NSX spotted in Dubai

[Jim]

I found this on another forum. Notice it's an Acura, not a Honda.

 

[Osiris_x11]

USDM fenders...

Dubai/UAE is left-hand drive (much like most of the Middle East). Hence why alot of American cars on the roads there, and vice-versa (not uncommon to see an export spec'd American car imported back to the US by someone relocating).

Acura is currently present in US, Canada, and Hong Kong... correct? If I ever relocated to the Mid'East (ie. Bahrain, Dubai/UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman) I'd be very pro-active towards taking a NSX w/ me there!

 

[pacacu]

Acura is not really represented in Hong Kong.. the Honda distributor here given up on this brand years ago and only import RSX... RL/TL/NSX died years ago. the last NSX was imported in '97...they only focus on Hondas with Accord assembled in Thailand. Acura will be in China by the end of this year as its also a LHD market. HK is/was the only RHD market for Acura.

 

[AU_NSX]

I found this on another forum. Notice it's an Acura, not a Honda.

Yes they never brought the NSX here! That must be a private export from the States!

Where did you find that photo? I've not seen one the whole time I've been here!

I have asked around and I'm told there may be only 3 NSX's in the entire UAE...

 

[Jim]

Yes they never brought the NSX here! That must be a private export from the States!

Where did you find that photo? I've not seen one the whole time I've been here!

I have asked around and I'm told there may be only 3 NSX's in the entire UAE...

I found it here, post #2237: http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=276744&page=112

 

[btcog82]

I worked the Dubai port for about 6 months...(federal security detail), and the cars you see come in are amazing, unfortunately:frown: government employees aren't aloud to carry cameras or take pics....

 

[Jetpilot3]

Yes this is all correct. This car is now damaged and who knows where...

There are 3 NSX's that I know about in Dubai and mine will be the fourth and my mate Rich's the fifth:

1991 White NSX presently receiving the 02 conversion at at tuning shop
1991 Red NSX customized
1992 Red NSX - don't know much about this one
MY 1991 Berlina Black NSX - arriving October 9th
Rich's 1992 Red/Black NSX - arriving mid-end October

Cheers,
Jetpilot

 

[MashimaroNSX]

Yes they never brought the NSX here! That must be a private export from the States!

Where did you find that photo? I've not seen one the whole time I've been here!

I have asked around and I'm told there may be only 3 NSX's in the entire UAE...

It will be 4 if I decide to move there :biggrin:

 

[baynsac]

It will be 4 if I decide to move there :biggrin:

Wondering why you would move to Dubai?

AU_NSX , Jetpilot3
How is it out there in Dubai? Do you guys like living over there? I was born near by always wanted to go back and check it out.

 

[NeoNSX]

AU_NSX , Jetpilot3
How is it out there in Dubai? Do you guys like living over there? I was born near by always wanted to go back and check it out.

Hey yaynsx,
we havent heard from AU_NSX for over a year. Rumours are he was seduced and ran off with a number of women. Another rumour is he's loving the no-speed-limit freeways and exotic cars. Hope he sees your post and responds.

 

[demigod]

1991 White NSX presently receiving the 02 conversion at at tuning shop

Probably a 92 white. In 91 white wasn't available yet..unless the car has been re-painted.

 

[DubaiRich]

Wondering why you would move to Dubai?

AU_NSX , Jetpilot3
How is it out there in Dubai? Do you guys like living over there? I was born near by always wanted to go back and check it out.

Dubai has just about everything you could desire. Fast cars, got it. Beautiful women, got it. Fancy homes, got it. Good paying jobs, got it.

Western culture is the norm over here and it continues to get better. I am in my fourth year and from the looks of things, could be another 4. Just take a look at some of the websites and its easy to see why its a desireable spot to live and visit.

 

[Meeyatch1]

Dubai has just about everything you could desire. Fast cars, got it. Beautiful women, got it. Fancy homes, got it. Good paying jobs, got it.

Western culture is the norm over here and it continues to get better. I am in my fourth year and from the looks of things, could be another 4. Just take a look at some of the websites and its easy to see why its a desireable spot to live and visit.

Is there a language barrier over there? I have been curious how someone who only speaks English would fare living in Dubai, and what hurdles they would encounter?

 

[robfenn]

Dubai is full of english speaking ex-pats...

 

[NsXMas]

Dubai has just about everything you could desire. Fast cars, got it. Beautiful women, got it. Fancy homes, got it. Good paying jobs, got it.

Western culture is the norm over here and it continues to get better. I am in my fourth year and from the looks of things, could be another 4. Just take a look at some of the websites and its easy to see why its a desireable spot to live and visit.

Are there any negatives? And what's the average paying job over there for ex-pats?

