Shopping for a new car, help!

kmant
By kmant

I am looking to buy a new car, but i would like it to have manual transmission ( however, I do not want a sports car.) I would also like it to be big on safety features, i.e. to have at least multiple airbags and ABS (but preferably more, like EBD, stability control, traction control, etc.) I don't care too much about size, big or small is fine. But I need 4 doors, not 2. And other than a decent AC, i don't care about the presence or lack of fancy trims. Is it possible to find something like this in Doha, or am I just being European crazy?

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By kmant• 9 Sep 2012 21:36
kmant

Thanks, bluepantherback... Would appreciate that...

So far can only seem to find the Toyota corolla with a stick, and the Nissan patrol. Nothing more, and each only with 2 airbags. So it will have to be either automatic, or special order....

By anonymous• 8 Sep 2012 21:08
anonymous

....a stick shift Mini Cooper John Cooper Works. It goes like stink. Will Hv to ask whether he ordered or it standard showroom. On the other end of the scale, I remember someone praising his 1.8 liter Nissan Tiida with stick shift - I didn't believe him but he offered a drive.

No harm trying - specifically ask the dealer of the possibility of ordering. The market does not demand stick shift here.

By mimiloves2sing• 8 Sep 2012 14:41
mimiloves2sing

jiane karyll said HAVE YOU TRIED TO LOOK IN ALL ...

HAVE YOU TRIED TO LOOK IN ALL THE CAR COMPANY OR SHOWROOM HERE IN DOHA? IF YOU WILL DO THAT, YOUR QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED...

Best place to go for all your questions is car dealers, I know it's a lot of work initially but investments take time. Get the facts, from the source. Car companies or dealers.

Salam, best wishes

By kmant• 8 Sep 2012 12:47
kmant

Oh, and the Sportage? Fantastic ratings everywhere. But only a SINGLE airbag in Qatar. Or two, in the higher trim models... Sigh...

By kmant• 8 Sep 2012 12:37
kmant

Thank you everyone!

I am somewhat used to driving in crazy conditions, but I guess there is always the possibility that Doha is crazier! I have been calling car dealers all morning, and, so far, no luck. (All Renaults are automatic, by the way, and i am pretty sure the Clio has been discontinued here since 2008. Unless you mean the sport Clio, which has 2 doors, so it's out.)

Bluepantherback, can that be done? I was not aware that I could place an order here. When I visited some dealers, they all seemed to imply that I could only get the models they had in the showroom. And none of the dealers I talked to over the phone said "no, we have no manual transmission cars, but you can place an order." I guess I will have to ask specifically about orders.... Thanks again!

By anonymous• 8 Sep 2012 09:40
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

...place an order. Base models anyways come with stick shift out here. Do remember that it is difficult to sell on.

By Molten Metal• 8 Sep 2012 08:53
Molten Metal

won't like anything other than Renault Clio.

By BlueBull• 8 Sep 2012 08:24
Rating: 4/5
BlueBull

The best thing to do would be to go to Kia and buy the Sportage. With QR 84,000 price range,Sportage beats all other cars with a margin bigger than Bolt on the track. It comes fully loaded and is a pleasure to drive.

By jiane karyll• 8 Sep 2012 03:55
jiane karyll

HAVE YOU TRIED TO LOOK IN ALL THE CAR COMPANY OR SHOWROOM HERE IN DOHA? IF YOU WILL DO THAT, YOUR QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED...

By nuwan.karunatilaka• 8 Sep 2012 03:07
nuwan.karunatilaka

Once you start driving on Doha roads, your love for the 'stick' will die...

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