roles. @Hennie Schoeman and @Goutam, were a great support at the back. It was  a well organised drive. The stats posted by @Anish S speak for themselves. All in all great fun! 

45 minutes ago, Trekado said:

Finally we are gonna meet again @William Fernandes 💪😃😁

Yes indeed @Trekado! Looking forward to tomorrow 😃👊🏼

Dear @Kailas, @Yousef Alimadadi, @Arun Mathew and @Javier Lucero, once again wanted to extend my appreciation for   a great drive and superb teamwork exhibited by all. @Kailas kudos to you for structuring the drive the way you did, enjoyed the ridge driving although it did take me a couple of attempts to get to a satisfactory level, ridge criss-crossing was great and it did put my fewbie skills to test!😅. Having several play areas spots along the drive was a great flavor to the entire journey! So well done you! 

Thanks @Kailas looking forward to tomorrow. Cheers.

Thanks for the prompt report @Wrangeld, and great feedback. I know I have a long way to go. The point in your report that clearly resonates with me was the soft sand at various points that I need to come to terms with reading and manoeuvring. In fullness of time I hope I will get there. All in all you had it all at hand, imparting a great deal of tips and skills throughout the drive and recoveries, I had a great time! Thanks also  to @Nizam Deen, @imranaasghar81 and @Hennie Schoeman have a great weekend chaps!

Looking forward to the drive @Wrangeld thanks

Good evening all, If I may chip in if it helps at all, there are two aspects and this works for me, one is the emotional journey ie the make, the model, color snd type of car, including the feel and comfort during a test drive, once that’s out of the way, I would subject the car to a thorough inspection, a complete inspection report would possibly cost around AED 200 to 300 I suppose, this would possibly give you an indication of the price and whether you are getting good value for money and if it will serve the purpose. Some imports normally have what’s known as PSI (Pre Shipment inspection report.....sighting that will be helpful) Once you have got that done you are better placed to decide to either go ahead with the acquisition or not! Good luck @Trekado

I echo @Jeepie’s comment of an excellent drive had today. I extend my appreciation to @Kailas for his excellent lead under @Jeepie’s supervision. I also wish to thank @AlexPol and @Watteau for their keen support throughout the drive and ofcourse the rest of the members in the convoy. We held it together and had great fun! Thank you! 

1 hour ago, imranaasghar81 said:

Morning guys unfortunately I cannot make today's drive I'm stuck in fujairah 😕. See you next week 

What a pity @imranaasghar81 Hope all goes well for you! See you next week! 

I got to the meeting spot at 6:12am perhaps I was the first one there with the “Do not approach” sign post by Sharjah police might have thrown me off! I went round the Sahara amusement a couple of times. Unfortunately I did not have your number to reach out. Anyways it is what it is. Hope you all managed to get on to the drive. See you all soon.

Dear Vinod, Is the location correct? I  seem to be going round in circles 

I got to the location and there was a no entry ⛔️ sign saying “ Do not approach “

Thank you once again @Luca Palanca Falsini @Jeepie @AlexPol for your guidance on the drive. It was a good drive, barring a couple of risking moves which was a matter of poor judgment on my part. Nevertheless all of those have been chalked up to experience. Cheers!

Thank you Luca! Look forward to the drive tomorrow! 

Congratulations @Serafino! Well deserved!

11 minutes ago, Trekado said:

@William Fernandes where are you mate?

@Trekado I have taken the morning drive at Al Qudra bro!