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The PCX (combi brake) list price is 87,400 - ADV is 99,900. I have, however managed to find both the PCX abs version and latest ADV version (blue) for slightly less than RRP, as I alluded to earlier. Greedy dealer premiums are not a 'farang tax' they are charging the same for Thai people also - especially when the latest and greatest models or newest colour scheme are released - the 'Lambo grey' being an example. However, some dealers do not have a mark up and sell at RRP. Dealer specific. Where I live - depending on the dealer, I can go today and pick up both the ADV and PCX at below RRP - OTR - for cash. I can also go and pay a 10,000 thb premium, or pay RRP plus registration and insurance on top.

Honda Thailand is well aware of this issue - hence they have opened the ability to claim. The internet is abuzz with many Thai consumer reports about this, but yes, some lazy or unauthorised dealers will try to fob off the customers. Best to find a legitimate dealer and have the issue checked.

Have been looking at PCX / ADV 160 recently, doing endless research and procrastinating before I commit - they both seem to have their pros and cons. The 86,xxx PCX 160 price is for the combi brake version. Click 160 abs seems to be unavailable. Here where I am (not Patts) PCX 160 abs is 93,600 ADV is 98,600 - cash, on the road prices. Just a heads up - any of the Honda 160 engined scooters produced before 26th April this Year can be prone to faulty gearing in the oil pump, and can, on faliure, damage your engine. You are entitled to have it checked and open a claim for replacement if needs be - any authorised Honda dealer must honour this for free.

@thailandsgreat Sorry for the @ - quote a post isn't working. Congrats on the new PCX - have been looking at PCX / ADV 160 recently, doing endless research and procrastinating before I commit - they both seem to have their pros and cons. Click 160 abs seems to be unavailable. Here where I am (not Patts) PCX 160 abs is 93,600 ADV is 98,600 - on the road prices. Just a heads up - any of the Honda 160 engined scooters produced before 26th April this Year can be prone to faulty gearing in the oil pump, and can, on faliure, damage your engine. You are entitled to have it checked and open a claim for replacement if needs be - any authorised Honda dealer must honour this. How's the suspension for your bodyweight ? I'm 95kg. Thanks in advance.

@richard_smith237 Exactly - the OP was asking opinions on a potential built in domestic washer, to which I responded, from experience. Please bear in mind, the OP was suggesting clearance of 1.75mm. If you bothered to read my initial post, I ran domestic machines concurrently with professional equipment as well as stating law of averages, etc.. My subsequent response was aimed at a completely different poster to yourself - one that interjected in a rather needless and pointless way - however, you have taken the opportunity to do exactly the same , cherry-picking the resultant conversation to showboat your substantial intellectual prowess, for whatever reason I cannot fathom. but hey, at least you garnered some attention. I find it rather telling that the other poster remained quiet, after I corrected him, but you felt the urge to pipe up. Do you actually have anything of worth to say ? I wish you the best of luck with your built in washer and dryer, as I do the OP's decision. I must say, i find you and your cohort's antagonism rather apt, by connotation of your respective monikers..

After first sliding down a snake, then going up a Lada, Great Dane victorious in thrilling brinkmanship of one of the oldest professions vs one of the oldest games...

Well @sometimewoodworker Not here for a urinating contest, m8. There is nothing you can teach me about laundry equipment - full stop. FWIW - If you're relying on google for ballast - check for the difference between centrifugal and centripetal force. While you're at it, why not ask about recommended clearance around a built-in washing machine.

Apparently, the lady was dissuaded from legal discourse, after her Lawyer asked for a retainer fee...

That's absolutely not true. Centrifugal force is to be reckoned with. You put bedding or large towels in a small domestic front load machine, let it tangle together and watch it go - even with intelligent micro control it could still rip through an enclosing cabinet before it cuts out.. Obviously law of averages stops it from happening often, but it is an eventuality that needs to be accounted for. My advice and opinion is based on previous 9 Years experience of owning a contract laundry - building it up from nothing, using highest quality domestic and professional equipment, in Thailand. I have had more machines than I care to count, of all varieties. Even my 25kg washers, which needed a poured 8 inch steel reinforced plinth for the sub frame to be expansion bolted to before installation, would need at least an inch around them for safety - these are machines that weigh a couple of hundred kilos. I personally, would not have a built in washer - but each to their own - just trying to give advice.

Difficult to answer, as many different factors can make your machine dance - uneven load usually, which even exact balancing or intelligent software will not mitigate. I would allow at least 1 inch gaps all around (including top), or better still, add the machine on to the end of the run of your cupboards. If it goes off unattended, it could wreck your adjacent cupboards. Most domestic front loading machines here come with a supplied plinth, aswell as a built in worktop, that will bring it upto standard Western worktop height. If you're set on built in - check depth of machine, plus minimum recommended clearance behind machine, aswell as plumbing. Good luck.

Border Safe journey.

Hi steve0101, I printed off 3 Months statements from UK bank account - dated the day before I applied - editing out sensitive information. No itinerary given, but I did give a signed photocopy of the i.d. and housebook of the owner of the address i stay at. I would imagine a preliminary hotel booking on a website would suffice. Was successful, with extensive history of stay. Vientiene were very friendly. I did post about my experience:- https://aseannow.com/topic/1300206-fly-inout-for-visa-exempt-after-1-year-stay-in-2023/

Given the locale, I doubt it'll be the last "squid vendor" to be wiped on, wherever....

One can only hope that the stout, Jabba the Hutt-esque watchman meets a timely political end - an ironic, fittingly analogous conflate to his penchant. Namely, held by a strong clasp, his inner dealings opened up and jewels exposed, sparsly lubricated and given a full expert servicing, employing sufficient amplitude until set to everyone's satisfaction, afterall - I doubt anyone of his stature would be up for sloppy seconds now, would they ?

Plagiaristic exponents of the much vaunted Thai wisdom could perhaps be forgiven for metaphoric pluralism... "Gods do not play dice."

That should help...

Makes a change from, "Power Pole Slams into Kuwaiti Motorcyclist in Pattaya"....

Hi Lolothai. You don't need to pay for parking, if you don't want to. Drive past the rip off car park, through the opening of immigration compound perimeter wall and turn left - you will see another car park, just a short walk before the immigration building. You can park there for nothing. Driven and parked there multiple times over multiple Years - never experienced any damage.. Last time I parked for a full Month. Enjoy your trip

Oh, the irony.... The closing statement was from the OP... Go back to your safe space.

Gold ? Diamonds ? Tom Ford, Dior, Chanel ? A handbag ? How about a fat lip, and letting her pick her window - both for her, and her stretch marked Gucci baggage ? Lastly, I would like to note that love doesn't equal expensive gifts....

A bit of argy-bhaji over a hottie with a roti ? She must have looked like a real Goa...

In this unfortunate case, depending on which direction the protagonist takes, he might very well find himself walking in ever decreasing circles...

Plenty of the cleanest brains to be found, in Thailand. Now, if only everyone's vegetables received as thorough a washing, before consumption...

There used to be honour among thieves.

Maybe they had misunderstood a convoluted synopsis, about a fortcoming lesson on Brahman ?