DaRoadrunner

CW office. I asked and was told those are the rules and if I did not like it she could cancel my visa. Ask three IO's and you will get three different answers. They interpret the rules on their whim and mood that day. Every time I visit Immigration they want something different. Four visits to get one visa..... I suggested to her it could be done in one visit thereby saving them paperwork and wasted time; - this fell on deal ears.... what is wrong with these people?

Hard to avoid being scammed when even your own lawyer takes your money but fails to check out the documents related to the property. Amazing Thailand.

In my experience at 160 km/h it can be fatal..... The bugs head goes clean through his own arse.

What gets me is even if they pay some interest, you find Thais are getting paid more...... Racism and double standards

Can't be arsed to do it. They'll have to come get me. How long before they link this to our visa extension? Then it's bye bye Thailand

If he goes to Immigration with his 60 day on arrival visa and applies for Retirement Non O, they will extend 30 days while under consideration. But need to show 800K in bank or use an agent. I have done it for years without an agent, but this time IO said I should not be able to convert 60 day to Retirement. Took me four visits to immigration to get it. This paper chase is the biggest waste of time and has never improved. What you encounter also depends on the whim of the individual IO.

There is only MONEY.

Some of the bouncers like beating people up, many are ex Thai boxers. And they want to promote Pattaya as a family friendly tourist destination. It is far too easy to have a problem on Pattaya's Walking Street. Why bother going there?

Four visits to obtain one visa. I suggested to the officer in charge that this could have been done in one visit, thereby saving them work. Suggestion fell on deaf ears. No hope of progress at Immigration. You can't fix stupid.

Lots o luck achieving that in Thailand!

Not so sure of the answers so far..... having seen a very sick Farang brought to Immigration in an ambulance and wheeled in on a gurney by a couple of nurses. What is wrong with Immigration that this was necessary?

It does not help that construction here is single wall, not double wall with a cavity filled with sound insulation as found where most of us Farang come from. Yet the Thais want ever escalating sums for these poorly constructed buildings. It pisses me off that we are not considered worthy of being allowed to own land on which to have a private house and some peace and quiet. Yep, they only want our money, they don't want us.

Take up a hobby or interest that occupies your mind. Mine is chasing girls..... Farang think too mut.

Having already applied for my retirement visa, it only remains for me to go back for the result and get the passport stamped. However, I have since broken my leg, so do not want to try going to Immigration in this condition. I have a medical certificate from the hospital. Can I have my friend go to Immigration on my behalf to get the passport stamped? Do we need a power of attorney? Thanks to all for assistance.

Check there is no finance company stamp in the reg book. If there is, you will need to talk to the finance company about clearing off the loan. Check that the name in the book matches the ID card of the seller. Take the car to an authorised dealer and have their workshop check it over. If the seller won't agree to this, walk away. Condition of used cars in Thailand is often appalling. Poor maintenance. Accident damage been covered up hiding a bent chassis.

I think you will find that the service records are on the dealer network computer.

How are BMW going to know if your friend did the job? The only possible problem is if regular servicing must be maintained with their stamp in the service book in order to keep the warranty valid. But this is Thailand, many cars have no service book anyway as they have been clocked.

Typical sloppy Thai Police work

You know you are past it when young girls you would have chased after, merely take pity on Poppa and stand up to give me their seat on the train. Sigh.....

I presume you mean machine the discs, not the calipers. Discs only need machining if heavily scored or warped. Cost about 400 Bats at B Quik where they have the machine for doing the job on the car without removing the disc. If they are too far gone you will need new discs. It may be on the schedule to check them, but they rarely need attention. Sign of warped disc is a pulsing brake pedal.

There are fields in China full of unwanted first generation electric cars. Nobody wants em, worthless. Battery technology keeps progressing at such a rate the cars become obsolete. Am I going to buy a new Chinese electric car?

If they let us own land they would not have this problem of nominees. Seems like the racist Thais want our money but they don't want us.

Did some Thai car dealer tell you that? And you believed him?

So what happens on year 9? It is nearly 10000 US$ for new batteries.

Being ex uk motor trade, Da Roadrunner is appalled at what he finds on examining a used Thai car. Let the buyer beware. If you don't know about cars, take an expert with you (and I don't mean the idiots talking rubbish on a bar stool). Or have the car inspected at a main dealer for that model. The main dealer should also be able to use the VIN to check if there is a service history. If the seller will not allow such inspection, walk away.