Lawrence_Chehimi

Congrats @Imran Kashif well done

a bit late, but congrats Dr. @M.Seidamlooking forward to join your drives again as the season started.

fast-paced run! that got my attention :-d.

Looking forward to see you guys again.

Yeah I agree, I found out it is better to register him in the karting academy, he drives the karts available in the circuit and gets trained on maintaining the kart.

Will see how it goes, if he kept that much interest, I will consider buying him one.

Basically he will drive it in motorcity kartdrome circuit. 

Hello motorsports frenetics,

I’m wondering if any of you have experience in go-karts. I’m basically looking to buy one for my 7 years old son.

I looked up online and found some good priced used karts, i believe for his age a bambino kart would be a bit small or might be used for just few month before he gets bored. I found one with 125 rotax max engine set up for mini max with only 2h on the engine.

I understood that it can be easily swapped to micro max set up to match his age group, can you please confirm on that? Also what would the conversion likely to cost.

Doing some research online, these 2 stroke engines requires a top end rebuild every 20-25 hours and a complete overhaul after 40-50 hours. Any idea on how much would this cost? What other maintenance should I take into account and how much it is likely to cost.

Any particular advice? Where to start? Etc…

@Gaurav Sonii’m sorry but I have to pull out from the drive. I’m not feeling so well since morning. I guess better that I take some rest.

Thanks @Hisham Masaadfor organizing the drive. It was really fun, my passenger was also amazed by the area and the style of driving.

looking forward for more drives together.

Thanks @JeromeFJfor the support, it was good seeing you again.

Guys, you all drove pretty well.

@Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Charbel @Fabien Monleau @Rob S @Tom B @Amir Amiri @Chris Wing   @JeromeFJ @Simon Dawood

2 hours ago, Theo09 said:

Thank you for all the amazing feedback! I think it clear the Nissan is out of the picture... Still like the idea of a rear diff... so will need to consider this. 

Maybe look for a 2nd hand fortuner which has a rear diff. 

Having a diff lock is nice, but not very necessary when driving in convoys. Keep in mind you can always add an aftermarket front and rear diff locks (pneumatic or electric) and btw they make your diff more robust and they do actually work when you need them unlike the factory ones!

13 minutes ago, Gaurav said:

Power-wise yes, but bumpers and challenges to make them off-road worthy remain the same. Correct?

To top it up Nissan added a radar just under the bumper, making it a strict no-go off-road vehicle without serious body modification and protection.

Yeah definitely, The Y62 is a big car, mechanically its highly capable for any type of offroading, but they made it more of a city sports car with low hanging bumpers. Trim them and you will be fine.

The service of the Y62 isn’t cheap at all as well. 

No idea why there is a v6 Y62, that consumes fuel as much as the V8 version, might be more efficient in traffic but nothing more. It is way underpowered.

If fuel consumption is the reason you are looking for a V6 Y62, then this is the worst decision. However if you are on budget and looking for something spacious then yes.

Don’t expect any adult to sit in the third row seat of a Prado. So If you don’t really need the space then definitely the Prado.

If you say V8 Y62 then that’s a different story.

@Islam SolimanI’m sorry something came up and I won’t be able to join.

hope to see you soon on sand.

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Thank you Dr. for organizing the drive, it was very pleasant.

Hope you sorted out the leakage.

Thanks everyone for joining, you all drove exceptionally well.

Hope you het well soon @Gaurav

I usually go after every drive to the Emarat station just after JA salik gate.

I ask them for a full steam wash, i use etisalat smiles application and i get 35% discount.

I tip the guy washing the car 20aed and another 30 for the guys drying and vacuuming. Believe me the car returns back as if coming out from the showroom. I usually prefer to clean the airfilter myself after every drive as well once I reach there.

With a gd tip they will spend 90 to 120min on your car.

Last week, they had a new crew on the day shift, I had to stay next to them and tell them what to do.

Thanks guys for the feedback, @Thomas Varghese I wouldn’t agree more with you in regards to lift, there are a lot of other factors that needs to be considered when you decide to add a lift to the car.

the 2.5” i’m referring to is actually the diameter of the shock not the lift.

I guess I will go with the bilstein shocks for now and save the extra money.

Thanks @M.Seidamand @Srikumarfor the advice. With this being a much cheaper option, I guess I will give it a try first and see how it goes before spending 9-10k.

Hello Desert Wanderers, I’m currently buying an Xterra after I totaled my beloved Y62.

First thing I’m planing to modify is the suspension. Wondering what most of you guys owning Xterras are using?

I found plenty of options in the market, such as profenders 2.5, oldman EMU BP-51, dobinsons MRA etc..

There are also cheaper options with no external reservoirs

Any advice you can provide?

Reading online I found that the offroad version/P4X comes with Bilstein shocks, I’m buying the standard trim so I guess it won’t have the bilsteins.

Have fun guys.

And stay safe

@sertaci guess early models of w211 has that issue, don't think it is present in the facelifted models.

Thanks @Zed

@Daniel Yang, no I didn't, the other guy with the Y60 won the Patrol. True the skids plates in the market that installs below your bumper are useless, they don't give any extra clearance, you will end up hitting the rear on every technical dune.

Guys,

As most of you already know, I'm putting my car back to stock so selling the below modified parts. Please contact me on my mobile number for the price: 0562250945

I'm selling my modified High Clearance Hybrid rear bash plate, along with original bumper (trimmed) and a modified resonator (last part after the muffler) ensuring max clearance, in addition to a custom designed 15mm soft eye recovery points made from high strength steel S335. Details below:

1. Hybrid rear bash plate: fits to the trimmed factory bumper,  increases the departure angle from 26 degrees to 40 degrees, comes with a protected  3mm steel corner wings.
2. Rear Corner wings are made from aluminum and gives a factory finish and protect the AC pipes and lane departure sensors.
3. Replacement fog lights are included, uses OEM sealed connectors for plug and play connection involving zero cutting of the harness.
4. High clearance axle-back exhaust, no welding or cutting is involved, just the end part is taken out by removing 2 nuts and the new part fits in right away.
5. Heavy duty Rear recovery points custom designed from 15mm S355JR high strength steel, powder coated, laser cut and suitable for soft shackles, Uses high grade 10.9 bolts and High strength pin that are shear loaded, much stronger than the factory pintle hook.

Photos below.

Parts are still as new with no scratches.

@MMansoorcan you plz contact me on whatsapp. 0562250945 

It is lady driven though  most of the week🙄😂

Dear Desert Wanderers,

If any of you are interested in a set of 17" original Braid Wheels with a set of 285/70/R17 BFG KO2 Tires, wheels are fitted with APEX fast deflating valves please contact me on my mobile Number: 0562250945.

Wheels are in mint condition. These wheels are specifically made to fit the Patrol Y62, they are the only 17" wheels that fit the Patrol.

Tires have 11000 km on them, still has more than 70% life.

Apex valves are 3 weeks old.