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Euro Optic gets my vote as well. Good value, good quality, good service and good English. Bought 2 on the same prescription and got a discount.

I have a Lumpini Condo in BKK, which is managed by the developer, pretty efficiently I would say. I am on the management committee in another building and it is an uphill struggle to get owners to pay common fees and find a management company that will enforce sanctions against those who don't. We are on our third management company in 3 years.

I am interested in buying a new pickup, but not sure why I have to spend a million, when the entry models can be had for mid 400s? I can live without auto gears and I don't plan on running a taxi service, so a single cab would be fine.

Tata have the coffee warming waiting for you........

I have negotiated ฿50,000 off a 2015 Mitsubishi single cab manual Gasoline, down to ฿425,000 and Nissan have knocked ฿60,000 off a new 2013 model single cab manual Gasoline down to ฿407,000. I plan to keep the truck for many years, so I am not worried about resale value, but running costs is a factor. I am struggling to find any information on fuel consumption. Both come with free insurance, Bedliner, windscreen film.

Any thoughts on which to go for?

A diesel....

The cheapest Mitsubishi Diesel is ฿512,000 ie 20% more

The cheapest Nissan Diesel is ฿513,000 ie 26% more

I am interested in buying a new pickup, but not sure why I have to spend a million, when the entry models can be had for mid 400s? I can live without auto gears and I don't plan on running a taxi service, so a single cab would be fine.

Tata have the coffee warming waiting for you........

I have negotiated ฿50,000 off a 2015 Mitsubishi single cab manual Gasoline, down to ฿425,000 and Nissan have knocked ฿60,000 off a new 2013 model single cab manual Gasoline down to ฿407,000. I plan to keep the truck for many years, so I am not worried about resale value, but running costs is a factor. I am struggling to find any information on fuel consumption. Both come with free insurance, Bedliner, windscreen film.

Any thoughts on which to go for?

According to official Australian FE tests:

Triton 2.4L gasoline:

City: 13.9 L/100KM

Hwy: 9.1 L/100KM

Combined: 10.9 L/100KM

Navara NP300 2.5L gasoline:

City: 13.0 L/100KM

Hwy: 7.7 L/100KM

Combined: 9.7 L/100KM

Note: assuming you mean 2015 Navara

Thanks IMHO, much appreciated. The Nissan is a 2013 model, it is a new truck, just old stock. They wouldn't give me a discount on 2015 model.

I am interested in buying a new pickup, but not sure why I have to spend a million, when the entry models can be had for mid 400s? I can live without auto gears and I don't plan on running a taxi service, so a single cab would be fine.

Tata have the coffee warming waiting for you........

I have negotiated ฿50,000 off a 2015 Mitsubishi single cab manual Gasoline, down to ฿425,000 and Nissan have knocked ฿60,000 off a new 2013 model single cab manual Gasoline down to ฿407,000. I plan to keep the truck for many years, so I am not worried about resale value, but running costs is a factor. I am struggling to find any information on fuel consumption. Both come with free insurance, Bedliner, windscreen film.

Any thoughts on which to go for?

I am interested in buying a new pickup, but not sure why I have to spend a million, when the entry models can be had for mid 400s? I can live without auto gears and I don't plan on running a taxi service, so a single cab would be fine.

If you live in rural Thailand , and where it is not likely to get a monster flood , there is no need for prepping. Prepping is very much needed if you live in the ussa or europe. Rural Thailand has veggies & rice in abundance and enough water.( may need some filtering or put a silver coin in ). The one thing that would kill me is no electricity = no aircon and computer , so the heat & boredom is going to get me for sure. The big financial reset that will ravage the " first world" , will barely be felt in Thailand.

If you live in a condo in a city you are heavily reliant on the infrastructure working, so if the water or electricity shuts off or food deliveries can't get through to the local supermarket, then you will want to "Bug Out"

Doomsday Preppers (2011-)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2069270/

As FlorC stated, rural thailand is well set up for when the infrastructure breaks down. So I would suggest cultivating a friendship with someone with a farm up country

There seem to be some interest in condo committees meeting to share their experiences. I would certainly like to be involved.

Anybody else?

Thank you for all your replies. I will contact QPM, a friend of mine is in one of their buildings and seems quite happy. I am arranging to meet with the building's committee chair to get a more detailed feedback. I have emailed optima "Where are your offices located, because I would like to come in and discuss condo management with you". I will feedback here on what I find out.

