Andrew Dwyer

Best to meet in a public place, better to avoid inviting strangers into your home, according to my good lady anyway. I sold a car on Facebook marketplace, arranged to meet at the local mall for viewing, agreed on a price, went over the road to the office to transfer the name in the book and transferred the money while waiting. Did have one nutter who wanted to meet under the highway underpass and pay in cash !! Better to take precautions when dealing with strangers.

I understand how people could find them annoying but don’t forget these guys are travelling the world, a lot of different cultures and countries to navigate. For this reason I am sympathetic to their perceived naivety. Have to admit only found them recently in their Thai adventures and maybe I should go back to the beginning of their story.

I don’t have a favourite as such but currently I’m enjoying watching Tread the Globe. A down to earth Brit couple who sold up and went to travel round the world in their van “ Trudy “. 80,000 km to date and this month they are in Thailand, a particular favourite as they honeymooned here 25 years ago, and stopping at various places on their way back home. Obviously they are discovering things here that we have known for a long time but interesting their outlook and reactions.

Thanks for your efforts spent on this Mike, I appreciate your time and patience as I’m sure many others do also.

Atto 3 extended range 480 Performance in Quantum Black to feature at the Motor Show, price to be revealed. The current price of an extended range Atto 3 is 1,199,000 with 100k cashback ( so 1.1 mil ). Will be interesting to see what price this version launches at as there is quite a few upgrades to this version. https://autolifethailand.tv/spec-byd-atto3-480-performance-extended-range-thailand-motor-show-2024/

Or how about this, also coming to the Motor Show later this month: Aion Hyper HT 3 x RWD models up to 770km range CLTC . Another great luggage capacity 670 litres with a 55 litre frunk, a glass pano roof but no mention of battery chemistry. https://autolifethailand.tv/aion-hyper-ht-ev-bev-coming-thailand-mar-2024/

Xpeng G6 SUV Coupe coming to the Motor Show this month. 1 x RWD Long Range LFP battery 580km CLTC 1 x RWD Super Long Range NMC battery 755km CLTC 1 x AWD Performance NMC battery 700km range Great luggage storage 571 litres, a good choice of colours both external and internal, panoramic glass roof and….. “ XPeng G6 is 100% electric train. Developed on the SEPA 2.0 platform and powered by 800V technology, the SUV Coupe's body is equipped with Xpeng Navigation Guided Pilot (XNGP) or ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) consisting of 31 sensors and 2 LiDARs, as well as computing power up to 508 TOPS (Trillion Operations Per S econd) from the high-speed processor of Dual NVIDIA DRIVE Orin-X. “ …….. well I’m impressed ! https://autolifethailand.tv/xpeng-g6-ev-bev-suv-thailand-mar-2024-motor-show/

1. My mats fit well on the pins , a good tight fit , the passenger side tends to slide forward all the time so i put some of that 3M double sided clear tape on the edge, so far so good but will try Velcro if it fails. 2. Not driven above 130 ! 3. I don’t always to 100% but usually do as charge o/night (TOU meter ), I have a once a month trip of around 450 km so will aim to let it get down to around 15% on arrival back home and then charge to 100%

The foal was born without issue.

Was just on CH 32. A video of him lifting the tail and getting a bit touchy feely then a pixelated video of him “ going for it “ arm deep !! Put me off my cornflakes !!

It is on the news now …… if you are feeling the urge ?

Following the Neta theme: https://carnewschina.com/2024/03/08/netas-indonesia-plant-set-for-vehicles-to-roll-off-the-assembly-line-next-month/ What about the Thai Neta factory ? https://www.neta.co.th/en/news/brands-pr-news/NetaVll_factory Looks like the Thai Neta factory will concentrate on the release of Neta V II anytime now. The first car off the production line was a Neta V II back in Nov 2023

300k more than the X and a NMC battery might put some off.

MG4 X Power coming soon, price to be announced at Motor Show. ( my money is on 1,199,000 😀 ) https://autolifethailand.tv/spec-unofficial-price-mg4-x-power-thailand/

MG ZS EV X Sunroof special edition to celebrate 100 years of MG. 899,900 baht ( 29,100 below usual price ) with a 100 years anniversary badge ( cue Transman ! ) Comes only in silver with black interior. https://autolifethailand.tv/official-price-mg-zs-ev-100th-anniversary/

Regarding bringing up Siri for iPhone users, might be similar for Android users but I believe they also have wireless option. Only the usb A port ( RH side )will bring up Siri or CarPlay, holding the microphone button on the steering wheel for a couple of seconds brings up Siri, a short press brings up the BYD Assistant.You can then ask questions, weather or distance etc but neither are very useful for the price of cheese !! Using the usb C port ( LH side ) does give faster charging speeds though. Holding the microphone button using usb C opens up Bluetooth settings only. I have 2 usb cables permanently installed, one white and one black ………. one for faster charging and the other for CarPlay which since installing apps I rarely use.

He has mentioned he is in Australia a few times but you are probably right about his accent.

And “ running on it’s alloys in 4,000 miles “ !! Laughed out loud at that 😀

Here is an independent report on the statement that ev’s pollute more via their brake and tyre wear. https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/electric-cars/running/do-electric-vehicles-produce-more-tyre-and-brake-pollution-than-petrol-and/

She should get similar attention yes, but in another thread, using “ whataboutery “ here only dilutes the severity of this incident.

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Can only speak for iPhone/Carplay. If you connect your phone via the usb connection you should get a message asking if you want to use CarPlay, which means certain apps from your phone be available on the Information screen, very good for Google Maps or your music. Likewise for Android devices, although I believe they don’t need the cable ( wireless ) and you can open from the app on Info screen, swipe left from the Home Screen.

While this reply might have been seen as harsh I stand by it. I replied to a comment that has succeeded in deflecting the focus from this hateful incident to another completely unrelated incident.l, almost half the comments are now on the other subject. Why didn’t he open another thread ?? Pure whataboutery ☹️

But it isn’t old news is it !! It happened yesterday.

Was going to try this out today, I think you have to be connected via Android Auto ( Google Assistant) or CarPlay ( Siri ) for it to work. Yes, a very unusual accent, in the video ( if that is him ) doesn’t help me recognise his accent at all.