Comments on: Letters: What to buy, what not to buy http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/ The only automotive blog in the Middle East with a real opinion Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:21:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jeremy http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-15888 Jeremy Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:43:21 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-15888 I must agree with the comments about AGMC above (Ammar Halabi)-they must be the worst dealership ever! I have seen many customers get fuming mad, and when they justifiably lash back at the staff, some "guy" (always the same man) comes in there to calm the situation down-and he speaks in a low, sombre voice so that you know if you mess with him, you are either going to jail or you will be deported. That usually works very fast. Thats the representation of BMW Customer Service in Dubai-nothing but bullying. Its shameful to say the least. I must agree with the comments about AGMC above (Ammar Halabi)-they must be the worst dealership ever! I have seen many customers get fuming mad, and when they justifiably lash back at the staff, some “guy” (always the same man) comes in there to calm the situation down-and he speaks in a low, sombre voice so that you know if you mess with him, you are either going to jail or you will be deported. That usually works very fast.
Thats the representation of BMW Customer Service in Dubai-nothing but bullying. Its shameful to say the least.

]]> By: Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-15011 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:57:07 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-15011 Not sure about the accuracy of those points, but America gets models with different specs. Basically, an Accord drives better all-round, but a Camry gets slightly better features, such as a trip computer and a marginally-better a/c. Not sure about the accuracy of those points, but America gets models with different specs. Basically, an Accord drives better all-round, but a Camry gets slightly better features, such as a trip computer and a marginally-better a/c.

]]> By: bryan http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-15010 bryan Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:32:51 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-15010 Good Day to you! After going thru all you r valuable inputs about cars here on your website, I can say that I am a more educated car-hunter now but I am really in a dillema on which one between 08Accord and 08Camry should I buy. Your reviews are both positive for the two but personally if you are to buy one of these, which one will you rather have? Main issue against Camry is the auto transmission problem scattered around the web but in general it still gets high points on reviews. Odd points against the Accord include louder engine and road noise plus there is no rear A/C vent. I am really confused now as to how to weigh things between these great cars. Can you please help me by giving your honest opinion about them?? Thank you very much. Bryan. Good Day to you!

After going thru all you r valuable inputs about cars here on your website, I can say that I am a more educated car-hunter now but I am really in a dillema on which one between 08Accord and 08Camry should I buy. Your reviews are both positive for the two but personally if you are to buy one of these, which one will you rather have? Main issue against Camry is the auto transmission problem scattered around the web but in general it still gets high points on reviews. Odd points against the Accord include louder engine and road noise plus there is no rear A/C vent. I am really confused now as to how to weigh things between these great cars. Can you please help me by giving your honest opinion about them?? Thank you very much.

Bryan.

]]> By: juze http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-9059 juze Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:05:33 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-9059 so any new plans,wch is next hot ride... go for any muscle now like mustang,charger or any other classic so any new plans,wch is next hot ride… go for any muscle now like mustang,charger or any other classic

]]> By: Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-9051 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:54:33 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-9051 Actually, back in 2006, we chased Gear One for a whole year to do something with them, but they just kept acting busy, or saying they have a show with "Wheels & Gears" or some such nonsense. We stopped bugging them when we realised the channel is a flop anyway. I've never seen the City7 show, and I haven't seen that channel in a year now. I was approached last year by MTV Arabia to do a car show, but they disappeared after I sent the requested proposal. Since that's how they plan to work, I didn't bother following up on that either, especially after they acted "surprised" when I asked for money. As for your "family" car choices, I can't say. I think the QX56 has the most space. Send me a proper email about your question so I can publish your letter for all to see, and I can go into detail. Actually, back in 2006, we chased Gear One for a whole year to do something with them, but they just kept acting busy, or saying they have a show with “Wheels & Gears” or some such nonsense. We stopped bugging them when we realised the channel is a flop anyway.
I’ve never seen the City7 show, and I haven’t seen that channel in a year now.
I was approached last year by MTV Arabia to do a car show, but they disappeared after I sent the requested proposal. Since that’s how they plan to work, I didn’t bother following up on that either, especially after they acted “surprised” when I asked for money.

As for your “family” car choices, I can’t say. I think the QX56 has the most space. Send me a proper email about your question so I can publish your letter for all to see, and I can go into detail.

]]> By: juze http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-9036 juze Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:26:23 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-9036 mash bro y u dont join hands wid gear one while u r testing cars while city7 show ingear is useless the quality of the show is not good. while u hav good thougts n better knowledge of normal cars n tunned up cars.well u doin good job for car lovers keep it up. bro want to ask u tht wch of the folowin is best luxury family sized suv escallade,merc gl,lx570,qx56,navigator mash bro y u dont join hands wid gear one while u r testing cars while city7 show ingear is useless the quality of the show is not good. while u hav good thougts n better knowledge of normal cars n tunned up cars.well u doin good job for car lovers keep it up.
bro want to ask u tht wch of the folowin is best luxury family sized suv
escallade,merc gl,lx570,qx56,navigator

]]> By: Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8925 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:24:45 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8925 Directly from the car company. Directly from the car company.

]]> By: IAC http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8919 IAC Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:30:59 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8919 where do u get the cars you test from? where do u get the cars you test from?

