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  1. NATO 'Stands' With Turkey But Does Not Invoke Article 5 https://www.rferl.org/a/turkey-syria-nato/24625900.html Turkey tried to Invoke Article 5 a few years ago but the response from Nato was muted
  2. Think that depends on the car that your buying can't imagine emotion was high on the list when built bought an Austin Allegro
  3. No spare parts for Neta V? Neta Malaysia will buy back your EV https://soyacincau.com/2025/06/06/neta-malaysia-buy-back-if-no-spare-parts/ Will be interesting if Neta Thailand will make a similar offer
  4. also reported in carnewschina Major BYD dealer network collapses in eastern China The once-prestigious Jinan Qiansheng store, previously celebrated as “Greater China’s No.1 flagship store of BYD, ” is among the affected dealerships. It now stands virtually empty, with only two staff members remaining on site. The crisis has directly impacted over a thousand consumers who had prepaid for various services, including “three-year joint insurance” packages, maintenance plans, window tinting, chassis protection, and promised lifetime maintenance services. Many customers have organised rights protection groups to seek collective solutions. Multiple vehicle owners report that sales staff aggressively promoted the “three-year joint insurance” service during vehicle purchases. This service typically requires an upfront payment of 10,000 to 15,000 yuan (1,400-2,100 USD) to cover three years of insurance. Dealerships promised to reimburse customers for the second and third-year premiums after customers paid their annual insurance https://carnewschina.com/2025/05/29/major-byd-dealer-network-collapses-in-eastern-china/
  5. What went wrong with Booking.com? How scammers successfully targeted guests of the world’s favourite place to book a hotel It took less than 15 minutes to list a holiday home on Booking.com. We didn’t need to provide proof of who we were. And, unlike if you put your house on Expedia’s Vrbo – or on Airbnb the last time we tried – there was no request to see a driving licence or passport. This speed and convenience for owners might be part of the reason that Booking.com is now a global behemoth, not just for hotel bookings but for small holiday lets, too, with more than a billion reservations each year. https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/what-went-wrong-with-booking.com-aYOyv4Q7Ua2D Haven;t seen Windsor castle listed yet
  6. It was a green Toyota Rocco pickup truck, 2025 model, for 640,000 baht with only 2,000 kilometers and new price is 1.1 million baht https://www.dailynews.co.th/news/4749287/
  7. The main additional military aid Ukraine has requested from the Trump administration is more Patriot missiles and launchers, “which, frankly, we don’t have,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing last Tuesday. Rubio said the United States is instead “encouraging” its NATO allies to donate Patriot missiles and systems from their stockpiles. But, he added, “none of these countries want to give up their Patriot systems, either.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/26/ukraine-patriot-missiles-air-defense-raytheon/ They have French air defence systems but no missiles Ukraine’s air defense crippled by France’s 18-month drought In a revelation that underscores the challenges facing Ukraine’s air defense capabilities, French media outlet Le Monde reported on May 26, 2025, that Ukraine has not received a single missile for its Crotale air defense systems in the past 18 months. https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/05/26/ukraines-air-defense-crippled-by-frances-18-month-drought/ Air defense systems seems to be their number 1 priority
  8. Rubio stated here 01:20 that USA hasn't any spare air defence systems such as patriots So its a case of you can't purchase if there is no stock available
  9. on my keyboard pressing alt and at the same time 35 on the keypad produces #
  10. the 1st BMW Mini rolled off the production line in 2001 20 years after the 1st robotics were installed on the cowley production line in 1981 Cowley stopped producing Mini's in 1969 the Acclaim’s Honda-designed production lines also prompting the installation of the first robots at the Oxford plant. The Acclaim was also significant for being the first Japanese car to be built in the UK, https://www.mini.co.uk/en_GB/home/mini-news/oxford-100.html
  11. Here is a comparison site reviewing 4 insurance companies comparing quotes for Byd seal in November 2024 turn on subtitles and select auto translate to English they stated best quote was Viriyah with capital amount of B920,000 and insurance premium of B32,000 It would appear your deal is better as you get an extra capital amount of B130,000 over what they were quoted
  12. Recent article published by Roojai 8th January 2025 Few manufacturers and repair options, expensive spare parts Currently, the electric car market in Thailand is still concentrated in the hands of a few manufacturers, and most of them are new manufacturers from China. And one of the big problems that many people don't directly come from the electrical system, but many people don't want it to happen, is "accidents" because the cost of repairing spare parts for EVs is quite high and will increase even more. According to Gartner, the world's leading research and consulting company, it is predicted that by 2027, the average cost of repairing EV bodies and batteries in serious accidents will increase by 30%. https://www.roojai.com/article/car-news/ev-car-problems-review/ Personally I thought the average cost of repairing EV's would be decreasing not increasing Review of 5 EV problems that only real users know!view of 5 EV problems that only real users know! Review of 5 EV problems that only real users know!
  13. Not biased as you can see I provided photo from Byd Dolphin facebook group and article from .prachachat.net/finance/ as stated some insurance companies have started a new type of policy called EV2+ which seems similar to third party fire and theft policy if you are from the UK Roojai are offering this type of policy and they state average quotes range from B3,480 to B7,217 https://www.roojai.com/en/car-insurance/type2plus/
  14. I assume that is for the MG4 that you own
  15. Still a very comfortable markup Current Byd seal pricing BYD SEAL Dynamic model, price 999,900 baht this price includes Thailand 7% VAT which if we remove price becomes 929,207 baht add 10% UK import tax = 1,022,897.7 plus 20% vat final price 1,227,477.24 which coverted into GBP at rate 43.63 Baht to sterling comes out at £28,130 against uk Price of £45,705 a difference of £17,575 or 766,797 baht For any existing Seal owner that is thinking about permanently moving back to blighty and if they keep the vehicle in Thailand for 12 months and then apply to HMRC for Transfer of Residence (TOR) if TOR is approved then import duty is 0% and vat is zero rated 0% of course need to factor in cost of changes for uk spec and shipping charges but a 12 month old Thai version of any car but if we stick with a BYD SEAL Dynamic at £21,297 + cost for any changes for UK spec and shipping costs versus 12 month old UK byd seal starting prices from £31k
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