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That is expensive for the cover they are offer

You can get a cheaper 3.class insurance, but the two most interesting "add on's" to this one are:

1) They cover damage to your car (if the accident is your fault). Even with an old car, it can easily cost 20,000 - 30,000 Baht, to get your car repaired.

2) The "Bodily injury ......" covers 1 million per person. Other companies 3.class insurance only cover 300,000 Baht per person. *)

*) If you have followed news (and post's here in TV); you will know that families of injured and especially dead are greedy.

Settlements are usually around 1 million Baht, so if your insurance company only covers 300,000 Baht, you have to pay the rest.

6,800 Baht per year is 18.63 Baht a day. I think it's OK!?.

If you have an insurance that covers the same but cheaper; I like to hear about it.

This is a good one from Kasikorn Bank:

Is there any brand-independent place in Chiang Mai where the Picnic gas bottles can be refilled?

I've seen the small LPG station at the Airport Plaza intersection do it, so maybe any LPG station can do it!.

It depends, if you are going to stay in Thailand for some years, or forever.

At International Schools they learn very little Thai; but fine, if you later move on to another country.

If you are planning to stay here, then bilingual schools are best, and we have Montfort and Varee.

Got it back in August at Kriengsak Clinic on Changklan Rd. for 600 Baht:

http://xn--12cfano2d7azehy7e2ebs5nc9c9c2a.com/

(the address looks strange because it's Thai letters)

Give them to the garbage people. They will be happy.

It's the same story with 18 liters water bottles.

You buy them; but the companies never want to buy them back.

Is the price for Beer Lao and Carlsberg going to decrease now when the Asean Economic Community is in effect?.

And what about all the good beer from Vietnam. Will we get any of that?.

Or I just wait and see!

We got the recall letter last week for our 2004 Honda Jazz.

The letter only states changing the passenger side airbag.

I think people have given fine advice and I like to summarize:

It is a fully automated fuel injection system, so you are not supposed to do anything eg. press button.

It will start on gasoline and when the engine coolant temperature is "correct", it will automatically switch to LPG

If you run out of LPG, it will emit a "bip" and automatically switch back to gasoline.

LPG fuel level meters (P12B) are never reliable, so better use your trip odometer.

P05 show the fuel injectors, There should be a sensor on one of the sides, but I can not see it.

As canthai55 said, you change the vaporizer (P10 C), when it starts leaking. About every 40-50 thousand km.

The fuel filter (P11A) is advised to be changed every 40 thousand km.

In the top right corner of pic P15 is a sensor, that will cut off LPG, if the pressure gets to low.

I bring my cars for LPG system check every 10,000 km.

I have a car which runs on LPG, but starts on Petrol.

I also share it with a Thai person.

He asks that we use 'Super' Fuel, meaning we use the high octane fuel as it seems to start first time, everytime on that.

Maybe it's RON 97 or 98 here?

Seems to be easier to find Rocking Horse **** then the high octane fuel.

I don't read Thai. What would be easy is if I knew the current price of 'Super' fuel, then, when driving past the Service/Gas Station sign, I can quickly glance and see if the price is displayed, thus I know that, if I need it, 'Super' is available there.

So, to cut out many of the replies,

No, I don't always ask the Thai person to buy the fuel, he's kind enough to take car of the maintenance side of things.

Yes, I do want to use the high octane fuel, even if a lower octane fuel does the job sufficiently enough.

Oh, also, what do the higher performance cars use here? The Turbos, Benzs and BMW's of the world.

Don't they need a RON 97/98 fuel?

Thanks

As your Thai friend appears to be an expert on such matters and the fuel tank will only want filling every few weeks anyway...suggest that he does it and share the cost. Maybe a new battery would start the car first time on any fuel.

--- filling every 3-4 months!.

Filling every 3-4 months is longer that we go, in fact we never fill the gasoline tank, just keep the gauge between 1/4 and 1/2 so that if we do run out of LPG at least we have a few kms to find some.

Ours starts on gasoline and it takes a couple of kms to change over to LPG (automatically). On our way home, if we can remember we set the fuel supply back to gasoline for a km or so.

Have you sorted the problem?

No problem. I was merely pointing out, that a full tank of gasoline, last a lot longer than "a few weeks", on a car with LPG.

Of course it depends on, how many times a day, you start your car.