]]> By: Ammar Halabi http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8512 Ammar Halabi Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:56:57 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8512 While BMW is a great car, their Dubai dealer (AGMC) offers a horrible service. When I bought my 550i 2 years ago, they drumed up the BMW Online feature and didn't spare an effort highlighting it. Since I bought my car, it never worked!! I took the car to service over 5 times and yet they haven't been able to fix the issue. In the last 45 days alone, my car spent 4 full weeks in AGMC service center and the issue has not yet been resolved. They keep telling me that they have changed hardware and downloaded new software and waiting for a code to come from BMW Munich!! I have got that as an answer for two years now. I don't know what they are doing but apparently, they have sold a feature that does not work, and they are simply waiting for me to give up on it. Instead, any decent company with respect for its customers would have apologized by now and even compensated the customer for selling him a feature that doesnt work and for wasting his time running back and forth to the service center and having him without his car for several weeks! While BMW is a great car, their Dubai dealer (AGMC) offers a horrible service. When I bought my 550i 2 years ago, they drumed up the BMW Online feature and didn’t spare an effort highlighting it. Since I bought my car, it never worked!! I took the car to service over 5 times and yet they haven’t been able to fix the issue. In the last 45 days alone, my car spent 4 full weeks in AGMC service center and the issue has not yet been resolved. They keep telling me that they have changed hardware and downloaded new software and waiting for a code to come from BMW Munich!! I have got that as an answer for two years now.

I don’t know what they are doing but apparently, they have sold a feature that does not work, and they are simply waiting for me to give up on it.

Instead, any decent company with respect for its customers would have apologized by now and even compensated the customer for selling him a feature that doesnt work and for wasting his time running back and forth to the service center and having him without his car for several weeks!

]]> By: Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8309 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:34:37 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8309 Yeah, saw it long before but didn't have it in mind when buying the car. Saw it again after I remembered it recently. Yeah, saw it long before but didn’t have it in mind when buying the car. Saw it again after I remembered it recently.

]]> By: cb http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8300 cb Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:43:18 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8300 assasin its a M roadster :wink: mash u saw this video yet? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4_4BLSXeeU assasin its a M roadster :wink:

mash u saw this video yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4_4BLSXeeU

]]> By: Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8298 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:50:25 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8298 Waiting for various aftermarket fluids ordered from USA. BMW is a ripoff when it comes to dealer support. Waiting for various aftermarket fluids ordered from USA. BMW is a ripoff when it comes to dealer support.

]]> By: assassin http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8295 assassin Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:08:47 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8295 mash, have you done your M3 Roadster road test? Or you are trying to delay doing it till the Winter to show us its best results :lol: mash, have you done your M3 Roadster road test? Or you are trying to delay doing it till the Winter to show us its best results :lol:

]]> By: assassin http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8249 assassin Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:04:22 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8249 thatsit(mohamad), this sensor is also available in A/T transmission too called (OIL TEMP). when it appears from somewhere on speedometer, you will feel the car gets slower. I hope you are right about long-living time of CVT, but i believe it won't live more than A/T. thatsit(mohamad), this sensor is also available in A/T transmission too called (OIL TEMP). when it appears from somewhere on speedometer, you will feel the car gets slower.

I hope you are right about long-living time of CVT, but i believe it won’t live more than A/T.

]]> By: cb http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8220 cb Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:37:38 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8220 no its not from any movie. i read that story on the internet. the americans did really invent such a pen. the people who went into moon had it with them. heres the link http://www.spacepen.com/Public/Products/AstronautPen/index.cfm?productID=1 no its not from any movie. i read that story on the internet. the americans did really invent such a pen. the people who went into moon had it with them. heres the link
http://www.spacepen.com/Public/Products/AstronautPen/index.cfm?productID=1

]]> By: assassin http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8219 assassin Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:15:30 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8219 are you sure that this story is true, or you just took it from some comedy movie? are you sure that this story is true, or you just took it from some comedy movie?

]]> By: cb http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8218 cb Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:13:50 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8218 lol no they really did make a pen that is able to write in space, underwater, under extreme temperatures etc. apparently normal pens don't work in space. but i don't know how far the story of it being made because they didnt think of using a pencil is true. the pen is called space pen i think. i remember browsing their offical website. going outerspace assassin? lol lol no they really did make a pen that is able to write in space, underwater, under extreme temperatures etc. apparently normal pens don’t work in space. but i don’t know how far the story of it being made because they didnt think of using a pencil is true. the pen is called space pen i think. i remember browsing their offical website. going outerspace assassin? lol

]]> By: assassin http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8217 assassin Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:01:58 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8217 cb, i think you heard this story from a Robin William movie called (man of a year) . Am i right? cb, i think you heard this story from a Robin William movie called (man of a year) . Am i right?

]]> By: cb http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8211 cb Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:14:17 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8211 ((your mind is outdated man)) lol its a simple solution :wink: reminds me of a story i heard of how the problem of not being able to write using a pen in outer space was solved. the americans spent millions of dollars in research and finally invented a pen that enabled astronauts to write when in outer space. the russians just used a pencil :wink: ((your mind is outdated man))

lol its a simple solution :wink:

reminds me of a story i heard of how the problem of not being able to write using a pen in outer space was solved. the americans spent millions of dollars in research and finally invented a pen that enabled astronauts to write when in outer space.
the russians just used a pencil :wink:

]]> By: Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8205 Mashfique Hussain Chowdhury Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:57:09 +0000 http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2008/05/30/letters-what-do-buy-what-not-to-buy/#comment-8205 I really can't tell differences in braking between SUVs since I test them each after so much time. All I can remember is they were all equally crappy, compared to a car, but adequate for daily driving. I really can’t tell differences in braking between SUVs since I test them each after so much time. All I can remember is they were all equally crappy, compared to a car, but adequate for daily driving.

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