Is it worth buying a car in Dubai?

Dear Phil Cannot agree that the public transport in Dubai is great, but its fairly reliable based on the location of your home,office and the type of work you do. If you are having a sales or business development work which requires you to move around Dubai or UAE, and the company do not have a chauffeur driven car then you definitely require a car. If you live in communities like arabian ranches, the villa ,silicon oasis, the palm etc then the metro doesnt reach here and hence you might need to buy or lease a car. The same is the case if your office location is an area not reached by metro and your office doesnt provide any transportation. If you can brief me on your home and office location, and your work type i can let you know if you can really leave off the car. P.S : Jazeel Jabbar is a relocation's consultant specialized in providing relocation services(which includes Move Management, Immigration services, Home Search, Intercultural Training, City Orientation, Education Search and Registration, Pet Relocation, Insurance, Business Relocation) to individuals and corporate's moving to Dubai, UAE. You can reach him at +971 55 505 8806 or at jazeel@pack2go.ae.

Hi Phil, public transport in Dubaiis fairly relaible and you can get by without owning a car, many expats find themselves buying a car. It's not a complicated or expensive process and cars are not hard to come by - both new and used. I'd suggest having a look at our Buying a Car in Dubai page for some useful tips on how to go about this.

There are quite a few costs for owning a car in Dubai, you need to consider yearly registration fees, Salik (tolls) can add up very quickly in addition to insurance.

Compared to public transport, owning a car is much more convenient as it typically takes longer getting somewhere via metro & bus. Using taxis on a daily basis ends up being very expensive.

This following blog article is helpful: "The Real Cost of Owning a New Car in Dubai". 

yes its worth buying a car in dubai..and when it come to servicing, you gotta carefully chose the best service centre....one of the leading car garage is GT Auto Centre, providing car service and repair in Dubai !! Offering vehicle repair services, including air conditioning, electrical, mechanical, transmission, engine, suspension and body repair in Dubai, UAE specialized in top European branded Cars including Range Rover, Porsche, jaguar, Audi, BMW, Mercedes etc. visit : http://www.gtautocentre.com/ GT Auto Centre

Buying a car is worth it, easy to commute around, and if there are any car servicing issues you could opt for Service My Car. They are quick and safe!