Driving Mr. Ali in Abu Dhabi

One of the problems with expat life is timing the appropriate moment to sell your vehicle when moving to a new country. Too early, and you are doing a lot of walking. Too late, and you are at the mercy of vehicle resellers out to make a buck on your desperation. We have had mixed results in the past. In Germany, our sad Volkswagen hatchback was in serious need of repairs. The engine would just die if we drove further than 100 km. Rain was a hazard as the floorboard was rotted and water would spray into the passenger side when we drove through a puddle. It rained a lot in Germany. We were unable to find a buyer. Not even Echart, the language teacher and friend from East Germany, wanted it. On several bitter cold weekends, he and I would have the VW disassembled trying to find out why it would die after 100km. <a href="https://medium.com/strangers-in-a-strange-land/driving-mr-ali-in-abu-dhabi-4b74474d3949">Read More</a>