Oli_hayward

Doesn't sound easy, thanks for all the info! I left the paper part of my licence in the UK so hopefully a scan will do!

busybee2

why your licence is only valid with both sections, and doubt here they would accept a scanned copy, you may be lucky they only look at your photocard... but

Fossildog

I just took my card and an Arabic translation of the card and got my license no bother, this was about a year ago. If you take a copy of the untranslated paper copy of the license you will only complicate the process.

The_Citizen

well after being here for nearly 18 months I have decided to take a car allowance from work rather than them just providing me a hire car. (Elantra).

Had a wander round RAK Auto Market last night which was pretty fun! Seems you can get a pretty good value so was looking at the Jeeps as I really want something that I can take off road into the desert.

Does anybody know of any good deals on at the moment with the Dubai Shopping Festival. I have had a look at the VW one already.

scrubbedexpat141

You're driving to AD and back aren't you?

Jeep Wrangler probably isn't going to be the comfiest option...

The_Citizen

Not anymore. Based in Dubai now.

Will have to do the odd drive up to AD but once every couple of weeks max. Main reason I am buying a car really. Whilst I was putting the miles on I just had a hire car. No point putting miles on my own car if I can help it.

scrubbedexpat141

Smart.

Get the mega Jeep Cherokee. The one with a 6.something engine and all sorts of crazy speed stats. Noisy as **** too.

Or an F150 Raptor.

Or go boring, cheap and sensible like me and get an exploder.

The_Citizen

I know this is going to sound really boring but I just want something a bit as you say boring, cheap and sensible and then in a couple of years get something a bit more fun

I did look at the explorer but not sure what they are like off road.

I think I am definitely going to buy 2nd hand though unless I find a really good offer. Looking around the 80,000 AED mark at the moment.

scrubbedexpat141

Apparently they're alright if you know what you're doing.

I paid 80k for mine, 18k downpayment and 1500 a month over 5 or 6 years. Only about 34k left on the loan so might start overpaying it.

It's cheap to service - 500 for small, 1500 for big. Cheap to repair if you shop around (I just go to Ford and have only had one problem - the AC, but it's costing me about 4k...boo).

Mine was a year old when I got it and *touch wood* no major issues other than the evaporator and a couple of pipes having a leak.

The_Citizen

That's the issue!

Will have to have another trip to RAS which is never a bad thing

britexpat76

I may know a man in Dubai that could sort you out for an Nissan Xterra 0 km for around that price.....

The_Citizen

Well that would be interesting.

britexpat76

I would need to check the rules ref Ducamz. They are mine and on their way to me here. Whilst I know how much it will cost me to get to Doha there are fees involved with getting it out of Ducamz and to Joe public. I can check if you want ? Could end up being 2k or something like that - but they are cheap.

The_Citizen

yeah if you could please.

Much appreciated.

busybee2

the passat seems a good price best time for deals are when the new models come in and ramadan can you wait?