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Dears i thought we must share our experience for others to know more in case they had a problem or wanted to know further about certain 4wd.

for me since the club started i drove the following:

Wrangler 2005 -> Grand Cherokee 1999 -> Hummer 2007 -> Avalanche 2006
Small -> Bigger -> Bigger -> Bigger

I won't stop till i drive a train.

Used to deflate and drive during late 90's Toyota Carina then Toyota Crown on the beach and laugh at stuck Pajeros who did not deflate and forgot to engage the 4x4 digging themselves all the way down hehehehe

True 4x4 was Lada Niva, Patrol 2002 (Still have it from the showroom), 1998 TJ, 2005 TJ(Black Diamond ), 2009 JK (Kat's Rubiclone) and currently the humble Liwa-Rubicon ......... ...Kat's Xterra 2010 off-road edition is also still there.

Since in the club: Cherokee liberty 07 --> Wrangler JK 08 --> Wrangler TJ 06 (smaller, smaller, smaller... )

driven in the sand: Pajero 00 LWB 3.0, H3 2006 3.5, cherokee 2001 4.7...

the last one is the best one.

My 4X4 cars history were:

Before Club:
Wrangler TJ 2001 then GMC yukon 2002 then Ford Explorer 2004 then Dodge Durango 2006 then Mitsubishi Pajero SWB 2007 then Wrangler JK 2008. All were brand new and lost lots of money when selling them at low milage seeking for the next...

Since in the Club: Nissan Patrol SWB 2009.... FullStop.

My own conclusion out of all of that spending: Stay away from American cars if you want tough at feasible cost offroading. Some cars tells you " If you want to do it this way ...then after the trip you have to pay $$ for it " . Nissan Patrol never says that. This is my own experience and conclusion which might not be necessarily the case for others.

Despite that, my next truck will be Ford 150 Raptor and my dream car is Humvee H1...

Before the club too many to remember but mostly Land rovers:

Since the club, 2004 silver land rover Discovery 2 V8, White Land cruiser 2006 VXR V8 and now 2003 Silver land rover Discovery 2 V8. i suppose next will then have to be a white Land cruiser 2005 VXR to keep the pattern going

Land rover great for sand and mountains + the drive home afterwards (this is what has put me off jeep for so long, then long loud hot slow drive home) Land rover like all cars used for off road will break and when it does it tends to cost a bit.

Land cruiser never any problems, built like a tank, great on and off road, even good through water just doesn’t have the wow factor of owning a LAND ROVER

If money was no object then I would poss. consider the new F150 Raptor...what a beast or a hummer H1 the original

that's really an interesting topic Thanks MegaMoe
and thanks every one for sharing.

for me: Pathfinder -> grand Cherokee V6 -> Yukon SWB -> Patrol SWB

Wow, its hard to rememebr but I'll try
90's Era :
- BMW 323
- Isuzu SWB
- Silverado SWB
- Range Rove

New Millennium
- Mazda 929
- Golf GTI 20th anniversary
- Tahoe Z71
- GMC Yukon 5.7 1996
- Silverado Pick up
- Next car will be G 55

Thabit

ok let ME try

tricycle
scooter
kettcar
bicycle red,small
bicycle "bonanza" orange with ball busting banana seat and antenna
bicycle (racing ... with 10 gears whooa)
(public transport)
Vespa 80cc with racing exhaust
Fiat bambino 126 (my first engine swap! to a stroked and open 850cc to 1000cc air cooled mini monster)
Opel Kadett C (kermitt green)
Honda CB250N (black ... with cool 2in1)
Suzuki Bandit 400 ... pure venom, sold it after nearly kissing the but of a truck ... acceleration was too fast (for me) for a controlled overtaking
Mercedes 230E (white 123 series ... what a reliable tank)
VW Polo (red)
Citroen DX (like on a cloud of titties, with built in variable LIFT KIT and space shuttle dashboard)
Daihatsu Cuore 2cylinder (white with large RC antenna, NOT rust proof, a true KGB undercover ops car)
Renault Twingo (my first brand new car with suuuuper sunroof, did 250000km with it)
BMW 1 series ... my second brand new car
Cherokee (new model, company car)
TJ 2006, silver 65th anniv. ... rolled it ... total loss, so
TJ 2006, blue (rolled it as well ... but much more gentle ... only a new top needed )
Caprice 2001 ... my LS1 donor beast

OF COURSE ALL above are 4WDs during my club membership

Forget my UK cars, too many to mention.

Since joining AD4x4 I have had the following 4x4s.

