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I guess the Man Pram would be The Roomster & The Yeti a close second

Haha, I know Ive started a lot of threads lately, but this will be the last about scooter advice (at least for a while). I'm very close to buying, just need to make a choice!

I'm looking at a 400i with 3000 km for 155000, a Forza with 2000km for 145000, and the new (extremely new) Joymax for 155000.

My wants for the 400i are just dreams of long trips I think. The 300i, with much better fuel econemy and 2 feet shorter seems more logical.... But seems like I can get much more bike for the same price (new 400i is 209,000).

How will the 300i do on long trips? Say 4 to 5 hours riding without stopping at 120 kph?

You will never do 4 to 5 hour's without stopping because you'll be out of fuel, is there anywhere near you that hire's these bikes so you can test before purchase??

Your 3 litre Tuna makes around 171 bhp & the truck you highlight makes around 144 bhp, I would say if you are not carrying a Tonne of weight in the back it should be fine & better m.p.g than the Tuna width=25 alt=thumbsup.gif>

OK, that's encouraging. As long as the power/torque is still there down low where you need it for city driving.

I've had a 3 litre Tuna & it has a bit of squirt & low down pull, I have also driven the basic 2.5 hilux with the 120 bhp motor this is a slug for sure, so I think the 144 bhp hilux should be ok as said if your not pulling a tonne of coconut's around with you...

Who Care's................................ Sent from my Gay-Shed....

Your 3 litre Tuna makes around 171 bhp & the truck you highlight makes around 144 bhp, I would say if you are not carrying a Tonne of weight in the back it should be fine & better m.p.g than the Tuna

instead of buying a 300'000$ home In usa or uk... why not invest it and come to Thailand and live with interest.?

what you got with your house? a bed, a tv, and plenty of tax to pay to some crazy government who throw money at refugees?

example is détroit.. what people get at the end? the got nothing. they lost all.

the problems is many guys want start a business in Thailand and fail.

they buy house, get married and one day lose all.

if il you get married to a thai lady, make sure she doesn't leave you one day with your belongings.

How do make sure she doesn't leave ? Chain her to the bed

Everybody's gota eat....

Has somebody lost their medication

So it's all agreed then caining unruly children in Thailand is acceptable...............Next

But what is the point of the OP's post beyond indicating he may as well be in Nirun Condo in Pattaya?

Your given The Nirun a Bad Name

Spare the rod and spoil the child...

Outdated, archaic and just plain wrong.

may be outdated to some but it work for others...

Spare the rod and spoil the child...

You could try thaicarglass.com not to sure if they do repairs or not....

My next problem seems to be getting a reply. I sent 2 online requests for a quote to Viryah, no replies. 1 to AA a couple of days ago, no reply. I am using a group to help you move and integrate into Thai life, sent them an email, no reply. I also text the Honda car dealer that is selling me the car, no reply.

Is this Thai culture? I tend not to phone as I have a little trouble with my hearing to English speaking people so I email or text or prefer to talk in person.

I've had the same problem's i.e 2-3 day's before e-mail reply's, in the end I found e-mail insurance quote's to be lower coverage & more costly, if possible you have someone who speaks Thai let them call on your behalf it's seem's to get the job done I've found...p.s welcome to Thailand

No sarcasm intended, it's funny you mention viryah with have 1 month to go before we renew our policy and viryah have come out the best with the only change to the free Toyota insurance was to name 1 driver, after checking I found Toyota dealer paid 18,650 baht for our free insurance & viryah renewal is 17,310 baht & has better coverage

I recently found that being sole named driver gave about 10-12% reduction on the premium. 5000B voluntary excess gave about another 10%.

The spread on more or less identical cover from the same company via different brokers with and without optional excess, sole driver and non-dealer repairs was from 22,500B down to 13,800B (all including compulsory government cover), though this did also reflect a sum insured that varied between 530,000B and 680,000B (for a one year old vehicle that has a new value of 825,000B) and does not include the 10% no-claims bonus to which I will be entitled.

I'm still in the process of deciding but I expect to go with the 13,800 one which actually also had the highest vehicle value of 680,000. So I expect to be paying around 13K.

The answer with insurance here (and with most other things) is to shop around and above all to assume that absolutely everyone may be trying to pull one over you.

sole driver did give about 12% discount there was also a discount for reduced milage which I didn't take, I gave up on using broker's & went direct which wasn't to good to start with in Pattaya viryah office there came in at 20,400 baht and a lot lower coverage then the wife went on a mission contacted viryah in Bangkok they came back after 2 day's with much better coverage than Pattaya office & a lower price of 17,310 baht, as allway's with any insurance check the detail, pay-out's etc, I guess next year the fun start's again with these company's....

