Flying in from Abu Dhabi to see a Range Rover Sport. Anyone know a solid pre purchase inspection spot in Dubai?

I’ve been texting back and forth with a seller in Al Quoz about a 2017 Range Rover Sport HSE Dynamic and on paper it looks exactly like what I’ve been searching for, low mileage and the right color combo with the extended leather pack.…

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Tiguan DSG feels jerky in stop and go traffic. Is this just how they are or does it need a mechatronic service?

My 2016 Tiguan with the 2.0 TSI and the DSG gearbox has been driving me a bit nuts lately in the Sharjah evening traffic. When I’m creeping along at walking speed near Al Nahda the transmission feels like it can’t decide whether to stay…

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AC in my Yukon only works on passenger side, driver side blows hot. Fixable or time for a new compressor?

So my 2019 Yukon Denali has decided that my wife deserves cold air but apparently I can just sweat it out. For the last week the passenger side vents are pumping out perfectly chilled air like a freezer while the driver side and the rear…

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I’ve got a 2012 Jaguar XKR that I absolutely adore but over the last month or so it’s developed this really annoying jerk when the ZF six speed drops from third to second as I’m slowing down for a roundabout and it’s making me nervous every time I drive it because I know how expensive these gearboxes can get when they decide to act up. The car has…

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Just had pads done on my E class and there’s this weird faint grinding when I reverse first thing in the morning

Dropped my 2019 E300 off at a garage in Al Quoz last Thursday for what I thought would be a simple rear pad replacement and they had it done by the afternoon which was great but now every single morning when I back out of my parking spot…

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Anybody bought plastic drums in bulk lately and had them hold up in this weather?

So our usual guy who we’ve been getting secondhand blue barrels from for years finally retired to Kerala and honestly good for him but now I’m stuck trying to source about thirty or forty decent drums before the next production run kicks off and I’m realizing I have…

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