Bangkokhatter

Still on my original name since joining a while back. Maybe more interesting if we could call out current posters and name all their previous names, don't suppose the mods will let that run though.

Can't make this stuff up. A long time member of AN being cuckolded by a professional and Adolf's grandson.

What's that old saying, "never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". OT, i have a few tats from back in my Navy days, one on my calf is in pretty poor taste, but back then i never thought i would settle in a hot country and be wearing shorts so much!

Really? launched about a dozen punches from behind and the foreigner is still standing as though nothing hit him.

it didn't collapse, the dumper truck had its load raised and smashed into it.

Your actions really depend on whether you want to keep your job or not. There is the AN way of doing things and then the correct professional way. If you are happy in your job then you need to implement discussions on how the extra work will be allocated and if there are any additional resources available, be it another headcount costing less than the Purchasing Manager or other current positions that can help with the extra workload. A Multi-National would probably expect this approach and i'm surprised they have not suggested this. Regarding leaving, it's a bit of a grey area in that Labour law states that if your new position is very different from your current position then the company has to give you the choice to accept the position or move on with an agreed severance package. The grey area is whether you both agree on the job role being so different.

Based on your info on the charger thread i did download quite a few of the Apps, thanks for that. However although the range anxiety may well disappear, having an EV still requires planning for long trips. Locally i have many options for DC charging, a large IGREEN is round the corner (serves the airport taxis) and plenty of PTT available. But on a long trip, you have to search, maybe book, hope there is a charger available etc, and i have also found the navigation section on all Apps apart from PTT to be lacking. ICE owners have none of these issues, having said all that i would still recommend buying an EV, i believe the pro's far outweigh any cons.

Thanks for the info, never realised charging slowed down the fuller the battery gets, most of the charging stations i have used have been 120 Kw, don't think i've seen 150Kw.

I don’t think energy use alone makes something valuable. Plenty of things take effort or resources to create but aren’t worth much if people don’t want them. For Bitcoin, the energy cost is part of its security model, but its perceived value comes from market trust and limited supply—not the electricity burned. If that trust disappeared tomorrow, all that energy wouldn’t matter.

Your gonna have to help me here, how does being created by energy mean it has value ?

Took delivery of the Sealion 7 about a month ago, and thought i would give an honest review, not one blinded by EV fever. My previous car was the CRV for comparison. I have to say the car itself is lovely to drive, great handling, excellent acceleration as we all know, and really comfortable to drive long distances. Driving negatives, rear view mirror, very small view through the rear window and for drivers like me who use the rear view mirror all the time, this takes some getting used to and compared to the CRV, both rear and side view mirrors are smaller which gives the feeling of not being able to see enough of your surrounding environment. Braking does not seem as effective even in high mode, surprising really considering how fast the thing goes. I really don't like the storage under the centre consul, if you have the seat raised too high it's difficult to access, high seat also makes the seat belt awkward to close. Auto seat adjustment is a great idea but seems to work when it wants, maybe invented by scousers ? Onto my real bug bear when it comes to having my first EV, long distance trips, battery capacity and charging. Despite some smug MG owning board members describing charging as a wonderful experience that has no impact on time, with batteries that seem to defy logic and travel as far as the predicted mileage, my experience has been totally different, At 100% the display will tell me i have up to 450 Km of happy travelling in front of me, trust me if you go above 80km/hr this drops and if you drive like most people on dual carriageways and highways and reach speeds of 120 + then the range drops drastically. Range anxiety is real on long trips. Sure ICE drivers also have to stop during 600Km trips, but it's through choice not necessity (after one stop), also whilst it is much cheaper to charge, you should also add the cost of Lunch, afternoon coffees, late evening coffees and snacks, these all add up when the family has to wait 45+ mins for the charging to complete. Availability of chargers has only been an issue during peak holiday periods (some excellent info from PIB and others on the EV charger thread) but one thing that caught me out was google maps. Travelling back it suggested a different route due to heavy traffic, this took me into the wilds of Issan where chargers were rarer than a Luton Town win. I was forced to travel back 50Km the wrong way to find a charger. Overall though, despite my charging woes, which will increase as more people go EV, the S7 is a great car to drive, very cheap to run and if you have a home charger and most of your mileage is pretty local then you can't go wrong.

