DaRoadrunner

I would think that the bank will require the car to be registered in her name if they are loaning the money to her. I doubt they care who drives it and will not ask to see her driving licence either. They will want to put their bank stamp in the reg book though.

12 hours ago, transam said:

Antifreeze has uses besides guarding against freezing. Plus it has stuff mixed in to guard against corrosion of iron and alloy......

True.... but I long lost count of the number of cars that develop radiator leaks immediately after adding antifreeze. It eats into any weakness in the cooling system. Better to use coolant.

Related subject, not wishing to highjack the thread. Can anyone recommend a good laptop repair shop? Prefer Chatuchak / Nonthaburi area but anywhere in Bkk is ok. Thanks.

Do not worry, in this country if you are mentally unstable you will blend right in! None of us who have lived with the Thais long term still have all our marbles in the bag.

Just doing business with the Thais gave me brain damage.

Judging from the way you write I would say your head is still screwed on straight. Try and get off the medications if you can, they all have side effects.

As for bringing meds into the country, a reasonable amount is allowed for personal use, but best to have a prescription or doctors note.

Maybe hard to find. Have you considered having the box rebuilt by a Ford dealer? Get an estimate first.

Used parts.... Try a Google Map search..... Soi Chiang Kong Bang Na 1, Bang Phli Yai, Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan

Street after street of used parts.... mostly Japanese, but you would buy a Ford in Thailand!

23 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

thanks for that. perhaps you could give me your guess on my chances of passing the pearly gates into heaven 

You just better hope God is not a Thai! Though that might explain why things are so effed up down here.

Last time I came in on a Tourist Visa. They asked to see my return ticket.... “No hab” I said. Told em I would convert to Retirement Visa and showed I had one before. No problem.

6 hours ago, stuandjulie said:

They were told that as from next year NO foreigners would be allowed to be Directors of Companies that own land,

Did they say what will happen to those who already owned property this way?

The company needs to be active and paying tax. Anyhow, I had been expecting this, Thai Govt tightening the screws on everything. Going to have to find other ways around it if they enact this law.

What gets me mad is we are allowed to own a house, but not the land. If one owns a house just where do they expect you to put it?

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Do not use antifreeze, it is not needed in this country and it is corrosive. Best to use coolant, which is anti-corrosive.

If the car is old and the water dirty or rusty you might want to flush the system clean first with a product like Rad Flush.

Not uncommon to find Thais just use plain water, without coolant.... result... rust and blocked radiator.

It is so cheap to get it done at a garage, why bother doing it yourself?

8 hours ago, thequietman said:

I deny everything.... it wasn‘t me!

Wish I had the contract to print all those posters for the police.

I reckon MG stands for Mandarin Garages.... or could it be Must be Gullible?

Expect heavy depreciation as not yet well established in Thailand.

1 hour ago, Grusa said:

If every TV subscriber contributes 10baht, what would that add up to..?

How would we go about arranging this? And lets make it 100 Baht each. Moderators.... any comment?

1 hour ago, Mike Teavee said:

Food selection is rubbish, it's always fish/seafood (I'm allergic) or chicken (which I don't eat), in fact they handed me the shrimp without asking as they'd run out of chicken by the time they got to me.  I used to take the vegetarian option but nowadays I just fill up in the lounge and don't bother on the plane

Did you know that with most airlines you can phone them a few days in advance and order special food? They have Gluten free, vegetarian and others available. I get some strange looks from other passengers though.... why is that guys food different?

9 hours ago, sir charles IV said:

Used car salesmen have a shady reputation worldwide

As a former car salesman, Da Roadrunner is offended. I demand satisfaction and challenge you to a race.

Your main problem here is finding something worth buying. If a Thai is selling there is often something wrong with the car or its papers. Another common problem is the Thai registration book states when the car was registered in Thailand. However, it may have been manufactured years earlier and imported as a used car.... check the VIN number. They are also up to all sorts of tricks to cover up accident damage. Some used Thai cars are so bent they go down the road like a crab goes down the beach.

You might do better buying privately than from a dealer. Then sell your existing car privately or let a dealer sell it for you.

Take someone with you who really knows about cars. Or make it a condition of purchase that a main dealer checks the car before you part with your cash or sign anything. If the seller does not like that, walk away.

On 10/5/2019 at 2:39 PM, ravip said:

Incredible that some find it difficult to comprehend this...

Is it that only 'my home' country's economy should flourish?

It is not flourishing, it is inflation, and one day the bubble is going to pop big time.

72 and still randy. I wanna know what the Monk is on.

Gentlemen, could we please stick to the original question posed by the OP thank you. A list of GOOD hospitals.

Yes, I know.... I expect this to be the shortest list ever on Thai Visa!