In the jungle

I think "FREE transport" is a little too evangelical. Free at the point of use I would say.

I have no recommendations for you but I do have a lot of experience with manual gearboxes. I suspect the problem is with the gear selection mechanism external to the gearbox. On a manual gearbox this will be gear cables or rods or a combination of the two. Wear in the external selection mechanism can cause the problems you describe. If the problem is external the fix should be relatively cheap. The key thing is having someone with the knowledge to diagnose the problem. Is it a reasonably common brand/model in Thailand?

That is not what I think. That is what I know based on more than twenty years working for the Home Office in the UK and abroad; mostly for the Immigration and Nationality Department (latterly renamed the Immigration and Nationality Directorate).

No they will not.

So a police road block is an "extraction point" now? How apt. Extracting the cash. Extracting the p***.

Don't be so confident about Toyotasure. One of the vehicles I considered buying recently was a Hilux Revo 4wd single cab being sold by a Toyotasure dealer. In fact the vehicle is still on One2car right now. I spent an entire morning looking in detail at the car and discussing what deal could be done. After that time invested the dealer mentioned that the car was owned by them and used as a run around for their workshop. Great. So you can tell me the entire history of the car in detail then? Remarkably, and to their small credit, they sent me a lengthy print out which revealed that the car had undergone substantial body repairs with pretty much every body panel forward of the windscreen and both doors being replaced. The chassis had also undergone repairs and personally I have doubts as to whether such a repair is even valid. The work had all been done in their own workshop and they have a well earned reputation as an excellent repair facility. At that point I decided to buy a new car. The important point to note is that they only revealed the history to me when I specifically asked the right questions and this level of ethics is what you get buying at the top end of the used car market. Good luck with the tents.

Part of the reason why I bought the Celerio is because I think you would be very unwise to spend big money on a new ICE right now.

That girl does some excellent reviews. She invariably flashes her knickers at some stage of the process. I suspect it may not be an accident.

I think what it does, in the Swift at least, is simulate gears. I didn't try the Celerio CVT so I cannot comment on that.

It was partly your enthusiastic comments that motivated me to test drive the Celerio. Not this ugly bug thing though. Mine looks essentially the same as yours. So far as I know this blue thing is not on sale in Thailand.

I picked up a new Celerio GA on 8th May. I back to back tested the Celerio manual against a Swift expecting to buy the much prettier Swift. The computer controlled CVT transmission in the Swift was a big turn off for me. It seemed to be constantly changing gear for no obvious reason and the relationship between throttle input and power at the wheels was pretty vague. The Celerio, by contrast, put a smile on my face within minutes. The three cylinder engine has a throaty thrum when worked hard and clutch and gearbox are light and precise. Performance is surprisingly good partly due to the fact that the Celerio manual weighs just 785 kg. Ride quality is excellent for a small cheap car. Air con is excellent. If you like electronic toys look elsewhere. I paid 318K Baht out the door with some freebies; the most significant of which was one years first class insurance. On the 500 km run from Bangkok to home the Celerio averaged 23.3 km/litre on Gasohol 91. Bear in mind this figure is running in so I did not exceed 110 kph. I am well aware of the advantages EVs offer but I do not want to pay an early adopters premium and I would prefer not to buy Chinese.

There were three of these hogging the chargers at the PTT I stopped at on Phetkasem road yesterday. All the same just different colours. A very frustrated Neta man was stamping his booties in the background.

In my experience not in Savannakhet. Use the wifi in your hotel if you are staying in one.. My mobile is seven years old. Maybe a newer one does better but I doubt it.

Moto GP is getting too close to a Ducati one make race series. Japanese have pretty much given up. Other teams are make weights. Proof that you can buy a World Championship.

So funny. You bit.

They are going for the Scouser look but without the guns and violence.

Generally speaking you do not replace a timing chain until it starts to develop an audible rattle. And if it did do that on a Suzuki K series it would be way beyond 100,000 km.

I recorded 217,000 kilometres on my old 2001 Honda Dream with just routine servicing and no engine repairs. It has developed an engine vibration now and I have stopped using it pending investigation. The Wave 110i and Wave 125i are essentially the same engine formula as my old Honda Dream and I think you can expect a comparable lifespan. Just keep up to schedule on the oil changes at 100 Baht a pop and they run and run.

Crypto is not proper money. Why would the reporter be mentioning it? Crypto is for idiots and gamblers.

I paid 48K out the door for the 'top model' Wave 110i earlier this year. 'Top model' was the salesman's phrase not mine. 'Top model' is a phrase I find hard to relate to a Wave 110i. It is, essentially, the same old Wave they have been selling for the last decade. But it is the best selling bike in Thailand for good reason. The LED headlight is an excellent addition and possibly the best motorcycle headlight I have ever used. I need to do a comparison with the twin 60w halogens on my thirty plus year old NC30 to be sure. When I compared the Wave 110i to the 125 there was negligible difference in performance and the 125 was more money and heavier.

A lot of the cars sold in Bangkok are on a provincial number plate.

75 km each way would be a big ask on a Mountain Bike.

Figures are here: https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/hilux How is that fake?

Minor differences in spec to the Thai models but the drivetrains are exactly the same,

These are the figures from Toyota UK website (converted from mpg): Revo 2.4 = 9.9 - 10.4 km per litre Revo 2.8 = 11.0 - 11.7 km per litre