Patrick van der Loo

Thank you @JeromeFJfor a great morning out in the desert. @Zixuan Huang - Charlie thank you for great support as always. I made some gopro videos of a number of you. In case you are interested send me your mobile nr and I will WhatsApp it to you: @JeromeFJ @Mohamad Anwer@mike @Jaro Tuzinsky @Zixuan Huang - Charlie

@Islam Solimanthank you so much for a great morning out in Lisali. Like you said we had a bit of everything. Was great to be out with this group and see shoveling and helping out back and forth. 

@Rizwanm2you managed a perfect drive. We covered the distance at a really nice pace. @Zixuan Huang - Charliethank you again for the pressure recommendation. Dropping to 9 really made a massive difference. Especially with a (relatively) light car such as mine it improved grip and made for less spinning on the rear wheels.

Thanks again @GauravSoni for a great drive. @Nathan Lwhat oud scanner did you use again? I forgot to write it down. Thx

Islam, I added myself to the waitlist as it would be my 2nd drive for the weekend. 

@Shaaz Sha amazing drive. Great pace and diversity of driving areas. I will get up that final hill at some point

Thanks @GauravSonifor a great morning out.  Agree with Brett these technical drives are good fun and great to get to learn how to control the ‘new’ jeep

Confirmed

I already signed up to another drive but if you have room for 1 extra I would like to join Gaurav

@Brettethanks for a fun morning today and @Looperthanjs for explaining the nickname and the decal 😂

Thank you @M.Seidam for a morning full of learnings. Technical terrain and very loose in areas made for some interesting refusals and retries in certain areas. Super work also @Danish Mohammadand @Michel Van Woudenberg

Very relieved to hear this @Manoj Soman - and glad to hear the Wrangler rides again!

Yay! Congratulations my friend - we are at the same level again. Look forward to sharing some rides again soon!

@Markus B could you please DM me in the TJ group/contacts? Thanks a million! 
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@Hisham Masaad @Rizwanm2 @Tom B big thanks for a great ride today. I really enjoyed myself and saw the progress vs my first fewbie ride a few weeks back in the same area! Will put the pictures in the gallery. @Tom B I have a full video of one of your loops with the screaming land cruiser. DM me and I can send you the file directly. 

confirmed

Thank you again @Tboneand @Brette for a great drive this morning. Isn’t this the best way to start the weekend! 

Before and after pics attached. I stayed modest compared to Rob. I had the spoilers (already cracked the rear) removed and installed a bash-plate 

the problem with the adventure model Prado are these spoilers and the holes they leave behind when you remove them. Mine is plugged and looks like a Dalmatian but I can live with it. Still cracked my bumper at the fro t though, so cutting at some point will be inevitable. 

What an amazing ride @Hisham Masaad

honestly, and as @Rob Sput it, one of the best I have been on so far. Great technical sections and wonderful loops. Couldn’t wish more for a first fewbie ride. And that raptor sound is still booming in my ears @Karthik Raptor  

Confirmed AND Excited!

Agreed @Yesu Yarlagadda  thanks a million @Gaurav. What a great ride. And the group really kept it moving. Well done all! 

Happy to provide the info and costs etc. My whatsapp is still my US number: +12039128797. Send me a message and I will forward the info

Thank you gents! Looking forward to continuing to learn and improve my off road skills!

The adventure is basically the previous VXR (I believe that is what it was called) luxury model model year '22 with some extra trim, black wheels, spoilers etc. I picked it because of the the luxury items like the split climate control, sunroofs, bluetooth apple carplay, ventilated leather seats etc. - I wanted the luxury during the week and for longer road trips ...

Same here re- the Prado. Overall comfort (I have the Adventure model with all the options) is extremely high. Although calling it adventure and installing spoilers to make it a mall crawler doesn’t really make sense. I only once ever needed the Center diff lock. Normally 4H is enough, and the way power is distributed is more than adequate for rides. I removed the spoilers (hence the Dalmatian look) and installed a 10mm bash plate. But still split the front bumper taking a small dip a bit too fast. Overall could not be happier with my Prado. Luxury during the week and off road fun on the weekend. If you want to join me on one of the desert rides to see how it handles you are more than welcome.