Eloquent pilgrim

Stop obfuscating; are you being deliberately obtuse, or is it simply a character trait ? I replied to your comment in its entirety, not to one paragraph or another. Here it is again below in its entirety, so I ask you again, to point out where in that comment you said:: “I move over when it's safe and I don't have to slow down” ….. as you subsequently claimed to have said ***The road was wide open, no reason the moron with the gun could not go around, <deleted>. If I'm doing the speed limit+ and moving faster than the left lane traffic, why should I have to slow down to allow some a-hole to break the law? Let them go around when they get the chance***

Below I have copied and pasted the full comment that you made that I replied to; please point out where in that comment that I replied to that you said: “I move over when it's safe and I don't have to slow down” ***The road was wide open, no reason the moron with the gun could not go around, <deleted>. If I'm doing the speed limit+ and moving faster than the left lane traffic, why should I have to slow down to allow some a-hole to break the law? Let them go around when they get the chance*** You seem to be having an inordinate amount of trouble understanding what you have actually written yourself.

Nope, what you said in the comment you made that I replied to was, and I quote you directly: “If I'm doing the speed limit+ and moving faster than the left lane traffic, why should I have to slow down to allow some a-hole to break the law? Let them go around when they get the chance” Good, however, to see that you’ve changed your tune, although you seem to make more U-turns than there are on Highway 1 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

How to drive in Thailand perfectly put. I have been driving here continuously for 8 years, and it only took me a couple of months to embrace that dictum; as soon as I realised that “road rage” here usually involves a machete or a gun, I locked my ego in my safe, where it has remained ever since.

Your attitude is exactly what encourages others to engage in the dangerous act of undertaking. You do not need to slow down to let someone behind you pass, all you need to do, is put your ego back in its box, wait until it is safe and move into the inside lane and allow them to pass. You can then move back to the outside lane if you wish, rinse and repeat. Why sit in the outside lane at the speed limit knowing full well that there are millions of drivers in Thailand that want to break the limit and go past you; sounds to me like you are doing so to be deliberately provocative, which will probably end in tears one day.

The guy has obviously overreacted big time and needs to be arrested and charged; however, the woman is symbolic of the millions of Thai drivers that have created a culture of undertaking on 2 and 3 lane roads. This culture has ensured that quite often the inside (nearside) lane has the fastest moving traffic, causing countless collisions with vehicles emerging from side roads.

Hope you weren’t teaching English language ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Has anyone else noticed that after more than 50 comments with advice and questions, the original poster has not responded to any of them, or answered any questions. Reading the OP again, I notice that he doesn’t even mention that he, or the neighbour he is trying to help, even live in Thailand. He just says he has lived outside of the UK for many years. ReloTH seems to have completely lost interest ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I assume he receives a UK state pension, where is that paid into ??

So, like I said, not available in Thailand

So, not available here then by the sounds of it

I am fully updated with security on all my computers and laptops thanks. Why did you respond to my question if you don’t know the answer; completely pointless

Sorry, I never open any links on this forum, so that doesn't answer my question

That's available in Thailand is it, and at what price ??

Thanks again for the good info. I have held a nagging doubt for some time about the reliability of Mazda diesels, which may well be irrational, but I will probably go for the petrol turbo. I drove a Mazda 3 here for 4 years from new, and am now in the 3rd year with my CX3 which I bought new, both with the Skyactive 2.0 petrol unit, and neither have ever missed a beat. I’m not going to make the change until the end of the year or early next, so I’ll just keep an eye out for any new variants that become available … thanks again

Thanks again for more good info. Certainly wouldn’t want to be tweaking a new Mazda for a few extra ponies, and probably invalidating the warranty in the process. I might look at the CX5 Diesel which I hadn’t considered seriously before. I think here in Thailand it is non turbo, 2.2 L with AWD and 190 HP. However, I can’t find any performance figures for it.

What a remarkably ugly “boy racer” car …. all clout and no class ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Thanks, I didn’t realise, that’s good info. I wonder why they tune it down for Thailand and Australia, because I’m sure it is the same unit. And although it doesn’t represent a huge difference, the 2.5 Turbo is 1.85 Million Baht in Thailand, so it would be good to have the extra ponies

The CX5, depending on country, comes with either a 2.5 naturally aspirated engine or the same engine turbocharged, or in some countries both. The turbo version is good for 227 hp and 310 lb-ft if you stick with 87-octane fuel or 256 hp and 320 lb-ft on 93-octane fuel. The 0-60mph of 6.8 seconds is correct for the turbo using 93+ octane fuel. I haven’t viewed the Aussie review because I never open any links on this forum. Cheers

I get the feeling from what you are saying about your requirements, especially regarding your wife, the CX3 might be the ticket. My wife is an occasional, and not very confident driver, but she is fine with my CX3. Important, I find, to take a few minutes with her getting the seat adjusted properly, so she is not stretching, or overreaching for pedals or controls; and the mirrors of course; sounds obvious I know, but very important to get her feeling comfortable

Indeed, even the entry level CX5 is 200k more here than the top model CX30, and Mazda restrict certain model trims in certain countries; the CX5 is not available here in Carbon trim, whereas I believe the CX3 and CX 30 are. I don’t really need the extra space of the 5, but want it for the 2.5 Turbo. 256 hp and 320 lb-ft Torque, with 60 arrivingin 6.8 secs. I still like to exercise my right foot from time to time ????

“Just as she was talking to her boyfriend, her sister ran out naked and jumped down the balcony” I’ve inserted a comma after boyfriend, which might make it clearer for a journo like yourself ; although we still don’t know if he was at the scene, or if she was talking to him on the phone ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Absolutely agree. Mazda CX30 is a great car, and the HRV or Cross can’t hold a candle to it. I think he might want smaller though, so the CX3 which I drive myself, might fit the bill. I’ll be changing later in the year to a CX30, or if I can stretch my budget to the CX5 2.5 Turbo, which is the one I drool over … but Mazda all the way, a cut above the other Japanese cars, IMO

Mazda 3, if that's too big, Mazda CX3, if that's too big, Mazda 2

Well, I think most posters on here believe that he bears a huge burden of responsibility for the situation he is in; I was just trying to show some understanding and empathy for the family thousands of miles away. However culpable, he is his mother’s son, and she must be distraught.