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Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR
Now he will recognize you as a fellow Porsche owner. Anyways since you have logged in - start typing those ownership reports. |
I wish if I have time to do pen down an ownership report. I'm not good at writing these and my last ownership report in the forum was for my Beat D back in 2011
Having said that Focus ST has now done 110k km, Since warranty & free service expired at 100k (Ford Dealership here provides 100k/5 years warranty + free service), recently did service for 110k at my friend & a fellow bhpian's garage. Best part is you can oversee and assist with the service
Porsche has done 8k after purchase, did brake pads & rotors change + rear suspension bushes.
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I forgot to mention an interesting experience - We were in the souk area window shopping for bags, when one of the shops asked us to take a look at '1st quality fakes'. Just for curiosity - went along with the guy. The shop was a small one, and he asked us to walk along with him to a nearby apartment. It was a shady looking place - infact almost scary - with almost no lights, a rusty old lift etc.
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Ha ha thats the usual tourist trap, i should have warned you in advance. There is a massive market for such goods, I got fooled into buying fake perfumes thinking its original during my initial days.
A friend's sister suggested a good place which sells original and have created a good relationship with that shop through her recommendation and nowadays I usually buys from them
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Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR
Reminded me of another point I had noticed, and mentioned earlier in a Dubai based BHPian's ownership thread - Cars just look so clean and shiny there, despite the lakhs of kilometers on the odo.
Maybe due to the dirty car fine, but still - quite a nice thing to see. |
Did you know that, washing your car at your home and letting dirt water into road also attracts a fine. Also, there are people who wash cars at parking lots for additional income which is illegal, they will ran away if they spot Dubai Municipality staff and the car owner will get fined. Some of them will keep the washing stuff to an adjacent car to save their customers and innocent parking neighbour gets fined. (a friend got a fine like this )
So the petrol station car wash business thrives very well, i usually do this midweek late night at a 24h car wash as weekend normal hours are always crowded. Of course guaranteed swirl marks but anyway paint condition is very bad :(
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As far as I’ve heard, I guess the cars there have to renew their fitness certificate every year .
I’m not sure on this though. But what you’ve said is absolutely true,they are very well maintained.
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Yes annual renewal testing is need but they won't fail you unless there are old tyres or visible leaks or some heavy modification. For example if the new suspension set up is in a different colour, they will say it is modified. How to beat it, get a OEM sticker and place it.
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Originally Posted by KP56
Attaching my favorite spotting from the Friday night scene in jumeirah- the 911 gt3 in racing yellow. |
These are the attention seeking signal to signal racers who never takes their cars out for a proper drive or track. All they do is Jumeirah cruising.
I was part of UAE Focus ST group, there i frequently see posts of signal to signal racers. Funniest part, some guy posts a video saying he beat a Golf R, when i looked at video Golf R is going on fast lane minding its own business and this guy just zooms past him and claims to have beaten him
Having said that, there are quite a few enthusiasts who do regular friday drives and track events.
I'm eagerly waiting for Yas Marina circuit to open for Dubai peeps as Abudhabi border is still shut due to Covid, still waiting to use my full GP track day voucher bought in February
Sharing few pics for viewing
Senna at Dubai Autodrome track, Senna belongs to a collector from Abudhabi named
@the23collection
Pista at track
My car at Yas