Dubai skyline
Looking at Jumeirah Lake Towers, a part residential part business district of skyscrapers, as seen from Emirates Golf Club
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In near future ill post some skyline pictures from the gulf looking at the shoreline.
Although I was negative at first about visiting Dubai, now I'm eager to go there again.
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Thank you for these pics
I just came back from a trip of 9 days to Dubai and I had a great time.
George
Great thanks
And next time you’re in Dubai, let me know so we can grab a coffee (or beer)
Went there a few years back and had a great time
Stayed at the Jumeriah, did the typical tourist things like the desert ride with a pro driver and everybody loved it. The Sheik Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi was breath-taking!
Ha great
I’m glad that it was enjoyable
That it was memorable is no surprise because the city tends to leave a pretty strong impression (that can be positive or negative but never neutral) for those who are first time visitors
So many black cars...
I thought all the cars would be lighter colored in Dubai since it's so warm!
I love night shots in urban areas...
the multiple light sources add a unique look & feel to the images... Casey
Belief it or not but colors match certain groups
The new luxury car market out here works bit different from back home.
Back home you decide on make and model, engine, wheels, packages etc. You can order a model with the smallest engine but loaded with as many options and extras as listed in the catalogue.
Reverse, back home you can order the biggest engine but no further show or options.
Out here it works differently. The dealer orders a batch of, let’s say 20 Mercedes S Class. Likely 10 will be the 450 engine 5 the 500 and 5 with that 6.3 ltr engine
Furthermore at least 10 will be white of which 6 will have red leather and 4 will have brown leather
5-6 will be black
4-5 will be grey.
Furthermore most dealers select a set of options matching the engine. The small engine typically is equipped with only few extras over basic. Medium engine gets medium specs big engine full specs.
As a buyer you can select one from tgat batch. That’s it.
And it leads to some weird combinations. For instance my wife bought a Mercedes GLE 400, medium engine thus medium specs. As a result the leather seats don’t have heating (not that you would need it here). But if the seat are ordered without heating, then Mercedes can’t deliver seats with cooling only
And to be fully correct; yes it is also possible out here to select model engine and options in the exact combination you prefer. I tried that when we bought the GLE.
Was a bad idea: delivery time at least 10 months from order plus as a bonus the car became 60% more expensive.
