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@munkybiznessI had similar thought, untill I had pleasure to witness what an extra Long WB 4x4 can do from Islam's Yukon!!! Especially when your car has a powerful heart. @Islam Soliman you need to make it up to him😈 PS: extra long WB I meant WB that is something near 3000mm. Yukon's WB is 3040 and LWB y61 is 2970.

Thought I would remain as SW which seems to be a more relaxing role to me, but ended up being the more important role - CF, Thank you @Janarthanand @Hisham Masaad for the opportunity. Great job done @Sunil Mathew being the SL, as well as the rest of convoy, especially the self-recoveries performed by @Michael Glavanis. @Nafiz I hope you can get your bumper fixed and will see you soon on the sands, yours were better than the other LC120 I have driven with in the same area, it had the entire bumper tore off in 1piece Looking forward to seeing you in FB+ very soon @TT_Dubai! Till next time!

@M.Seidam Guess this is my Pathfinder's application to the Xterra forum 🤪

It's always pleasure and enjoyment driving behind @Islam Soliman, thought I have been to the area but the terrain was completely different from what's in my impression. To be frank, the technical bit at beginning was kinda scary to the half awake me, but a very effective prescription to pull myself together after tiny bit of sleep. I had never crested in the past, and I had 2 in this drive, which was not expected, but a lot learnt, thanks everyone for helping out and holding. @M.Seidam, who has made a great lecture on recovery throughout the drive, thanks a lot! @JeromeFJ@Looper both very experienced driver, helping in and out at all the recoveries and not getting into a tiny bit of trouble! @Sunil Mathew consistant performance, and the survivor of nearly 10 FB+ hours in one single day! and well done @Adhir Saxena! I must apologize for taking huge amount of time on fixing my broken bumper/plate, it survived lots of ridge ridings with Ale, and thought it's strong enough, I already got few quotes by the time I am writing this, and should have it installed within the week. (I do hope that I can get a skid plate in stock that dosent have "Xterra" on the front 🙃) Till next time!

Congrats @Nafiz

Congrats @S Jacob

Congrats @munkybizness

Congrats @Gilbert Khalil

Congrats @Russ, time to let the raptor roar all over carnity!

Hi @Islam Soliman, I think u r missing out @Adhir Saxenain the convey list

Yes I confirm. @Ale Vallecchi

Hi @Ale Vallecchi, I'd like to join the drive if there is still space

Hi @Wrangeldplease wait-list me for second drive

Have to withdraw the driving due to change of schedules, see you next time @Frederic😶

Let me add some woods to the fire😈 1: Nissan Pathfinder R51, a slightly different version of Xterra, same power full engine transmission and platform, this VQ40DE engine is really powerful, and in my opinion the strongest among the V6 rivals (Toyota, Jeep, Pajero, I have driven all of the mentioned brands' NA V6), once you push beyond 3k RPM, the kick is unbeatable. 3 row 7 seaters that can be folded down completely full independent suspension, which allows you drive comfortably onroad, and the handlng is lots better than the ones with either 1 solid axle or both solid axles (All the Toyota options, Xterra, Wrangler), I drive often 130-140kmr on highway. However its around 200 kg heavier 2.1-2.2 tons, which I dont think is much a big issue as you are looking for comfortable and roomy option 2: Toyota Fortuner, the SUV form of the mightly Hillux pickup Extremely durable 4.0 V6 which is also used on pre 2010 LC200, LC120 and FJ. Weight about 1.8-1.9 tons, makes it the lightest body on frame v6 7 seater offroader in my knowledge Optional rear diff locker

Hi Fred please wait-list me, second dive, but my debut night drive 😛

I believe for most of the time temp should be between 85 to 92 onroad, 92 to 105 offroad, and I'm using aftermarket radiator which is smaller in volume compare to the larger GCC original radiator. Neither a night onroad nor a ln offroad drive should bring up the temperature to 105, you need to check it up. May be the radiator has rusted and clotted inside which makes coolant circulation inefficient, due to excessive usage of coolant, and this was the reason why I changed my previous original radiator.

It's another enjoyable drive with lots of long side sloping and sharp climbs, I have done nothing but flooring gas on 1st gear, and watching @Islam Soliman 's full size Yukon's performance, A lot learnt and still tons to be learnt on LWB car driving on sand, thank you so much @Islam Soliman. (My Pathfinder R51's WB is 2850mm, same as LC 200, and only 100mm less than the full size Yukon) I hope everyone else has enjoyed the power of their machines as I have. Preciously, more than half of our convoy were the brutal V8s Sad to see @Hardik Modyexiting early but wishing to see you on sand soon, and appreciate if you can share the reason why your coolant temp was spiking up to 120+C. Pathfinder/Xteera might have overheating issue but your case was definitely not one. Thank you @Jeepie so much for supporting the drive, and managing several refusals and stucks! Good to see you again @TT_Dubai after nearly 2 months, hoping for more chances driving alongside with you, Untill next time! PS：this is my first night drive experience 😁

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Sad to see you leaving the drive, hope to see you next time Anoop. What is the issue with your gearbox? I am very curious

It's really a good start of fewbie + for me, and wonderful week breaker. Thank you so much @Ale Vallecchi for the drive. I haven't been this focused in a drive for a while already (Maybe because of the 2-3 hrs quality sleep on Thursday night 😎), as a great portion of the drive was challenging my limits. Got stuck twice, thanks to help from @Ashok chaturvedi @Lakshmi Narasimhan and @Chinthaka Ruwan and ofc the guidance from @Ale Vallecchi, I could get back on track. I should have considered more on my car's steering radius before taking the attempts really. I did pray to God for safety specifically to my debut fewbie+ drive, and God has answered surely: I actually had my front left tire flatted out during the second tug given by Lakshmi, after getting back on track, I felt a little bumpy but didnt think the tire would be flat. Untill at the end of the drive when @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil had too much fun on the ridge, I had the chance to stop and immediately @Ashok chaturvedi found out that flat tire. Inflated it up, and the HT tire was all good all the way home, with no visible damage nor bubble. Thank you all the seniors and support team for supporting this drive @Craig Finlayson @GauravSoni @Ranjan Das @Russ, especially @Lakshmi Narasimhan and @Ashok chaturvedi for covering my front and back. didnt hear much from @Sunil Mathew I guess you did better than I did, and nice to see and drive with @Chinthaka Ruwan @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil. See you all soon!

I think this can be sorted by placing something doesn't melt in between. I will wait a bit longer to see if someone tell me big no no before I get a piece of it 😉

Do you think they will provide a different petrol engine than the 2.0 one? Was reading the spec sheet yesterday, it's really interesting