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Most of the recent truck based models like the trailblazer use most of the parts common with Isuzu, so should be of no issue Earlier Daewoo-based sedan models like Optra or Cruze also has plenty of parts and 3rd party parts in the market Only problem seem to be the latest model Captiva 2019 that was introduced as soon as they announce the exit from market, these were heavily discounted in a firesale, but being based on MG/Chinese Baojun; parts from the usual channels are hard to come by but some manage to order them from China via AliExpress of even get them through the MG dealer in Thailand

The fiesta, apart form the gearbox issue, where the solution is to have the gearbox replaced every 100,000km or so... very economical out of warranty recently due to age they seem to have developed spontaneous combustion issue from the radiator fan Focus's gearbox is quite fixable now compared to the fiesta's but there aren't that many in the market but unless you know your way around cars and are particular fond of Ford, why bother where similar vintage Toyotas are everywhere and any somchais knows how to fix

If you have taken apart cheap chinese stuff like flashlights or mozzie zapper you'd know there are small 4v lead-acid battery with acid fill port even, often when the batteries 'dies' you could resurrect them by filling it with distilled water just like car battery, or even replace them, replacement are available online. I'm sure they're made of the best quality chinese manufacturing and does not leak at all and won't burst open when taken into lower pressured atmosphere like say an airplane's cabin mid flight better ones with 3.7v Lithium battery are available now but is more expensive, if you grab them off the market stall would you know?

a lot of the cheaper mozzie zappers use crude lead acid type batteries that could leak acid as well as shorting and starting fires better ones that use lithium i-on or even better replaceable lithium ion that uses common 18650 batteries you could find back home, remove and take onboard or load them with luggage the racquet without the battery and they're harmless and replace with battery you can find back home

the evaporative ones cost around 3-4,000 baht, requires low humidity to work, or ice/ice packs in the water which only works for an hour at most, the only time humidity is low enough for them to work without requiring ice in Thailand is in the middle of 'winter' the portable aircon that cost around 10,000 baht has hot side in the same machine that needs to be ducted out of the room, and a waste water tray that need emptying, unless you're renting a place that won't let you install one, they waste a lot more energy and cumbersome to have around, proper split type air conditioner, even cheap ones that won't last long is better in almost every regard

You better research how you would deal with the situation should you be apprehended while waiting for your passport in order to not be sent to immigration detention center ie, have fine ready and ticket out, otherwise if you didn't surrender on your own terms, it could be expensive and inconvenient for you, from arranging for a ticket out while being detained mean going through their 'approved' travel agents and airlines and maybe limited destination you could exit to like passport country only

often you don't even need the key, just an ice cream stick into the hole to poke the button is enough,

For all my time in Thailand I can count on one hand the number of times that I can't find a parking spot without needing to double park, sure it might need to be on inconvenient floors away from entrance or elevator on s known malls that is sure to fill up like Paragon on the weekend, there are alternatives that you don't need to drive there Also used to drive a Japanese import with column shifter that don't have ways of putting in neutral and taking out the key Some European import bury the release under the shifter needing the removal of some panels to access it to tow, The mechanic would have a way of making a button that can be pressed, but most Thai market cars are known to have them readily accessible, as well as brief lesson by the salesgirls on delivery day on how to use it of course

The UK Royal Family could learn a thing or two from Thailand on how to manage scandals

There are nothing 'intruding' if trains pass that location all the time with no problem, as these vintage thai railways posters will attest And most of the construction is done, his danfling feet is probably got snagged by the station platform edge

If what I understand is true, would this make leasing long term worse than renting or buying freehold? you own nothing, your rent is paid upfront and if <deleted> hit the fan you're left with nothing, sure you might end up being a 'creditor' to the company/trust if they goes under but when it comes to that I doubt the company have any assets left, at least with a freehold condo, there's the value of the land that can be divided up should the worse come to worst.

for developments like office building, hotels and malls it's understandable that the landowner expects increase and re-negotiation every now and then, but for a wholly residential building where most of the lessee paid upfront, I don't see why would periodic rent increase be in the contract between the landowner and the developer, it's not like they can magically find the extra money

After a high profile case in Bangkok surfaced this week where a leasehold condo run by a REIT funds were found to be unable to pay the annual rent towards the ultimate owner they were built on, which could mean dissolution of the condo, apparently this is common practice in leasehold condo where the lessee paid upfront or mortgaged and the bank paid upfront for the value of the room for 30 years, but the contract between the landowner and developer is for annual payment and provision for increases later on, why would developers expose themselves for a risk like this? the landowner might get better deal ultimately but I don't see any upside unless the the developer intend to invest in their customers' money to do something else So if you're 'buying' a leasehold condo and the developers/Reit's finance is rock solid you could find yourself being kicked out before the lease is up? Granted most of the leasehold in Bangkok is on very high profile plot rented from you know who, but the fact that this even happen is a big question mark on the whole scheme

Not just foreigner, they seem to despise Thais tourist from other province coming in and complaining about the rip-off price and taxis mafias in Phuket too

apart from filing tax returns on the behalf of the employee, employer might need all the details of what their employee's tax allowance are for the year ahead to put into their payroll system in order to make appropriate tax withholding, otherwise they could over/under pay the tax

usually the condo's line group is a good indicator of how much mess you'll be dealing with

unless they're filing her tax returns for her, or has some benefits for you like insurance of registering you as recipient in some funeral scheme, they absolutely don't need the detail

Rumour has it the PM has an Aston DB5 in a garage overseas also rumoured that looks like it'll be year based, ie prior to certain cutoff date, so 'Classic 60-70s cars but nothing 80s or 90s as they reached 20-30 years like the US

if they let her marry you, you shouldn't be surprised by their naivety

disadvantage of separate dehumidifier is that the water collection needs to be emptied whereas the aircon is plumbed in also the hot site of the dehumidifier is in the same room, producing heat But for the air conditioner to be able to be run cheaper in 'dry' mode vs full on cooling, the compressor would have to be invertor type that can 'throttle down' and run slowly right? or does the dry mode in non-invertor aircon just turns on and off like you're setting the temperature to not too cold?

Thai ATMS are worse in this regard in that not only the card don't come out before the cash, they don't come out at all unless you press the button confirming if you want the receipt or not, if you'd walked away without pressing anything they'd spit out the card after what seems like a minute with loud beeping, any passer by could have taken the card, if not it sucks the card back in to be destroyed. Or on the rare occasion of power failures then it just eats your card right away

Modern water cooled automatics are certainly lot more powerful than the air-cooled Waves Until you look at servicing and maintaining them, cleaning and servicing he belt is a lot more involved than just lubing chains that is not necessary in most wave use, lots of Thais seem to abuse them and survive without much attention. whereas you start loosing acceleration and power on the automatics if the belt is not maintained The bigger wheels also rides a lot better on potholed roads

The Bangkok ones like the ones in underground station and shopping mall are deserted, booking in advance only saves the time for the clerks to type up the details as you'd already fill in the details when you booked online, in and out in 20 minutes, The booking slots seems to be every half hour, so even if the place is packed if you'd booked the wait shouldn't be long.

try taking a stroll down Lopburi and see if you'll change your mind then

it's so they can identify your body in the eventual crash