Well, a few reasons really, some personal, but the 'straw that broke the camels back' was when my neighbour was shot dead in his own driveway for his BMW.
If a car has more value than life, in certain peoples eyes, then I did not want to take a chance with my own.
And to make matters worse, about a year and a half after I left, my 25 yr old son was shot twice in the back protecting his family from people that had broken into his house in the middle of the night..
Luckily, he survived and no permanent damage was done, (well, not physical anyway. His mental state at the time, was not best though.)
My son and his family are sorting things out to get the hell out of that country too.
It is such a shame, it is/was such a beautiful place, (not including all people,) and I miss the country and climate everyday....