Andrew Dwyer

Yup, another great round up of the weekly log Owl, thanks for the time and effort taken to keep this going and keep us up to date with your antics. Had a shock when I first saw this photo, thought you were cleaning up in your speedos !!! My bad, “ should have gone to Top Charoen !! “

Bit of a surprising occurrence today ! We now have a black female cat and her 4 kittens camped in our garden since they were born at the beginning of May. They are lovely little things and play happily for our amusement but now they have chosen to climb up inside the car near the front and will only come out when the mother calls them which usually takes around 5 or 10 minutes. Our daily routine has now become: I start the car and the kittens start to meow, the mother 🐈‍⬛ appears and we back away from the car until all 4 have descended and gone to a safe distance near the back of the house. Today I started the car but no sound from the kittens, the mother was spotted nearby but didn’t approach, I opened and closed a couple of doors, banged on the underneath but no sound from within. Started to back the car out slowly with the wife and kids looking underneath, the kittens mother looking on . Drove the car to the local mall, around 4 or 5 km away, stayed there for around 3 hours then drove home. As soon as i stopped the car outside the house gate 1 kitten descended and dashed into a neighbour’s garden. I pulled into the garden, the mother appeared and the remaining 3 started squeaking inside, descending one by one. We backed away from the car and the family reunited in one of their usual places near the back of the house ( the mother had to retrieve 1 from the neighbour’s garden ) as if nothing had happened. Now happily playing none the worse for wear after their “ outing “. IMG_4109.mov

Ironically i looked at the BYD app in the App Store and it says the same as your Android details, went back to the app and it has upgraded again !! Can’t keep up !

My BYD app has been updated to a new version 2.1.0 from 2.0.8 but I don’t see that anything has changed, certainly haven’t got the vehicle location update. EDIT: when charging the car the picture is now of a Seal ( before was an Atto 3 ) wonder if that was the version update ?

More info about the Seal U DM-I than the Seal U ( confusing isn’t it ) anyway ….. anyone for a PHEV ? https://autolifethailand.tv/byd-seal-u-dm-i-hybrid-ev-bev-coming-thailand-motor-show-2024/

Not much more on the European site, only gives range and battery size, but some pretty pictures. https://www.byd.com/eu/car/seal-u

I would go back to the U.K. if my good lady passed away. Spent my days in a nice little bungalow near to my children, and grandchildren, get myself a Jack Russel and walk the moorland while able, an odd pint or two at the local and eat till i burst ! Oh, and log out of AN for good !!

Teabags for sale ?

That is the latest version but has been around for some months now so not exactly new. Mine is exactly the same ( except for IMEI and ICCID ). The new version ( 2403 ) is expected anytime soon and has been implemented on the Dolphin already, but could possibly have a different version number.

Another pesky diesel beemer on fire ?

Video don’t lie !!

I occasionally have the odd cuppa ! A cup of Ty-Phoo ( only until it is finished then back on the Yorkshire ) in the morning with breakfast and the Jasmine Green Tea early evening.

Another great Sunday log Owl ( even if I did get it 6 times ! ) That statue could be the great Thai/American comedy actor Dan Aykroyd ?

Yup, a couple of other series split a season up into 2 halves ( Ozark was one i think ), most annoying if you don’t realise it is going to happen.

Because the dealer covers all that

That’s what I thought initially but it gives me a quote for the Premium model (2023 or 2024 model ) even if I swap the criteria around.

I tried a Hua Hin postcode and got 12,795 . Try a 13160 postcode and see what you get.

Yes, I tried a few options but it wasn’t able to give a premium for the Performance model.

Yes, the year, 2022 or 2023 makes a little difference but the NCB makes the most: 0% and idk are almost the same but 40% has the most effect My most likely scenario for an Atto 3 : Atto 3 ext range 2023 Yes to dash cam, 15k km, personal use, never for work, 0 claims, no finance, married, age 62, 6 years dl, 40% NCB, policy start later, 11,050 baht 9,681 baht for same as above but 2022.

I used the same ( except i used extended range ) and my postcode, all i can say is you must be in a high risk area ?

What are you doing different you mean. I don’t own an Atto 3 but that quote is based on what i would pay if i did. The Seal quote was is based on my car. Interesting to see what quote you get for a Seal ??

For the Atto 3

Only if he had changed his nationality from Swiss to Swedish.

Only commenting on something that’s clearly mentioned in the OP “ In other visa-related changes, tourists aged 50 years and above seeking long-stay visas are now only required to have health insurance coverage of 440,000 baht, down from the previous 3 million baht. This reduction will be effective for long-stay applicants from September to December, according to Mr Chai.“

When he’s on another of B Smith’s fantasy topics giving him some grief , so he’s either a very quick learner with an excellent judge of character or he’s just winding us and Bob up , either way it is entertaining !!