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Hello PH, Am new on here - got advised to join-up by a good mate and PH lifer.
Just moved to Dubai with the family and in a moment of madness promised The Missis that I'd buy her some form of Chelsea Tractor. Roughly 50/50 chance that the project I'm working on here goes nowhere and we need to move to Blighty or Euro area within a year or two hence am looking to future-proof the purchase by going for brands/models which are more amenable to the transition. i.e. where buying the GCC spec is a viable proposition in the west (read: doesn't bankrupt me on fuel cost), doesn't require a quadruple bypass operation to make it UK/Euro roadworthy and is dealer-friendly. Beyond the obvious things like limiting size, maximizing fuel efficiency stats etc etc, does anyone know of any solid rules of thumb? Anything along the lines of an authoritative, "Beemers or VeeDubs need no work to go from GCC to Euro" would be utopia. Failing utopian outcomes, any tips of who might know this stuff would also be much appreciated.
Shall make future posts less wordy, in the meantime looking forward to hearing from anyone out there.
Cheers, NS
Just moved to Dubai with the family and in a moment of madness promised The Missis that I'd buy her some form of Chelsea Tractor. Roughly 50/50 chance that the project I'm working on here goes nowhere and we need to move to Blighty or Euro area within a year or two hence am looking to future-proof the purchase by going for brands/models which are more amenable to the transition. i.e. where buying the GCC spec is a viable proposition in the west (read: doesn't bankrupt me on fuel cost), doesn't require a quadruple bypass operation to make it UK/Euro roadworthy and is dealer-friendly. Beyond the obvious things like limiting size, maximizing fuel efficiency stats etc etc, does anyone know of any solid rules of thumb? Anything along the lines of an authoritative, "Beemers or VeeDubs need no work to go from GCC to Euro" would be utopia. Failing utopian outcomes, any tips of who might know this stuff would also be much appreciated.
Shall make future posts less wordy, in the meantime looking forward to hearing from anyone out there.
Cheers, NS
Edited by NapoleonSquid on Monday 31st July 19:38
Thanks both, very helpful and nice to get a couple responses to my first ever PH post. It looks like it's heading towards a Touareg for the wife. With whatever is left of my budget (not much) I quite fancy taking a chance on a very high mileage Range Rover. Anyone know of any trustworthy Dubai garages who can give you an honest opinion before you buy?
Cheers, NS
Cheers, NS
Rich_AR said:
My 911 will be coming back with me to the UK. So just going through what I need to change. Seems simply enough! But the view is I can use it in Europe and then sell in Europe later if needed.
Stuckmojo is currently shipping his G55 back to the UK as well.
Thanks Rich_AR, wondering what model your you 911 is and what is it looking like you'll need to change?
Cheers, NS
Stuckmojo is currently shipping his G55 back to the UK as well.
Thanks Rich_AR, wondering what model your you 911 is and what is it looking like you'll need to change?
Cheers, NS
Edited by Rich_AR on Wednesday 2nd August 06:26
Good to know, thanks. In terms of classifieds, I have the dubizzle app and autotrader.ae (the former seems to have much more on); are there any others worth considering?
Incidentally, I just bought tickets for a few chums and I to visit the AD GP. As the Americans amongst them would say, 'Pumped'!
NS
Incidentally, I just bought tickets for a few chums and I to visit the AD GP. As the Americans amongst them would say, 'Pumped'!
NS
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