HauptmannUK

I just use WiFi. Used the app all over the world on WiFi without a problem. Ditto for my SCB app.

The Keto diet has long been recognised as unhealthy. It places an emphasis on consumption of saturated fats and restricts fruit and veg. The doctor's advice is pretty much standard - i.e. eat a diet high in fiber, fruit and veg. As regards your other issues, well my daughter is a doctor back in the UK. She is rather wary of some of these 'comprehensive' annual check ups from private hospitals. Many times these are fishing expeditions to generate income. Worth having some basic bloods done - but keep in mind that a large proportion of older people with have minor issues such as small stones etc that cause no problems and are best left alone.

I would just use QR code payment. I use it extensively in Thailand without a problem so far. I don't see that M-Flow would be any different.

A lot of Thais are having problems with registration, let alone foreigners. My English friend has used it a couple of times without being registered. Allow an hour or two for M-Flow to record you usage and then go to the 'nouser' payment URL within the next 2 days. Enter plate number and province. It will show charges and give QR code payment option or card payment option. Since you are not registered it doesn't know if you are Thai or foreign.

Purpose of Sport mode is to allow the engine to run at higher RPM where it is producing more power. This is required for overtaking or hilly country. To test the transmission in S mode. Stop the car and then, with clear road ahead, push the throttle to the floor. The RPM should max out at around 5500 and stay there until max speed is reached.

This JATCO CVT uses Suzuki Green-2 or Nissan NS3 fluid (same stuff). 1400THB only buys you about 4 litres. Certainly not enough to pay the mechanic to change it as well. It is only possible to drain the fluid in the oil pan (couple of litres) so to refresh most of the oil in the transmission you need to do 3x drain/refill. You'll need more than 8L of fluid. On the first drain also change the filters. Drain the fluid (19mm bolt) remove the oil pan (10mm bolts) remove filter (10mm) - and O ring. Replace with new items. Clean magnets in sump pan before replacing it. Cartridge filter is removed from passenger side under the car. Remove single 10mm bolt and remove cover. Replace element and O ring. In the UK we charge about £150 retail to change fluid on this 'box and a further £75 to change filters. Although better than earlier JATCO CVT this gearbox is still not the longest lived. They benefit a lot from fluid changes because they run very hot and the fluid degrades. First sign of trouble is usually juddering or shuddering when pulling up a gentle incline under light throttle. Caused by belt starting to 'stick slip' on the pulley. If you want a car with the most reliable CVT then choose a Toyota. The Aisin/Toyo K400 series CVT as used on the Yaris has been in production since about 2004, with major revisions around 2012. Toyota have refined it to now be pretty much as good as it gets for a CVT.

Non-registered user can pay here it seems.. https://mflowthai.com/mflow/unuserpayment

I believe non-registered users can pay here. https://mflowthai.com/mflow/unuserpayment You have a couple of days grace in which to pay. Friend of mine tried with a debit card and apparently it worked.

Your car has the Jatco CVT7 (JF015E) transmission. It has a small Ravigneaux gearbox on the input side to switch ranges (switches over at about 44km/h in D - you may feel a sLight pause in acceleration when it shifts). The CVT gear ratio is controlled electronically according to vehicle speed/load conditions (basically sensing throttle position, road speed and engine speed). When you switch to Sport mode the engine will be allowed to rev higher. There is no set speed at which it changes ratio but obviously it shouldn't exceed red line. JATCO released a software upgrade (somewhere between 2017-2020, can't remember exactly when) reducing the maximum upshift rpm to about 5200rpm (note that this is not same as maximum engine rpm which IIRC is 6500rpm or thereabouts). Without test driving you car its hard to say if there is a real problem or not. If it drives OK in D then I suspect not since moving to S is only selecting different ratio mapping in the TCM - all the same hardware is involved. I suspect your car may never have had a CVT fluid change. The fluid is expensive. Also note that there are TWO filters on this transmission - an externally accessible cartridge filter and a strainer/filter assy accessed after removing the oil pan.

Reading the Thai description reveals that its a cooler unit that cools water to between 4-8 deg. It can cool 4 litres per hour. Personally I'd prefer to keep individual sealed bottles in the fridge at 4 degrees. Less chance of contamination.

