Bandersnatch

14 minutes ago, mistral53 said:

Not surprisingly, now Tesla is being squeezed by BYD - consumers win!

 

 

Old and New prices from the Tesla Thailand website

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Rocking horse-you know what

You just proved you don’t know what you’re talking about and that you don’t know how to your check facts before posting.

11 minutes ago, mistral53 said:

A set of decent wheels and rubber makes this car into a real sleeper....... what's your favored color?

Black seems to be the crowd favorite, but I ordered a white one because I don’t want anyone to think I’m driving a Tesla 

3 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

No MGs ... W T F

 

I don't think I really need to get to 100kph in <10 secs.  I think the ZS is something like 8.2-8.9.  More than peppy enough.

 

The power is nice passing on short stretches of road, where you might not with an ICEV, since not having the performance level of the EV.

 

I guess we'll just keep put puttin' ... oops ... mmm mmm  along in our cheap A$$ Chinese family car.   Maybe buy a house or 10, with the baht saved ????

 

Them some silly A$$ prices ????

The title says only those under 4 seconds

0-100 time compared to price in Thailand. Where do you get most Bang for your Baht

6 hours ago, Purdey said:

I was reading that insurers in the UK are now refusing to renew cover on EVs, or charging very high premiums due to the high cost of repair. Is there any sign of this happening in Thailand yet?

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/sep/30/the-quotes-were-5000-or-more-electric-vehicle-owners-face-soaring-insurance-costs

I know that Tesla’s are notorious for expensive repair bills and they are the top selling EVs in UK and Europe. Just watch the repair quotes mentioned in https://youtube.com/@WhamBaamTeslacam

I haven’t experienced any increase in insurance cost, but EVs are expensive and can be expensive to repair so will have higher insurance premiums. Wonder how they compare to other premium cars like a BMW?

However, they have cheaper servicing (100% free for 8 years with the BYD Seal) much cheaper road tax. Cheaper to power especially if you have home solar.

11 hours ago, Pib said:

Now I didn't set in the car but I walked around it and looked inside and I thought it was simply great looking....although it looks very good in the sales brochures, on a website, etc., it looks even better in person.  I really liked the exterior and interior....and loved the black color as it suited the car style well.   But since it's a sedan and low to the ground (especially the front end) it's not really my preferred type of car anymore....I'm more of a SUV type person.

We are a 2 car family and we already have a CRV sized SUV for taking Dogs to the vet etc. 

I strongly recommend you take a test drive in the Seal, it really is a drivers’ car.

We wanted an EV with a longer electric range than our current car; faster DC charging speed, more efficiency - the BYD Seal has a drag coefficient of 0.219 compared to our brick shaped SUV. LFP batteries and V2L to support our home solar.

I agree the Seal looks great in Black, but the white really sparkles, it is a cooler colour, doesn’t show scratches as easily although it will need washing more often. 

Finally, I get to choose the car (I’m paying for it at the end of the day) my wife gets to choose the colour (happy wife, happy life)

27 minutes ago, mistral53 said:

My recommendation - don't skimp on the window tint film, go with a high quality ceramic version, they are worth every penny additional cost. The best films reflect the light, not absorb it - in the latter case, it totally negates the intended purpose as the light will be converted into heat, and because most films are a very dark color, they get very hot - think black floor vs. white floor tiles.

 

That freebee film might just not be that good of a deal after all.........

 

I decided to get 40 on the windshield, front doors 60, and 80 for all the rest, incl. roof........ compromise based on wifey's desire to go 40 all around.

 

 

6 minutes ago, digbeth said:

On the roof glass, I'd say forget ceramic and go for old school metallic, unlike the windows where the metal blocks phone and gps signals, the roof doesn't need ceramic, old style metallic ting film reflects heat better and cost less than ceramic film

only maybe if you want your roof to match your window

Sorry if I wasn’t clear. Window film is not free. This is what is free 

Update on buying my BYD Seal RWD LR

This will be the 7th new car/truck I have purchased in Thailand, so you think I would be getting the hang of it by now  - it has never gone smoothly …..until now.

I was expecting a fight to get the freebie items listed below included on the contract - no fight necessary ????

Car dealers like to give you a copy of the contract, then ask for it back when you pick up the vehicle - what the heck is that about! 

“Yes you will be given the top copy of the contract”

“Yes it is yours to keep” ????

Sun protection for the glass roof included free

No dash cam but can fit what you like no warranty issues

We decided to go for 25% deposit 48 month finance. I will be borrowing approximately 1 million Baht, but I have more than that in Thai Banks  - always easier to borrow money if you can show you don’t need it. My wife has never had a pay-slip so we will be relying on my income

We expected to have to drive back to the dealer to discuss finance, but they arranged for a bank girl to come us. She called us yesterday for an initial discussion and she seemed shocked I already had the amount I wanted to borrow. 

Will share more later

Tesla considering EV factory in Thailand, reports prime minister after meeting with Elon Musk

“Tesla is reportedly considering building an electric vehicle factory in Thailand, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin after meeting with Elon Musk.

Last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to discuss several topics.”

https://electrek.co/2023/09/25/tesla-ev-factory-thailand-prime-minister-elon-musk/

34 minutes ago, macahoom said:

With regen being switchable on the Seal's centre screen, it will not be easy to toggle between levels, or even turn on and off. 

 

I'm sure I'll manage to live with that however.

On my Seal test drive neither the sale girl nor I could find the regen switch

”Hi BYD, increase the regen level to maximum”

”Say again please”

”Sigh”

25 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

think their worry with solar (grid-tied) is that your supply is no longer 220v

I am not grid tied  - I have off-grid pure sine wave inverters that produce a rock steady 220v.

My connection to PEA is switched off at the breakers. I haven’t drawn a Watt from PEA for over a year.

Now I have V2L with an 84kWh LFP battery to support my 36kWh LFP house battery, I doubt if I’ll every use PEA again ????