Mike M.

@DP1011 there is nothing more marketing nor promotional than what you did Plus you have used purple (Color schemes) to attract the attention to your drive's promotional line as well! See you soon on the sand hopefully

Thanks @JeromeFJ! Always a pleasure to drive with you, while it was a bit shorter this time but always fun and smooth. Happy to support you today and thanks for the kind words. I even learned a few things as it was my first towing rescue. @Frans M hope you have things sorted out or in progression. You have nerves of steel man. Kudos for your attitude and calmness for today’s unfortunate event. Thanks everyone for your patience and support. It’s all part of the game.

Thanks Frederic! Just did my part in this teams’ sport. We leave no one behind! See you on the next one!

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for this drive. Sharing some of the experience in navigating and the added tips is equivalent to 20 drives in my book. I for one, value at this stage picking the brains of the senior and the experienced offroaders rather than steer the wheel for 4 hours straight. This session has been invaluable for me on a personal level to validate some basic info I have gained from lessons learned through my solo drives and also learn some new tricks from an experienced and senior marshal like you. @Carnity@Gaurav@Frederic@Srikumar some food for thought, especially from the members that have pretty much got to learn the driving techniques and are now looking for more depth such as: 1- Better reading of dunes, 2- Mastering Navigational skills, 3- Advanced recovery techniques and 4- Similar advanced offroading skills depending on demands and themes. I understand that some of the points I mentioned above will come along if someone hits the Support Team and above but I am just sharing this trail as you will notice that almost every member on this drive appreciated the sharing of navigational tips on top of the driving. The objective for this long message is to share some insights from this drive to consider maybe doing some "How-To" drives or a mix of both in future drives with FB+ and Intermediate members that will appreciate this sharing of knowledge more than steering the wheel for 4 hours. Just some constructive feedback from my end as I have been lucky enough to have a Master Oogway "Mentor" in Carnity that is guiding me every time I have a "How To" question but I am sure not everyone has been equally lucky.

Hi @Ale Vallecchi. As per the suggested timings, I can only do Drive 1, which is the earlier drive. Thanks

Thanks @Davie Smooth_Operator for a great drive. The convoy vibe was fantastic! I noticed that in your drive summary that you forgot to mention about the JINX and the myths! As a team I think we learned not to JINX it when things are going well See you on the next one and thanks again!

@salahb That thing that made the difference and you don’t know what to call it is called the RAPTOR effect Best of luck in whatever you decide. You have narrowed down your search to 2 very capable vehicles and you can’t go wrong from here.

That’s what I mentioned in the shared feedback (the link I shared). The only thing to do after you buy one is to get an underbody protection for peace of mind and you definitely need it as this beast will give u the confidence to do things you can’t do in any other vehicle. And no, this doesn’t affect warranty. Wish you all the best in your choice but at the risk of sounding very biased you can’t compare a Rubicon to a Ranger Raptor. They don’t even play in the same league. Try making an excel and tell me what you come up with (I’m genuinely curious). The only thing that the Rubicon does slightly better is Rock crawling…. Test them both out and tell me if there is anything else you were able to find one last piece of advice, if u do another test drive for a Ranger Raptor make sure u drive it in sport mode. That was my on-the-spot selling point when I wasn’t even looking to buying a new car since I already had a “new” car!! Good luck once again with whatever you decide on! @Luke K P will still support you on your drives, regardless what vehicle you choose

You’re gonna get me in trouble but you know I always speak my mind

I wrote this feedback / opinion not long ago: please feel free to go through it as I think it answers some of your points ur looking for: That being said and it all depends on your character and profile, if this car will be ur first offroader, I strongly suggest to go with something that will teach you the art and skills of driving in the desert with minimal dependency on tech or power to mask any weakness. I started off with a pajero and I couldn’t be happier or more satisfied that I started with one of the most under powered, yet extremely reliable SUVs. It literally forced me to learn how to drive in the desert based on pure skills as there is 0 power that will help you to hide or mask any weakness. Once you master the art of driving and the best lines to choose to flow like water, then I would recommend you to go for the only vehicle that can do it all with 0 competition in the current global market: All ICONIC brands accounted for in my statement (it’s my humble and personal opinion). This vehicle is the Ford Ranger Raptor. I know my recommendation is a long route but you can take my word for it when I say that Pajero drivers see lines that no other drivers can see because those drivers never had to develop that skill due to their vehicles’ capabilities. Very long answer but hope it helps somehow @salahb

@Frederic is it an option to join the celebration only and not the drive ? Sundays are usually the family day. Thanks!