So you claim that Viryah Pattaya has a higher policy price, for even lower coverage, as Viryah Bangkok ? Twice directly with the company ?

Strange at least.

It's fact & we did feel Pattaya office really didn't want to help, like that's the quote take it or leave it attitude where as Bangkok quoted and we asked them to raise the level of sum insured + increase the medical cover to which they did & at a cheaper premium, where as Pattaya branch would not, also we found Axa branch in Pattaya had the same attitude as Pattaya viryah take it or leave it, as said shop around & check policy detail.

No sarcasm intended, it's funny you mention viryah with have 1 month to go before we renew our policy and viryah have come out the best with the only change to the free Toyota insurance was to name 1 driver, after checking I found Toyota dealer paid 18,650 baht for our free insurance & viryah renewal is 17,310 baht & has better coverage

I recently found that being sole named driver gave about 10-12% reduction on the premium. 5000B voluntary excess gave about another 10%.

The spread on more or less identical cover from the same company via different brokers with and without optional excess, sole driver and non-dealer repairs was from 22,500B down to 13,800B (all including compulsory government cover), though this did also reflect a sum insured that varied between 530,000B and 680,000B (for a one year old vehicle that has a new value of 825,000B) and does not include the 10% no-claims bonus to which I will be entitled.

I'm still in the process of deciding but I expect to go with the 13,800 one which actually also had the highest vehicle value of 680,000. So I expect to be paying around 13K.

The answer with insurance here (and with most other things) is to shop around and above all to assume that absolutely everyone may be trying to pull one over you.

sole driver did give about 12% discount there was also a discount for reduced milage which I didn't take, I gave up on using broker's & went direct which wasn't to good to start with in Pattaya viryah office there came in at 20,400 baht and a lot lower coverage then the wife went on a mission contacted viryah in Bangkok they came back after 2 day's with much better coverage than Pattaya office & a lower price of 17,310 baht, as allway's with any insurance check the detail, pay-out's etc, I guess next year the fun start's again with these company's....

Just took a look at my receipt from Toyota the breakdown of the total on the receipt list's insurance at 17,500 baht on a 875,000 baht truck.

Keep in mind that the first year insurance you get with the new truck is a policy taylored for Toyota with reduced coverage

This is true & our free Toyota insurance would have payed out 80% in a total loss claim + any repairs done only at Toyota + the medical cover and bail bond were more than adequate......was I just lucky who know's

I understand your sarcasm, but if you want to know if I'm telling porkies just go to Viryah, as that is the company Toyota uses, and ask for the renewal insurance insurance.

After they tell you the premium is about 25% higher than the first year, ask them for the reason.

No sarcasm intended, it's funny you mention viryah with have 1 month to go before we renew our policy and viryah have come out the best with the only change to the free Toyota insurance was to name 1 driver, after checking I found Toyota dealer paid 18,650 baht for our free insurance & viryah renewal is 17,310 baht & has better coverage

Just took a look at my receipt from Toyota the breakdown of the total on the receipt list's insurance at 17,500 baht on a 875,000 baht truck.

Keep in mind that the first year insurance you get with the new truck is a policy taylored for Toyota with reduced coverage

This is true & our free Toyota insurance would have payed out 80% in a total loss claim + any repairs done only at Toyota + the medical cover and bail bond were more than adequate......was I just lucky who know's

They hav'nt done you any favor's at that price, it's normal here to only get insurance upto 80% value of the car, we got free insurance last year when bought our car from Toyota, but our friend has just insured his 1 yr old Jazz sv 1st class cover and his premium 15,300 and that inc government insurance as well @ 645baht........

Thank's everybody i'll be checking out Bon café & foodland hopefully find one there, I did see some Bodum one's cheap on e-bay u.k but it's posting and getting here without it getting broken I guess...

Hi all, just before I go on a whitch hunt around Patts, I wonder if any members know where I can purchase a cafetiere, I know I should of bought one from Europe as they seem hard to locate around these parts, anyone have any idea's???

>>Nirun condos...keeping it classy.<<

Exactly ,it could not happen in a better place .555

You really believe that??

When your buget is around this level the Turds no longer polish-up............as someone said better to buy a bike..

Sound's like your hanging with the wrong girl's....

After reading the op comments it's made my bad day not so bad thanks again op......