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  • Rich by name
    September 3, 2015 at 1:54 pm #33695

    Thank you 🙂

    Rich by name
    August 3, 2015 at 7:14 am #33531

    Hello Duncan. Assuming that I didn’t disgrace myself too badly last time, I’d like to join this trip. Thanks

    Rich by name
    July 31, 2015 at 8:56 am #33516

    This will be my first drive with Dubai Offroaders – I’m ;looking forward to it.

    Tatiana knows me from another group so can vouch for meas a driver (I hope!)

    Rich by name
    May 29, 2015 at 8:21 am #33165

    I’d really hoped to make this my first trip with the group but family commitments mean that I’ll wait for another day 🙁

    Rich by name
    May 4, 2015 at 7:18 pm #32947

    Great, thanks

    Rich by name
    May 4, 2015 at 4:56 pm #32945

    Well, I am planning to sell my Cherokee as I currently have 5 cars (including 3 4x4s) and need to reduce the fleet a bit.

    Nice and cheap, too………

    Rich by name
    May 4, 2015 at 4:46 pm #32941

    It’s been a busy time. The entire Horizon Fixed Wing setup has been taken on by Etihad and we are now Etihad Flight College. It has been challenging but we’re getting there.

    How/what are you doing now?

    Rich by name
    May 4, 2015 at 4:36 pm #32939
    quote Hamza Ahmad:

    Welcome to Dubai Offroaders, Richard. Just curious, do you by any chance work in Horizon?

    Sort of – we got sold to Etihad last year. Much the same job, still at Al Ain, but slightly better fringe benefits.

    I did wonder when I saw your name……. small world!

    Rich by name
    May 4, 2015 at 3:54 pm #32936
    quote Tatiana:

    My friend has a Disco 2 that he drives in the desert. In his opinion this is definitely a “no go” option. They are too heavy and don’t have enough power to deal with the weight. You can live with a heavy, powerful car (LWB Patrol) or a light, less powerful one (Wrangler) but the Disco 2 has the worst of both worlds.

    My friend can make it work on the sand as he is a very experienced driver, but for a beginner you would be better off buying something else.

    There is a friend’s SWB Nissan Patrol going to be available shortly (AED30K), if you are interested, PM me 🙂

    I’m here now to say it in person!

    They’re heavy and underpowered and that makes them hard work. For a beginner you can’t beat something light and nimble or if you must have something bigger for family reasons, get something with more oomph.

    My XJ Cherokee has 195bhp and weighs 1400kg. My Landrover D2 has about 220bhp and weighs over 2 tons. The numbers speak for themselves, I’m afraid. I like my D2 but it’s my third choice of 3 vehicles when I head for the sand.

    By the way, that Patrol sold within 10 minutes of being posted as being for sale 😮 That must say something about them

    Rich by name
    May 4, 2015 at 3:49 pm #32935

    Hello – new signup, but not new to offroading. I’ve been pointed in this direction by my good friend Tatiana who drives an FJ (but I’ll forgive her for that)

    My name is as you see at the side – Richard Moss – and I currently live in Al Ain (but it’s the UAE so who knows what will happen in future!). I’ve been in the UAE for just over 5 years and offroading for 3 1/2, mostly in Jeeps. I started with UAE Offroaders (senior offroader level) and I’m currently driving with Oasis Offroad (level 4, their highest level below Marshal).

    I currently have Jeep ZJ Grand Cherokee 4L auto which was the vehicle that got me started and an XJ Cherokee 4L manual that goes really well on sand, as well as a 4.6L Discovery 2 (which I hardly ever take off the road because compared to the Jeeps it just isn’t up to the mark. I do almost all my own maintenance and modification on them all. I’ll post details of the vehicles in the relevant sections.

    Looking forward to driving with you soon.

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