JBChiangRai

It would be nice to see gap insurance in Thailand, but it would just result in fraud.

I've replied to the new adverts, they don't have D model, they are just too lazy to update their graphics and want to bait and switch.

I sent lots of messages on facebook over the last 4 days, including MG HQ who said they have no more stock. They all replied either with "only have X model" or asked my phone/line only to try and switch and bait because they have no more D model. I prefer the MG4 it's a much more modern design with a lifetime battery warranty and I think buying one under a year old might be the best option. I also have to be careful because we will have World War 3 in my household if I buy anything too nice. MG4 X model would be ok providing it doesn't have body kit and upgraded alloy wheels. IMHO, the moment a manufacturer discounts a car, all the used ones take an immediate hit. Tents get stuck with cars that owe them too much. The Chinese understand the model of buying market share. We have seen them do it with air conditioners and other electrical goods. If you price them similar to existing brands then people won't buy them. I think the lowered prices are the new reality.

If you’re not married and the insurance company is not subject to oversight by the regulator (ie officially authorized to sell to Thai people) then that could be why. It could be one of the many Ponzi schemes that pay claims out of premiums.

I agree with having your holidays abroad and paid from overseas, no tax implications. I’ve had 6 this year, I’m not bringing money into Thailand this year or next year. I am thinking of spending less than 180 days here in future.

I agree, I’ve been trying to buy one for my youngest daughter but there are none left, they only have the X model at 699K. I’ve offered 500k on a one year old, <20k kms, MG4 X model, let’s see if I’m successful with that. Roojai’s EV quotes are now ridiculous, we’ll be going elsewhere next year.

The exchange rate helped Hummin. I like good wines and I found in the supermarket at about same price I buy in Thailand. 5* Hotel, pizza was 300 baht, Aus grain fed tenderloin wrapped in bacon 600 baht, you can eat at local restaurants for half that. Taxi rides 26 baht with Grab.

Warm air can contain more moisture than cool air, if you cool warm moist air the dew point lowers and water can condense out, you see this dripping out the drain pipe of you air con's waste. If your fan is running slowly and the air con is currently cooling at (say) 12,000 BTU the air coming out the air con will be colder than if the fan is running at a high speed while cooling at the same rate of (say) 12,000 BTU. Running at a high fan speed cools the room slightly more as if it were running slow, but the air coming out is warmer and because it's warmer the dew point is higher and less water is condensed out. The reason running the fan faster cools the room slightly more is that condensing water out of the air uses some of your cooling capability, the less you condense water the more cooling capacity is used to cool the air.

TCL switched from motorised left to right to manual some time ago.

On my units, if you cycle through the fan speeds, you will get a loudspeaker symbol struck out diagonally, like a mute symbol. Mine doesn't have a button for it, but it appears before you get to the first bar for slow speed. According to Lazada, TCL is the market leader in Thailand. Daikin & Mitsubishi don't come close to them for VFM combined with reliability. There has been a quiet revolution in Thailand over the last 4-5 years with aircons. The Chinese have come in and taken market leading position. We're seeing something similar with EV's, BYD is now the third largest automaker in Thailand by sales volume and will probably be second only to Toyota soon.

The Star rating IIRC isn't based on efficiency but on absolute power draw. (edit: I might be wrong on this, it looks like it's changed from when I last looked when it used to just be a number).

In theory, there is no reason why you shouldn't run both, keep the humidifier away from the inlet duct of the aircon. Also, running you air con fan as fast as you can help. The air will be delivered faster and warmer and dehumidified less. If you want the science behind this, let me know.

I have Mitsu's as well as TCL. The TCL is as near damn silent as you can get. 2m from it, I defy anyone to tell me whether or not it is running on silent setting. Mitsubishi Inverter units post a decibel reading for their A/C's, on the silent sitting you will see they don't give a reading, it's unmeasurable. I notice you get the Mrs and the A/C cleaned every 6 months, unusual, but each to their own, I'm interested how you clean her every 6 months?

Over the course of a few hours, a dozen or more times per hour, it will make a difference. For me, it's not about the power, it's about the comfort. I like my air con silent, you can't do that with a legacy system because it can ice up as the compressor can't slow down. I do mean silent, I don't mean quiet.

You won't see it as it's typically a second or less, and typically 3-5 times the steady state.

It helps if you understand the ECO mode. On your Mitsu, it cannot slow down the compressor, what often happens on these type of units is ECO mode sets the temperature to 1 or 2 degrees higher than what it displays. You select 28C and it will deliver 30C. On an Inverter unit, it does something with the compressor. I'm not sure what, I've tried to research it on TCL units several times and I'm still not sure. I think it prevents the compressor from running at full speed. 28C on both units will get the room to different temperatures. On your Mitsu you will get hysteresis of about 2C so the room will cool to 27C and then wait till the room hits 29C before restarting. On an inverter the temperature control is much finer, often within 0.5C which is why they are recommended for bedrooms. I don't think you can compare them very easily. Additionally, on an Inverter model, setting it to whisper mode will reduce the available cooling to prevent evaporator icing. Ideally, test over the same period, preferably a whole day and again on a similar day.

I have just had a week on Phu Quoc island in Vietnam staying at the Dusit, stunning weather every day and the plane from BKK took 45 minutes. Everything is about half the price of Thailand. We are going back for Christmas. In Thailand, depending where you are, October is the tail end of the rainy season and a lot less rain than August or September. That is true for Chiang Rai and Khao Lak.

Inverter units save money in normal usage by adjusting the compressor speed and rarely if ever, starting up from stationary. Your test isn't comparing like with like. You need to get the room to the temperature you like, then compare the costs of maintaining at that over an hour and similar times of day/outside temperature. I think the refrigerant gas can make a difference too, old units may use gas that has been outlawed on new units. You could compare EER ratings too.

no tax if not tax resident

There's a 3rd ICE brand, Ford, they emailed me saying they had a top secret special price for the Ranger Raptor and invited me into the showroom to find out what it was. I posted about this a month or two back. I can only think of the same number of EV manufacturers, MG, GWM & BYD, I'm sure there must be others, perhaps you know them Vinny?

Actually, we have seen ICE vehicles drop in price significantly, Mercedes did it with their E class and Suzuki did it with their Ciaz. I think you will find there is just as much oversupply for ICE vehicles as there is for EV’s, demand for ice vehicles in Thailand has crashed even more than EV’s

I’m hoping to see no bailout but new EV prices to be slashed. I’m in the market for another EV for my youngest daughter to replace her Suzuki Ciaz.

I like to look at monthly figures every month and annual figures every year. In particular, I’m interested in trends. The trend of vehicles sold tells me the overall state of the market. I don’t think anyone would argue 2024 sees the whole industry in trouble. Comparing YTD EV absolute sales numbers (say) to the same period last year would tell you that either EV demand has crashed, or that the entire auto market is in trouble. To decide which, you have to see what’s happening to ICE sales and market share gives the full picture.

I never said the UK will hit the 22% target (I’m assuming you mean for the year?). I said the UK recently exceeded the 22% target. That happened in August, I think I posted that in full when the figures were released by the society of motor manufacturers and traders. I don’t expect the UK to hit that for the year.

It would help if you posted a balanced viewpoint Vinny. Many of your posts lead the reader to an improper conclusion. On a positive note, I am currently in Hong Kong, almost every other car is a Tesla. BYD are here but not popular, my HK friend told me that HK people don’t like China/Chinese products. I have also seen 3 of Toyota’s bZ4x, although it could be the same car on 3 different days. I was in Phu Quoc last week, the only EV’s I saw were horrible VinFast.