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Bigtaff Sep 19th 2010 6:21 pm

What happens to them?
 
Does anyone know if any of these cars that were dumped at Airports etc when people left are sold off via auctions here or anything? Or if there are car/bike auctions in the UAE anywhere? :thumbup:

Roadking Sep 19th 2010 7:54 pm

Re: What happens to them?
 

Originally Posted by Bigtaff (Post 8859891)
Does anyone know if any of these cars that were dumped at Airports etc when people left are sold off via auctions here or anything? Or if there are car/bike auctions in the UAE anywhere? :thumbup:

Try this; not great but a start...

http://www.manheimarabia.com/

Millhouse Sep 20th 2010 4:11 am

Re: What happens to them?
 

Originally Posted by Roadking (Post 8860006)
Try this; not great but a start...

http://www.manheimarabia.com/

The do auctions. I've seen adverts for them in the gulf news classifieds. You pay (I think) 3000 Dh as an entry fee which is credited against your purchase.

TGFKASE Sep 20th 2010 5:07 am

Re: What happens to them?
 
But how can this be?? Good old Lt Gen Tamim said that the stories of hundreds of cars dumped at airports, apartment blocks etc was wrong..

If so, what are they auctioning??

K8-notlate Sep 20th 2010 5:20 am

Re: What happens to them?
 
Try this - I think this is where they ended up:

http://emiratescarauction.com/CarOnl...FYKY2AodmmRbHg

Bigtaff Sep 20th 2010 5:22 am

Re: What happens to them?
 
Only 20 or so cars on the whole site (and they are poo!) Maybe there are no cars after all!!! Manheim are one of, if not THE biggest auctioneers in Europe (maybe the world) for auto's so if they have no stock then maybe auctioning isn't that popular here?

Bigtaff Sep 20th 2010 5:30 am

Re: What happens to them?
 

Originally Posted by K8-notlate (Post 8860753)
Try this - I think this is where they ended up:

http://emiratescarauction.com/CarOnl...FYKY2AodmmRbHg

That's a good site! Thank you :)

Meow Sep 20th 2010 5:38 am

Re: What happens to them?
 

Originally Posted by TGFKASE (Post 8860741)
But how can this be?? Good old Lt Gen Tamim said that the stories of hundreds of cars dumped at airports, apartment blocks etc was wrong..

If so, what are they auctioning??

My husband was at the airport the other night & saw some 50 cars dumped on just one the the levels of the carpark. Or he might have been hallucinating.

Bigtaff Sep 20th 2010 5:39 am

Re: What happens to them?
 

Originally Posted by Meow (Post 8860773)
My husband was at the airport the other night & saw some 50 cars dumped on just one the the levels of the carpark. Or he might have been hallucinating.

He judged them as dumped because they were filthy or because the keys were in them or some other reason? Proper question :)

K8-notlate Sep 20th 2010 5:47 am

Re: What happens to them?
 
Hubby and I took a drive up north the other weekend and were amazed to see Dubai cars littered all over the place - covered in dust and semi valid registrations - probably thought the car would be harder to find if it was dumped outside Dubai borders - and they weren't rentals

Bigtaff Sep 20th 2010 5:51 am

Re: What happens to them?
 

Originally Posted by K8-notlate (Post 8860782)
Hubby and I took a drive up north the other weekend and were amazed to see Dubai cars littered all over the place - covered in dust and semi valid registrations - probably thought the car would be harder to find if it was dumped outside Dubai borders - and they weren't rentals

Up North being Ras Al Khaimah? I wonder how someone could just buy one of these dumped vehicles before it hits the auction houses etc.....

K8-notlate Sep 20th 2010 5:54 am

Re: What happens to them?
 
You could try approaching your bank to see if they have any cars that have been impounded that you want to buy direct from them - at the end of the day the want their money back - they don't really care how they get it

Bigtaff Sep 20th 2010 5:58 am

Re: What happens to them?
 

Originally Posted by K8-notlate (Post 8860789)
You could try approaching your bank to see if they have any cars that have been impounded that you want to buy direct from them - at the end of the day the want their money back - they don't really care how they get it

Hmmmmm..........I'll not be offering whats owed, thats for sure!!! But yes, its worth a shot!

Meow Sep 20th 2010 7:05 am

Re: What happens to them?
 

Originally Posted by Bigtaff (Post 8860774)
He judged them as dumped because they were filthy or because the keys were in them or some other reason? Proper question :)

Because they all an inch of dust on them & one had a notice on the windscreen that said 'I hate Nakheel'. Rather obvious really :rolleyes:

TGFKASE Sep 20th 2010 7:31 am

Re: What happens to them?
 

Originally Posted by Meow (Post 8860867)
Because they all an inch of dust on them & one had a notice on the windscreen that said 'I hate Nakheel'. Rather obvious really :rolleyes:

Maybe their owners are all using the Metro nowadays..

http://jazarah.net/blog/wp-content/s...ubaimetro2.jpg


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