DaRoadrunner

I use Pirelli P Zero, but these are expensive and suitable for high performance use as required by Roadrunners.

Judging from your tyre size, you have a normal small car that does not require such expensive rubber.

https://www.protyre.co.uk/car-help-advice/tyre-care/tyre-speed-rating-explained

With the heat here, tyres tend to go hard and crack before they run out of tread. Bridgestones are hard to start with.

Dunlop are softer and not too expensive. Pirelli,- high quality but expensive.

There are many cheaper local brand tyres but I have never tried them.

On 6/27/2019 at 1:00 PM, dcnx said:

Enjoy your new country everyone. The party is just getting started. 

Should we laugh or should we cry?

Pathetic and insulting to us Aliens. Have they got nothing better to do? Hey, there goes a Farang, he's not at the address he's registered at!

It's getting a bit like Hitler's persecution of the Jews.

GPS ankle bracelet anyone?

My dad worked for MI6. You don't get an Aston Martin, a stack of casino chips and lots of girls. If you met him you would never guess what he did for a living, but then he never set foot in Hollywood.

The Bond from Ian Fleming's books has to be a suave sophisticated British gentleman. Connery and Craig played Bond best, can't see it going down well if a black guy played the role.

No prizes for guessing where the money went.

How long before Thailand goes bust, like it did in '97, when Daddy Farang in the form of the IMF had to bail out Thailand to the tune of 17 Billion US$. How soon the Thais forget who helped them. Now we get treated as Aliens.

I don't like having to keep 800k in Thai Baht. With the Junta running things it's only a matter of time before the economy collapses.

An old Chinaman told me the secret of longevity. He said, "get a young girl in your bed.".... I did, and it nearly killed me. At least I shall die happy.

3 hours ago, Letseng said:

He may no longer be alive by the time he gets a reply. 

That applies to a lot of things here!

Am experiencing problems doing 90 Day report online.

Using Internet Explorer

https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn90online/online/tm47/TM47Action.do

Filled out form, clicked "submit" .... no go, comes up "Please contact Immigration"

There seem to be several sites linked to 90 day report. Anyone got a different URL or a solution? Thanks.

6 hours ago, MatteoBassini said:

Sales people are clueless, never ask them anything. People who know about cars and are passionate about them don't get into car sales.

Sales people are clueless, ('Thai' sales people are clueless)

Da Roadrunner is offended... former car salesman and life long petrol head

572 kg ... so this is why Thai pick-up trucks are all half ton.

So 6 prohibited items is ok then?

1 minute ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

I order food stuffs all the time with no Customs problem.

 

The tips for that include:

--having the items sent by national postal service like USPS, instead of private couriers like DHL and FedEx, and thus delivered here by ThaiPost.

--keeping the declared value of individual shipments under the 1500 baht customs "small package" exemption amount.

--trying to avoid things that by their appearance might be mistaken for some kinds of drugs, which can prompt Customs to open them and tear the packaging open, and then leave the contents spilled out loose in your box.

 

None of this negates the fact that Thai Customs are totally corrupt.

On 6/24/2019 at 10:15 AM, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

One of the things I've learned from living in Thailand is, if a person needs retail items that are out of the ordinary, there's a good chance that they'll have to look outside Thailand to obtain them.

 

That's one of the reasons why I'm constantly ordering things, especially specialized food items, from Amazon U.S. and having them reshipped here by my reshipping service (Amazon's own intl. shipping is too expensive, and doesn't handle all of their items, so I use a 3rd party service that's cheaper and handles everything!). Because I want or need those items, and they're simply unavailable in Thailand from any source at any price.

 

That's a price you pay for living in a whatever rank world country this is....despite its other advantages and disadvantages.

 

PS - No one ever said this kind of stuff is easy in Thailand. But it is achievable, if you're willing to broaden your horizon a bit.

Finding, ordering and shipping stuff is easy. Getting Thai Customs Dept's sticky fingers off it is something else. Fortunately your average Somchai does not know what Peanut Butter is!

There are some wise comments here, but if you return to your country of origin, what are you going back to? The world you left probably no longer exists. What is it going to cost?

Stay here and there is the chaotic unpredictable inconsistency of the changeable visa rules and how they are applied at each immigration office.

Sadly the Thai requirement for health insurance is likely going to make the decision for us.

This being Thailand, anything is possible. A salesgirl told me if I bought the car, she came with it!

As for discounts, I send Lady Roadrunner to haggle. Being Thai, she can get a far better deal, so long as the Farang is not around.

12 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

You might find some useful options here:

 

https://www.verywellfit.com/are-nuts-and-peanuts-gluten-free-4157889

 

Thanks but most of these are not available in Thailand.

The following are available here but read on...... It's not so easy!

Blue Diamond makes several gluten-free-labeled almond products but then adds.... "Be aware that the gluten-free nut products may be processed in the same facility as the gluten-containing nut products."

Planters Nuts. "This is a Kraft Foods company. Kraft has a policy of calling out any gluten-containing ingredients on product labels. However, unless a product is explicitly labeled "gluten-free," it could be subject to gluten cross-contamination, even if it doesn't include any gluten-containing ingredients."

Like I said.... nuts.

11 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Your mobile phone is your witness. First signs of crazy, press record.

Gotta say a car cam on a continuous loop is becoming a must for your condo these days.

Make sure it has a clear view of the balcony.

If it has come to this, why are we all still in this country? There are just too many of these incidents.

I have also had a Thai girl go Ape sh1t on me (can I help it if I turn em on.... well I can dream). But in this case it looks like there was damage and likely a fight in the room first.

7 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Thanks but it's not that simple. Nuts are often packed using the same packaging / processing machinery as grains. Cross contamination of only 20 parts / million is enough to make your Celiac very ill.

Thai nuts usually offer no advice on the pack as to if they are safe or not. Even some so called Gluten Free foods are not what they claim as many contain Cornflour or Maize starch or other harmful ingredients.

Animals that are fed on Corn are also a problem. Eat the meat and you get a reaction.

Da Roadrunner lives on fruit n veg (and bird seed of course). Nuts would be nice if I could find safe ones..... Yeah, I know... it is nuts!

4 hours ago, blackcab said:

I have a friend who owns a Nissan dealership. His margin as a dealer is 4 per cent, so there isn't a lot of discount he can give. That 4 per cent has to pay for his entire business.

The dealer margin in the uk is 17%. Plus bonus for hitting targets. 4% in Thailand?.... One would think it is more than that?

Sometimes there are extra incentives to move old models on.

Your best buy is one 6-12 months old.

9 hours ago, helloagain said:

Cane them like in Singapore they will never come back for more

Thailand is becoming more like Singapore, more regs, screwed down tight and more expensive.

How do they ban someone for 100 years when he won't live that long? Guess they thought they had nothing more to lose by coming back. How about a 200 year ban?

I'm looking for Gluten Free nuts. Can anyone help?

12 hours ago, Nowisee said:

Tolerable if just doing a 25k baht ATM pull every few months.

BUT, if you are unlucky enough to have to be taking 800k from USD account now for extension purposes... ouch.  
 

Put it in a FCD US$ account with one of the Thai banks. Can also be used for your visa application, even though it's in $.  Brits can do the same with their weak £. (Though this being Thailand, I would not be surprised if it depends on the individual IO).

Remember, a FCD account is not guaranteed by the Govt, so pick a substantial bank.