mr_lob

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7 hours ago, remobb said:

Have you looked at the Toyota Yaris Cross? I was looking at it yesterday and looks very good. I am seriously thinking about it.

 

Too small for our requirements and to get green plates, unfortunately

4 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

That is 30 km/h for 12 hours each and every day for 7 years. WOW!

Any major breakdowns?

New transmission?

No major issues ever. We have 3 Fortuners and they are just superb. 

2 hours ago, Chongalulu said:

So far all the comments here focus on the SUVs largely based on pickups and their relatively crude suspension and ladder chassis. Unless you need the extra pure size a far better driving and comfort experience will be offered by the likes of the Honda CRV (hybrid best choice). Its pukka IRS and chassis more similar to car will provide a better ride and sophistication combined with a modern well regarded hybrid motor drivetrain at similar pricing 

I am staying away from Honda also. We bought a Civic about 6 years ago and had endless problems with it, which was surprising given their reputation. Not a patch on the Altis

They are used for airport transfers. Its a 2017 model

Hello All,

We need to replace one of our SUVs as it is nearly at 900k kms - we wanted to stick with the Toyota Fortuners as they are so reliable, but with the new model now delayed until at least the end of the year, we can't wait that long, and don't want to buy the old model.

What are your recommendations? Have already discounted the Chinese stuff

Thinking Ford Everest or Isuzu Mu-7 - any others worth considering?

TIA!

My Mrs reckons a lot of this behaviour stems from the time when she was little - much of what they bought from shops came wrapped in banana leaves - they would then of course toss the leaves on the side of the road. 

This has continued, but sadly with plastic instead.

🙉 see 🙉 do

Shame 😔

Those who complained should be identified, dragged in front of a court and tried for defamation.

How dare they criticise this bastion of the aviation World.

Bless him. There is no greater gift to give

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Perhaps thats a lesson to carry forwards.

 

Cleaning fee charged if place is left unreasonably dirty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes we do charge if excessively dirty but in this case we didn't

41 minutes ago, Gulfsailor said:

Read the next sections 329 and 330.

 

I don’t think the claimant has a very strong case. The defendant made his remarks on a platform which is not  publicly accessible and the remarks can only be seen by the Airbnb hosts with which the claimants wishes to make a booking. As such, providing the defendant can prove his statements were true, there is a legitimate interest according to section 329/1, because the Airbnb rating system is designed to warn other hosts about a potentially troublesome guest. Neither the general public, nor hosts which the claimants has no interest in booking a stay with can see the negative remarks.
If this is considered defamation, then any negative information about customers shared between companies in many branches would be considered defamation, which would make it impossible for banks, insurance companies, airlines, etc to protect each other against malevolent actors. 

Very good points made here. Thank you

9 hours ago, ChipButty said:

I did ask you before but you didn't answer me, Do you charge a CLEANING FEE? and while we are at it, do you charge extra for electric and water? 

We do not charge a cleaning fee because we have full time cleaning staff. The state they left the villa is was beyond filthy.

Electric and water are included.

49 minutes ago, ukrules said:

 

Right, so you're complaining that it was a little too dirty for your standards.

 

How dirty is acceptable. When I rent a little palace that comes with servants I expect them to do their job.

I don 't have a 1-10 scale for you but when airbnb asks us to write a review, we do it honestly

Just now, Guderian said:

 

Much as I sympathise with your situation vis-a-vis Thailand's daft defamation law, I just hope you realise that it's illegal to let a property for less than a month via Airbnb in Thailand? In the village where I live, we've occasionally had cases with people letting out their houses via Airbnb for short stays and the guests causing problems for permanent residents due to inconsiderate parking and making excessive noise at night. We've taken the owners responsible to court several times now and we always win as the law is clear, though as usual in Thailand getting people to enforce and respect it is a different matter.

Not illegal in our case, we are a licensed resort. We checked all the legalities years ago regarding this.

3 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Thanks. I wonder how many of the things you mention apply in this case.

We are a licensed resort and have been doing vacation rentals for 15 years

56 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Can you edit your comments on Air-B-n-B ???

 

IF so, can you negotiate with him to take down your comments if he drops the case ?

 

(that could be the simplest solution, but also involves swallowing your pride).

 

Also, have you contacted Air-b-n-b and told them you are being sued thought a review left on their platform ? and are they going to assist ?  (unlikely unless publicity gets very bad for air-b-n-b as it did with the trip-advisor Koh Chiang case).

I spoke to airbnb, they said that our review does not go against their review policy. However, I asked them to remove it immediately, which they have.

Last year, a Thai group stayed in one of our villas - after check out the villa was left in a really bad state.

Appropriately, we gave him a poor review on airbnb - a simple 2 sentence statement that the villa was left very dirty and they didn't respect the place.

Now, months later, we received a court summons - the guy *who is a lawyer* accuses us of ''defamation through advertising is despised and hated.'' He said that because of our review, other hosts are not accepting his bookings.

Erm, that's the whole idea of the airbnb system!!

He is seeking damages of 300,000 baht. Yes, you read that right, 300k. For a 2 night stay which we got 10k and a filthy villa from.

Welcome any comments from anyone who has been in a similar situation!

Thanks guys

3 hours ago, tonypattaya said:

You do not give details of the incident or a view of where the blame lies. It can therefore be assumed, from the penalty, that the poor souls who lost their lives were at fault.

They were absolutely NOT at fault! The truck was 7.5 tonne size, he was speeding, undertaking, then lost control and crossed the central reservation, hitting our SUV head on. I have it all on dashcam. 

The penalty, sir, speaks volumes for yet another miscarriage of justice, which happen here daily.

The coppers actually told me when i asked how long the driver would get that the court was very sympathetic to the driver *song-saan*. And for the families he destroyed? Disgusting.