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[gharwell1]

Is The College of Applied Sciences in Ibri a good place to work. What has been your experience in working there?

Also, what is the transportation situation like? In Saudi you can buy a car from the Dealer and make payments or lease the car. The payments are the same. Is something like that available or do you have to go to a Car Rental agency to get a vehicle. Buying a car at the beginning for cash is out of the question. If I had the cash to buy a car outright, I wouldn't be thinking of going to work anywhere.

[windstar]

I have not been to Ibri but to my best knowledge, it is a town-like village. It does not have much to offer you. So, all the money you make will be your savings. It is a remote place to go and work, more than 4 hours drive to Muscat. You would not see a lot of expats around. You can climb mountains, go on camping on desert. Mostly, students are unmotivated. You can lease a car, rent might be a good option given depreciation factors, you can even buy one from a leaving expat. I do not recommend you buy a car from locals because most of the time, cars would have been accidented and repaired. There is no institution to check its accident history. Good luck.

[veiledsentiments]

I'm not sure that having the cash to buy a car outright would put you into the category of the idle rich.

Most people start out leasing until they know that they will want to stay and/or until they find a used vehicle from a dependable seller. Bank loans are usually based on the length of your contract.

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[Neil McBeath]

Ibri is quite a pleasant littlke town. There is nothing of tremendous architectural interest in Ibri, but the fort was recently restored and it is within an easy drive of othe, smaller, towns like Yanqul.

The scenery is attractive, and Ibri is just about equidistant from Nizwa and the UAE city of Al Ain. Both are easilly accessible - well constructed, empty, fast roads in both directions. If you are going to Al Ain, however, you will require a Road Pass from the Royal Oman Police so that you can cross trhe frontier. Thuis is usually just a formality.

There is a scheduled bus service from Ibri to Muscat, and I believe that it is also possible to go from Ibri to Dubai by bus. Initially, your transportation problems could be solved by taking taxis, or even the baisa buses - minibuses that ply along the major, and some minor, routes, picking up and depositing passengers as they go.