canthai55

5 minutes ago, Dagnabbit said:

It was the right choice - the tiny engines that are coming out in the other small cars are just gutless (I mean, really Honda - a 1.5l turbo???)

Agree 100%. When motorcycles have more cc than cars it makes you wonder. As the old saying goes - there is no replacement for displacement

3 hours ago, elektrified said:

Land lines will never be replaced. Demand is way too high.

Asked the Wife - she laughed.

They make mobiles for people with handicaps - more volume, larger keyboards. Bought one for the MIL - who is 85 and uses it just fine. Some must long for the days of party lines and operator assisted long distance. As well as sailing ships - which were also forcibly replaced.

More smoke and mirrors. When all costs tallied, hybrids and EV's - over the course of their lives, are a net energy loser.

Looks - 10 Like the originals - HD. Practical - for me - 5

6 hours ago, elektrified said:

Are you serious? Mobiles are lousy for calls. And it only costs 3.5 Baht to call anyone in C.M. and you could talk for 10 hours (if you wish) on a landline and only pay 3.5 Baht. Everyone in my wife's family has a landline.

When dinosaurs roamed the earth. Put 1000 baht on my fone in October. Still got 200 something left.

Yep - new tech is so good from Ford -

47 minutes ago, sharktooth said:

 

Honestly, these days... which common or garden punter is going to know what to look for after they get some old motor up on the ramps?

Don't have the knowledge - find someone who has. It's a car - not the space shuttle.

Hard to tell from the OP what exactly went wrong. Minor things or major breakdowns. "Problems" can be from a minor reset of the check engine light to major transmission failures. If Chevy service is bad, and it is off warranty, many good shops around.

I mean the import charges, not shipping. I shipped my HD Vancouver to Sydney. $550 bucks.

I can think of no reason to have one. Everyone has a mobile for voice, Fax is going the way of the Dodo - about time. Scan docs, sign if need be, send, done.

Never have understood the Western style of wake or funeral. Customs here seem so much more sensible. Be happy that the toils and tribulations of life are over for the deceased. The living must go on living. And the 'Person" who is being cremated is not there anyway, only the vessel remains.

31 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Tell that to someone who buys a second hand car that has had the speedometer wound back, or was in a serious accident and has a bent chaise etc etc

3 hours ago, canthai55 said:

 But you need knowledge - which few have and so many are forced to buy new and face the consequences

Chassis taken a hit - up on the hoist and all is revealed. Speedo wound back - other signs will point to that, least of all being the numbers are not in a straight line if old style cable driver model.

Anyone who buys a car as you described ... well, goes without saying

Sorry - no clue. Googled Tata Xenon and found two models diesel, one model gasoline. Seen many on the roads for years, but never looked inside, or under the hood. That being said Diesel engines can be converted to run on CNG - saw a Mitsubishi Triton undergoing this conversion when I had my car re-certified last year.

You said - " the gear stick is basically falling down to any side when not restrained. "

For that reason alone I would walk away.

Never heard of a conversion backwards - many done on diesel engines to run CNG but not CNG to run diesel AFAIK

Possible ? Worth it ? In Shallah

Your plan sounds great. By the orange parts do you mean the parts that have a textured surface ? Plastic bumper covers are like that, you need to spray on a transition coat first before they are painted so it will adhere. Maybe get it done first, and then take for wrapping. Never had anything wrapped, but cars with the faux carbon fibre are covered with shiny paint and no prep required. Nice to see others customizing their rides - shows some taste and individuality. From what I can gather the sky is the limit - can take a picture to them and have it duplicated.

It is not rocket science to determine if a car has done the mileage as per the odometer, and is in sound mechanical condition. But you need knowledge - which few have and so many are forced to buy new and face the consequences - limited choice, high prices, depreciation, and having the identical car to many thousands of others. Scaremongering is just a cover for limited to nonexistent  knowledge about cars.

On 9/28/2016 at 0:43 PM, GoDucks said:

They will certainly be handling the import.  I just need to find a way to ship it.

At what cost ?

On 4/1/2017 at 11:33 AM, MartinL said:

Look at the other side of the bike. It's an exercise in plumbing on a Stallions 250 V-twin.

 

With all those bends plus the helical section under the swinging arm and the forward facing exhaust outlet, it's not going to do much for the performance or fuel efficiency of the bike.

We used to try and build our pipes to be the same volume to try and get both cylinders breathing equally. But that - another form over function exercise.

Shipping is not the problem. Being allowed into the country is the problem.

A good painter is an artist. And getting a good paint job is 80% preparation. Clean - like operating room clean. Any mistake along the way and the result will be much less than expected. You can not hide it. Whereas a good job will last for years, until the sun fades it to white, but it will still adhere.

3 days is common. Day 1 at his or his families house - body for viewing. Day 2 at Temple for all and sundry. Day 3 cremation.

1/2 day job usually. Even the new style which are glued in with urethane - just cut them out. trim old sealant, reseal new glass, wait for cure. UV light used by some shops to speed up the process. Google windshield replacement Bangkok and see.

Been a biker my whole life. Live to ride. Got married here after 12 years. All I want is here. All I don't want is there. Family great, roads great, food great. But Life is all about attitude - be a glass half full or a glass half empty person. Up 2 U. And I am 18 - now and forever.