 

[ShiftyBob]

Are there any negatives?

The Heat and Humidity. Last time I was there (97'?) it 119 degrees the entire time (132 degrees on the flight deck of the carrier I was on), and humidity hovered around 90%...

 

[robfenn]

Personally the biggest problem with Dubai is how badly treated a lot of the population is. It's very much the 'haves' and 'have nots.' I personally couldn't have it on my concious.

 

[Jetpilot3]

I don't know if you can say alot of the population is badly treated? How? The Indian labourers are paid double what they are paid in India to construct buildings, get transported to site everyday, fed, etc. and given free living accomodations. Excellent way to save money and support a family in an otherwise hard country. That's the worst you'll hear about people in Dubai. Its fantastic living here and no way would I live in a place where people are mistreated...I believe this is an old mis-conception.

Its very much like living in NA except that there are alot of wealthy people here, some flaunt it, some don't. I personally love living and working here and have no issue obeying the laws and customs (hardly infringes on my lifestyle or that to which I'm accustomed to in Canada).

You wake up in glorious sunshine and return back home in glorious sunshine 357 days of the year. Food, clothing, housing, etc. are all the same as back home so its tough to think about returning back home to pay taxes but sometimes its not worth it leaving family and friends behind.

Living in Dubai is good for a nice experience and ability to improve your lifestyle and resume.

But honestly I can't stress enough that media and how it represents the Middle East is completely biased and doesn't show the whole picture. I almost think its better living here than in Canada.

 

[Osiris_x11]

tale...

Personally the biggest problem with Dubai is how badly treated a lot of the population is. It's very much the 'haves' and 'have nots.' I personally couldn't have it on my concious.

I am in 100% agreement w/ you on this. This is quite indicative of the Gulf-region. There is an invisible two-tier society that exists: the ruling, Arab beaureacrats along w/ Caucasian foreigners and then there is the 'foreign' populace. Those w/ 'white-skin' are revered and highly coveted. Affluence & personal wealth or even education doesn't dictate an individual's stature, skin color does. The term "khawaja" is commonly used as slang for light-skinned, 'desired' people; the term "miskeen" used for those who have some 'extra' pigment (ie. non-caucasian).

Case-n-point: A few VERY senior-level executives of an IT/software giant were staying at the Burj Al Arab in Jumeirah Dubai. This is the world's only 7-star hotel, accommodations run in the four-figure range (USD ). Anyways, these executives were of South-Asian ethnicity but born & raised as well as educated in the USA. They were treated quite coldly, almost as if they were second-rate guests. And no, this wasn't an isolated incident as a few more similar episodes occurred over time.

I've traveled to the region numerous times, for leisure as well as in transit. My father has had numerous projects in the past, involved w/ the Royals and civic/industrial development. Also, I have a fair amount of family who resides throughout the Gulf-region. Therefore, I have some insight on the realities of the region. Don't get me wrong, it's an awesome place... but equality & equity are not it's hallmarks.

I don't know if you can say alot of the population is badly treated? How? The Indian labourers are paid double what they are paid in India to construct buildings, get transported to site everyday, fed, etc. and given free living accomodations. Excellent way to save money and support a family in an otherwise hard country. That's the worst you'll hear about people in Dubai. Its fantastic living here and no way would I live in a place where people are mistreated...I believe this is an old mis-conception.

But honestly I can't stress enough that media and how it represents the Middle East is completely biased and doesn't show the whole picture. I almost think its better living here than in Canada.

Talk about timing!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071028...abor_unrest;_ylt=AnZFGcVdGlbv93p8ILpdAAlvaA8F

Dubai strike threatens building boom

By BARBARA SURK, Associated Press Writer Sun Oct 28, 7:25 PM ET

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Thousands of South Asian construction workers went on strike Sunday over harsh working conditions in the latest threat to a spectacular building boom already endangered by a falling currency and labor shortage.

While laborers have long complained about working conditions in this Gulf city known for its avant-garde skyscrapers, luxury dwellings and archipelagoes of artificial islands, their recent action comes as contractors are struggling to find workers to complete their ambitious projects.

Dubai is home to the world's tallest building — the Burj Dubai, expected to be completed in 2008 — and the first Armani luxury hotel. Authorities report an annual average growth rate of 12 percent over the past decade, largely driven by construction.

The boom has been possible due to plentiful investment from oil-rich neighbors and armies of non-unionized south Asian workers whose fear of deportation, until recently, kept them from voicing discontent over low wages.

"The cost of living here has increased so much in the past two years that I cannot survive with my salary," said Rajesh Kumar, a 24-year-old worker from the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh who earns $149 a month.

