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1 minute ago, pedro01 said:

 

Read the thread - you'll figure it out.

 

It's all flowers and love here, isn't it?

I do not need to figure it out, if you are of the belief that European luxury cars are safer than every other car on the planet their advertising campaigns obviously work on you.

7 minutes ago, pedro01 said:

I think there's more than 1 type of test done

Gee thanks for pointing that out, the purpose is what?? If you are the same as the OP and believe everything European is best, good for you but you are sadly very wrong.

2 hours ago, expatjustice said:

A huge one. And among several others, one of the biggest reasons for that price difference is that good quality strong metal is expensive, cheap metal will never reach that strength. Hence why despite being similar sizes the Vios at 65kph crumples all the way to the firewall and the Merc barely halfway through the engine bay… 

There are other reasons: luxury, status, etc…. But your life should be reason enough to consider the high end Europeans…

 

Of course not everyone can afford such cars, but if you have that much money as some claim and you still drive a Vios chances are: 

 

- You are just boasting and actually you can barely afford the Vios. 
 

High end European cars depreciate quickly? True. Don’t buy it then, lease it and change it every 3 years you drive the newest model…

Still the biggest load of codswallop I have ever heard. The crash testing is done at low speed as the biggest danger is a car hitting pedestrians, in other words strong steel is bad for the percentage of accidents and I doubt high end vehicles use such material. They may well have a better braking system or better warning systems but to suggest the steel strength is material is rubbish. Do some research son, and I doubt you have driven vehicles on every continent to make such claims

36 minutes ago, expatjustice said:

Many of you meddlers think buying Mercedes / BMW / Audi / Volvo is just about showing off how wealthy we are... Heck with that, it is about protecting you and your family's lives. 

Simply not true, google it before you comment, there are far more Japanese and Korean cars with top rating than your European cars. Audi fares the best of them.

35 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

"70 is crazy world wide today".

 

What did you mean by "wide" in your post ?

 

 

56 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Errrrr 70 profile is the sidewall height.... not width.

 

50 profile is fine with a 20" rim, the sidewall height is 5.2" assuming the tire is a 265.

 

265/50R20 is a standard fitment on most SUV/pickups sold with 20" rims.

I understand everything about tyres and it wasn't me suggesting to use 70 profile tyres. What point are you trying to make?????

7 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Agree what you say 8f you mean a lower pressure better for Thai road bumps, 29 psi is not low and IMO  50 is low profile, 70 minimum in Thailand with low psi better.

Disagree, 35 is low profile, 70 is crazy world wide today, tyres are so much better.

36 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Fair call but its a SUV truck the TRD logo makes me laugh but Thais luv it and low profile tyres in Thailand espesually where there are so many different road surfaces and deteriorating road surfaces make low profile tyre the worse thing to put on rims IMO.

The OP has stated they are 50 series tyres and therefore not low profile. Personally I think 29 is low, however you need to pick a pressure and monitor tyre wear, if the outside is wearing too low, if the middle is wearing too high, overall it is what gives you the best ride.

There is a small mom and pop food stall out front of Jomtien Garden resort (between soi 8 and night market on beach rd) pretty sure they had some this morning.

Winner: S Garcia  Runner up: J Day

54 minutes ago, rodknock said:

i am in bkk.

how much do they charge you for your warfarin/coumadin plus doctor visit?

300 baht for visit. I get two different medications from them but they only put one price on invoice, last price for all was 690 baht for 2 months.

They have a facebook page 'Sriracha Heart Clinic' send them a message, they have good English

Why would you share in Pattaya/Jomtien, condo's are dirt cheap.

25 minutes ago, sherwood said:

So am I, let me know how you get on mate. Pattaya would be just as good. Thanks

Pattaya prices are so cheap now why would you want to share?

5 hours ago, aussienam said:

Thank you.  But the price of over 2,100 baht for just one box is crazy.  Australia it cost me around $25AUD. The site you referred It is around $100AUD equivalent for just 28 tablets.  

I feel for you, I take a medication that was covered by PBS in Australia but not so in Thailand, costs me an extra 100AUD per month. You need to work out what is most important, good luck friend.

Sorry, the above was for AUD, USD is OFX 30.6, Wise 31.04

14 minutes ago, Mansell said:

I use OFX an Aussie company. They immediately tell you the exchange rate, and my last transfer charge was 5 dollars for 2,000 dollars transferred. US Banks screw you on the exchange rate and then charge you 30 to 40 dollars. That’s why I stopped using them. OFX usually has the money to you in three days. I transfer to Bangkok Bank and receive a text message when the money is in my account. Probably the cheapest after those banks that do everything free, but you usually have to have 10 or 20,000 dollars in your account with them.

You might like to take a closer look at Wise, quick check OFX 23.3 (not sure about any fees), Wise 23.7 into your Thai bank account.

1 hour ago, meechai said:

That is better than I thought Aussies got. I thought they only got $952 a month

per fortnight not month

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24 minutes ago, rodknock said:

have you heard any news about purchasing warfarin/coumadin?

Not sure where you are located but I get my warfarin from my cardiologist in Sriracha.

Go back to USA, I do not see any relevance for Thailand.

56 minutes ago, VYCM said:

They have just recently been for sale in Australia 

This is probably why they are not so popular.

Wait a few years.

Yep, October 2015...how many more years to wait??

5 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

I needed an IDP in 2011 as my home country DL was not in English.

Can't tell for sure whether Australian DL is accepted.

 

Do not require an IDL if have current Aus. Licence, I did mine in January without. Other paperwork as indicated above is required.

36 minutes ago, moose7117 said:

Uhmmm....... i just searched car sales Australia and there are 68 sedans, coupes and utes available below $10 000

 

far from thousands.

.....and 4778 on Gumtree!

59 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

Another Monaro.

It's a 2 door kingswood not a monaro, terrible attempt to retain the name.