CARS IN DUBAI WHICH NEED SAVING!

[Randompunter74]

Thought it might be useful to start a thread where people can show cars which they have found around dubai which need saving and may be of interest to others.

Core information needed for post. Example. And 1st one below:

Car: BMW 3 Series Alpina
Condition: average to poor. Cracked front bumper, wing mirror, paint needs love as does the interior
Spotted when? : 3rd April. Been there for 3 to 4 weeks
Spotted where : entrance to Motorcity from Arabian ranches on the right as you go up to the traffic lightsfrom the roundabout.

[Randompunter74]

[Eccentric M]

oooh, I love these kind of threads.

Will post some of mine when the time permits.

[scarebus]

Haha that's funny, I pass by that car nearly every day going into motor city, it certainly is worthy of being mentioned here on PH.
Not sure what plate it's on, needs a lot of tlc though.
People just don't seem to care for their cars when they get older than 8 years old here, shame...

[Silent1]

How does one go about claiming abandoned cars out there or can't you?

[Asterix]

Silent1 said:

How does one go about claiming abandoned cars out there or can't you?

There is a process.

There was some Police guy who was going through lists and when a car reached the right date, he'd claim it for free then sell it off - made millions out of it. He was prosecuted IIRC.

ETA: Here you go - http://gulfnews.com/about-gulf-news/al-nisr-portfo...

Edited by Asterix on Monday 14th April 14:55

[Randompunter74]

Try the old school way of whacking your business card or message on the car asking if he wants to sell. You may get lucky.

[Randompunter74]

Ok, here we go:

Car: Porsche 911 (Early 70's Era)
Condition: Average to Poor. (Mate took the pic so didn't see myself)
Spotted when? : 17th April 2014
Spotted where : Just next to the entrance to "Saluki Motorsport". Apparently the chap who owns the garage next door owns the car. Not sure if its for sale as my mate didnt speak to him. Given lack of number plate maybe he has plans for the car.

Come on lads....keep your eyes peeled out there. Post some pics of cars you see.

[jason90]

You will probably find the porker will be going into Sara for a bit of a renovation, always lots of sad looking cars outside

[Eccentric M]

Car: Dodge Viper ACR Roadster (legit ACR?) + Jeep Cherokee SRT8.
Condition: Dust, dust everywhere. Didn't check it out properly for other bits.
Spotted when: 12 March. Checked in again few weeks later and Viper's gone but the Jeep is still there.
Spotted where: Al Nahda, Sharjah (near the Sharjah Corniche).

[K50 DEL]

Love these threads... I really must put a camera in my car ready for things like this.

[Asterix]

K50 DEL said:

Love these threads... I really must put a camera in my car ready for things like this.

Perhaps a dumb question... Does your mobile not have a camera?

[K50 DEL]

Asterix said:

K50 DEL said:

Love these threads... I really must put a camera in my car ready for things like this.

Perhaps a dumb question... Does your mobile not have a camera?

A more accurate question might possibly be "Does your mobile have a camera that you didn't render unusable by rooting your phone and running a version of Android designed for a tablet with no SD card capability" lol

[Asterix]

K50 DEL said:

Asterix said:

K50 DEL said:

Love these threads... I really must put a camera in my car ready for things like this.

Perhaps a dumb question... Does your mobile not have a camera?

A more accurate question might possibly be "Does your mobile have a camera that you didn't render unusable by rooting your phone and running a version of Android designed for a tablet with no SD card capability" lol

Ah...

[Eccentric M]

Why don't you get a cheap point and shoot instead K50 DEL? I never use my camera phone lol.

[72911]

Guys - where is that 911, I have to save it.

[Psychobert]

Annoyingly, the 964 that I hoped was abandoned in the car park under my flat seems to have been saved, but I've just found another 911 that looks unloved, (though I don't know the model as I'm not a huge Porsche fan).. Targa top, whale tail and very very dusty. Been parked in the same place a couple of months now..

[Randompunter74]

Dude. Photos?

[Psychobert]

Randompunter74 said:

Dude. Photos?

I'll get some this weekend if I can..

[StanBalaban]

There is a yellow 928 in Al Quoz 1 that needs saving. I'll grab a pic in the next few days if I can!