1998 Land Rover Discovery. Broke it!
2006 Wrangler TJ from new with Wildfire edition mods, sold it to get....
new 2007 Hummer H3, just loved it, then heard they would go out of business so sold it for same price as I bought it after 2 years! ( good result)
2000 Jeep Cherokee, modified it, Government said they would scrap all 2000 and previous year cars so sold it at a profit, then Govenment back tracked on implementing law!!
2004 Land Rover Discovery, sold it when company gave me a free Pajero.

Finally, 2000 Wrangler TJ,my desert toy as Pajero is not insured for off road use so bought the TJ for fun.

Time in AD4X4,

1 X 2008 Hummer H3 Adventure...... Thats enough

And now Jaynes - 2001 JEEP Wrangler......my ride now as H3 on the bench


Prior:
Double cab work trucks: petrol + diesels for work in forestry and civil/roading work....
read 3ft deep ruts from 40T dump trucks (spaced further apart that my wheels) +...clay, gravel, mud, deep mud, and deeper mud + all the above on both sides of rivers (shallow and not so shallow - we lost a few trucks down the rivers) in middle on nowwhere in the dark alone etc etc .... + off course beaches,sand/ rock/reef points for surf access etc in:
Holden Rhodeo's
Ford Couriers
A few clsoe calls with tide coming in on unpassabele headlands... and no insurance

Personal -non-work
Jeep Cherokee great surf wagon
LR Discovery...."""""""""""""""""""""
198? 3DR Range Rover...."""""""""" and drove /looked like a tank, everyone in the city gave way

Lots of fun had in all of the above, and thats whats its about......

As child, loved the business trips into the bush with my father (East Africa). This was
mud driving, crossing on shaky wooden bridges or through brown river water. I liked
the Landrover much more than the Jeep.
Later in Saudi Arabia, flew over the Tihama desert with Toyota Cressida. Did a lot
of shovelling, did not know about deflation, nobody had ever told me. I just learned
that speed was the clou especially on subhka. For some periods could use a Nissan
Patrol that was much more fun than the Cressida. But all desert driving was in flat
area.
When joining AD4X4, started with Cayenne, learned about deflation and snatch rope.
I was so surprised that one can cross dunes. The bug bit and I had to get the Jeep.
Now improving driving and the machine in slow steps and having fun more than ever.

Since Joining the ad4x4
First Ever / 4th in U.A.E FJ cruisser black
Land cruiser 1997 Two of them
FJ 40
Was the first member to drive the FJ Cruiser- those were the days in Musafah.

Mpenzi, what a beautiful photo, I love it.........

Too Many to remember, but lets see
- Motorcycle - Honda 125 Crossover, my first machine, my first accident
- Fiat 127 my first own car - Changed the rims and tires, sold as a modified car.
- Fiat Ritmo 75, 2 doors, I thought it was a coupe
- Fiat 131 - time to have a 4 door car - sold after 2 roll overs
- Fiat 131 racing - Back to coupe again with a 2000 CC engine I was racing everybody - sold after a face to face accident
- VW beetle - My first real modified car with a 1800cc engine, low suspension and too many engine modification 220KM/H max speed with a flame thrower.
- Chevrolet bell air 1968 convertable - my first full restoration project - sold after an accident with a Tram and a taxi, jumping on the pavement to hit a light pole.
- Fiat Regata - now time for full body kit, engine swap, low suspension and bigger face to face accidents
- Lada 2117 - My father's idea after all the above acidents "I will buy you a car that does not move"
- Seat Ibiza - back to life, full body kit, exhaust, air filter, big sound system ... I had this car in Egypt from 1993 till 2009
- Nissan sunny - first car in UAE
- Toyota corolla
- Honda civic
- Chrysler Neon - That was a lovely car, modified with lower syspension and low profile tires, sound system, exhaust, an air filter and computer chip
- Mercedes E280 - I hated this car
- Chevrolet Lumina S - One of the best cars I ever had
- Jeep Wrangler TJ 2001 (My current red car) - Time for offroading and starting AD4x4
- Dodge Durango
- Jeep liberty - for the wife
- Porsche Cayenne s
- Mitsubishi Pajero - for the wife again

Next car a G55

Lumina SS (2000)was my 1st car.
maxima (2004) sold it after 2 days coz i had small accident with it while the registration is not done yet, though its a bad luck.
altima (2004) rolled over after using it for 2 weeks
camry (2004) used it for a year and half.
Xterra (2008) company car.
pajero 3.8 SWB (2009) here where i start off road, when i just got it from the show room saw a car in my way home with AD4X4 sticker on it since that time i never stop going to dessert accept if am out side the country.