rent or buy a car?
Apr 12th 2011, 11:41 am
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Re: rent or buy a car?
Not got an issue spending some money on a car, but if I'm going to rent for 3 months then I'll live with something shit because otherwise it's just pissing money away on nothing, rather piss money away on a car I own.
Will check out a few of the companies referred in here by others and Gulf News - thanks for the help!
Apr 12th 2011, 11:53 am
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Re: rent or buy a car?
Yes, that's part of the problem.
Not got an issue spending some money on a car, but if I'm going to rent for 3 months then I'll live with something shit because otherwise it's just pissing money away on nothing, rather piss money away on a car I own.
Will check out a few of the companies referred in here by others and Gulf News - thanks for the help!
Not got an issue spending some money on a car, but if I'm going to rent for 3 months then I'll live with something shit because otherwise it's just pissing money away on nothing, rather piss money away on a car I own.
Will check out a few of the companies referred in here by others and Gulf News - thanks for the help!
not cheap here mate - we did tell you
Apr 12th 2011, 12:07 pm
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it's just a right ball-buster trying to work out what to do.
Apr 12th 2011, 12:10 pm
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Yeah that's fine, I don't mind paying a bit for renting but trying to weigh up driving a shitheap for 3 months and paying 6k overall, then buying, or rent something a bit nicer for longer and waste the money, then buy....
it's just a right ball-buster trying to work out what to do.
it's just a right ball-buster trying to work out what to do.
Apr 12th 2011, 12:15 pm
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Re: rent or buy a car?
Yeah that's fine, I don't mind paying a bit for renting but trying to weigh up driving a shitheap for 3 months and paying 6k overall, then buying, or rent something a bit nicer for longer and waste the money, then buy....
it's just a right ball-buster trying to work out what to do.
it's just a right ball-buster trying to work out what to do.
Apr 12th 2011, 12:46 pm
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Apr 12th 2011, 12:49 pm
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Re: rent or buy a car?
rent a lancer make sure its a 1.6 this will enrich your driving forever. do so for 1st 3 months or probationary period
you will wonder why anyone would buy one
you will learn that by turning off the ac you can accelerate
you will wonder how the **** mitsi ever managed to make an evo starting with the lancer
every car you drive forever after that isnt a lancer you will appreciate
lancer or echo are about the cheapest you can lease, i used diamond lease was about 1600aed but that was a while ago so know idea on price nowadays.
after that buy if you can, if you buy wise you'll recoup some of the cost when you eventually sell unlike leasing. plenty of good deals to be had as prices are down.
top tip is to remember to adjust your total insured value upwards every couple of years to ensure that the insured value exceeds the remaining loan amount. insurance co's here tend to devalue your car pretty ****ing quickly so its not uncommon for someone to have a total write off accident and for the insurance to leave a big gap that needs to be covered. in effect this will cost you just a few tens of dirhams extra each year but could easily save you 5-10k in an accident
you will wonder why anyone would buy one
you will learn that by turning off the ac you can accelerate
you will wonder how the **** mitsi ever managed to make an evo starting with the lancer
every car you drive forever after that isnt a lancer you will appreciate
lancer or echo are about the cheapest you can lease, i used diamond lease was about 1600aed but that was a while ago so know idea on price nowadays.
after that buy if you can, if you buy wise you'll recoup some of the cost when you eventually sell unlike leasing. plenty of good deals to be had as prices are down.
top tip is to remember to adjust your total insured value upwards every couple of years to ensure that the insured value exceeds the remaining loan amount. insurance co's here tend to devalue your car pretty ****ing quickly so its not uncommon for someone to have a total write off accident and for the insurance to leave a big gap that needs to be covered. in effect this will cost you just a few tens of dirhams extra each year but could easily save you 5-10k in an accident
Apr 12th 2011, 12:51 pm
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The languages in the office are mental, mix of Urdu, Tagalog, Arabic all going on at any one time, just to be able to communicate over the phone. That's brilliant, I like that.
Every hour or so, someone will appear in the office holding a solitary milkshake or a fruit salad, or one coffee... I just walked out the door, down the lift and around the corner to buy myself a Costa because I'm working late today... about 4 people just asked why I didn't get it delivered.
What the hell is up with that?
Apr 12th 2011, 12:52 pm
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Re: rent or buy a car?
top tip is to remember to adjust your total insured value upwards every couple of years to ensure that the insured value exceeds the remaining loan amount. insurance co's here tend to devalue your car pretty ****ing quickly so its not uncommon for someone to have a total write off accident and for the insurance to leave a big gap that needs to be covered. in effect this will cost you just a few tens of dirhams extra each year but could easily save you 5-10k in an accident
Apr 12th 2011, 12:53 pm
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Re: rent or buy a car?
rent a lancer make sure its a 1.6 this will enrich your driving forever. do so for 1st 3 months or probationary period
you will wonder why anyone would buy one
you will learn that by turning off the ac you can accelerate
you will wonder how the **** mitsi ever managed to make an evo starting with the lancer
every car you drive forever after that isnt a lancer you will appreciate
lancer or echo are about the cheapest you can lease, i used diamond lease was about 1600aed but that was a while ago so know idea on price nowadays.
after that buy if you can, if you buy wise you'll recoup some of the cost when you eventually sell unlike leasing. plenty of good deals to be had as prices are down.
top tip is to remember to adjust your total insured value upwards every couple of years to ensure that the insured value exceeds the remaining loan amount. insurance co's here tend to devalue your car pretty ****ing quickly so its not uncommon for someone to have a total write off accident and for the insurance to leave a big gap that needs to be covered. in effect this will cost you just a few tens of dirhams extra each year but could easily save you 5-10k in an accident
you will wonder why anyone would buy one
you will learn that by turning off the ac you can accelerate
you will wonder how the **** mitsi ever managed to make an evo starting with the lancer
every car you drive forever after that isnt a lancer you will appreciate
lancer or echo are about the cheapest you can lease, i used diamond lease was about 1600aed but that was a while ago so know idea on price nowadays.
after that buy if you can, if you buy wise you'll recoup some of the cost when you eventually sell unlike leasing. plenty of good deals to be had as prices are down.
top tip is to remember to adjust your total insured value upwards every couple of years to ensure that the insured value exceeds the remaining loan amount. insurance co's here tend to devalue your car pretty ****ing quickly so its not uncommon for someone to have a total write off accident and for the insurance to leave a big gap that needs to be covered. in effect this will cost you just a few tens of dirhams extra each year but could easily save you 5-10k in an accident
Might just do the lancer thing until bank properly set up, Meow don't kill me but it's with HSBC...
Apr 12th 2011, 12:54 pm
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Re: rent or buy a car?
Work is interesting.
The languages in the office are mental, mix of Urdu, Tagalog, Arabic all going on at any one time, just to be able to communicate over the phone. That's brilliant, I like that.
Every hour or so, someone will appear in the office holding a solitary milkshake or a fruit salad, or one coffee... I just walked out the door, down the lift and around the corner to buy myself a Costa because I'm working late today... about 4 people just asked why I didn't get it delivered.
What the hell is up with that?
The languages in the office are mental, mix of Urdu, Tagalog, Arabic all going on at any one time, just to be able to communicate over the phone. That's brilliant, I like that.
Every hour or so, someone will appear in the office holding a solitary milkshake or a fruit salad, or one coffee... I just walked out the door, down the lift and around the corner to buy myself a Costa because I'm working late today... about 4 people just asked why I didn't get it delivered.
What the hell is up with that?
