I live about 15 minutes from the foot of the hill.
This is one of my late night drive destination.
One update though: The restaurant/cafeteria complex at the top is shut since February.
There is one Lavazza cafe at one of the stops a couple corners from the Mercure, on the way down from the top.
The Karak was good, last night.

https://www.aceuae.com/en/ace-uae/266696

Camco Xtreme Blue Windshield Washer – 3.78 liters

This is just 9 dhs for an entire gallon and is a Made in USA product.

You will find it in any of the Ace hardware stores and should last you a year easily. Quality product. Solid detergent quality and good lubricity for the wiper/glass contact.

56 minutes ago, Dubasel said:

 I used to think Porsches were unreliable until I got my first one, second hand.   Did you know that over 70% of all Porsches ever built are still on the road?  Now, if the criteria is “reliable without reasonable maintenance”, then you’re probably right, and I’ve got nothing for you.

Mine is from experience of a hardcore petrolhead's ownership of two Porsches. They're magnificently engineered beasts, but the electronic failures are horrifying and regular. I wouldn't ever consider Porsches to be "reliable with reasonable maintenance".
Let's agree to disagree and not force each other's opinion down the other's throats.

59 minutes ago, sertac said:

Mercedes SLK350. It is 277hp but it is very small and light. Cornering like crazy, it is sticking to road. 

Wow. I need to drive one of these as I'm in the market for a super handling sports car as well.
Cheers for the suggestion. Did they come with a V8 in the non-AMG avatar?

Disagree on the Porsche. 
For reliability in the budget, apart from the VQ twins, I'd suggest considering the Hyundai Genesis Coupe. 3.8 V6, GDI, RWD. 

11 hours ago, Gaurav said:

Sorry to say but dear google is right, that you can only get that beep stopped through dealer software as its part of GCC spec and mandatory to have it locked so people and mechanics outside can't disable.

On the contrary, the dealership should push it to 140 as SZR legal speed is 140 now unlike 120+20 before. Worth a try.

Roads in Abu Dhabi like the Abu Dhabi - Al Ain road have 160kph speed limit signs now.
So, start beep point at 160kph.

Mercedes because the DSG  autoboxes in Audis are made of cheese.

Some of these brands have the best warranty engineers. 
Batteries die exactly a month or 2 after warranty!

7 to 8 sounds just about right for a 2.5 litre petrol engine in peak traffic conditions.
Couple of things you can do. 

1. Check tyre pressures in the cold and have them 2psi above recommended 

2. Clean air filter and fuel injectors and see if there is a difference.

3. Learn to drive an automatic economically

Watch this: 

Note: Key is to use as little throttle (accelerator) as possible. 
Accelerate as gently as possible.
Light throttle. Let transmission move to higher gears as quickly as it can and let it stay there. No abrupt braking and throttles, if they can be avoided.

Watched this about a month ago and thought Suzuki disappointed. 

A friend of mine is a Peugeot Works driver and he posted a picture of him with this very car. Legendary!
I've been to the AutoSport International show that happens at the Birmingham NEC and it's an annual pilgrimage for motorsport fans. A Glastonbury for motorsport enthusiasts if you will. 
Such legendary cars are always exhibited here and I strongly recommend attending one atleast.
https://www.autosportinternational.com/about-the-show

PS: No. Not the Dubai motor show.

If the usage is going to be on-road, you could get the 2WD version too.

10 hours ago, Gaurav said:

Secondly, I would still go with computer diagnostic first no matter my eyes and experience says to do soap water test first,

Occasionally, sensors fail or misinterpret data.
I'm not saying there's a right or wrong way. There are many ways to do it and using on-board diagnostics is one and just helps confirm diagnosis without much physical effort.

3 hours ago, Barry said:

The only reason they only last a few years is because they aren’t maintained properly and people don’t give a shit. Go to Europe and you’ll see plenty of 15 year old Peugeot, Citroen and “Ford of Europe” still on the road and working perfectly. 

Absolutely right.
Rather than blaming the cars, blame the people who don't maintain their cars at all. 

This guy who helped me with car purchases and registrations initially didn't do any kind of maintenance on his cars other than the standard oil changes (with no regard to oil grades, API ratings, etc). His first car (Mazda 3) died of a transmission failure (He never once changed his transmission fluid ). His following car (Camry 2008) had an engine seizure(never checked his coolant levels ). Such folks owning even under-tuned, over-engineered-for-minimal-maintenance Japs eventually kill them.

Give me a Peugeot or Citroen here and I can drive them daily and can keep them running for 20 years.

PS: For those not in the know of 'Ford of Europe', I googled it for you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_of_Europe

7 minutes ago, shadow79 said:

the citroen peugeot and euro fords....

Please let us know why. 
I love 'Ford of Europe' cars. They're worth driving. LOL.

Gitex coming up. 

Look up Souq.com and the supermarkets for some crazy deals on new ones.
I've found used TVs to not depreciate like cars here, unfortunately.

Isn't Oman Insurance's USP the free coverage in Oman as well?

What's wrong?

With these Mustangs and LS430s though, a major portion of the cars in the UAE are US salvage.
Even in salvage cars, if you look at the Copart/Manheim/IAA auction car purchases and subsequent rebuilds documented, most of them have minor issues and are simple to moderate difficulty fixes.
But, the UAE used car dealers seem to buy absolutely totaled cars and fix them up. Moreso with latest models. I'd recently seen the latest Civic and Accord in such shambles, I wouldn't touch those cars with a barge pole.

On the other hand, two of my petrolhead friends have clean US spec cars that were non salvage and brought in because the manual versions weren't sold here. Occasionally, such cars do exist. So, due diligence and knowledge on the car and issues can help save some $$$

Congratulations on the Pajero.
Is it a 3.5 or 3.8?
You surely meant 170,000 kms, right?

Never heard of them. They should be one of the thousand other horrible Chinese tyre brands.
I would rather source tyres from Nitto, Hankook, Nexen, Kumho which are very decent depending on the pattern and compound , and barely cost a few dirhams over these absolutely atrocious Chinese tyres with their cheap constructions and compounds that ensure you bang the car up front during panic braking.

Any updates on this, Gaurav?

Like all the others have stated, you shouldn't need engine flushing if the engine's been running on high quality synthetic oil of the correct grade and replaced at intervals mentioned in the owner's manual.
A quality synthetic oil comes with a good detergent additive package blended into it which should help it do it's cleaning part of the engine apart from lubricating. 
If you feel car needs a flush, buy an engine flush from a brand like Wurth or LiquiMoly and follow the instructions.
I used an STP one recently on a Suzuki engine whose ex-owner was taken for a ride by the stealership that didn't perform oil changes but billed the customer for it. 😧 Here's a link on souq. (I have no commercial affiliation.)

https://uae.souq.com/ae-en/stp-engine-flush-450ml-7155924/i/

If you have the bill, it should have a warranty card with a matching serial no. 
I'm sure you can take it to the consumer forum and the shop selling the spurious battery would be fined heavily. Atleast 20,000 aed, from my knowledge.

How many kms on the 10 year old Pajero's odometer, buddy?
How often was the ATF changed?

Something similar with a 2.0 Litre engine today would make for a fabulous beater.
I've got something like this with 517,000 kms on the odo. But, it's just a 1.3 Lancer off an acquaintance and the lack of power is disappointing. Planning to replace with a 2.0 beater when the time comes to renew it.