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>>Engines & Engine + gearboxs brought in by themselves, i.e not mixed with other parts are taxable at 10%

Is that rate for engines of all displacements and horsepower?

Yes, it dosent matter on the size of the engine, its not like the cars themselves, they are dependant on engine size.

(there were other, less popular fwds, such as Saab and Citroen)

Transam,

Got 117mph at 7800 rpm out of mine a few times. Once to the utter astonishment of a guy in a TR6 who had just passed a MK3 2000 GT.

Cool

And now all those memories coming back for us of those fun years when engine design, ignition and fuel systems were easy to fool around with.

For some of them they are both memories and things of present day. I fired up my old morris 1000 and took it round the block for a spin. Starting it was easy, a cap full 91 down the carb, 2 pumps on the throttle and away she went.

Test Car has a good reputation. Its well worth the money as we all know how many lemons are about. If the seller wont let you go there with a car - walk away. I used to get people asking us to servey cars, I just refer to Test Car now.

If you are looking for a cheaper alternative you can often find them second hand in the Chieng Kongs - obviously you'll have to look around a bit.

Just got Nitto tyres on my Chevrolet Optra Estate, 12000 for 4 tyres. Had Yokohama before that, seemed to be slipping in the rain, so far the Nittos have been good.

Here is a link to their site, look under "Tire Lineup", I got the NT555, but I liked the look of the Neogen.

Edited to add link - http://www.nittotire.com/index.html

Easy to get here?

Yes they are - just go to B-Quik and they will have them.

And after you have done all that dont forget to put some proper brakes on it !

I think like most things it is relationship based. If you have a good relationship with a land office officer you may get the information you seek on properties other than the one you look at. The one you look at however you are sure to find out the owners details which would allow you to ask them directly.

Antother good one is to ask the officer what plots are available in a particular area as very often the officers act as agents for the owner.

I also found them very usefull in situations where I needed to contact a neihbouring plot to ask permission for land use or cutting trees.

Hi Motor racing fans.

Here's a heads up for Nitto 3k - Round 4 at Bira this weekend.

Normal format with Qualifying on Saturday morning heats in the afternoon and heats and club racing on Sunday.

Hi,

What is you main interest in tuning? I may be able to steer you in the right direction (NA / Turbo / Diesel / suspension / Brakes?)

Regards.

Aggressive drivers don't bother me much. Benzes and Fortuners may try to rule the road, but at least they pay enough attention to their surroundings to drive like that.

Small champagne cars are the ones you have to be worried about. Gold Toyota Vios's, in my experience, are driven by clueless drones. Their faults can apply to a lot of Thai drivers, but I notice these gold subcompacts more frequently.

In slow traffic they only pay attention to the car in front of them, and they end up panic braking and creating a dangerous situation for the flow of traffic. In highway traffic, they often fail to comply with common courtesy. They go low in the passing lane, rarely use their indicators, and will with no apparent reason slow down without looking at their rear view mirror.

I spend my time driving daily from downtown Bangkok to Nakhorn Phatom and back into the city. I spend weekends in suburban East Bangkok.

Agreed, I hate the ones that pull out from the left and have to directly cross a 3 lane road before possibly accelerating (with no U-turn in sight). Give them a honk or a flash and they have no clue that they nearly caused a multiple pile up with all the cars that had to take avoidance measures.