Andrew Dwyer

I think most of us who have had an EV for a while have had a similar experience. You have been particularly unlucky as a relatively new owner. Probably the discount is connected to the Motor Show and will go back to “ your “ price after. It does seem to be the norm now, discounting for the two Motor Shows.

Had one rejection ( no reason given ) since Jan 2022, last done 10 days ago. Picked up my new passport Thurs so expect some disruption after changing stamps but after doing an in person no reason why it shouldn’t be back to normal service.

Saw the MG IM6 and ES5 in my local mall up close today. The ES5 looked okay, nothing special, but the IM6 was really nice ( with around 1 million baht on top of the ES5 of course it did ! ) beautiful interior. I was having a gander at Geely EX5 when the ladyboy salesperson came over and started to annoy me, talking real close and a blast of stale cigarette smell sent me packing , sorry Geely, pick better staff and I might show some interest. Incidentally, an ex Kia showroom is being transformed into a Geely showroom here in Ayutthaya, they announced the change during the last Motor Show and it is still a ways off getting finished. Sorry Geely but I’m not getting good vibes !! The only thing going for the Geely was a nice green colour while the IM6 was a bland cream colour and the ES5 an insipid beige colour. Seems like the trend is to use more pastel colours, what is wrong with plain old white ?? BYD SL 7 has a very light grey colour which looks like a dirty white to me and the Atto 3 Frost White is an indistinguishable colour !! As my dear old mum would say “ it’s so wishy washy “ !

Implant is the more permanent solution but involves some work and expense ( relative to other options ) , a bridge will also work well and can be fixed simply if fails. I had 2 implants around 40 years ago, 1 is still good but the other failed ( the pin came loose and the socket cracked) and the solution was a bridge, still good after around 20 years.

That is an implant mentioned already.

Unfortunate coincidence then ? 🙄

He didn’t announce it on Signal so I guess it wasn’t him !

Came back from the mall and one of the old lady’s Buddha photos had fallen off the chest of drawers it was propped up on. The cat got the blame !! Didn’t feel it personally but reports it was felt here in Ayutthaya.

and Nid Noi is a troll !!

Sadly when i look at my fb friends list more and more of them have passed on. It appears their accounts remain and the only activity is the occasional birthday wishes from friends who are unaware of their passing or those who believe Facebook is somehow transmitting messages to the afterlife !!

Nope 👎 But as if by magic i received an email from HMPO saying my new passport is ready for pick up and 2 hours later the same from VFS. Hopefully i will get a “ rate our service “ survey from HMPO to fill in but somehow i think it unlikely.

An early Songkran gift of an icy bucket of water would have sorted him out !

Reading a thread on an Aus FB group about the differences between BYD Seal and BYD SL 7 . It was inevitable that someone posted this but I thought interesting :

No, the helpline contacted me via email, thankfully as I would have racked up a lot of time on calls. help(at)customerservice.hmpo.gov.uk

So, have been communicating with a HMPO helpline line via email for a month now. They finally admitted that they had copied my email address down wrongly after sending me 5 SMS messages telling me they had emailed me ( to a wrong address ). I had, since day 1, repeatedly informed them, via the helpline, of my correct email address ( via email 🙄) the advice number quoted on the helpline emails and the reference number quoted in the SMS’s. Simply put, it took 1 month for the HMPO Helpline to inform HMPO that they were using the wrong email address, during which time i communicated with several helpline staff ( even though they only sign off as HMPO not their names) and had to repeat the whole 2 passport saga several times. At one point they started a new email thread with the same advice number so i had to start from scratch. Upon finally admitting their error in noting the email address they requested my second passport to be returned even though they have had it in their possession for 2 weeks !! I sent a quite lengthy and colourful email explaining that they had my 2nd passport already for 2 weeks. The next day, last Friday, i received an email from HMPO ( not the helpline this time ) accepting my application and stating my application has been accepted and that my passport is being printed. Another email reminding me to sign it !! Now waiting for VFS to get in touch, as they possibly noted my email down wrong or illegibly I will phone them in a week. So, there is a light at the end of the tunnel but it is very dark !!

I suspect in that case they would use an agent and I assume agent would return expiring passport together with new passport ( as he needs it for pick up ) and not return after the application is completed. At the moment they are quoting 4 weeks for completion ( seen some claims it took 3 weeks recently ) so not too bad but I would have to think long and hard about giving up my passport for a long time, for example when it was 12 weeks a year or so ago !

Uk passport renewal does not need passport to be sent with application if you do it in person. Staff at VFS will check your photocopies represent your passport, the copies sent with application and your passport handed back to you.

So did the price go up in between Dec and now ? If so, then it seems similar to what they did with the Seal and sales will be high in Nov/Dec and March with people just waiting for the “ show price “.

Just to clarify @Nid_Noi ‘s controversial comment “ Tesla still has 39.9% of EV market share in Thailand “ He forgot to add the word “ USED “ and added the “ IN THAILAND “ part !! The actual quote is : and refers to Global Tesla sales. “ The jury should disregard that comment “

Well that was quick, and probably not welcome by those who recently bought .

Is it only 2 episodes ??

yup, expect the BYD Dolphin to drop the price a little anytime soon !! Although to be honest i have lost track of the prices !

For those seeking a cheap alternative to Neta V for example. https://autolifethailand.tv/official-price-aion-ut-ev-thailand/

Hotting up ! https://autolifethailand.tv/official-price-gwm-ora-good-cat-so-blue/