Rob S

@Hisham Masaad, confirmed

Congrats @Patrick van der Loo it was a pleasure to drive with you as a newbie in Liwa and learn about the Prados desire for fuel saving and early shifting! Hope to see you on a fewbie soon!

I believe there is a lot of cross over between spares and modifications across fj cruiser and Prado. Not sure so much about fortuner, so you may want to research and consider this if you think you will get more serious down the line and only want to own one car rather than desperate desert mule!

@Frederic any fortuner owners in the club that you can tag to balance out this debate?

I test drove a fortuner, Prado, LR4. On road, LR4 was best, followed by Prado then fortuner. I ended up going for Prado! 

Added bonus of the Prado is that many people get out of your way when charging down sheik Zahed rd!

I trimmed the bumper and got a bash plate and enjoying the dunes. Depending on Prado age and model, wheel size will be 17 or 18 and if a newer one, 18 or 19. Try to get a model with the smaller wheels as will help to get better tyre footprint when deflated.

Congrats dude! look forward to seeing you on the fewbie drives soon! 

@Tbone apologies from my side with my timing mix up. Hope to drive with you soon. 

Thanks @Vanessa8580 I confirm I’ll be joining

hi @ASAD., not yet researched much about what type of lift (that will come later!). I will replace tyres soon so first evaluating keeping current wheels and adding spacers or buying new wheels with the new tyres as I want the wider look! 

Congrats Mark! see you on a drive again soon! 

Hi All,

Seeking general consensus and opinions on widening the wheel track! 

I have been looking into doing the above for two reasons . . . . . one cosmetic (whether or not you agree!) and the other with the mind that its sensible thing to do when (not if haha!) I eventually upgrade suspension and do a 1-2inch lift.

I currently have an offset of +25. So moving to zero offset wheels will give me 25mm wider each side. If I move to -10, I will get 35mm wider each side.

Whats the advantages / dis-advantages of just getting zero or negative offset wheels, or getting some good quality spacers fitted.

(and if anyone wants to offer advice about the ideal spacer size or offset please go ahead, all opinions welcome!)

(and if its relevant, its for a toyota prado)

Cheers,

Rob

Congrats @Davie Chase!! Good luck at the next level! Maybe bump into you again in the future! 

Just to confirm, this ride will not venture into Abu Dhabi so no need for Green status and PCR?

Hi @Wrangeld can I assume I will be added in as replacement of Naim for Saturdays drive? 

26 minutes ago, Naim Aoun said:

I am gonna make someone happy.  Sadly, I have to pull out 😔

Hopefully thats me! 

What a cracking way to spend the first weekend of 2022! Trying not to lose @Wrangeld over the Sabkha and seeing @Alex Raptor grinning from ear to ear as he floored his raptor through the puddles! 

Thanks to Richard for an awesome drive, I can't imagine what some of that technical stuff would be like in the dry!! 

Great to meet the rest of you all! looking forward to many more Fewbie drives in the future! 

Awesome news @Dinesh Kumar A!

Congrats @Karthik Raptor look forward to driving with you soon!

My first fewbie drive, had a great time, special thanks to @Jeepie and @Lawrence_Chehimi for helping me out when I got stuck. Looking forward to the next one!

I joined Carnity this year and currently enjoying the drives and the helpful drive leads an members . . . . . . And I started to wonder more about the Club/Forum and its ownership / management / behind the scenes operations. 

The structure for members to develop, and also driver leads and marshalls is very clear, but couldn't find out much about the club history and ownership etc etc.

Anybody able to share a brief history?

Few points that got me thinking . . . . . . 

Do the driver leads get Paid? or is it voluntary?

Who owns the Carnity Forum platform?

It is just UAE specific, or are their "carnity" brands world wide?

There is vast amount of different car forums within the Carnity site but many are empty or have old content > what's the history behind this?

Here is the before and after pics!

Hi @jose Shanu I dont think it is "needed" for newbie drives, but I got one fitted after my 3rd or 4th drive as at the same time, I wanted to get the skirt / body kit bits removed from the front bumper. I will try and attached some photos shortly of before and after the skirt removal. I would definitely recommend the bumper adjustment after your first couple of drives to avoid unplanned removal in the desert  

being specific on the bash plate, It definitely removed concern about causing any additional damage, and with that boosted my confidence to apply the gas pedal approaching crests and as a result I think my driving in the desert improved! 

(Edited: I have 2015 Prado)

Hi @Tariq Mahmood I got a mount fixed to my roof bar, then I have quick release AOR flag pole thats easy to attach and remove at the end of the ride. Mount cost me 100 or so dirhams, many 4x4 garages offered me various solutions around this price. hope that helps! 

Hi all, I've been chatting to others during drives and also the Marshalls about modifications on the prado as I develop and take on more difficult drives.

As I move to fewbie I thought it would be good to capture the modifications people made at this level. 

So what mods did you make that were esential, or you wished you did before hitting the dunes at fewbie level?

What mods did you do that you feel were a waste not money and not needed at fewbie level! 

I've already got bash plate but considering bumper cutting. Also I'm still on maxxis HT tyres that get some interesting reactions from people when I have refusal / stuck 🤣

Thanks all! 

4 hours ago, Chaitanya D said:

Congrats @Rob Soughton, well done . You were impressive in Liwa

Thank you @Chaitanya D I learnt so much from your drive in the big dunes. Look forward to driving with you again 👍

Hi Atif, did you ever find an answer to this?