Andrew Dwyer

Veering slightly further off topic but ( hopefully ) interesting enough to be included ! On a trip to Hua Hin last year I lost my license plate, a quick visit to the police to register the loss/theft meant I could travel back to Yutya [sic] safely. Visited the DLT and for the princely sum of 105 baht was told to return in 90 days. Same thing happened to my bil a few months after but he was hit with a 850 baht cost, the only difference being his car on finance. Nice mark up Mr Finance !

This guy says he will be travelling from Rayong to Singapore in his Seal, maybe he will take advantage of the cheaper coating while there. It appears the license plate has been reversed and the SG ( or is it Malaysia? ) tag painted on the back. Is this what they do when you take a car to another country, and how did he get the white plate so quickly ??

The Reckoning Steve Coogan plays Jimmy Saville in this 4 part mini series. Will be interesting how the BBC appears in this as they surely must take some of the blame for the freedom Saville had during the programmes he made with them. NOTE: this series has been produced by ITV Studios but will air on BBC “All four episodes of The Reckoning are released on BBC iPlayer on Monday (9 October). The series will also be broadcast on BBC One on Monday and Tuesday nights at 21:00 BST for the next two weeks. “ from BBC Website. There have been many documentaries but this, I believe, is the first dramatisation of Saville’s abuse. Hopefully it is good as was the recent Ripper series ( The Long Shadow ).

Probably like Vinny says, the red plates are used as a status thing and they are hanging on to them. Its not as if we are in the sticks and they would have to travel far to change plates, at the time the nearest showroom would have been about 30 minutes away.

Yup, the 30 days registration estimate is usually very flexible, in my experience. Honda - 2 months MG - 2 + 1/2 months Haval - 30 days An Atto 3 parked up at a nearby house has been on red plates since April !

Seems like the Tesla price reductions could be in the US also according to The Electric Viking .

September EV registrations: BYD top two places ( might be 3 next month as the Seal seems very popular). Also seems like the MG EP has never ending stock, almost feels like they rushed the release of the MG ES.

The Sixth Commandment ( 4 part mini series ) Based on a true story. Timothy Spall plays Peter an aged academic who is heavily involved with the church, he struggles to hide his homosexual tendencies until he meets Ben, one of his pupils. Ben is perfect and when Ben starts to show Peter some affection he cannot believe his luck …. but things are about to take an unexpected and deadly turn. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20916306/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Enjoying this British crime drama.

Regarding regen: I think it would be foolish not to use it at some level. This Guy reckons it makes up for 25% of his battery energy, the other 75% comes from charging. ( I tried to play the video but won’t play now, anyone else ?? )

This seems the simplest solution to make sure your partner/wife etc has access to some funds if we, god forbid, dropped down dead. As many will have at least 400k in their bank account , some much more, would adding another signatory to the account be enough to ensure the funds are accessible by our partner on our passing ?? I understand that clearing the bank account by a gf ( for example using the deceased ATM card ) on the passing of the foreigner is not strictly legal and could suffer the consequences, but would just the UV signature be enough ?

Some people go to great lengths to disguise their wealth.

Agreed, would be difficult to find any sincere sympathy from anyone living in the U.K..

Enjoying this, good to see a dramatisation rather than a documentary, some well known faces in this. But, I am a biased as i lived 5 miles from Sutcliffe and was interviewed as I worked at one of the 5 companies who had been issued with the infamous fiver !

That’s a head turner you have got yourself there, congratulations !!

@Bandersnatch posted from the manual that the engine sounds simulator can be switched on and off but I am not so sure it can be truly turned off, only change the sounds. Saw a couple of of FB posters questioning that and all the replies were the usual unplug the speaker/turn the music up replies! @mistral53 , if you get chance.

Guiseley !, a stones throw, literally, from where I was brought up ( Baildon ). This time last year ( well end of August ) was sitting outside The White Cross enjoying a cold beverage with my mate watching the Harley’s on the ride out from the rally. Watching some EV’s also. Anyone spot the feeble attempt to get back on topic ?

Apart from Tesla also available in red I think you got it covered. I saw a red Tesla the other day, it’s a nice colour almost a wine red I would say. But, I don’t drink wine.

Yup, I posted that video last Friday, seems very easy to diy and according to some FB posters the camera can be bought for 1800 baht on AliEx. Aesthetically is the best option but no sound and some reports that the resolution isn’t great at night time. Seems a shame that the camera isn’t being developed further to improve and add sound. Some might say that buying a car for 1 1/2 million baht warrants a decent dash cam with front and rear facing cameras. But of course that needs some trailing wires or hardwire to add to the expense. I prefer the minimalistic approach and would splash out 1800 baht to check it out for myself, plus being a Yorkshireman I recognise it as being the cheapest option ????

and fmovies ( for the streamers ).

Black is stunning but reminds me of my ex wife ………. too high maintenance. So I would go with the Space Grey: It’s a grey/blue that I think is perfect even though I haven’t seen it in person yet.

That has been superseded by your phone now !

That only applies if I let her drive !!

That’s great thanks. Pressure’s rising ???? Here’s something else that I learned today: The front cup holders have a small button between them and the armrest storage, I wasn’t sure what it was for but with the help of the manual I learned. The drivers side cup holder is adjustable for depth by 40mm, pushing down on the bottom of the cup holder ( or whichever beverage you are drinking ) you can set the height and the button returns the base of cup holder to its original height. ( this was on a Performance model, not sure if applies to Premium ). It’s the little things that make you smile ????

It’s that time again, can already see around Ayutthaya some signs of flooding. The 2 rivers converging at Wat Phanan Choeng are at a high level but a ways off requiring the flood barriers to be lifted, but that can change quickly if water is released up North !! @Crossy, hopefully you have made some alterations since last year ??

I get the impression that the front air con air vents on the Seal can swing like a home air con, not sure if horizontally, vertically or both ?? If that’s true that’s a great idea !! Or has it been around for a while and i just haven’t ventured into the price bracket, that has these luxury options, before ??