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Congrats @Mohit Gurnani for a well deserved promotion👍🏻, interesting journey of pace and learning more , awaits ahead:)

Thanks @Gaurav for such a wonderful NB drive. It was great fun to see those roller coaster, soft technical patches at times and the famous pink rock capture🙌🏼! @Brette Less said better abt how best positioned you were at No.2😁. 

Great to see some usual faces @Faraz94 @Theo09 @essam ibrahim and @PETELCZYC PAJERO - luke! 
And also quiet a few first time faces for me @Shiboo Kr @DTG @Arun Menon @Thomas Collins Jayakumar@Ben Williams !  - You all did great today, with minor refusals and the last 2 good learning experiences too:)  the more shovel is used in NB-FB drives, the more it helps us to learn:) Thanks all those who helped with their shovels  keeping up the team sport spirit:)

Thanks @Benjamin for being CF and in a calm active manner with your clear communications on refusals👍🏻

See you all soon in sands! 
 

6 minutes ago, Beide Worku said:

@M.Seidam is this drive still happening? And is it system error or it’s actually a convoy of 3?

It is happening - 4 brave hearts ! You, @Krishna R @Simon D & Dr @M.Seidam  

@Pavel Pashkovskiy 's Home made coffee, available where no one can deliver in the middle of desert

second preference goes to TIM HORTONS at fuel stations, they make strong cappuccino if needed,, which no one does.

Absolutely agree, Being a proud Rubiconer for last 18 months, my take away would be : If your usage is 70:30 Offroad Vs Onroad, Rubicon deftly, and if its more than 30-40% Onroad, then Prado. Rubicon doesnt have a great sitting comfort room for rear passengers, so its more for 2 adults and 2 kids, but more than that, Prado is better.

@M.Seidam - @Simon D will definitely be there, he is bachelor these days, as his family is not in town 😁 

Congratulations @Ale Vallecchi on your double century of drives , and what a way to celebrate this - 200th with 2000 mts 😎🤘

Not always a lucky day, and today was one for me  , still on call !  will miss this drive ! and have fun & a Safe drive ! @Pieter Pot , @Jessica Lambert ! 

and I keep my fingers crossed to be able to Move existing work commitments to later in night, and join last minute - Will keep you posted @Ale Vallecchi ! 

Congratulations @Benjamin , on a very well deserved promotion ! Keep it up and well done ! a new experience awaits ahead

Congratulations @Marketa Dobesova , am sure you were looking forward to this ! Enjoy the levelled up drives ! 

Just now, Mohamad Anwer said:

Sorry I missed the drive guys! Very late night 😪. Till next time 😎👌

We Missed you as well @Mohamad Anwer BUT you had better reasons to miss😅 the drive, its always better not to drive with a  previous tiring long night😎👍🏻which deftly compromises concentration and focus🙂

If I have to single out one person, it would be YOU @Bravoecho - You did exceptionally well, through out the drive , with the pace and technical patches - absolutely impressive ! 

@Looper - It was perfect FB+ Drive :D. The pace and the track and those ridges still on mind and duration was also perfect considering the temperature . Was great to have other exceptional riders @Imteeaz @Chris Wing and thanks @Simon D For sweeping us . The company of you all always makes it fun! 

See you soon again in sands or otherwise

(P.S Even IM and above drives,  are logically  FB+ drives  , hence I say it was perfect FB+ Drive )   

Thanks for the fantastic drive @Frederic and @Vanessa8580 ( I added Vanessa too , as i can see the hardwork done on planning this one  had her complete involvement!;)) 

It was a LONG convoy, cant tag everyone, but It was fantastic to see you all guys😁💥👍🏻! Many more to come in winters😁! 

Fantastic NB drive @Ale Vallecchi! This is deftly among my top few favourites of NB drives! 

@PETELCZYC PAJERO - luke U did brilliant as a second lead! 
Congratulations for doing so well on ur first drive @Aser and @Faraz94, towards the end of drive you clearly demonstrated understanding of ur control over ur car !😎👍🏻!

And Likewise, You both did impressively well @essam ibrahim and @Theo09! All the refusals were self recovered, that explains how well everyone drove! 

and thanks for that helpful support the back and also sweeping us @Benjamin

Look forward to Seeing you all soon in sands!

https://carnity.com/advice/offroad/carnity-two-way-radio-frequencies-r119/
 

@Aser @Faraz94 - You can refer this link and program your radios to carnity channels, this will be very helpful as you look forward to more drives👍🏻🙂

@Mohamad Anwer I was happy to see you, but only for few hours!!!??? whYyyy!!!😅

13 minutes ago, Benjamin said:

This is a great question @DP1011 I was actually thinking of putting down the same post here for advice. 
 

because I was thinking that if I got a service every 5000kms the service provider would know me by name at that stage 😂 

Personally atleast at my house myself and @Gary F service at 10,000kms  more convenient and better costs in the end of the day. 
 

however I still unscrew the intake  cover and take the filter out of the intake giving it a tap to remove any large amounts of dust or sand, also vacuum out the intake before placing the filter back into the intake.

