Hello Ewing,
Sorry for late respond .. I was quite busy with financial year closing and passed by the forum accidentally to check on updates and new members ..
Yea I agree with u .. It is not a common habit to social when u r in GCC .. It is like a camp for work mostly .. u know!
I am a financial controller for a group of investment companies in Abu Dhabi .. The group basically is from Kuwait where I was living most of my life b4 I move to Abu Dhabi 4 years ago .. But I am originally from Egypt .. what about u?
Opposite your situation, my Visa is from Dubai but I am staying in Abu Dhabi where my work is

I've noticed the Trailblazers and Envoys when they were initially produced on 2002 .. I liked the engine's design and performance competing with V8 engines .. especially that I was driving a Buick Roadmaster 1992 at that time a 5.7L V8 .. and was loving that car!
I got my 1st trailblazer on 2003 and it was LS .. since in Kuwait they have no version except LS (either 4x2 or 4x4) and that is it .. what I did not like about the car was the poor interior.
After moving to Abu Dhabi on 2006 I got a BMW 328i 1996 as a temporary ride then I got my TB 2007 LTZ after searching the market and finding no other suitable SUV comparable to the TB within the same price range except the Cherokee Sport Limited which I was not so much happy with the design of its engine .. but I am glad that I have made the right decision especially the TB-LTZ sounded Yummi to me with its full options compared to my previous LS in Kuwait!! (I was objecting only on the facia new look .. looked some how awful!!)
Then I searched for a forum to join and I finally found TrailVoy some times in November 2007 .. here only I learnt about the SS that it exists ..
At my first accident hit my TB facia I decided to upgrade it to SS and had already placed an international order for the grill and the crossbar .. but it took long time to complete the order and have it shipped from USA .. my TB was at the agency and couldn’t wait much so that I decided to downgrade it to LTZ 2005 .. and was fine with me.
Lately, and after completing the parts, I decided to replace the facia to my old project as planned .. and here we go ..
For Abu Dhabi registration, my advise to you is only to replace the bumper temporary till u pass the registration test .. i guess u can do that with minimum effort and cost in Sharjah .. So good luck!
One last comment on the TBs with auto climate control, A/C sucks when its +40c outa there and the TB is in idle for few mins .. I did not face this with my LS while was in Kuwait.