Choices?

[Sebba]

Hi everyone,

I am contemplating a move to the UAE (Abu Dhabi to be specific) soon and amongst other considerations, was wondering about car choices out there....so I was obviously to see a healthy PH community out there.

So back to my thoughts on cars - we will need 2 cars (with at least one of them being able to accommodate 2 car seats in the back) but does one of them need to be a 7 seater (for visiting guests) or is it easy & cheap enough to rent one when you need it for the odd week or so here and there...

another alternative is to get 2 reasonably nice cars (150-200k each) & one 7 seater old beater (4tuner or something of that ilk) - that way, you can use it for the occasional desert bashing...or is that a dangerous game, with a high risk of getting ripped off and ending up with a maintenance riddled dud car

Thoughts

[Sebba]

thanks - I do like them but was fearful they might be a bit large for my wife to drive around in; unless I use that but I was hoping to drive in something a little nippyer

But you may prove to be right - Patrol might be the right call

[Sebba]

thanks for all the replies - really useful info....any thoughts on how much to rent a seven seater for a week or so given we would only need it when we have sporadic guest or two

another thought that crossed my mind - do people lease in UAE? I was trolling the net for info but it looks rather limited - gather there are not an influx deals like there are in the UK - I am sure that is probably a good thing for the health of the economy in the long run.

Edited by Sebba on Thursday 27th April 09:37

[Sebba]

Lets hope you're right - fingers crossed, some good deals surface...but i guess with the banks out of the way, they may not need to provide a good deal - just any old deal would do...