I was working in Dubai all last week and had a few hours free on Friday morning, so the guys took me out in the desert towards Oman to do some DIY dune bashing. It was just 2 cars, a Mitsubishi Pajero 3.6 V6 petrol and a Chevvy Suburban 5.8 V8.

It was good fun, would like to do it again. Land cruisers and Patrols are very popular for doing this, as is the Jeep wrangler. They don't use Land Rovers much due to the high cost of repairs and getting parts takes time out there.

PS: didn't see a single Evoque there at all.

Once into the sand you have to deflate tyres to 18PSI, this device can be pre-set at a certain PSI so you can set all 4 tyres off at the same time, great device.

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who's the skinny bloke standing next to you then adam?












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Who knows Stan....


twas an early morning start to try and get to the dunes for 6am and sunrise - didn't happen....

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I bet you can guess what I shouted at this moment......think Alan Partridge.

you could change your name to 'monty python' mark...


excellent pics btw adam....what camera was used?.. ... - .- -.




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Mark...excellent quote!

Actually it was much simpler and just "AhAAAAAAAAA!"

Stan, pics were taken on a Canon Ixus 70 (quite old but creates great pics), sadly now a bit old hat and isnt wide screen etc. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

might be an old camera but nevertheless adam, good pics.. ... - .- -.




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I thought you were doing the Michael Jackson routine singing the earth song and waiting for Jarvis Cocker to come running in and knock you off the sand dune ….

Stan, it's the exact size of a credit card and only 11mm wide. It's so easy to keep in the pocket.

The wife has a newer Ixus with touch screen but I can't get on with it, takes too long to change settings, I like buttons to press. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

i'm pretty set up with my iphone4 which has a decent camera and hd video recording all in one small package..
now there could be a debate which is better ,an all in one phone/camera or a dedicated camera . ... - .- -.




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Phone /camera is okay for taking those daft instant on the spot shots , but a specific camera will always turn out better quality pics …

I have a Nikon D50 DSLR with a telephoto lense that can take stunning pictures, it's just too bulky to take abroad really. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

Can't go wrong with an ixus, we're onto our 4th now, the last one, (Ixus 700) has just died, lens stuck out. I bought a 100IS for £120 2 years ago and it's perfect. 2006 Mercedes CLS
1991 Retro-style Mini
But really finding it hard to fight the urge for a S/C...

Good pics there Adam - had a dune bashing trip whilst in Abu Dhabi last year which was mega-fun!

Also had a go at snowboarding down a sand dune... too easy!

Did some dune bashing back in 1988 in Dubai using our companies agent's own classic RR.

Would be interesting to repeat with the new terrain control.

Ian