Neil Jarman

4 hours ago, Felix Obst said:

Hi @Neil Jarman, any update on your Jeep? Did they fix it already? Have a great week!

Thanks @Felix Obstshe's fixed and I'm hoping to pick up the old girl from the garage later.

Not a mechanical issue as such but I haven't been able to replace the rear tow ball with a hook just yet as I'm told the part isn't available locally at the moment. any suggestions or alternatives would be very welcome. 

Thank you to all for getting me out of the desert this morning following my mechanical retirement from the drive. It was good fun and I learned a lot in a short space of time - my favourite being Mehmet's steering wheel wiggle. I'll be at the garage tomorrow and back on the sand inshallah 😃🙏

1 hour ago, Vanessa8580 said:

@Felix Obst @Arijit Bhattacharyya @Kenneth Stenlund @BHANU PRAKASH VISHWANATH @Javid_DXB @Neil Jarman and @Gerrit Bus

Looking forward to meet you all tomorrow morning.

Below you can find the convoy numbering

Absolute Newbie Drive Al Qudra 03 sept 2021
Attendees	Level	Car		Pos #
Vanessa8580	Marshal	Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Blue		1
Felix Obst	Absolute Newbie	Jeep Wrangler JLU White 2021		2
Javid DXB	Absolute Newbie	Nissan Patrol		3
Bhanu Prakash Viswanath	Absolute Newbie	Mitsubishi Pajero 2014		4
Arijit Bhattacharyya	Absolute Newbie	Nissan X-terra		5
Neil Jarman	Absolute Newbie	Jeep Wrangler 2door Green 1995		6
Kenneth Stenlund	Absolute Newbie	Toyota FJ Cruiser 2021		7
Gerrit Bus	Absolute Newbie	Jeep Gladiator		8
Mehmet Volga	Advance	Mitsubishi Pajero LWB		9

 

We will be using radio channel 1 (446 00625) for anyone who is bringing their own radio, don't worry if you do not have a radio yet, I will be bringing spare radios that you can use.

I hope to see you all tomorrow morning at 6am sharp !

Thank you Vanessa. I don't have a radio just yet. 

I'm not quite that old just yet 

First of all, thanks to @Felix Obst as without having seen his post, I wouldn't have realised that this part of the forum was here.

His everyone. I'm Neil, and it's very nice to be here.

I've been in the region since 2014 but only arrived in Dubai in January after three year stints in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. During those six years, I drove a Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, which I'd bought to be able to go off road but never did but sold before I came back to the UAE but now wish I hadn't! The reason being that I live in Mira Oasis with my two rescue pups, Frankie and Zoya, who love chasing each other in the dunes at the end of the road but I'd like to be able to take them further into the desert  and camp come the winter. 

Two months ago I bought my Jeep Wrangler, the 1995 YJ model which was lovingly maintained and I think restored by the previous owner who also converted it from an automatic to a manual. Although I learned to drive in a manual car in the UK back in the 1980s, and had always driven manuals right up until the aforementioned Trailhawk, driving the Jeep has has taken some getting used to as well having to drive at a snail's pace over speed bumps. I'm also not very mechanically minded. My brain just doesn't seem to work that way but still I'd like to be better and know what all of the switches do and the tools are for. 

I'm looking forward to joining this Friday's group led by @Vanessa8580 but rest assured I'll be leaving the girls at home this time around. 

Hi Vanessa

Looks like we might be on track for a Jeep-fest:

1) Jeep Wrangler YJ 1995 Manual

2) Absolutely none - I signed up for a absolute newbie drive back in June just after I bought the car but withdrew as I didn't feel comfortable enough driving the car 

3) yes 

In terms of tools, the previous owner left lots of things in the rear door but I have no clue what most of them are but know I have a deflator, pressure gauge and compressor.

5 hours ago, Chaitanya D said:

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@Chaitanya DPlease note the convoy list for tomorrows drive below.

Ensure you have read and agreed to Covid precautions,  if not no drive. Thanks to all those who have done it already. 

Please ensure you arrive well in time so that we seniors at Carnity - myself, @Lorenzo Candelpergher and @Brette will personally check all the mandatory requirements for your cars and then guide you all in deflation and getting your cars prepped for what will be a wonderful start to your desert adventures in a covid safemanner. Ensure you step out of your cars with masks and keep social distance. Welcome 🙏

Please note some of you have nil, some little, some good and some excellent knowledge of offroading and hence considering a group/convoy we all have to get down to the level of the person driving with "nil" knowledge. Please be patient for a detailed discussion on safe practices, for recoveries and learning together. At Carnity it is always a team sport and we all - as much as we can - go in and out together. 

While we all are into this as a hobby , we are not certified mechanics and will advise you what to do the best of our knowledge- unbiased, in case if we have any situation which is beyond our control. It has happened very very rarely, so lets not really worry of that as of now.

Bring your off - road gears - whatever you have in terms of deflator, flag, suction cups, radio , compressor, shovel and a Radio. The most important being compressor as the air compressor at Last exit is generally out of order or extremely super slow.

I will be waiting exactly at the location shared - in a Black Xterra with hazard lights on, watch out for this old Car .

Lorenzo with his Black Rubicon will be a bit further up into the dirt track from where we will actually have a briefing and start off the drive.

We will use Chanel 1 for Radio coms

My contact number in case if you need is 0529970964.

See you all tomorrow

 

I took the YJ out a little earlier this evening and even though this is the newbie drive and i don't want to be the last minute cancel guy, I just need some (more) driving time to not be the pain in the convoy guy tomorrow. I'm also kinda hoping that SImon's Dad might be available to borrow at the next drive?! 

1 hour ago, Srikumar said:

Welcome @Neil Jarman it's great to have a fellow driver with a 90's car. We are a rare breed. The YJ and that too with a manual transmission is an extremely capable offroader, so you will have loads of fun.

Just be sure that with a manual transmission, you don't use a half clutch. You might get away without burning it on the road, but on the sand it can be unforgiving. On the sand, the clutch is either fully engaged or disengaged even if the engine keeps stalling. You will get used to it. And when instructed by the senior members in certain situations it would be better to put it in 4Lo to get the car out of the situation. That helps prevent the car stalling at low rpm.

Good luck!!

Thank you for the tip and please keep them coming. Remembering the clutch at all is an achievement right now and it's bringing back memories of driving/lcrunching my way around an industrial estate in an Austin Allegro when i first learned to drive!

17 minutes ago, Chaitanya D said:

Thanks @Neil Jarman and welcome to Carnity. 

Please get acquainted with the gears - 4high and 4 low, just wondering if it is manual or automatic? and make sure the car is desert ready, all fluids and radiators checked thoroughly.  It is blazing hot out there and hence u need to be sure. 

Thank you @Chaitanya D. It is manual (the previous owner converted it from automatic) and i know that gear lever although i've not used it very much (see previous comment about fear of damages) and I haven't driven the car much either. I'm happy to be guided by you as to whether it's better to get a bit more driving time under my belt before coming along to one of these events?

As far as i know everything is in tip top condition as the car was prepped for its RTA inspection and probably more helpfully went in for checks at an off road specialist garage. 

Complete newbie. I bought my 95 Jeep Wrangler a week ago and i'm still working out/remembering how stuff works and tbh i'm a little bit afraid to drive for fear of damaging it but i think it looks great in the car port.

i have a compressor/deflator but no flag or radio. I have the clearance, the tow bars;  I've totally agreed to the COVID post; and i'll also put my hands up to being mechanically challenged.