This will never happen for two reasons... 1. A while before Covid I was listening to a BBC Radio 4 discussion programme. Pensions were under discussion and some representative from the Treasury made the point that the UK has a particularly large proportion of expat pensioners compared to other countries. Pension payments to expats represent a loss to the UK economy. He was quoting £6bn a year loss to UK at that time. 2. Most UK voters have what could at best be politely described as 'mixed feelings' toward expats. Wife and I are not really expats because we split our time between Thailand and UK, but we get a lot of hostile comments. The general view being that we only go back to use the NHS. I was a regular at my local Conservative Association for many many years (one of the longest serving members) but was more or less thrown out because it was claimed I was 'not UK resident' - having a place in Thailand was part of the problem, it doesn't play well. Several other members have property in Spain, France and Italy and didn't face the same hostility.

Crikey! And each in the plural! You should write a book based on your experiences, it would be a guaranteed best seller.

In the three years prior to Covid I flew in with a lot of high value items. I had Emirates Skywards Gold so about 70kg luggage allowance. I bought in a hifi system worth about £4k. Couple of £2k bikes. Lots of professional quality tools (SnapOn etc), an alloy racing jack, various car parts, big bike custom exhaust system worth about £2k. For the big boxes they stopped me at exit and asked what was inside. I told them honestly and was waved through. In over 70 entries to Thailand never had anything opened. Only really had trouble in India and Nigeria.

I am looking for similar. Found safetywing.com Buy by the month. Its not cheap... age 60-64 is about £100/month with US$250k medical coverage.

Heavy tint on the windows doesn't help either. Borrowed a Thai friend's car one night and had to drive with my head stuck out of the rolled down side window to be able to see the road ahead.

I am think the foreign boyfriend of the 'friend' didn't like the American texting her.

A TF girl I know, who I believe is quite popular, told me that she is getting far fewer customers now that bars are opening up. The problem with TF is that the girls have developed their image editing skills to a high level and one can get a nasty shock upon opening the door.

Its not a 'view' its a provable engineering fact. Repeatedly running an engine at idle for 10 minutes then stopping it like that every few days will cause additional engine wear over and above not starting it or driving it out on the road. You're just washing down the bores and building up contaminants in the oil.

I routinely use NordVPN. Never had a problem accessing my Vanguard account.

You are doing more harm than good. Just disconnect the battery and it should hold at least 80% of its charge over a year. If it doesn't then it needs repacing anyway. Repeatedly running the engine for a short time every few days does more harm than good. The main problem we have with laid-up vehicles in the UK is corrosion of braking components.

The car's keyfob will need to be present for the car to start (immobiliser function). Personally I think you are going over the top with this. In the motor trade cars are often left standing for 6 months plus. In March 2021 I bought two three-year old Peugeot 108's (Toyota Aygo clone) from a company in Liverpool. Both had been standing for a year. We checked them over (liquid levels and air), boosted them, and drove them 150 miles back to base ready to prep for retail. If you protect the car from the sun then the Thai climate is relatively benign for car storage. The photos show car storage facilities at Rockingham UK, not too far from where my business is located. Plenty of cars sat there for 6 months...

The NGOs love these stories. Keeps the funding flowing. This sort of thing is much more likely to be found out in the villages than in central Bangkok.

He seems to be from USA (Seattle) - is there not some kind of free treatment for cancer sufferers back there?

In 2020 only 10% of Thailand's electricity was from renewable sources. 14% was imported and the remaining approx 75% from fossil fuels. Factor in generation, energy conversion and transmission/charging losses and an EV in Thailand is probably burning more fossil fuel per km travelled than an equivalent ICE. Until renewable energy generation is massively expanded its probably LPG and CNG that are cleanest means of propulsion.

And your credentials are? Mine are 40 years in the motor trade, pal, with our family business established 101 years. I know my way around these Ford 2.2's. Oil pump and injector issues are well known. This is the company we use to recondition them in UK, one of the best........he's always stacked out with them: Phoenix Motor Engineering Faringdon Ave Romford. There's a YouTube vid of him reconditioning one somewhere, I'll try to find it.