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Another job well done by ProAuto.

My car had problems with the ignition, brakes and shock absorbers.

All repaired perfectly by Ton and his staff.

PS! Hope to get a Valvoline mug at the next oil change!

I have had two payments to True lost. They were paid online, so I had the receipts.
Another time I paid in advance; but they took it as a prepayment for the telephone, not the whole package. It took them 1 1/2 months to fix that.

I just paid road tax and my 2 year old LPG Certificate was still OK.

As usual; they kept the Certificate, but I have a copy for next year.

Btw; I've never seen so many motorbikes at the Inspection Center. I guess people are tired of paying the police all the time.

Gems Gallery:

http://www.gems-gallery.com/mobile/index.php?r=site/home

We had a ring repaired there.

22 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Waste of money. Just change the plugs when you change he oil. 120 baht each and the labour is cheap. from memory "special" LPG plugs are around 600 baht EACH

 

It is the tank that has to be certified. Used to have to be inspected by an underling and certified by a "qualified" engineer. Yes about 1000-1500 baht.

NGK Iridium is not especially for LPG. They are just good and (only) 200 Baht a piece.

In general it's best to use NGK spark plugs (any type) in LPG powered cars.

Correct; it's every 5 years.

Just bring the car to a LPG Installer Shop and they will go to the government office for check.

The shop will charge you 500-1000 Baht.

Remember to take some copies of the Certificate. They will take the original when you pay road tax.

Every year thereafter you have to show a copy and I don't remember, if they take that also.

When you are at the shop anyway, ask them to change the fuel filter, if it's not been done for a long time.

Also a good idea to get a new set of NGK Iridium spark plugs. They are the best for LPG cars. 

For our house, the workers just did this:

23 hours ago, DrDave said:

We built a house in a rural area about 10 years ago with no building permit or any other type of pre-construction paperwork.

We were required to have an inspector from the electric company come out and have a look before the meter could be connected, and we had to get a statement of some sort from the local hospital/clinic before the house could be connected to the government water supply. As far as I know, those are the only things that were required.

The funny thing is; you need to bring pictures of your bathroom to the local Hospital to get that statement. And it's needed to get the House Book.

If you bought it as one ticket with Lufthansa, it's easy. 

You check in at International in Phuket and go through passport control there.

Your luggage will be checked all the way to Frankfurt.

In Bangkok you are just in Transit.

Go to the transfer counter for Lufhansa and get your Boarding Pass and then proceed to International departures.

On the return trip, you clear passport control in Bangkok, but it's done in Transit and normally fast. You get your luggage in Phuket.   

I have tried the online system for two days with the same result as the OP.

So; off to the PO. I had to go to Makro (Hang Dong) anyway, and the PO just before Makro is never busy.

The staff there are very friendly and helpful.  

5 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

I suspect that without serious damage you will find it hard to make a claim. But windscreens aren't usually very expensive, under 10,000 Baht.

 

Be very careful about the windscreen you get fitted as all three variations are available in thailand.

 

A few years ago our windscreen had to be replaced, we assumed that it would be a laminated one as the original was, so didn't check. Fast forward a few years and while about 30km from home ther was a bang and the windscreen broke, to my horror I immediately knew that the replacement was a plain gass one, not even toughened. Lucky we managed to get to a lay-by before it went completely, but we could easily have been badly ? .

 

We finally got the insurance company to replace it with a proper laminated screen after quite a fight, after proving that thier representative had cheated us the first time. 

Very good point; and I completely forgot about that. At the shop, I got the choice between "normal" and laminated screen. I choose the laminated; and it actually only cost 300 Baht more.

I had the windshield changed on my Mitsubishi Strada (2003) about 3 months ago, and it only cost 3,000 Baht.

So I don't think it's worth it, to get the insurance company involved.

But it could be interesting; because from new, the insurance premium (and value of the car) will go down every year until it's 50%. Thereafter the premium will stay the same, but the value will continue down. Normally the premium will not go down the following year, if you have a claim, but if it's already down to the minimum, will it then go up!?. 

