Hi, Thanks for that - Think your right then, Ill just have to have a look at them when I get there and get a feeling for them, thought there might have been a specific reason why everyone was against them.

Just a couple more questions if poss:

The idea of living next to the beach sounds great, but the only possibilities appear to be JBR, and the Palm. Are there any others?

Most people on this forum have talked about buying a new car, but I think I would prefer a better second hand one, and have looked in the Gulf online classifieds, and various websites......but......is the process of buying 2nd hand cars easy? Do they have HPI type checks there? If you buy from a dealer, (I have heard of a couple of big ones) is it similar to UK, as in warranties etc? Are there any pitfalls?

Thanks Again