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2 hours ago, Lacessit said:

A very lengthy justification of an expensive purchase. Which is OK if you are an EV worshiper, or a car worshiper in general. To me, they are a tool to get me from point A to point B, preferably with no fuss. Performance, and bells and whistles don't matter to me. I don't drive any faster than 100 km/hr. The only coddling my cars get is regular maintenance and always Michelin tires.

 

At my age, I would be battling to rack up 5000 km a year. I travel to Chiang Mai from Chiang Rai about 4 times a year, that's the extent of my distance excursions.

 

So what's the point of me owning a million baht vehicle of either description? Dress it up any way you want, a car is a depreciating asset. Financially, I am better off driving the Vios, which my mechanic swears will outlive me.

 

I suppose I should thank EV's for one aspect, if the Vios does die, they are driving down the prices of low mileage secondhand ICE's.

Buy yourself a bike… 🙄

You’ll need to do better than a press release from 13 May this year… 🤦🏼‍♂️

2 minutes ago, Andytheburiramman said:

I might not be an expert but I think stabbing may be the cause for his death; however, my lovely Thai wife says it's suicide.

Suicide, case closed.

1 hour ago, CLW said:

This is just ridiculous. Seriously. Pay subscription fees for turning indicators.

No wonder the European automobile industry is going down the drain.

I'll give it another decade to completely disappear. All brands and manufacturers will be based in China then.

Don’t laugh, my son in Australia pays a subscription for toys for his daughter… I think it’s Aud$200 every 3 months but don’t quote me on that bit.

The toys are replaced/upgraded every 3 months… 🤷🏼‍♂️

4 minutes ago, Tug said:

Also reeks and looks like another demographic we have here in the states ehhh??….bring back public humiliation and caning in public 2 days in stocks with your whipped fanney exposed for all to see then jail.now that’s deterrence!!!

Don’t threaten me with a good time…

Ohh look !!

Selective quoting… great to see that you’ve learned from your masters 👍🏼

5 hours ago, johng said:

 

I still always feel rather nervous when flying even though

"the science" and engineering of air flight is quite understandable with 100% provable  results  right there in front of your (lying) eyes  

however if you had suggested it was possible 200 years ago  they would have burned you at the stake (called you a conspiracy theorist)

 

In total contrast to the "vaccines"

 

 

especially not into the 2 world trade towers and the pentagon 😋

You are visionary…

You are beyond us.

😵‍💫

9 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

Filming it in a single shot was nothing more than a gimmick. 

 

In my view it detracted from the drama as it necessitated many drawn out scenes that became extremely boring, like walking around the school endlessly or the inane conversation while driving to the hardware store to buy paint.  

Nuance is difficult for some.

Biden gave him a pardon to protect him from the witch-hunting dimwits released and encouraged by the orange buffoon !

2 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

Someone who lives in Bangkok.

Did he have an orange complexion and hair with an extraordinary inflated ego ?

It’s amazing how science deniers find themselves someone who is remotely medically qualified but with opposing views to their peers and then decide that their nutjob is the oracle and everyone else is part of some big conspiracy or just incompetent 🤣

Theres a lot to be said for YouTube science degrees… 🙄

15 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Three people in the USA are sitting on more cash than 150 million Americans at the bottom of the totem pole. If you can't see anything wrong with that, your values are skewed.

 

In Australia, negative gearing and capital gains discount have distorted the housing market beyond recognition. It took me 18 months to pay off my mortgage, now it takes a lifetime.

 

Of course, there are people who think that's OK. Greedy b@stards. Welcome to the club.

 

Australia was the country of the fair go. No longer.

When the family home becomes the vehicle to wealth the system is forked in a nutshell. 

5 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

We shall see. It is an economic boom to an otherwise depressed area.You realize you are judging something that hasn't been built yet, right?

Whereas you on the other hand… 🤔

2 hours ago, JimHuaHin said:

I am sure Dutton will soon ask Trump for a job.

I just head Trumpy say that Albo is his mate and he didn’t know who the other guy (Dutton) was… 🤣

FUD, FUD, FUD…

Maybe if the the FUD promotion was less, the second hand value would be higher…?

Im sure that if people can see beyond the FUD they’ll see great value in ev.

“EV manufacturers are not making enough cars and we are making too high profits complain finance companies”

Luckily Ol Trumpy has a pLaN… 🤪

7 minutes ago, MadAtMatrix said:

What would you like to discuss about Thailand and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. As I mentioned I was designated as an expert in Drug Impaired Driving and was an evidentiary breath testing technician. 
 

Feel free to see what a DRE is by searching “Drug Recognition Expert” on Wikipedia and here is the training material that has to be learned to become one
https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/drug-recognition-expert-course-participant-manual-0

 

The information is available for the public to read, and the scientific validation of the methodology to determine impairment caused by specific categories of drugs. 

I’m not questioning your credentials… this is an anonymous forum, if you say your a Canadian copper with expertise in drink driving detection then so be it.

Canadian laws have no relevance to Thailand and no amount of pollywaffling about Canadian guidelines, rules, regulations and laws will change that.

Beyond that, I generally agree with what you’re saying.

10 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

You've completely ignored the context in his (Mad's post) regarding impairment - that does not vary in different countries and is thus, as relevant in Thailand as it is in Canada or anywhere else.

 

Thus: in the context of impairment - the Op was under the level of DUI for England and Wales which highlights how close he was to 'not being over the limit' - it also indicates he was 'hardly impaired'... 

 

As quoted by Mad... 

BAC	Effects Experienced
.02-.04%	Lightheaded – Relaxation, sensation of warmth, “high,” minor impairment in judgment

 

The Op was 0.027% which is on the low end of 'light headed'...

 

The perspective here is that others are suggesting he was driving while drunk - whereas there's an argument to suggest he was not impaired at all given his low readings that are within legal limits for many other nations. 

 

I don’t give a fat rats tossbag about the “others” however, I agree with your initial response that the op was over the limit for his licence status.

The level of impairment is irrelevant, that’s why the police don’t ask you to walk along the centre line of the road to judge your capacity to drive, it’s the BAC that is the limit.

23 minutes ago, MadAtMatrix said:

I was answering the quoted text and correcting it. It is clear you can’t understand normal thinking. 

The post I commented on was completely irrelevant to Thailand, we may as well have discussed Australian drink driving laws or Botswana for that matter…

Your post at the top of page 10 I wholeheartedly agree with.

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Of course it counts - he is a Policeman far more real world experience of dealing with drunk drivers than we have... even those cockroaches who regularly drive while well over the limit.

 

The perspective MadAtMatrix provides is with the 'readings' and the fact that the levels stated by the Op show minimal alcohol consumption in the first place.

 

No.

Its highly relevant to Canada, not so much to Thailand…

Shall we discuss in depth the Australian blood alcohol limits ?