I have a car which runs on LPG, but starts on Petrol.

I also share it with a Thai person.

He asks that we use 'Super' Fuel, meaning we use the high octane fuel as it seems to start first time, everytime on that.

Maybe it's RON 97 or 98 here?

Seems to be easier to find Rocking Horse **** then the high octane fuel.

I don't read Thai. What would be easy is if I knew the current price of 'Super' fuel, then, when driving past the Service/Gas Station sign, I can quickly glance and see if the price is displayed, thus I know that, if I need it, 'Super' is available there.

So, to cut out many of the replies,

No, I don't always ask the Thai person to buy the fuel, he's kind enough to take car of the maintenance side of things.

Yes, I do want to use the high octane fuel, even if a lower octane fuel does the job sufficiently enough.

Oh, also, what do the higher performance cars use here? The Turbos, Benzs and BMW's of the world.

Don't they need a RON 97/98 fuel?

Thanks

As your Thai friend appears to be an expert on such matters and the fuel tank will only want filling every few weeks anyway...suggest that he does it and share the cost. Maybe a new battery would start the car first time on any fuel.

--- filling every 3-4 months!.

For info, the gf did some searching, and 'she' is in fact a 'he'!!

Enjoy

Or maybe she just said that to stop you drooling over the photos

My wife has done the same "trick" to make me loose interest!

Use Gasoline (Benzine) 95.

It's the Yellow stand at PTT stations, but not all stations have it.

The price is about 31 Baht/Lt. at the moment.

If you live in Chiang Mai, then go to Pro Auto:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/833355-proauto-auto-repair-service-parts-tire-shop-for-foreign-customers-in-chiang-mai/

I have not been there (yet!), but they are highly recommended by other TV members.

New CV joints and boots on my Nissan NV for 4,500 Baht.

Done by Nissan shop.

Did you try to track it with the Thai system?

It might give more detailed information.

http://track.thailandpost.co.th/tracking/default.aspx

Just wait to sometime after 1. January, when the new car sales will go down, due to the increase in price.

Then "they" will change it to 3 years!

They will never notice you have it!

Hi-5s all round, another scam and the EU fell for it or didn't have the balls or ... !

Feet up now until the next check by which time what will have actually been done and how many foreign experts / consultants actually hired ?

It's a perfect comment:

.... to everyone!

I had the airflow meter/sensor changed on my Benz last year.

The symptoms were unstable idle and momentarily loss of power while driving.

Also; the ECU decided to spray a lot of gasoline into the cylinders, so there were smoke from the exhaust pipe and the spark plugs were completely black.

I paid 8,500 Baht for an original Benz (Bosch!?).

The Chinese can make any quality they want, so I would think that a 3,000 Baht one, will be good quality.

I just got my 'Breville' coffee grinder from USA and I bought a 220 to 110/120 volt converter (300w) from Amorn Electric.

It works perfect!.

I don't think the 60Hz to 50Hz change affect it, because when I set it to 3 cups of coffee, it gives me exactly the needed amount of coffee ground.

It is completely correct accordingly to my "coffee measurement spoon".

The negative side was, I had to pay a lot in import tax.

The price for the grinder was 182 US$ (6,370 Baht) and I had to pay 2,542 Baht (40%) in tax.

I have imported a number of items (including a 20,000 Baht watch from Japan) before and always paid around 10% in tax.

PS! The Breville coffe grinder is designed and engineered in Australia, made in China, send to USA and finally delivered and used in Thailand. A long trip!.

Actually it's not so expensive. Check ebay:

http://www.ebay.com.sg/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Peugeot+405+mass+airflow&_sacat=0

You can get a new one for 2,500 Baht (incl. postage) or just a new 'chip' for 600 Baht.

Makro. They might show to much, because they are mainly sold to Market people!?.

Maybe better go to Robinson or Home Pro.

The shop looks a lot better than the one I've been using.

Does the owner (or any of the staff) speak English?

A little - I brought my wife so that was not a problem.

FYI - new multi-port system 24,000 baht complete w/tank. Saves 1 baht per km they say

It's OK with a little.

I already have LPG on both of my cars; but it sounds interesting with the multi-port system.

PS! The times, I have brought my wife with me (for explaining) did not make it easier!!!.

The shop looks a lot better than the one I've been using.

Does the owner (or any of the staff) speak English?