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I've seen them on the left (passenger) side on Alfa Romeos here as the centre is not an option due to the V shaped grille, so can't see it being an issue.

Play is an essential part of learning. Big lack of it here.

41 minutes ago, Happy Grumpy said:

^^ Nope. Taking what was paid as a new customer 2 years ago as 100%, the 2nd year was discounted 3%, now this quote for the 3rd year is 3% of that again. 

 

^ Last year was 3% cheaper than the first year. It also stated 'NCB: 30%'.

It's time to shop around.

I'd guess it's 30% off the full price you'd pay as a new customer, or the maximum they can charge for this particular type of policy/cover.

He'd better head to Singapore, and quickly!

The only thing they are on top of are their mia nois!

I think the Thai word for 'borrow' is interpreted as 'give'.

On 8/24/2016 at 10:12 AM, Jitar said:

On 8/24/2016 at 8:49 AM, alanrchase said:

 

 

The only issue I have is with Bluetooth. Apparently a common problem across the Civic worldwide. Sometimes the car just stops connecting to my smartphone via BT. Have to reboot the audio and then it's OK for a while. Honda are aware, so should be a fix for it soon (I hope).

Holy **** Batman. The last line of the original article says,

"There are about 2,000 hotels in Bangkok, among them are 400 legitimate hotels with the rest being illegal without operating permits."

I had a 2 litre Focus for nearly four years and never had the slightest problem. Looks very much like I was one of the lucky ones. I recently sold it.

13 hours ago, Shot said:

Some day, I'm gonna hook a giant laser beam to my car and evaporate all the arshole drivers.

That would solve the traffic problem. There would only be a few of us left! 

My car was rear ended a few years back. I took it to the nominated repair shop for bumper, boot lid and rear light repair. They had it for about two weeks, and all costs covered. OK job, but 1,500 additional km on the clock. Check your odometer!

On 9/21/2016 at 2:11 PM, Ace of Pop said:

Every road situation here needs a re think, play the cards in your hand to suit it, seems the safest way here. Still cant get through to Thais that Green means Go if its safe to do so, not just  Its "Green So Gun It Quick".

........and it also hasn't got through that red means stop.

I would think it would depend on road markings. Often ignored I know, but if a minor road joining a larger road has 'give way' markings then these should be observed. But Thai road sign rules are often interpreted incorrectly.  If at all. This is why I have a dash cam. Personally I would disagree about traffic merging from the left having priority. If this is so, why are there road markings indicating the opposite when joining an expressway, for example.

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And they will deliver to Thailand, but you'll have to pay.

I've had an Easy Pass tag for 2.5 years (and switched it when I got a new car) and it's never failed. I use it daily. I have 3M film and I can only suggest it's probably a film issue, as there's not much else that can obstruct the signal. I have it positioned behind the rear view mirror, out of sight of the driver. Also, the black dot, or shaded, part of the windscreen suggestion earlier is a good one as film companies are not supposed to stick the film on  that area, although mine did both times. It might be less noticeable if a small hole was cut in the film there though, perhaps. Just a thought.

Thanks for all the replies. The consensus seems to be that it's not wholly necessary to do, but perhaps advisable. I think I'll pop down to the DLT when my new passport arrives to change it. Plus my driving licence has cracked, so a good excuse to change it. Thanks again everyone.

I've bought two new cars here, both with 50% down payment. The first (Ford & Tisco Bank) I didn't need a guarantor. The second (Honda & Krungsri Auto) I did need one. I guess it depends on the finance company and/or the arrangement the dealer has with them. Shop around would be my advice. But I feel with only (no offence) 30% or 40% down payment you'll need a guarantor.

Hi all,

I'm in the process of getting a new passport. I've had Thai driving licence for a number of years now, and never has my passport number on the licence been taken much notice of (well, nobody has ever asked to see my passport in order to verify it). I was wondering how important it is to get a replacement licence with the new passport number on it as I still have three years left to run on the licence. Basically, I'd rather not have to take a day off work to go to the driving licence centre. Thanks.

Changing lanes? From the photos it looks as if they've collided head-on. Changing lanes into the oncoming traffic maybe? Sad waste of a life.

3 hours ago, cronus said:

I own a Honda Civic  RS Turbo. Took delivery on 24. August. One week later aircon not working, display flickering, double images on display, colors and brightness gone. Sensor warning lights coming on from all the sensors. First dealership just rebooted the system which solved the problem for one day.Went to another dealership, they tried to fix the problem for one hour with no results then said will have someone from Honda Thailand to come and check.

 

Upon calling Honda Thailand it was confirmed that they know about this problem and everything will be replaced, means a new aircon compressor and new display on a 2 weeks old car. If checking youtube you will see that Honda is still not able to fix the software issues.

 

Beside that, I am getting an average of 6.5km/l (15 liters/100km!!!) and 9.5l/km (11 liters/100km) in "ECO" mode. I do not race the car, and it is not stop and go, just average commuting including highway.

 

Will have them fix it and if I get any more problems will go with my lawyer and Consumer protection board of thailand and ask for a Refund!

 

Thanks for the info. Please keep us posted. Interesting. 

The footprints on the toilet seat were mine. 

6 minutes ago, gmac said:

Things would not be quite so bad if the roads weren't so inherently dangerous just from the way they are laid out.  Entrances from major roads always constructed just a few metres both prior to the exit from the same road so incoming traffic has to cross exiting traffic.  Flyovers and underpasses to avoid junctions similarly placed near entrances again causing traffic entering on the left to try to immediately cross 3 or 4 lanes to gain access to said flyover or underpass.  The need to spend an additional 3-4 kilometres on the road each time you need to turn right as the only way to achieve this in to drive 1-2 past the junction then make a u-turn to get back to it.  (As a matter of interest, I can walk to Central Bangna from my condo in about1.5 kilometres, driving to it is 2.5 kilometres, but coming back the journey is an incredible 6.5 kilometres all due to u-turns!).  These u-turns themselves are extremely dangerous as they cause traffic in the supposed fast lane to come to a standstill while a queue waiting to make the u-turn backs up as the turn has to be made into the opposite fast lane of oncoming traffic and frequently larger vehicles take up 2/3 lanes to effect the manoeuvre.

Well said. I go back to the UK regularly and I NEVER have to make a U-turn the whole time I'm there whilst driving. It's a known fact that a U-turn is the most dangerous maneuver in driving for the reasons you state (apart from going through a green light in Thailand! ).

I get small plastic bags (like from the food stalls) and count the coins into 500 x 1 baht, or so. I then tie them and take them to the bank. They are generally happy to exchange them for notes, but I have been refused when they're busy. Fair enough, I suppose. I  haven't tried 7-11, but I guess if they're not busy then they'd be happy to take them. 

I haven't had any problems so far, although mine is a 1.5, so I'm not sure if that's affected or not.