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Post by sharky » 07 May 2009, 3:33 pm

My bad.
The car I was trying to identify is an Infiniti.

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Post by sharky » 20 May 2009, 9:28 am

Latest question:
How is the traffic between SHJ and DXB in the morning nowadays? Is it still sluggish?
I used to work in Dubai and I must say the traffic was hell at that time. I worked in Jumeirah for 2 years until our company shifted us to SHJ. But in case our company shifts us back to DXB I want to know how the traffic conditions in the morning are. Especially on a rainy day.

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Post by ~kraZzY_DOo~ » 20 May 2009, 10:31 am

hey sharky, waddap man??? :D
traffic from shj-dubai on a rainy day is a disaster. u'll need to leve ur house 3 hours before the time u need to reach ur destination. on other days say it will be about 1 and a half hours approx. it will differ according to time. like say, early morning, shj-jebel ali, shj-dubai traffic will be there. if its sumwhere in the mid mornings then theres gona be only shj-dubai traffic. so its completly on ur luck. and plus, these days the road to airport tunnel is under construction, one lane closed, side road entering airport tunnel bridge closed, etc. and even worse, the block the traffic from 5-20mins, for construction vehicles to pass from one end to the other.
so as i said, its all on ur luck.

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Post by ~kraZzY_DOo~ » 20 May 2009, 10:43 am

uh, and for some wierd reason, sunday traffic will screw ur happiness.
drive safe bro!
take care

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Post by sharky » 21 May 2009, 8:55 am

Thanks for the feedback, guys.
For now I just hope I'll work in SHJ until my contract ends.
And with this recession still going on it's getting scarier to apply for another car loan. :( There goes my dream of getting a new ride. :(

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Post by sharky » 23 May 2009, 10:00 am

~kraZzY_DOo~ wrote:uh, and for some wierd reason, sunday traffic will screw ur happiness.
drive safe bro!
take care
Yeah.
When I used to work in Jumeirah the Sunday traffic was the worst in the week. Even when I was shifted to the SHJ Expo building the traffic on DXB/SHJ Road was terrible on Sundays.

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Post by sharky » 23 May 2009, 10:06 am

Just wondering if there's someone here who drives a Nissan Skyline with a Toyota Mark 2 engine. In what way is the Mark 2's engine superior to the Skyline's engine?

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Post by RasHooD » 23 May 2009, 11:24 am

^ a friend of mine does, R32 - 1jz, with a 2jz injector gear, full stroked (HKS stroker Kit) HKS Ar 70 turbine, methanol injection, slicks and the works tuned on MoTeC M800 (i think)...

1jz is superior to the RB series in respect to maintenance and expense... but its a shame, we all call him stupid...

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Post by sharky » 23 May 2009, 3:32 pm

RasHooD wrote:^ a friend of mine does, R32 - 1jz, with a 2jz injector gear, full stroked (HKS stroker Kit) HKS Ar 70 turbine, methanol injection, slicks and the works tuned on MoTeC M800 (i think)...

1jz is superior to the RB series in respect to maintenance and expense... but its a shame, we all call him stupid...
Could he be the same guy who was forced to put back the original engine after being pulled over by a cop?

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Post by RasHooD » 23 May 2009, 9:28 pm

nope, he IS a cop and he doesn't give a shit, Golden glitter (without permission - it says black on the registration, heck e drives without plates sometimes just for fun) R32, White WORK rims with Slicks, RAK plates...

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Post by sharky » 25 May 2009, 5:30 pm

May 25, 2009:
Is there any other site where people have to pay fines?
Last Friday I was driving home from RAK when the camera flashed at either me or this other car going past 120KPH. Are the speed cameras in Emirates Road linked to the RTA in Dubai?

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Post by dj drift » 25 May 2009, 6:04 pm

http://www.dubaipolice.gov.ae/dp/englis ... isEng=true

Follow the link above. you can view fines from all the 7 emirates counter.
Be it radar or some other fines.

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Post by ~kraZzY_DOo~ » 26 May 2009, 9:09 am

dj drift wrote:http://www.dubaipolice.gov.ae/dp/englis ... isEng=true

Follow the link above. you can view fines from all the 7 emirates counter.
Be it radar or some other fines.

my dad got flashed somewhere in ajman. 7 months back. and i check fines for everyone in my family almost everyday. i didnt find any at all. my dad went to tasjeel to sell the car to someone and found a 600 bucks fine, and that to 7 months back. he comes home pissed off, and yells at me saying, im selfish and check only my fines, and not his or ther others. :|
im so sure it wasnt there, its a radar fine. and plus, later on i tried searching it with fine number, appearing on the receipt of the fine paid, and still found nothing...
were they faking up?? or am i dumb? :S

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Post by sharky » 26 May 2009, 9:32 am

Hmmm...
I think we should all gather links to possible sites where we can see our unseen fines.

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Post by ~kraZzY_DOo~ » 26 May 2009, 9:58 am

as per my knowledge theres only one site and its the dubaipolice.gov.ae site. anyother site anybody?



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