The laborers ignored the threat of deportation and refused to go to work, staging protests at a labor camp in Dubai's Jebel Ali Industrial Zone and on a construction site in Al Qusais residential neighborhood.

They demanded pay increases, improved housing and better transportation services to construction sites. On Saturday, workers threw stones at the riot police and damaged to police cars.

Emirates' Minister of Labor Ali bin Abdullah al-Kaabi described workers' behavior as "uncivilized," saying they were tampering with national security and endangering residents' safety.

They could have registered their complaints peacefully but instead "turned themselves into rioters," he told state news agency WAM. Those who damaged public property will be deported, the labor minister said.

Companies, however, do not want more workers to leave as they struggle to find enough to complete existing projects following an overwhelming response to a government amnesty program to persuade illegal laborers to leave.

In June, the government offered, no questions asked, a free one-way plane tickets to illegal workers hoping to leave. They have since been swamped by 280,000 workers who, fed up with a rising cost of living and low wages, were ready to go home.

A booming economy in India also means that many there no longer see the need to travel to Dubai and the Gulf, said Bernard Raj, managing director of the Dubai-based Keith International, which supplies Indian workers.

"In the past, when we go for recruitment of workers we were able to choose whomever we wanted. Now the turnout of candidates is very low," he said, estimating that at least 40 percent more workers were needed for the city's projects.

With the usual labor markets like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka drying up, labor companies are turning to less traditional places like Tibet and North Korea.

At the root of the problem is the Emirati Dirham's close connection to the U.S. dollar, which has seen it plummet in value, further decreasing laborers' already low salaries.

Kumar and his fellow workers said they asked their employer, Al Habtoor Engineering Enterprises, for a pay increase several times, but management was not willing to address the issue.

"We were left without any choice but to stage the protest," Kumar said.

Other workers said similar requests to the other main labor company, Al Mussa Contracting, were unsuccessful.

"I can not save anything," said Sunder Raj, a 32-year-old worker who at the end of the month has nothing to send to his family in India from his salary of $162.

"We are working hard for nothing and there is no way for us to continue like this," said Mohammed Hussein, a Bangladeshi worker.

K.V. Shamsudheen of the Pravasi Bhandu Welfare Trust, a group that helps workers, said it is the unskilled labor force that has been especially hard hit, with many no longer able to send money home.

"The low exchange rate of dirham against Indian Rupee left laborers without any savings," he said. "The only way for the UAE to attract workers is to set competitive salaries and assure better living conditions."

While Mohammed al-Shaiba, a UAE-based labor analyst, criticized the strikes, saying they could only harm an economy gripped by a labor shortage, he acknowledged that the government had to do something.

"Now it's the right time to set a minimum wage," he said, adding that government should require companies to pay workers at least $272 a month.

"If they allow a strike today, tomorrow there will be another one," he added.

 

[DubaiRich]

Re: tale...

Case-n-point: A few VERY senior-level executives of an IT/software giant were staying at the Burj Al Arab in Jumeirah Dubai. This is the world's only 7-star hotel, accommodations run in the four-figure range (USD ). Anyways, these executives were of South-Asian ethnicity but born & raised as well as educated in the USA. They were treated quite coldly, almost as if they were second-rate guests. And no, this wasn't an isolated incident as a few more similar episodes occurred over time.

I take excedption to your statement.

Being African-American, and living in the US, I have felt the sting of not being allowed into nightclubs, left completely unattended at restaurants. Has it happened in Dubai, Dot at all. When I lived in Vegas, the guy at the door to a nightclub wanted to see "4" Id's to enter...no such thing here in my experience. It happens everywhere around the world and the US is no exception.

Seeing is believing

 

[NSXBOX]

I'm looking forward to my trip to Dubai from Dec31-jan4. I would love to stay at the Burj Arab for at least a night with my family but the website says its fully booked so may go there just for a meal.

Hows the duty free shopping ? is it really tax free ?

 

[AU_NSX]

I'm looking forward to my trip to Dubai from Dec31-jan4. I would love to stay at the Burj Arab for at least a night with my family but the website says its fully booked so may go there just for a meal.

In my opinion, the Burj Al Arab is overrated.

I've been there. Secondly, there is no such thing as a 7-star hotel. That is something they made up themselves. The hotel believes that they are so much better than other hotels that they deserve 7 stars... The buildings external architecture is awesome and I can't think of a more aesthetically pleasing building, but then you go inside and well... A 1970's Casino come to mind! In one word, Tacky!

Having said that, Nico if you want to go, and you should, book at least 3 weeks to a month in advance for a meal! Otherwise, you may only get a/noon tea or something.

Hows the duty free shopping ? is it really tax free ?

Yes the shopping is great & yes totally tax free! However, rents for shops are so high that things are not as cheap as you would like to think sometimes.