Guess time to revisit the interval of 10k, with you & @Gary F both now in IM - Its better to spend 200 10 times vs spending 2500 at one go 😂 in addition to having a longer life

1 minute ago, Mark B said:

That sounds like a good option, just somewhere between, but if still on service contract, one is free and one is paid so it’s not too bad

Why no wheel rotation, just curious? 

 @Mark B here you go

4 minutes ago, Frederic said:

In my case:

* Oil change at 7500-8000km approx, alternating between regular oil change shop and my trusty mechanic. (only good quality fully synthetic oil, i use Castrol 5W40).

* Other maintenance intervals followed strictly on all my cars (diff fluids, other stuff, etc..)

* Air filter cleaning every 2-3 drives (depending on which level drive and terrain it was).

* No wheel rotation.

 

PS there is an app called SimplyAuto. I use it to keep track of maintenance schedules and servicing/repair costs.

Freddie ! I am inclined with this, but till my warranty, will go with regular 10k Service, and 5-6k oil change with my trusty mechanic, alongside those other maintenance intervals at 2-3k.  

Is this your story too ? @Frederic

Hi All, - This is more for people who are most of times in desert with their machines ( or have been in past and now slowed down ) . 

I always hear from some people, if off-roading, get your car serviced at 5k instead of 10k - How many of you are already doing this ? I started my new jeep, so far I always have been doing it at 10k, and so far with 55k mileage, I did not foresee any issues ( Nevertheless, I ensure Filter cleaning is done at regular intervals of 3-5 drives, depending on how the drive was , for eg:  If I do 2 fast pace IM drives, with lot of ridge riding, then I do it after 2 drives ( although, I learnt about filter cleaning only during my IM stage post 2-3 drives when I had struggle to climb dunes, a conversation with experienced driver helped me to gain this knowledge). 

So question : Is with regular checks like filter cleaning / coolant check etc., is 10k service OK or you would still have views to get it serviced at 5K ? If at 5k, what would that service include ? Apart from Filter/Coolant - Engine oil change and Wheel alignments ? Any thing specific to be taken care of or ensured ?

Would love to hear your thoughts on this as Am sure for new vehicles wont be much of an issue but as it grows older, constant check would be adding to its life for sure. 

18 hours ago, PETELCZYC PAJERO - luke said:

i suppose removing the wheels from this would make it less stable even if it is on a board?
not so keen on the rolling wheels on it

IF you have plans to buy one, pls wait till July 11-12, amazon prime members sale will deftly be  cheaper than today . if already bought, just return it...haha, and While 2 ton would do the job, my pick would be 2.5-3T...

and One more to drop out list, Will miss this fun @Varun Mehndiratta😅, Just had a lucky draw, Bfast with my little one or Drive, and the result :  8am driving to Hamptons for a pan cake and hot choclate candy! 😂

1 hour ago, Charbel said:

a cliff hanger type of drive? 😅

what to expect for a first time rock climber? 😥

And your first drive with @Frederic!! comes in your 61st!

1 minute ago, DTG said:

Hi..... This is my 2nd drive with Carnity....... Had my first drive 2 weeks back.... But I'll still drop the details below. 

 

Make - Mitsubishi Pajero 2014 GLS LWB

Colour - White 

 

Have two front and rear hooks and the essential gear as well. 

Oops - my bad buddy - Apologies Looking forward to see you Satday ! 

Hi @Faraz94 , @DTG @Yahir Marban - Welcome to Carnity ! I see that this will be your first time with @Carnity drives and hence can you please confirm on below : 

• Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Color, and Year.
• Do you have any prior off-road experience? If yes, pls share details.
• Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks/eyelets.
• Confirm you have essential minimum gears  to start off with - 1. Off road flag , 2. Two way programmable radio 3. Deflator to deflate tyres upon arrival and 4. Compressor to inflate after the drive. 
• MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING https://youtu.be/hP-2ah4Eyek 

Looking forward to seeing you on Satday ! 

1 minute ago, PETELCZYC PAJERO - luke said:

thx @DP1011..
gonna use it as 'training' drive for my youngest again.. zofia gotta get her rank up as a passanger 😁

Yes ! For a 3 yr old, you need to do 5 NB drives before taking her on FB😄, and then Mia can have company !!  ( However am sure to promote them to FB+ you will have to wait "Few YEARS" 😅