My first what car thread in this forum......
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i thought i had the monopoly on ignoring sensible advice?
drive an FJ, they are big beasts but are like an inverse tardis. cramped cabin [with an adult in the back your front seat pax will have the dash rail on their shins] and rear boot space is severely compromised due to the bass bin.
they do ride well though and the 4.0l has decent shove both on and off road.
drive an FJ, they are big beasts but are like an inverse tardis. cramped cabin [with an adult in the back your front seat pax will have the dash rail on their shins] and rear boot space is severely compromised due to the bass bin.
they do ride well though and the 4.0l has decent shove both on and off road.
shirt said:
i thought i had the monopoly on ignoring sensible advice?
drive an FJ, they are big beasts but are like an inverse tardis. cramped cabin [with an adult in the back your front seat pax will have the dash rail on their shins] and rear boot space is severely compromised due to the bass bin.
they do ride well though and the 4.0l has decent shove both on and off road.
I have dropped Toyota an email (Which I expect to be ignored) to see if they have any "approved used" in stock. I will take a trip out tomorrow to take a look myself.drive an FJ, they are big beasts but are like an inverse tardis. cramped cabin [with an adult in the back your front seat pax will have the dash rail on their shins] and rear boot space is severely compromised due to the bass bin.
they do ride well though and the 4.0l has decent shove both on and off road.
So today I finally got my first car in Dubai. Here it is:-
Experienced my own RTA story to go with the purchase, as the guy I purchased from has another car his wife dives, and his wife decided to get some black points yesterday, that showed up today, and they would not release the car until they were paid for and accepted on a licence.
It is like herding cats over here!
So far am loving the car, and was very pleased when it fitted in the car park at DIFC, as that was only something I thought of that may be an issue yesterday! At least height wise it works, have not actually tried parking it in a space yet. Will be in early tomorrow I think.
Experienced my own RTA story to go with the purchase, as the guy I purchased from has another car his wife dives, and his wife decided to get some black points yesterday, that showed up today, and they would not release the car until they were paid for and accepted on a licence.
It is like herding cats over here!
So far am loving the car, and was very pleased when it fitted in the car park at DIFC, as that was only something I thought of that may be an issue yesterday! At least height wise it works, have not actually tried parking it in a space yet. Will be in early tomorrow I think.
Very nice!
Your RTA story will soon be replaced by Al Tayer stories!
I'll just leave this here for your perusal....
http://www.roushperformance.com/vehicles/raptor-20...
Your RTA story will soon be replaced by Al Tayer stories!
I'll just leave this here for your perusal....
http://www.roushperformance.com/vehicles/raptor-20...
Fats25 said:
Pump was easy
Tubing for inlet was harder - but I got it.
It is s
t and I will need a water dispenser as well! Basically I have a very expensive ice making machine.
Welcome to Dubai!Tubing for inlet was harder - but I got it.
It is s
t and I will need a water dispenser as well! Basically I have a very expensive ice making machine."Do you have xxxxx?"
"Oh yes sir"
"So this will work?"
"Oh yes sir"
Get it home and its not remotely like the thing you need.
Repeat the above for anything and everything you will buy.
dxbtiger said:
Very nice!
Your RTA story will soon be replaced by Al Tayer stories!
I'll just leave this here for your perusal....
http://www.roushperformance.com/vehicles/raptor-20...
The two points you make do not correlate. If I wanted to go down the Rousch kit route, who would do it?! Obviously not Al Tayer (who I need to contact soon re service package) from your message above.Your RTA story will soon be replaced by Al Tayer stories!
I'll just leave this here for your perusal....
http://www.roushperformance.com/vehicles/raptor-20...
Besides I can imagine the ballache of a non-standard car at RTA for it's test etc. I think I will stay away from that - it is plenty quick enough for what I need. It is a truck!
The car will have the performance, and then there is still the bikes to come.
By the way - what is the site that everyone has said I should sign up to if I want car advice over here. I appreciate the irony that this is PH, but have heard another site mentioned previously where I can go and ask some questions.
Fats25 said:
The two points you make do not correlate. If I wanted to go down the Rousch kit route, who would do it?! Obviously not Al Tayer (who I need to contact soon re service package) from your message above.
Besides I can imagine the ballache of a non-standard car at RTA for it's test etc. I think I will stay away from that - it is plenty quick enough for what I need. It is a truck!
The car will have the performance, and then there is still the bikes to come.
By the way - what is the site that everyone has said I should sign up to if I want car advice over here. I appreciate the irony that this is PH, but have heard another site mentioned previously where I can go and ask some questions.
Guy that looks after my Mustang would be where I would recommend.Besides I can imagine the ballache of a non-standard car at RTA for it's test etc. I think I will stay away from that - it is plenty quick enough for what I need. It is a truck!
The car will have the performance, and then there is still the bikes to come.
By the way - what is the site that everyone has said I should sign up to if I want car advice over here. I appreciate the irony that this is PH, but have heard another site mentioned previously where I can go and ask some questions.
http://www.lrperformance.me/
I agree it is probably overkill and will cause warranty and registration issues. Would be pretty epic though!
Dubai Petrolheads I think is the other place.
That looks great! I will keep any eye out for it around the DIFC (we really need some Pistonheads sticker for here!)
I told my wife I wanted one - she refused point blank (she is Australian so there is, in some circles, a negative connotation with driving a ute). I pointed out that this is a pick up.
I managed to hide an S600L from here for a while back in London but I don't think I would get away with this!
I told my wife I wanted one - she refused point blank (she is Australian so there is, in some circles, a negative connotation with driving a ute). I pointed out that this is a pick up.
I managed to hide an S600L from here for a while back in London but I don't think I would get away with this!
XB70 said:
That looks great! I will keep any eye out for it around the DIFC (we really need some Pistonheads sticker for here!)
It was a squeeze getting into the car park this morning........
However it has a very handy aerial as a height indicator!
Edited by Fats25 on Wednesday 15th October 10:36
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