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I am looking at 2 cars I would like your thoughts on these choices. ..especially the long distance seat comfort and Reliability.

 

1. 2004 Toyota Vios E 1.5 L. 116.000 km. Asking 190.000 thb

 

2. 2006 Honda Jazz. 125.000 km. 1.5 L. Asking 250.000

 

Thank you! >

Hello? Available?

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I was going to buy a new car with financing .. But the dealership wanted a work permit.. And I am here on an OA visa. So then they suggested my thai wife own the car and for some odd reason my pension is magically sufficient. No!

 

So... Does anyone have experience with "rent to buy" a car here? If so.. Suggestions on where please.. In Krabi or Phuket area. Thanks.

 

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If you still want to sell your car.. PRICE PLEASE! 

Road rage. Mercedes fault.

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Do not use these devices on a balcony. IPhone stays. User flies.

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My thai wife taught her daughter.. With 2 "lessons" on how to drive. The blind leading the blind. Now a 19 year old has a licence to kill. Seriously.. The daughter passed her "test" first time! Her driving is just dangerous! Ridiculous to give her permission to drive.

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Crime in Thailand has never worried me.. I lived in Chiang Mai City for about 15 months and have travelled to many areas. I cane across several mentions that crime in Phuket is very high due to drug use etc etc. Outside of Patong area.. any truth to this? Or things are basically same same as the rest of Thailand ?

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Thanks very much for the replies.. The Chalong circle mentioned is bad.. Because of construction.. Or just bad all the time? As a side note I define "crazy expensive" as an regular Thai meal costing more than 200 baht.

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I might live on Phuket for a while.. 6 yo 12 months. I know it's one of the more expensive areas in Thailand.. And tourist restaurants are crazy expensive. I digress...

 

Of the 3 coasts.. My feelings are that the west is too crowded and the most expensive.. The east.. More Thai but flatter and no nice beaches... The southern coast might be to my liking... Rawai Beach area.. I have never been. Besides expensive and crowded.. Plus Mafia taxi prices.. What are the pros and cons if Phuket living? Cheers in advance.

 

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No one?

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I just wish they would stop calling Rambo when I'm out walking. I don't have Stallones money, I'm not Italian and I don't carry an M60. !

Your muscular body? Biceps the size of watermelons?

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I have visited both areas but only for a few days. I will be renting a house for 2 months in Khanom very soon. Then go back to Phang-nga area to do the same and decide which is the best place for me.

 

Has anyone here by chance lived in either if these places? The big difference is easy.. Walking to.. Beach Access in the Khanom area. Thoughts about people.. Prices. ... Climate.. Etc. Thanks

 

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Number 1 in the world! I wonder if Thai people are aware or shocked at this accolade? I doubt they care. 

 

Sad. Dangerous for us all. 

So sad. The tourist probably assumed that she was safe in a zebra crossing. My number one anger in Thailand... Poor Thai driving: No manners... No driving skills.. Never drive defensively... No idea if how dangerous they are on the road. Clueless. Sad for the German family.

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If you're  U.S. citizen and not a permanent resident in Mexico, if you want an O-A visa, you need to apply in the U.S.
 
U.S. citizens, yes, get a 30 day stamp upon arrival in Thailand with no visa needed.
 
Yes it's possible to convert a 30 day stamp to a 90 day O visa (not an O-A) in Thailand and then to apply for your first annual extension based on retirement. (No O-A ever needed.
 
  

Very interesting information. In the past I have secured 60 day tourist visa and 1 year o-visas. This O visa.. 90 days sounds good too.

Since I need to do a 90 day address report anyway.. Might just skip the O-A route... Which I qualify for.

I am also legally married to a thai.. So I also have that option.. But again.. 90 day reporting... AND my wife.. AND the house book!

So it boils down to cost. Is there significant savings with one particular non immigrant visa? Cheers!


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I am looking at O-A options. Again. I will be in Mexico when I depart for Thailand.

 

1. If I apply at the consul in Mexico then all I need is my social security letter stating income... Or needs to be certified by USA consul first? 2 years ago in Los Angeles I only presented the ssa letter.

 

2. If I arrive in Thailand a us citizen gets 30 day entry. Yes? Then I can apply for my long stay visa?

 

Pros and cons of these will be much appreciated.. Thank you.

 

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yeah, im ecstatic that my ex and my child may have to leave the US to satisfy a few petty  who seem to believe they are entitled to stay in thailand.  

over 20 years in thailand and i have NEVER had a visa issue. it really isnt that difficult.

The Thai Visa system is awful. I have an O-A visa.. Must Check in every 90 days.. Online reporting often does not work. Only valid for 2 years upon renewal. Cost is not cheap.. Adds up over 10 years! Thailand needs to welcome retirees better!

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A 30 day extension will be 2 days short of my April 18 departure. Maybe cheaper and easier to change my Eva air flight to April 15 or so. Eva sometimes allows a dare change at no change fee cost.. Assuming the fare is the same.

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How useful is the Thai ID card? I have a thai drivers license... Seems to work for ID.. except for farang pricing. I never get by that.

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I arrived on a 60 day tourist visa in January 2017 secured from the Thai consul in Los Angeles . My return flight to USA is April 18.

What are my options for staying legally here in Thailand until April 18?

Thanks in advance for your help

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My first O-A visa was obtained on Los Angeles.. 2 years ago..  and for financial info I presented a letter from the USA SSA. Is this letter still ok to present as my monthly income? I am currently on a 60 day tourist visa in Thailand and I see that the requirement now is an affidavit from the bkk embassy as to my income. This seems odd.. Since the letter should.. Should... Be sufficient. Has anyone here got by with no affidavit? Thanks. I 

Thanks gents. Rawai here I come :)

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Hello Happy Campers in Thailand. I was living in Chiang Mai for 15 months in recent years and now I am returning to Thailand for a 3 month holiday.

 

This trip will be about beaches, a few girls, a little beer and hopeful not too expensive. What are your thoughts/recommendations on your favourites town that has: pretty beach(es), a few bar girls available, serviced apartments for about 10,000 thb /month and is just a nice vibe to it?

 

Cheers in advance. John