doha dusty industrial zone south doha city auto repair shop cluster one unlucky blue hyundai santa fe sit front smash since june day four arab nations announce boycott qatar suv fall foul tiny state dependence jebel ali neighbor dubai first port call car company distribute spare part across region long option doha since neighbor sever tie unite arab emirates egypt bahrain saudi arabia accuse qatar support terrorism deny traditional land sea air trade rout cut doha scramble find new suppliers replace everything saudi arabian milk emirati engine oil also quickly pull together complicate new logistics involve mix new air maritime rout use nearby port oman kuwait re-export many ways success boycott enter sixth month week touch life streets minor ways turkish dairy iranian vegetables take place arab foodstuffs store shelve items generally available price modestly high one exception auto part residents say car-obsessed qatar status symbol bentleys bmws zip doha corniche night spare part arrive days dubai take weeks even months leave vehicles languish shop drivers frustrate manager one american automobile dealership industrial area ask name describe situation desperate customers come scream say car two three months helpless say although import recover near pre-crisis level drop sharply boycott auto import september 40 percent low year-earlier level manager say attempt re-route order jebel ali oman kuwait re-export abandon pay two set customs fee additional ship spike cost 20 40 percent situation improve recent weeks dealership move import directly air unite state say process take months set ten days ago batteries oil take batteries new cars 58 percent import qatar either produce ship four boycott countries 2016 accord ministry development plan statistics estimate much autos auto part possible determine two part businesses doha say 80 percent supply previously come jebel ali boycott drive campaign make country less dependent gulf arab rival even boycott end hundreds cow fly scale dairy farm traditionally compete saudi arabia trade tie increase turkey iran draft law pass would grant great trade protection local producers legislation still pending nobody buy dubai even open would let dubai take profit us say spare part dealer whose goods source vietnam korea high-end garage cream porsche 911 turbo await repair general manager say shop recent months establish direct import link european suppliers cut average delivery time three weeks twice long boycott teach us import find new source ... even story end blockade lift go back buy dubai say qatar retool boycott top auto part supplier dubai