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Ive just arrived in Dubai for a few years working in the sun and I havent got a bloody clue what to get car-wise! I fancy a 4x4 for camping etc when its cooler and for general protection from the nutters on the road. So............what should I get?? My budget is around AED 100k, but I suspect I'll ...

Cheers guys. I really like the new Pajero and I think they have an offer on now its Ramadan so I think I'll go for a test drive. The base model is only AED 88,000!!

What you do you think to the new Pathfinder? Im considering that but no one has mentioned Nissan!

A guy at work told me that car insurance over here is simply 5% of your cars value. I gues this isnt true if you have to 'shop around' for a good deal?!

I park next to a car yesterday that had that cr*p all over it.................I thought the guy had just gone through a muddy puddle of concrete on a building site!! Lol. I touched it and it did feel very much like concrete!

I have a friend working for a european company based in DAFZA. He is forced by his boss to work 9AM-6PM. Is the airport freezone exempt from ramadan office timings? Are the timings compulsary on the part of the companies? Im pretty sure they're not exempt, the law is the law when it comes to Ramada...

I am an engineer with about 3-4 years of experience. I am negotiating a job with a highrise firm as a mechanical engineer doing HVAC on large buildings. I am 25 years old, white, male, single, american. I am very similar to you in age, experience and race, but I am English. What also differs is tha...

So what is the score with co-habitation then, we're not married at the moment? Would it be better if we were engaged!? Scarlet is spot on with her comments there. I live in a nice spacious one bed and pay 9k per month but I had to pay the full years rent in advance. Renting on a per month basis is ...

Thats not a bad package Craigo! Are you in MEP or construction? Could you let me know if you dealt with your employer directly or through an agency. I'm currently negoiating with a couple of agencies here in the UK. Im in construction. Not on the contractor side though, on the client side. I worked...

gtmash wrote:Good for you, dude.

Cheers man. Didnt think it was too bad myself either. Although I know being the youngest in the office I have the lowest package

maximusprime wrote:Wow, I need to get a job where you work. See if they need any ME's.

Afraid not fella. We're only a construction consultant firm, project management and cost management only at the mo.

You could try driving on the wrong side of the road the week before you come! It will probably prepare you for the driving here because you'd have to duck and dive just as much as driving on the right side of the road over here!!! On a more useful note. Get your company to start the visa process as ...

on a personal note, i was over JBR last week, the finish inside is crap. and the views from the rear/marina side apppts ........... orrr errr less said. Im sorry but I dont agree at all. I went to see a ton of apartments and I just moved into JBR last week because they were the best I had seen when...

Hi all, have been offered the following package as a surveyor.. AED 300k all in broken as follows: 196,200 - basic salary (16,350 / month) 84,000 - Accommodation (7,000 / month) 15,600 - Car allowance (1,300 / month) 4,200 - flight allowance (350 / month) As I told you before Mark, for someone your...

Cheers guys. I'm not definately tied to living in the marina, maybe somewhere close like grens, international city? As long as is close enough to drive in 20 minutes should be fine. craigo seems to be doing ok, will it really be a stgruggle?! My plan is to save £1000 a month, pay £300 towards my ho...

[quote="Mark Harris"]My plan is to save £1000 a month, pay £300 towards my house back home [quote]

I didnt see this bit! You might struggle to save a grand a month AND pay 300 towards your mortgage each month................well, unless you live like a hermit over here!

English Girlie wrote:
Hate not being able to sunbathe topless though!!

This is definitely the single worst thing about Dubai!!

Ive heard so many women complain since being here so it must be.....

I have seen a large 2 bed appt, and the space they left for a dishwasher in the corner was so tight, you have to remove the opposite cupboard door so the DW door can open. The pools are based around a central courtyard so the majority of the day they are in the shade and there are no gyms etc. Last...

This is rediculous! It just shows how childish the big bosses of companies can be when someone wants to leave to forward their career.

A new guy at my place is going through it with his old firm at the moment. If he doesnt sort it out soon he will be banned for 6 months and will have to go home!

It's certainly a big risk. If it works out, great, if it doesnt then things can go seriously wrong if you work together (Im speaking from experience). As far as doing it in Dubai is concerned I dont think they would care. Dating isnt a done thing over here, but they pretty much accept that us non-mu...

Its certainly a great looking car and Ive driven one myself and loved the ride. Personally though I would have shelled out that tiny bit more cash and bought a Ford Explorer.

I was watching the game with a bunch of SA's last night and they were going absolutely mad when it was 20-all last night! I thought they were all going to burst they were so tense. It was great to watch!

At least us Poms kept nice and calm at 12-10

hcaleman wrote:Guess I should feel lucky then that our company has already dedicated to close on Sunday and Monday.

Same here man My company decided to set the dates for all hoildays so people can actually plan to take time off! Makes good business sense really.

Snoopy island is fab. It's off the Sandy Beach Hotel (very popular with Russians_)which is just next to Meridian Al Aqah. I'll second that. A guy I know at work goes every other week just to snorkel there. Its meant to be one of the best places in the UAE for it. I stayed in the Al Aqah and it was ...

Before you say it no I dont want to go to the Mall, I need the proper stuff! I want to plan a trip around Feb/March but dont have a clue where might be close thats got some decent slopes and entertainment. I know of and have been to a lot of resorts in the Alps, but wondered if there was anywhere cl...

gtmash wrote:resale value, which are not Ford hallmarks.

Very true, resale on Fords is pants! Jap cars are much better.

fayz wrote:Iran, won't be as good as the Alps but you'll have a blast. Google companies that do tours.

http://www.iranmania.com/travel/tours/ski/ski.asp

Cheers Fayz.

Why will I have a blast? Is the nightlife good?

Scarlet - Do you know specific places in Lebo which are good?

sage & onion wrote:
Always nice and calm m8

Of course..........I honestly didnt almost chew my hand off in the 2nd half!!

Surely a tense weekend for all rugby fans. Roll on Saturday. Sadly I fear a resurgent French must be favourites. Hmmmm, yeah the French are certainly dangerous when they're on form and they have just beaten 'the best' in the world so they should be on a high! but the English generally hate the Fren...

I saw a fight in the taxi queue outside the Mardinat last week. It didnt last long though. Just some stupid scuffling over 'Oi who do you think you are pushing in?!'

Most people have told me its very rare though.

Cheers guys.

Anyone know if its worth buying the gear here? Think I spotted a skiing shop in the mall but I didnt venture in (would imagine its pretty expensive?!).