Buying a 2nd hand Jeep in Qatar - bad idea?

abc150:

well. if I spend 20k on a car, I can probably sell it for 12-13k in a few years. If I spend 90k on a newer car, I'll be lucky if I can sell it for 50k two years later. My point is, I don't want to spend a lot of money, so even though I might have to repair it once in a while, it'll still be worth it.

That brings me to my next point - I know there is a jeep dealership, but will most local garages repair it as well? I've heard the dealership repair shops can be quite expensive. What about spare parts? haha, sounds like I'm going to wreck this car. I just want to know a little about this before I buy, as I don't wanna end up with a 20k repair bill.

thanks for your answers

I've been happy with the Jeep I bought second hand. As for reselling it for the same or a bit less in two years time, that's perfectly possible. Cars hold their value well here, and I still see people selling the same model as mine for more than I paid for it a year ago.

(we bought it used) They are very much in demand here. He constantly has people putting notes on his windshield asking him to call them if it is for sale. We have not had to have much work done on it. There is a jeep dealership/repair shop here. Like all cars in Doha, it requires a new battery much faster than it normally would elsewhere (heat and sand are bad for cars)

How can you expect to buy a car, use it for around two years and then sell it "for approx. the same price or a bit less".