damascase

On 6/26/2019 at 4:05 PM, CG1 Blue said:

The Japanese are moving production back to Japan because the EU signed a trade deal with them. We can thank the EU for the loss of jobs in that sector. 

........and don’t forget to thank your democratically elected government for agreeing with - and signing/ratifying - the deal.

47 minutes ago, Isaanbiker said:

I'm sorry, but they pulled your leg. I've had a problem with my pick up a while ago and a friendly Isaan cab driver brought me to a place where all the cabbies go to get their cars fixed.

 

       Mitsubishi wanted 27,000 baht to change the timing chain, including a water pump,, etc...

 

  The shop did it for 5,700 baht, we drove to a shop where the parts were only a fifth of the price and i could drive back on the same day with a new timing chain, a new water pump, new oil, filter and all gaskets.

 

  These shops are a rip off! be warned. I'd never pay 2,00 baht in advance. 

 

  

Don’t worry about my leg being pulled - I wouldn’t have paid it either but I wasn’t with her on her visit to the dealership.........

My partner drives a Toyota Vios. About 6 weeks ago a red warning light flashed on the dashboard. Her regular Toyota dealer told her it was the fan motor, behind the radiator, that had died. Surprisingly, they didn’t have this very common part of a very common and much-sold Toyota in stock, they said they had to order it from Bangkok. She asked whether other dealerships in the area stocked it, but the reply was a firm no. ‘A couple of days’, they promised.  The dealership made her pay 2000 baht in advance for the part - or they wouldn’t order it.........

She went back after 3 days and was told that the part had to come from Japan, and would arrive in about 4 weeks........ She does need the car for her job, said so and asked for advice on perhaps a temporary solution or replacement. The helpful solution they came up with was: ‘just don’t drive’........ She drove away - short distances without airco and in not too heavy traffic were still possible without the light coming on - and stopped at the very first independent garage along the road. Not only did they have the part in stock, they fitted it while she waited, for a total price of 1800 baht. Then straight back to Toyota, she showed the replaced original part (made in China, not Japan), but they refused to return her advance payment and even demanded 900 baht more, because that would have been the total price, they said................

Am I wrong in considering this very bad customer service?

16 minutes ago, vogie said:

With ref to your mention of climate change, the EU have just forced HMRC to put up tax on solar panels from 5% to 20%, doesn't seem they want to be climate clean to me, shouldn't they be encouraging people to buy these panels and not penalising them.

I assume this concerns anti- dumping measures, with which the UK Government surely has agreed. Would the UK allow dumping practices when they have left the EU? Good news for China!

By the way, HMRC doesn’t have to be ‘forced’ to implement legislation. Anything to put the EU in a bad light..........

16 minutes ago, vogie said:

Eureka, by George I think he's got it. BTW we joined a golf club, the EU changed it to a tennis club.

........with your full agreement and cooperation, so don’t complain.

Cartoonist Jos Collignon in the Dutch ‘The Volkskrant’, today:

Text: Waiting for Boris Johnson

3 minutes ago, owenm said:

I was at Nonthaburi IO this week to do my 90 day report after a recent OS trip and I was also going to get a single re-entry permit on my Non-Imm O-A activated for the additional 2nd year. 

 

I wanted a re-entry permit open dated to use anytime over the next few months, but noticed on the form I had to fill in departure date, destination, purpose of visit and details of return date etc. Obviously this info wouldn't be required for multiple re-entry permit. 

 

I have to go back to IO as they require a fresh TM30 in order for me to complete my 90 day report. 

Can I get a single re-entry permit and just leave the departure and arrival dates blank on the form, or do they need to be completed in full? I realise probably easier at BKK or DM airports on departure but I still have unfinished business to do with IO.. Any advice appreciated.. 

Whatever departure/arrival dates you put on the form, you will get a re-entry permit that is valid till your next extension date.

7 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Superb Velo' trials bike .. 

I wasnt sure who the bottom machine was by until I researched it a bit .. and was surprised in the least .. any of you chaps wanna take a chuck as to the make of it .. 

 

Suzuki engine, I guess?

Love these Velocettes, sadly never owned one.

‘This could be done via mobile phone Android and IOS.‘

I can find the Android app, but for IOS it isn’t available.

2 hours ago, villagefarang said:

I just had a good experience at immigration. It took all of 2 minutes to do my 90 day report.  

Exactly my experience, under 2 minutes at Chiang Rai Immigration earlier this week.