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Hi there,

i will probably be moving to Dubai soon.
I sure that i need a car there and i'm planning to buy one.

Can you tell me how this costs me per month? I mean the costs for insurance, registration...

I'm thinking of a Toyota Echo or similar.

How much does it cost for a SUV like Ford Explorer or similar.

Thanks,
Sebastian

Insurance = approx 4-4.5% of the value you pay for the car. For a sports car, you will pay 6-7% of the value. If you have No claims from UK, or wherever, then make sure you have letters confirming this.
Registration = first registration is approx Dhs500, therafter, each year is around Dhs350-400.

I cannot remember the website, but try and google 4x4 motors in Dubai. They have a pretty decent website with prices of cars.

Renting a Toyota Echo or similar will set you back approx Dhs1300-1400 per month for a long term lease, but be prepared to get run off the road by the SUV's! hahahahahaahaha.

If for your wife/gf, then I would suggest a far bigger car.

Echo is gone. Now they got the Yaris. Still is a peice of sh!t.

You can still get them, although 2nd hand.

Liban wrote:Echo is gone. Now they got the Yaris. Still is a peice of sh!t.

errrrrrrr, what car are you driving now? Still got that lancer (i think you had one)

Used to rent a Lancer.... Never owned one.

Though in Canada, the Lancers are noit at all like the ones here.... They can cost upwards of $28k in Canada for a top of the line Lancer. Most of the ncie cars in the West are sh!tboxes here.

The Echo though was and remains an internationally acclaimed peice of sh!t.

Whats an Echo?????????

ech·o ( P ) Pronunciation Key (k)
n. pl. ech·oes

Repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface.
The sound produced in this manner.
A repetition or an imitation: a fashion that is an echo of an earlier style.
A remnant or vestige: found echoes of past civilizations while examining artifacts in the Middle East.
One who imitates another, as in opinions, speech, or dress.
A sympathetic response: Their demand for justice found an echo in communities across the nation.
A consequence or repercussion: Her resignation had echoes throughout the department.
Repetition of certain sounds or syllables in poetry, as in echo verse.
Music. Soft repetition of a note or phrase.
Electronics. A reflected wave received by a radio or radar.

v. ech·oed, ech·o·ing, ech·oes
v. tr.
To repeat (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves from a surface.
To repeat or imitate: followers echoing the cries of their leader; events that echoed a previous incident in history.

v. intr.
To be repeated by or as if by an echo: The shout echoed off the wall. The speaker's words echoed in her mind.
To resound with or as if with an echo; reverberate: rooms echoing with laughter.


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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ch, from Greek kh.]
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echo·er n.
echo·ey adj.
Synonyms: echo, reecho, reflect, resound, reverberate
These verbs mean to send back the sound of: a cry echoed by the canyon; a cathedral roof reechoing joyous hymns; caves that reflect the noise of footsteps; cliffs resounding the thunder of the ocean; blasting reverberated by quarry walls.

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Ech·o ( P ) Pronunciation Key (k)
n. Greek Mythology
A nymph whose unrequited love for Narcissus caused her to pine away until nothing but her voice remained.

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Main Entry: echo
Function: abbreviation
echocardiogram; echocardiography


Source: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.


Main Entry: echo
Pronunciation: 'ek-(")O
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ech·oes also echos
1 : the repetition of a sound that is caused by reflection of sound waves
2 : the sound that is due to reflection of sound waves —echo verb ech·oed; echo·ing /'ek-(")O-i[ng], 'ek-&-wi[ng]/



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echo

n 1: the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped [syn: reverberation, sound reflection, replication] 2: (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained [syn: Echo] 3: a reply that repeats what has just been said v 1: to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" [syn: repeat] 2: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" [syn: resound, ring, reverberate] 3: call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy" [syn: recall]


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echo



1. A topic group on FidoNet's echomail system.

Compare newsgroup.

2. A Unix command that just prints its arguments.

[Jargon File]



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echo

[FidoNet] n. A topic group on FidoNet's echomail
system. Compare newsgroup.



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echo, MN (city, FIPS 17900)
Location: 44.62275 N, 95.41126 W
Population (1990): 304 (145 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 56237
echo, OR (city, FIPS 22200)
Location: 45.74395 N, 119.19203 W
Population (1990): 499 (215 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97826

Also a peice of sh!t made by Toyota Motor Corportation.

yorky500 wrote:Insurance = approx 4-4.5% of the value you pay for the car. For a sports car, you will pay 6-7% of the value. If you have No claims from UK, or wherever, then make sure you have letters confirming this.
Registration = first registration is approx Dhs500, therafter, each year is around Dhs350-400.

The 4-4.5% are per year, right?

Is it like a Yaris or is it much much worse

yes, the %'s are per year. Really depends on what car you have. 4x4/sedans etc are around that mark, sports cars are more.