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Congratulations @Parliament, enjoy the new level

Congratulations @Rk ram! Enjoy the new level

Congratulations @Deepak Eswar, enjoy the new level!

Congratulations @Sam K! Enjoy the new level

Congratulations @Jona! Enjoy the peak 💪🏽

There are multiple factors why you won't see as many Broncos in the desert for a couple of years: 1. Very new platform: As the car is barely two years old, and was launched during the exit of the pandemic (chip shortages), new cars have been slow to trickle out to buyers. As global supply chain ramps up, and demand/supply stabilises, more Broncos should slowly begin to enter the space. 2. Entirely new product vs platform expansion: The Jeep 392 resolves a power upgrade that hardcore enthusiasts and Jeep-owners can get behind. The platform for the Wrangler and the Rubicon variant is well-established. Similarly, if you look at the Ford Ranger Raptor, it too will build on the already inherent legacy of the Ranger as well as the F-150. Even then, it will take some time for it to ship enough units. 3. Price: Starting north of AED 250k, the Bronco is a platform that only those that truly love the car or enthusiasts with enough disposable income will want to splurge on. 4. Confirmation biases Offroaders are still a very small sub-set: Because we spend a lot of time in company of offroaders, we attach a confirmation bias that all off-road capable cars must be going off-road. As a Jeep owner, I'm certain you'll agree that there's a vast and larger majority of Wrangler owners with enough bells and whistles on their cars and they've never even stepped over a curb. When supply-chains improve and the platform begins to capture interest, we should more of them on the road first. Don't believe the hype: As somebody who grew up in the UAE, I have long believed that the only cars that can go offroad and excel are the Toyota Land Cruiser and the Nissan Patrol. From safari tour groups to decades-long reverence, to marketing on steroids, both cars have been elevated to god-like status. It is only when I began driving off-road that I learned how rubbish the Y62 and the LC200 are in the desert for hardcore dune-bashers. Concepts like power-to-weight ratio are not in the consideration vocabulary of a regular driver. 5. Embed into the driving culture: Powerful American SUVs are largely broken into three styles - large pick-ups (F-150, Ram, Tundra, Ridgelin, etc.), large road-wagons (Escalade, Suburban, Wagoneer, Tahoe, Sequoia) and purpose-built utilities (Wrangler, Bronco, 4Runner). With dunebashing (vs baja racing) not a large part of the American off-road scene, and focus on national park trails, rock crawling and overlanding focus overall, it will take time for American manufacturers to embed themselves into the driving culture of the desert. And it will require all of the above factors to go in their favor too. See how popular American pick-up trucks have become offroad in the past 5 years that now the F-150 and the RAM TRX already have cultures that they can build upon and tap into consumers in that space. The Bronco will need a lot more time to get there. Once it does, and it proves its mettle, it will find it easier in successive years to maintain that position.

@Bashar Beasha - there will most likely be somebody behind you with lights enough to call aliens from outer space, so bring a pair of sunglasses 😎

That’s an emoji of a geek leaving everybody behind in the dust 💪🏽

@Frederic in a Nissan Patrol 🤓💨

Concur with @Frederic. Since you're already running AT tyres, then the Michelin LTX Force are a great set of tyres. I've just switched to them in December, and they're quieter (vs previous Geolandar G015) on the road, have excellent braking and good grip when driven for long distances. Off-road this weekend, I was even running them down at 9.5 psi on my stock rims so very happy with their performance. However, if you're planning on not off-roading regularly, and only go offroad occasionally or to camp, then you may even consider going down to Highway Terrain (HT) tyres. Here, you can choose between either the Michelin Primacy or the dealer OEM Bridgestone Dueler too. When it comes to road-noise and on-road comfort, not to mention slightly better fuel efficiency, H/T tyres are the way to go.

Congratulations @PETELCZYC PAJERO - luke! Loving your hand-on approach to fixing things. See you around

Congratulations @Tharun Kumar V - we need more people like you around who know the internals of our cars than just where the pedals and wheels are

Enjoy the new level, @Bjoern!

Enjoy the pace of FB+ in your tuned "X" @Krishna R

Congratulations @Yaseen87 - enjoy the pace that comes with FB+

Enjoy the new level, @Ron.P

@Ignacio Quindós - welcome to the IMs where we talk more on the forum, than on the radios Enjoy the new pace!

@Bravoecho - totally concur with @Frederic in that BMW Road (& Al Sajaa area when you need cheap spare parts) in Sharjah are a much more cost-efficient solution and probably the best bets. However, if you're not willing to go that far and want to stay just within Dubai city limits, you can also explore the bylanes of Umm Ramool (opposite Festival City) for welders. The kadak won't be as great though.