No, not new, i can remember your debut as Sparktrader, your style has not changed and still continues to inflame others.

Do you ever stop to think to yourself, maybe it's me ? Perhaps try some introspection before trolling others.

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He's learnt not to sign off with regards >insert latest name<, but he just can't hide his writing style

This happened to me back in April on an Eva air flight to London, we had actually took off but turned back a couple of hours into the flight due to a technical issue. Same process, had to hand in our passports and shipped off to hotel. Some did question handing over the passports and were told they can go through arrivals immigration again but they would also have to go through check in procedure also, but the issue with this was they could not tell you when the rescheduled flight would be so how to know when to come back to airport? I thought it was no big deal, just get to the hotel and have a couple of beers. Ended up being transported back to the airport at 3 am the following morning, walked through a side entrance at immigration and picked up our passports.

There is still a section on the tax return stating residential property finance costs, which is where i enter (or did) the annual mortgage costs. Are you saying these are no longer deductible, i have filed tax returns for the past 16 years and always entered an amount in this section with no comment from HMRC. Sorry for going slightly off-topic, i have a 2 bed, was my home, now mortgage free. I had a family friend as a tenant when first moving here which turned into a nightmare and have since used an agent which i am generally happy with and only charges 10%, only annoying thing is the annual requests to increase the rent, have a good tenant and don't think it's a great idea to keep increasing the rent when they are not getting anything extra. No plans to sell, but need to do some research as have a daughter and not sure of tax implications when i pass.

Am surprised you found Pattaya area a problem, i would have thought charger coverage in the more urban areas to be ok.

I do have an open mind, i enjoy driving the CRV, however this new lease will be for 4 years so maybe its time to go full electric. No comments yet on the DEEPAL but it does seem the BYD is a popular choice. Am sure the charging aspect will be a PIA at first but like most change in life you learn to adapt.

Thanks for your reply. Price is not an issue as work will be paying and it will be a lease car for 4 years so no reason to worry about sell on price. Have all 3 dealerships within 10km of home or work so no issues there. The fuel savings are substantial though, a recent round trip to Issan cost around 4,500THB. How are the regular software updates, i must admit i am pretty simple really and just like to get in the car and drive and not have to worry or read up on the latest updates. I will do as you suggest and test drive the 2 EV's, will be my first time.

Time for a new company car and HQ are pushing us towards full electric, although they will accept a Hybrid for the next couple of years. My choices are the BYD Sealion 7 AWD, Deepal S07 or the CRV E:HEV. Currently driving the CRV AWD, I like it, a bit vanilla for some but its comfortable for the family, nice to drive and service from Honda has been great. Looking at the Hybrid version, looks nice (apart from limited colour choice) but the battery part only has a range of 50 odd km which i find a bit pointless. So is it time to go full electric? have read most of this thread and it reads pretty much how you would expect with each devotee defending their corner, however i am pretty ambivalent in regards to the ICE-v-BEV debate and just looking for personal opinions from owners on the 3 cars mentioned above. I don't really have range concerns as longer journeys just require a bit more planning but i would like an idea of how much it costs for a 300Km trip for example (estimate is fine) and how simple it is to charge up at the service stations for example. Thank in advance.

End of last year year i did the renewal and had similar problems. Did the usual application at VFS, provide all documents and walked away with signed tick sheet, expecting a wait of a few weeks. Then i get an email from HMPO saying i did not submit 2 x passport photo's. Explaining to them it would be impossible for me to send in the application at VFS without the photo's was ignored and it took an extra month and more expense to send new ones. It's annoying and no point complaining as both parties would just blame the other for the loss of photo's.

Hope you didn't give him too much, you can't have much left.

Relevance ?