Michelin is perfect:

https://www.lazada.co.th/michelin-life-style-10723281.html?ff=1&time=1513565200

Summit Racing is good:

https://www.summitracing.com/

Only problem is the expensive postage from US

I have this one:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Solar-Tyre-Pressure-Monitoring-System-LCD-TPMS-4-External-Sensors-Psi-Bar-Car/32624725709.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.FNpbzq

Works perfect. 1 year old now.

3 hours ago, fredob43 said:

Not 1 hundred % clear on your cleaning bit as one would have to see that they mean.

But will address some bit's Tyres 10 years old they should be changed around 6/7 years due to the heat here. You could also try putting an additive that cleans the engine injectors. Only a few hundred bt, worth a go anyway. Just add it to the diesel tank.

 

Sorry to say that C/D are a thing of the past. You might be able to still get a head cleaner disc? More than likely at one of the markets, Doubt that any electric shops will still have for sale but worth a try.

 

Changing the Radio C/D is simple, Problem being that they won't do replacements anymore. You could try finding a back street electrical repair man he might be able to sort you out. Lot of old lumps have still got those dated C/D in them.  

 

Agree with trying a CD lens cleaner. 149 Baht at Lazada.

http://www.lazada.co.th/cdvcddvd-6-in-1-cd-lens-cleaner-6-in-1-37693374.html?ff=1

3 hours ago, cooked said:

Interesting. Around here nobody orders by the ton but by the truck load, (~6M3 I think), difficult to get someone to come with 4.5 truck loads for instance or even just one truck load. Paying ฿2800.- for a load here in Isaan.

OK; my calculation was just to get some general idea; but if you estimate you get 6 m3 for 2,800 Baht, that would amount to 120 m2, 5 cm deep. That's 30 meters of road 4 meters wide. So for 100 meters, 4 trucks (rounded up) are needed, and the price will be  4 * 2,800 = 11,200 Baht.  That sounds very good (if my calculations are correct!?)

I would like to hear a total price from someone, that has actually done an road/area.     

3 hours ago, Hutch68 said:

I'm going with the crushed stone. Price wise I think it's 500 baht a ton from the local builders yard but close to town there is a company with huge piles of the stuff so I think it will be cheaper there.

I found a nice gravel calculator:

https://www.gravelmaster.co.uk/GravelMasterCalculator.aspx

I need 35 tonnes and at 500 Baht per ton it's 17,500 Baht. Absolutely OK.

(I'm not sure about 5 cm depth; to little?)

How much does it cost for crushed stone or concrete per square meter? (or any other measurement) 

On 6/28/2017 at 8:04 PM, possum1931 said:

Yes that's nice to know, I have 1st class motorbike insurance, so now if I am involved in some accident, I can use the CMI if it is only minor, and only have to claim on my 1st class insurance if it is something not so minor. 

For a moment that sounds like a good idea; but if you need to go to Hospital, your bike probably also need some repair.

Thanks; I'll try at KTB. Looks easy with the ATM machine or else counter service.

The ticket does have a bar code and some KTB info.

But; I see no reason to go to KTB first, pay and get a receipt and then to post office and send it; when it can all be done at the post office.

I just got my first "camera" traffic ticket send to me. It happened during a trip to Bangkok.

Does anyone know, if I can pay it at any Police Station (here in Chiang Mai), or do I have to go to the main Station in the inner City?

Here (close to Airport Plaza) it was only out for 20 minutes. From 10:00 to 10:20.

2 hours ago, Thailand said:

If G4T is charging 1000 baht I guess it may now be around 500 baht or free, perhaps others can confirm or otherwise.

 

Crossed wires from RB,it appears it is free although some offices have a receipt free handling charge.

 

http://www.richardbarrow.com/2013/08/new-visa-extension-regulation-in-thailand/

Has anyone recently had stamps transferred to a new passport without having to do a new visa extension?