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Forum: Middle East
May 10th 2015, 5:38 am
Replies: 20
Views: 14,111
Posted By cba

Re: Driving Dubai to London via Iraq & Iran

Road trip in an XKR- Life goals right there. Perfect touring car :thumbup:
Forum: Middle East
May 9th 2015, 7:58 pm
Replies: 88
Views: 7,510
Posted By cba

Re: Let's talk about cars

Why not buy a Mitsubishi Galant AMG and get the best of both continents.

Legend has it some bloke drew a circle round the Mitsubishi badge & AMG got confused.
Forum: Middle East
May 7th 2015, 7:19 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 14,111
Posted By cba

Re: Driving Dubai to London via Iraq & Iran

Thank you- this is very helpful. Didn't find this on google searches.



From what I understand Basrah is relatively safe comparatively speaking. ISIS are north of Baghdad and unless they take it...
Forum: Middle East
May 7th 2015, 9:42 am
Replies: 20
Views: 14,111
Posted By cba

Re: Driving Dubai to London via Iraq & Iran

Ah yes the whole British passport thing... I'm confused as to whether a British passport is under quite the same rules as a USA passport regarding tourism. Although I emailed the Iranian visa agency...
Forum: Middle East
May 7th 2015, 5:01 am
Replies: 20
Views: 14,111
Posted By cba

Re: Driving Dubai to London via Iraq & Iran

Thanks, will do
Forum: Middle East
May 6th 2015, 1:30 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 14,111
Posted By cba

Re: Driving Dubai to London via Iraq & Iran

Thanks for the response- can you elaborate on why Iran would be such a challenge?
Forum: Middle East
May 6th 2015, 7:49 am
Replies: 15
Views: 6,631
Posted By cba

Re: Cars in the UAE? The dark side

PM me your car, model, year & color etc and I'll give you an estimate of a realistic price to advertise it for.
Forum: Middle East
May 6th 2015, 7:45 am
Replies: 15
Views: 6,631
Posted By cba

Re: Cars in the UAE? The dark side

Took a quote from sellanycar just for banter, to see what they'd offer for my rare 91 Mercedes 500e hand built by Porsche. They offered 1,875aed.. Could sell a piece of the wooden trim for more on...
Forum: Middle East
May 4th 2015, 9:41 am
Replies: 15
Views: 6,631
Posted By cba

Re: Cars in the UAE? The dark side

No not at all! Pajero's are brilliant cars, easy to maintain; with few problems & great re-sale value. You will save a load on buying a 3 year old one, go for it if you like them! Generally, buying a...
Forum: Middle East
May 3rd 2015, 4:28 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 6,631
Posted By cba

Thumbs up Re: Cars in the UAE? The dark side

Totally agree with you. This is but an arguably fictitious exaggeration of situations unlikely, but not at all unheard of.

I would like to know these good eggs you speak of.

No comment
Forum: Middle East
May 3rd 2015, 12:24 pm
Replies: 88
Views: 7,510
Posted By cba

Re: Let's talk about cars

For general maintenance fast track do a straight job with original parts. They represent one of the largest chains of the UAE's service stations- therefore they can't mess about in terms of quality....
Forum: Middle East
May 3rd 2015, 11:35 am
Replies: 88
Views: 7,510
Posted By cba

Re: Let's talk about cars

Don't get me wrong, Jettas are sweet cars if you have a good warrenty/service package to cover repairs. Or if you just love Jettas then get one.

But I think you're right about the Pajaro. All the...
Forum: Middle East
May 3rd 2015, 11:08 am
Replies: 15
Views: 6,631
Posted By cba

Cars in the UAE? The dark side

For many British expats, one of the selling points of moving to the UAE is the opportunity to buy that car they always wanted but could never quite afford back home. Suddenly it seems that the cars...
Forum: Middle East
May 3rd 2015, 9:14 am
Replies: 88
Views: 7,510
Posted By cba

Re: Let's talk about cars

Hey! OK here is my advice-

Pajaro is a much more comfortable ride than the Fortuner- the reason Fortuners are much cheaper than Prados & Landcruisers is because Toyota economised on many of the...
Forum: Middle East
May 2nd 2015, 7:04 pm
Replies: 148
Views: 186,397
Posted By cba

Lightbulb Re: How safe is to work in Iraq, Basra?

Hey Asho (or anyone else living in Basrah),

I'm planning to drive through Basrah in August on a roadtrip from Dubai to London. Will be passing from the Kuwait Safwan border, through Basrah city,...
Forum: Middle East
May 2nd 2015, 6:57 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 14,111
Posted By cba

Question Driving Dubai to London via Iraq & Iran

Hi all,

I'm planning a drive from Dubai to London in August and the route i am considering includes a short (roughly 70-80km) transit through Iraq passing from the Safwan Kuwait border, through...
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