In the jungle

2 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

More diseases.

Not convinced but certainly less cock.

11 hours ago, shackleton said:

When he sobers up  will no doubt  be embarrassed by his antiques 

Won't be showing his face around town to much 

Probably wear a face mask ???? 

His antiques are not the best.  No Michelangelo, no Ming vase.

Do they really need to wait for an 'injury report' on the dead guy run over by a two tonne truck?

18 minutes ago, Adumbration said:

If you review my post history you will see that I bought a large holding of rubles immediately after the war kicked off.  I posted here recommending everyone do so.  I was riducled relentlessly.  

You thought I was serious? 

I think you are going to get burnt worse than a Russian tank crew.

1 minute ago, nigelforbes said:

This is not a devaluation of THB, this is a unique strengthening of USD against all currencies, which benefits the status of Thailand as an export economy. Here, the following may help you comprehend things better. BTW, if you try and insult me again we stop talking and you go on my ignore list, it's up to you:

 

 

Damn.  The Russian Ruble is doing so well I must put all my money into it right now; well perhaps with a little Mexican Peso thrown into the mix.

4 minutes ago, MrMuddle said:

By warranty do you mean insurance cover? Obviously the car is well past its vehicle warranty guarantee, which was three years, if I remember correctly. I just don't understand why they have suddenly changed the servicing from 12 months to six. It's always been done at 10,000 kms intervals, except for the first service at 1,000 kms. The car's only done just over 40,000 kms in over 12 years, yet has been serviced every 12 months.

I think your current servicing schedule is fine.  Stick with it.

You don't need to modify anything.  Just chuck the weight in the back of the truck.  It is what the truck was designed for.

You may need to increase tyre pressures.  The owner's manual will cover this.

45 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Your still at it I see.  You sure hate the CCP, which is sad.  Until the day their products stop being built which are becoming far better in quality than elsewhere your in for a long wait and only heartache in believing the cars are trash.

It is interesting that you choose the US flag as your thumbnail.

Presumably you know that, given a free hand, the Chinese would happily destroy everything that flag stands for.

Why would you choose to give them money to help them do that?

On the immigration point I believe that if you have no close connections to the UK all legal avenues for settling open to you in the UK involve very substantial inward investment.

I suggest you do some research on that.

Having just spent five months in the countryside near Inverurie for me the climate is the overriding consideration.  Even in August at times it was necessary to have a fire burning in the evening as the temperature dropped to single figures (celsius).

I don't think I would be prepared to live there twelve months a year.

But if you want a suggestion for an area to look at mine is the Moray coast north of Aberdeen.  No shortage of stone and slate cottages up there although they tend to be poor in terms of thermal efficiency.

Whenever I see someone driving a Chinese MG I assume they are an idiot.

If I remember correctly a lot of the Rover SD1s were banana yellow for some strange reason.

Tell her to find a good independent VW specialist.

1949 international driving licence is the requirement for Thailand.

I like the CT125 but it is not that easy to find in showrooms and you could build a ghetto version from a Wave or Cub/Dream for not much money.  Plenty of people do that round here for farm use.

I am in the process of doing a rebuild on my Honda Dream 100.

I bought the bike new in 2001 and in recent years I have kept it only because I was curious as to exactly how long it would run without work on the engine.

I now have my answer.  After 217,000 km a main bearing failed.  I find this longevity from a cheap, small, air cooled single cylinder pretty remarkable and it is one of the reasons why I am a big Honda fan.  It did not actually break down and it never has in 21 years but when the bearing failed vibration increased markedly.

I am doing the rebuild myself and my guess, based on previous experience, is that the rebuild will cost 3K or so and certainly less than 5K.

After that it will be good to go for another twenty years.

Another thing I find remarkable is parts availability on these old Hondas.  Back in 2017 I went to the local main dealer to check availability on a complete set of new bodywork.  I thought it was a long shot given the age of the bike but my enquiry was met by a question as to what colour I would like.  From memory the bodywork cost about 2.5K.

Half a Rai is not that big and you can probably get by with a cheaper mower with a Honda engine.

Be prepared though for the general crappiness of the Non-Honda parts such as control cables, blades, wheels, the deck etc.  Patco is probably the best of the local brands I have come across as they do a model with an aluminium deck of reasonable quality.  Patco blades are made of cheese but at least they are cheap.

The Honda HRJ216, which I assume is what you are talking about at around 30K, is a great mower and high quality in all respects.  Be aware though that it is pretty heavy at around 48kg and that the blades are hideously expensive if you buy them in Thailand.

I use a Honda HRJ216 as a back up to an imported Honda ride on mower.  Any parts I need for the ride on have to be sourced from abroad which is why I have a back up.  I source the blades for the HRJ from Australia where you can buy tradesmen's packs of genuine blades for sensible money.  Bought this way the blades are one sixth the price you will pay in Thailand.  One set of blades will last years.  I have about three Rai of lawn to cut in total.