JBChiangRai

And I am a chocolate frog.

You had a lucky escape. The reason they are disassembled into parts and brought into Thailand in separate containers is to reduce the tax to parts only (something like 20%). The difficulty comes in registering the new assembled vehicle. Not only would you have had no warranty, you would have had a car where the import taxes had not been correctly paid, probably registered illegally with an accomplice in DLT.

Buying through the "grey" channel is always risky, not least with servicing, warranty and parts availability. I wouldn't be surprised if Tesla won't even service grey imports and for sure they won't honour any warranty claim (how could they when they haven't serviced it from new). Everyone who bought a Tesla 3/Y before Tesla opened here is going to lose big bucks. I am surprised people continue to buy expensive cars like Porsche's through the grey channel when there is an authorised distributor here. There is a huge risk they haven't paid the correct taxes and you could lose the car. I remember the transporter in Esan with all the supercars that went up in smoke and nobody would claim them because the scam was buying or stealing them in the UK, disassembling them, shipping them in separate containers, importing them in parts, assembling them, installing LPG, registering them and then removing the LPG.

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Up to 120 million tons of Lithium found in USA extinct volcano - enough for decades Volcano discovery could power electric cars for decades, scientists say (msn.com)

Perhaps people paid 3-5M for them as grey imports before Tesla launched in Thailand.

Quick & Dirty calculation looking at the US price of milk inflation, it's 1.72 times more expensive now than 26 years ago that would increase the 800k to 1,375k

I don’t believe the Thai authorities even considered any exchange rate, only the relative wealth to their own citizens they wanted to encourage. If they increase the 800k, I think it’s more likely they would look at history and inflation and estimate what 800k would be worth today.

Exchange rate to which currency? Do you really think that they even considered that?

I think that is a lesson that cost MG dear. When they came here with MG3, 5 & 6 they were terrible and they lost the confidence of the Thai people, they are clawing it back slowly but it would have been so much better if they got it right first time.

Gruber Motor Company repairing old Tesla Roadster battery packs haven't found any leakage.

My charging is done at home overnight, if traveling far then maybe 20-30 minutes at service station whilst having a coffee. Battery longevity is currently estimated at 15-20 years. Nobody knows about 2nd hand value yet, but I think it's going to be good.

For me the main one is how they drive, silent, very fast and you can't buy ICE performance anywhere near the EV price.

CNG at 3,600psi & Hydrogen at 10,000psi. What could go wrong?

Why? Hindenburg passengers found it very toasty.

In my last marriage I had a lot of sex, the problem started when I was having more sex than my wife.

My charging station in my garage was 6,000 baht, supplied & fitted.

I am not sure how BYD & Volvo dealers would react to "spirited" driving on a test drive. If we get it, the MG4 X Power should be ok, the MG4 it is based on is already a hot hatch with firm (driver appealing) suspension.

One is the past and one is the future

It's kind of pointless having the rule about the income/money in the bank when it just fuels corruption and allows some immigration officers & agents to enrich themselves.

My driving does that

Sometimes it's cheaper to stay in the vehicle, especially if your wife is shopping.

With your Postman?

I have an MG Cyberster on order, but if I ordered the Volvo, it would be the colour and spec of your yellow. I think I prefer the BYD Seal performance though, not least because it's better battery chemistry and less utilitarian interior.

Don't you think it's more likely that increasing use of EV's triggers more green electricity production? Or that the Gov't subsidies on EV's are part of a wider "Green" plan? I do 100%.