What car to buy when living abroad in Qatar (Ford Mustang is first on my list)?

absolutegroove

I'm of to work in Qatar for awhile and I'll need to buy a car there.

I've always wanted to drive a Ford Mustang GT 4.6L

They are very cheap over there as is the fuel and the insurance.

So Boards members whats your opinions on the Ford Mustang?


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http://www.allfordmustangs.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/95272

Mr Benevolent

Nah, buy something with proper suspension. E39 550i if you can find one. M5 maybe? AMG somethingorother might be good too.

djimi

If I could afford to buy and run one Id have one now! One of my favorite cars on the planet.

absolutegroove

Confab wrote: »

Nah, buy something with proper suspension. E39 550i if you can find one. M5 maybe? AMG somethingorother might be good too.

E39: 5L V8 400bhp :eek:

AMG: 6.3L DOHC 32-valve hand built V-8 motor :eek: :eek:

Fishtits

Land Cruiser Amazon.

Wossack

something with aircon anyway

ianobrien

OP, what you want is a V6 Toyota Fortuner (auto) with M+S tyres. It's the full passanger version of the Hilux, light body, responsive engine (better than the straight 4) and proper decent off road for dune bashing (it's not literally crashing into sand dunes, but offroading in the desert is called dune bashing).

It's lighter than the Prado (our Land Cruiser) and the Landcruiser (our Amazon), it's decent off road and it's what the locals use.....

I'd get the M+S tyres as they are reasonable on road and off road. The baloon tyres for sand are not great on tarmac. Once you go dune bashing, you'll want to do it again. (I did it last time in a '05 3.7 V6 Cherokee!)

absolutegroove

ianobrien wrote: »

OP, what you want is a V6 Toyota Fortuner (auto) with M+S tyres. It's the full passanger version of the Hilux, light body, responsive engine (better than the straight 4) and proper decent off road for dune bashing (it's not literally crashing into sand dunes, but offroading in the desert is called dune bashing).

It's lighter than the Prado (our Land Cruiser) and the Landcruiser (our Amazon), it's decent off road and it's what the locals use.....

I'd get the M+S tyres as they are reasonable on road and off road. The baloon tyres for sand are not great on tarmac. Once you go dune bashing, you'll want to do it again. (I did it last time in a '05 3.7 V6 Cherokee!)

Once you go dune bashing. Sold

ianobrien

absolutegroove wrote: »

Once you go dune bashing. Sold

Well, for me it was. I did it last April in the UAE with the brother's jeep. I'm looking at flights again and wondering if he can stick me on his insurnace......

Cookie_Monster

I'd get the M+S tyres

These aren't just any tyres, they're M&S tyres. Smooth, grippy and exceptionally round...

ianobrien wrote: »

OP, what you want is a V6 Toyota Fortuner (auto) with M+S tyres. It's the full passanger version of the Hilux, light body, responsive engine (better than the straight 4) and proper decent off road for dune bashing (it's not literally crashing into sand dunes, but offroading in the desert is called dune bashing).

+1. Get a jeep of some kind, off roading is great fun. Did it in the Emirates in a friends 5L Grand cherokee, great fun.

what recession?

Fishtits wrote: »

Land Cruiser Amazon.

+1

love them! they seem to be pretty popular around UAE

ToxicPaddy

Yup, they are everywhere as the OP said, fuel and insurance are cheap as chips over there and then add in the ability to go off road when required and you're sorted..

I'd get the Amazon and maybe a nice second hand BMW 7 series Alpina, another very popular motor over there too.. Maybe a B11 or B12.. nyom nyom..