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The Muscat Land Cruiser that did Wadi Bani Awf for five years: how to read sand and salt corrosion before the ROP transfer

Oman's Royal Oman Police Sahala portal handles vehicle transfers cleanly and quickly, often inside thirty minutes at a Driver and Vehicle Licensing office. What Sahala doesn't tell you is the geographic story written on the underbody of the vehicle: a Land Cruiser that lived in Muscat city versus one that did weekly wadi runs to Bani Awf, Tiwi, or Salalah carries a structural-integrity story salt and sand have written into the chassis. How to read that story before you sign.