Mohit Gurnani

Running a few mins late sorry

@JeromeFJ apologies wasn’t able to make it- somehow stopped my alarm instead of snoozing. hope it was a great drive.

Hi @JeromeFJ, will have to exclude myself- have to work tomorrow as well to catch up on deliverables. Have a great one.

@JeromeFJ getting very interrupted sleep - don’t think I will be able to get enough rest for the drive - hence dropping out- have a great drive!

@JeromeFJ noted I will try to find something like this

Thanks @JeromeFJ for an amazing drive! Some very good challenges and overall very smooth! PS: Shackles and radio frequency issue sorted - thanks for a accommodating it this time!

Hi @Frederic have woken up with a terrible headache today , so will sit this one out. Have a great one!

Hi @JeromeFJ just got new tires fitted, so I think I’ll skip this one safe side- hope it’s a good one!

@Fredericneed to drop out, I’ve got a work commitment that’s popped up. Enjoy the drive!

@Mike M. this is a super helpful framework! Maybe the best next step would be for me to explore the car in other capacities apart from dune bashing, and see what’s the sweet spot accordingly. That would definitely help me narrow down the decision long term!

@Rob Smaybe abuse was a stretch - but what I meant was generally pushing the engine, transmission to the limits, scraping it in all sorts of places, the occasional bump to the skid plate etc just made me a bit worried- but I think I’ll make my peace with it for now!

That’s a great perspective too!

Thanks a lot @Frederic and @Gaurav for your expert opinion on the topic- this helps bring clarity! I think one commonality in both your inputs is, don’t switch from an FJ. So this narrows my choice to either keeping my current car and rotating levels, or getting an older stock FJ (and keeping it stock)

Since I bought my FJ new this year and have reached IM level, started realizing that the car is taking a bit of abuse (holding up super well mechanically!). While I love the car and the capability- was thinking maybe it would be wise to buy an older & cheaper car which I’d be more comfortable in pushing to the limits + adding mods if needed. (Latter is a no-go for me with the current car) Below were some options in my mind (looking only at Japanese): 1. LC100 2. LC200 5.7l V8 3. Patrol safari 4dr 4. Lexus GX460 While option 1 is to get an older FJ, wise to consider any of these?

@Frederic was a great drive- one of the smoothest ones actually! Really enjoyed being the 2nd lead too 🙏

Thanks @Looper, really enjoyed and learnt in my first IM drive! Was a great challenge My apologies to everyone in the convoy for the late start- thanks all for the patience with this. Will rectify this going forward.

Thank you @Gertjan!

Thank you @Imteeaz!

Thanks @Sunil Mathew! Thanks @Davie Chase! Thanks @Mahmoud Taha! Thank you so much @DP1011! Looking forward! Thank you @Ishak!

Thanks @Gaurav! Looking forward Thanks @Frederic- loved all the drives in FB+ led by you- looking forward to intermediate! Thanks @Looper- looking forward to my first intermediate drive with you this Saturday! Thanks @Jaro Tuzinsky- looking forward to meeting again after long on Saturday!

@Looperwithdrawing myself from the drive as I’m going to be traveling

Hi @Rizwanm2 I don’t think I’m in the state to drive today, so dropping out. Apologies for the last minute notice

First of all @Mehmet Volgaglad you and your friend made it safely- looking forward to seeing you in the desert soon! @Fredericthanks for the guidance on this, and I fully agree, I do carry that tendency - certainly will keep this in mind for coming drives to iron this out

Lovely drive today @Frederic- really enjoyed it! Thanks a lot again for bearing with the pop-out/ delay with a smile on your face 🙏