In the jungle

She is probably fed up because that was the train she wanted to board but some guy rugby tackled her to the ground.

The International Driving Permit (IDP) does have a photo identifier.

The Celerio is a useful benchmark. A high spec Mazda 2 is double the cost of a Celerio. The Wildtrak is four times the price of a Celerio. A cheap Fortuner is five times the price of a Celerio. They all do the same job.

Actually yes I think you are nearer the mark. Borrow as in the Thai sense.

Fun fact: You can buy four new Suzuki Celerios for the list price of a Wildtrak 4x4

The ECU stores fault codes. So even if the car is running fine when it is at the dealer the historic fault code will show when they scan it.

Correct. It is the one with 8 plugs.

Go Fund Me in 3, 2, 1......

328K is the price for the Celerio with manual transmission.

When I am not driving a car I am riding a motorbike and I don't consider either activity particularly dangerous.

That's interesting because Toyota Thailand's claimed fuel consumption for the Revo is way better than Toyota UK claim for the same truck and both are much better than reality.

Ride quality of the Celerio is actually very good and I was surprised at how effortlessly it dealt with a 500 km trip. Both the Swift and the Mazda 2 are undeniably better looking than the Celerio. MG5? How many km/litre? And I don't mean what they say in the brochure.

I presume you told her redneck country ????

Somebody I have known for over forty years opens the post. I have no problem with them opening dull correspondence from banks, lawyers and the government.

I had a similar situation with a UK bank. "If we do not receive a reply within 28 days your account will be suspended." The letter arrived after the 28 day deadline. The account was suspended and it could only be reactivated by a visit in person to a branch of the bank in the UK.

In my experience reliability varies. Thai Post was pretty reliable at my last address. At my current address in a different province Thai Post is very unreliable.

I use a correspondence address in the UK because of the unreliability of Thailand Post. Post that arrives at the UK address is scanned and emailed to me.

It goes against the laws of god and everything that is good and righteous.

I have done this. I imported a 1969 Honda C50 in parts. It has done 10,000 miles from new. I knew it could never be registered here. I did it for purely sentimental reasons as it belonged to my late father. I have ridden it a few times but it is not really suitable for modern road conditions. Too slow, 6v electrics and poor suspension by modern standards.

We all have different tastes and requirements and I am sure your MG EP suits yours. After reading your final paragraph I am going to get a nervous twitch every time I see an MG EP behind me ????

Maybe I could accept 1200 kg for an EV as weight distribution and c of g are much better.

Another reason why I would not buy an EV right now is weight. I have a firm preference for cars that are light. Most of the cars I have owned have been under 1000 kg. To take one EV example, and honest I am not picking on you Khun LA, the MG EP weighs 1574 kg. That is 789 kg heavier than my daily driver. As energy density improves weight will come down.

You will not get a flight for 700 Baht if you want to fly next week. 700 Baht was the price I got for 10 May when I checked, I think, three days ago. 7kg luggage is what you get for that price. Adding 20 extra kg increases the price by about 500 Baht. Normally I use Air Asia but Nok flies the same route. The airport is 25 minutes from my house. Total journey time door to door is about three hours. I have never said an EV is not for me. Rather there is nothing on the Thai market right now that I would buy. No doubt that will change.

The Celerio is not what my budget dictates. It is what meets my day to day requirements and it is not my only car. For longer journeys, most commonly Bangkok, I prefer to fly. My question for you is for a 500 km trip which would you prefer, an MG EP or an Airbus A320 200? The Airbus takes typically 47 minutes from take off to landing and per flight it can cost as little as 700 Baht. One of the reasons why I did not buy an EV this time around is because I do not want something as big as the MG EP. Choice in the EV market here remains pretty limited. Doubtless that will change.

You beat me to it. In fact I did that calculation based on my own usage (10,000 km a year) and assuming an EV cost of 800K. I ignored the Neta because it is a Noddy car. With a purchase price of 318K for the ICE, which is what I spent, it would take me 25 years to get to 800K for cost of ICE car plus cost of fuel. Any argument that maintenance costs are higher for an ICE are offset by the fact that I have 500K in the bank earning interest whereas EV man does not. I am not anti EV. I just don't think now is the right time to buy. EVs are so much simpler than ICE that they are bound to be a lot cheaper than ICE in time. Perhaps in five years I will be tempted.