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bence8810

Hi I am moving to Dubai with my wife and dog (Dachshund) later in May. We wont be able to afford a Villa as per our calculations, therefore all is left are apartments. Could you please post your opinions about good places to move to with a dog? I was looking at Sports City with all the greenery, but...

bence8810

Hi

Thanks for all the input. Although we are picking up the poop at all times, what you say does indicate dogs being there often, which is good.

The Greens have Apartments also, or only villas?

Any other areas?

Thanks

Ben

bence8810

Hi Thanks, I checked for rentals for that property, and they are way overpriced for our budget. We are going to be able to spend maximum 100k/year. I am looking at places on bhomes.com and they are much over 100k. Is there any other location to look for housing? I sent a message to one of the agents...

bence8810

Hi

I am still looking for the place. Is there any Green spots in Al Barsha? I am seeing a lot of properties there, and it seems my wife would be fine there in the beginning without a car even, as long as the dog can be kept happy on some greenery.

Any info related to Al Barsha?

Thanks

Ben

bence8810

Just what I was afraid of.

Any other places with green patches?

Thanks,
Ben

bence8810

Hi, I am coming over to Dubai for a 5 day visit, and will be looking for flats while there. I wont actually visit flats, just the areas to see which fits our requirements. So far I am thinking on driving by the Greens, Springs, JBT area, Dubai Marina, Sports City. Are there any other places I should...

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Hi

I would also be very interested in this if someone has any information, specially since I heard there are no real addresses in Dubai....

Thanks, and sorry to butt in on your thread, I am just very curious about this as well,

Ben

bence8810

Hi Just a quick report back, i am in Dubai currently looking around. I have seen only the Marina yet, and its an amazing place, kind of like a beach walk with stylish restaurants and a Hong Kong scenery. As much as I liked it, I don't feel this is the place for a family owning a dog. I walked to the...

bence8810

hi

That involves crossing through Saudi which is difficult I think, as there is no visitors visa. Maybe a ferry to western emirates and drive from there?

If I am wrong on the visa issue, please correct me

Cheers

Ben

bence8810

Hi, I will move to Dubai in 2 weeks, and will serve quite a few years there as an IT specialist. I wont be leaving on a huge budget, but I will be able to afford more than I do now. Since I am a Porsche lover, I thought about getting one in Dubai. Any Porsche fans here? I never had one, and since I ...

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Hi M! Thanks a lot for your answers, I didnt think I will find a Porsche enthusiast such quickly. To be honest, I dont know too much about Porsches, and I only had this dream of having one for a long time. Initially, while living in SCal, I thought of getting a 912, which is the California version, ...

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Hi I just wanted to post back to say thanks for the tip, I did get a lot of things answered there. http://www.dubaipetrolheads.com/index.php?topic=1838.0 The only outstanding issue / question I have is about financing. If I am buying a 10 year old car, can I still get a car loan for it? I will have ...

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A lot of people say no-no to financing, and I wonder what is the reason. Is it a total rip off? Sometimes I find my money doing much more in a savings account or on the market than what I would save when buying a car straight up and not paying interest. May the reason be that people are only thinkin...

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bonk wrote:I think you can get a transit visa to cross Saudi by car.

Non Muslims as well? If so, I would be very interested.

I called the Hungarian Saudi Embassy, and they said other than a Business visa, I have no chance to cross the boarder.

Ben

bence8810

Thats a really interesting information, because eventually I may be interested in taking my car with me from UAE, in that case driving through Saudi comes into play.

Thanks a lot,

Ben

bence8810

I am also looking for someone to look after our mini dog, much like a cat. Let's join forces

Ben

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hi

I am still on this topic, doing my research online for weeks now, but still have some questions.

How do I tell a Porsche from being built with GCC specs and one that is not?

Basically I would like a local Porsche, local that is to UAE, and not an import.

Thanks

Ben

bence8810

Hi Right, I did see the prices are a bit outrageous in the Green Community, although I like its location being farther away from the traffic problems. However, as we have budget constraints, we cannot move there, neither to the Springs. I assume we are left with Marina, which isn't best for the dog,...

bence8810

Hi, Thanks, you actually pointed out the obviuous which I should have known by now :) Anyways, as for Mirdiff, I did visit the place the last time I was there, and I liked it except for the location. How long does it take you to drive to the office, and where is the office? When I went there, it was...

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I guess one way to tell would be to ask for the early service history. If shopping from Awir Used Car Market, more often than not, their cars are imported and have no records. Thanks, so Awir Used Car Market is to be avoided? I was more looking for things like "Double radiator" or "t...

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In all honesty, I think modern cars have fewer differences between regions nowadays (unless it is govenrment-mandated). But I really have no idea which parts could be different. The main reason to avoid Aweer is because they regularly repair cancelled cars from USA and sell to unsuspecting buyers. ...

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The 993 is the best porsche 911 built. Its a everyday car and very reliable. It is air cooled and will look very nice with the proper wheel setup and styling. I would still like to have a 997 turbo, prob in the future. The matience is not bad, the car is built well..its like any other euro car..bmw...

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Hi I just wanted to get back to the topic and say how and where we ended up being. We settled for a 1 bedroom flat in Greens, Dubai. They went for higher prices than what we were able to afford but then we found one for 100k which was the very highest tip of our budget limit, so we went for it. Havi...

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Dear C-dog, Your dogs will definitely require something more than what ours required, but again, your options are broader by the budget. I have been to all the places you mention, and as for living, I prefer the Arabian Ranches, however it has its shortcomings. Traffic is massive in the morning, as ...

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Hi All, I am looking into buying an Infiniti G35 coupe from 2004-2005 with a budget of 80-90k maximum. I found one that was perfect, but missed it as I still had my drivers license pending, and by the time I called the guy back, he sold it already to 4x4. They put an extra 20k on it, and selling it ...

bence8810

Hi,

Yes, those are the things I am afraid of. I need to take someone along, but I dont know any good mechanics who would do this kind of an inspection.

Anyways, I will try and look around Google for something,

Cheers,

Ben

bence8810

Hi, I am thinking on modding my car with a double-din touch screen unit like the Pioneer Avic-Z series, etc with navigation, but I failed to find one with UAE maps. Are there any non-mobile car navi units that one can mount in the car permanently, and has UAE or ME maps? And are there car audio plac...

bence8810

Hi,

I just got an Infiniti G35 coupe and it has very delicate leather which I would like to protect from the Sun. Can you recommend a place that does a professional job wiith 3M or V-Kool?

Thanks

Ben

bence8810

Hi, Thanks that is very helpful. I will try the place you suggested. About your setup, can you tell me the exact model number, so I can look it up? And what do you mean by connected a Garmin GPS unit via Video input? You can view it on the Touchscreen, but cannot control it from there? If you want t...

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