We are really trying to get our costs down as we have a C.A.M. fee of ฿30/m and we really need ฿40 to run the building. We cannot get enough people to come to an AGM to agree to the increase.

Can anyone recommend a good condo management company in Pattaya? The contract for our condo management company will shortly expire and we are looking to get quotes from other companies. Is your condo well run and within budget? Has any condo committees tried to run their building themselves, employing a manager and staff directly? We would love to hear from you. I don't want to name our building here, just to say it is not a small building.

has your clan disbanded?

last war 10 v 10

Currently 37 in the Clan, but we are always looking for more.

As the Clan is based in Thailand we can meet up in person. We have so far had meetings in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Pattaya.

I use ITalk prepaid calling cards. Costs less than 1 baht/min. to call to U.S.. I buy from online ThaiTelephone.com, but I think you can buy them at retail outlets in Bangkok. To use the service you call their access number in Bangkok. If that's long distance from where you are dial 1234 on your TOT phone before you dial the access number. That saves about 2/3 on the in-country long distance charge. If you register your phone number on-line with Thai Telephone when you call your number is recognized and you don't need to enter a PIN number. Usually the call quality is very good. Often if the quality is not good, it will be good if you hang up and redial. Occasionally there is a bad day and you can't get a clear line.

The iTalk card has been very reliable for me, but recently they changed the number you have to call. If you go to their website, it lists a range of numbers to call if you have AIS, True or DTAC and yet more numbers, presumably if you have none of the above one for Thai one for English. Well none of them seem to work now, either connect and drop the call or go straight to "Welcome to callback..." Anybody else having problems? Have been trying for a few days now.

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I came down the hill at 4:30pm and it was solid, with one policeman outside the police box directing traffic. By 6pm it was no better, this time there was 3 policemen directing traffic. The traffic was backed up as far as Jomtiem beach. There doesn't seem to be a morning rush hour, but early evening is always worse, but never this bad.

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Please feel free to join Pattaya Tennis Ladder:

http://www.globaltennisnetwork.com/tennis-ladders/ladders/tennis-ladder-page/ladder/6103-pattaya-ladder

Everyone is welcome!

Hi Artem, thanks for creating the Pattaya Tennis Ladder. I have joined and think it will be a valuable resource for tennis players in Pattaya.

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I just started out in the game and haven't' progressed enough to rebuild the clan castle, but when I do I'd like to join your clan.

I'll let you know when I get there. Cheers,

-Ozy

Looking forward to welcoming you to the clan Ozy

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Every time there is a power cut the living room/kitchen zone trips and so when the power comes on to the condo, it remains off in the living room/kitchen. We were away for 2 weeks and came back to find the freezer defrosted and all the food ruined.

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The stench must have been overwhelming.

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There is more information on an earlier topic:

Clash of Clans - anybody playing? http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?/topic/694322-Clash-of-Clans---anybody-playing%3F

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Thinking of getting car driving lessons for my tgf (yes i know). I checked previous topics but they are somewhat out of date now. Can anyone recommend a driving school in the Jomtien area, there seemed to be some on Thepprasit Road. What is the cost for lessons, test etc and do they use their car. I don't particularly want her using mine until she is "trained".

Also what is the licence position. Can they drive without a car licence, as they obviously don't get one until they have passed the test. Or is there some sort of provisional licence like we have in the UK.

I used a school at the Beach end of Thepprasit at the back of a little restaurant. Don't remember the cost, but didn't think it was expensive at the time. The gf used the school's car. The only license she ever had was the one she got after her test.

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So your kitchen circuit opened, and you had a blackout.

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No, it was the other way around. The building had a power cut and when the power came back on the lights came on in the bedroom, but the fan in the living room was still off. I checked and found that the switch for the kitchen and living room had tripped.

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Thanks for the replies. We had a power cut while I was in the condo and the living room kitchen breaker tripped.

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Been off playing tennis, so sorry for the delay.

I have attached the pic at Max resolution.

The living room has a kitchenette at one end. That zone is the only one that trips when we have a power cut. I hear no sound of the tripping switch when the power comes on. I feel it trips when the power goes out.

No test certificates for the install.

Could I replace the Schneider for less than ฿9,000? That might be a better option than paying for the secondary switch.

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Just finished, in fact they are still working on it.

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Every time there is a power cut the living room/kitchen zone trips and so when the power comes on to the condo, it remains off in the living room/kitchen. We were away for 2 weeks and came back to find the freezer defrosted and all the food ruined.

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So what you are saying is because the unit does not comply. The developer is expecting the condo owners to foot the bill for one that does?

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