stevenl

Notice he dress in Orange.

We all know what that colour represent.

The dutch?

Yes, was just thinking the same.

Toyota maybe number one in overall sales here in Thailand. But remove the Altis (Taxi) and Vigo. Then see where they stand. There are a lot of Honda Civics, Citys and Jazz on the road. And an awful lot of Izuzu pickups.

I am a bit of a Honda man, but think Ford and Mazda are building better cars (maybe not looks).

I'd like to see the Koreans with a wider reach. They are certainly producing some good vehicles and giving the Japanese a run for their money on the USA.

Isn't Toyota the biggest motor manufacturer in the World ?

I guess they are!

http://www.atoplists.com/awow-8

http://en.wikipedia....motive_industry

http://topper10.net/...s-in-the-world/

I think they have been overtaken again in 2011 by GM.

Sorry, correct name is Hang Around.

I'm probably wrong, but I'm looking at a couple coming back at different times in Pattaya and thinking that she left him early for one reason or another and he came back 1.5 hours later (what can you do in that time in Pattaya between 22:30 and 00:00?). I would imagine that she was less than amused and they were discussing this on the balcony when she "fell". 20 minutes is around about the right amount of time for "Nothing's wrong" to become "You're dead!" from the lips of a pissed (off) woman!

Now, I don't know all the facts, but I do know how women react when you stare at scantily clad women. Even worse when they know you only have to pay to get your way!

Given it happened in Phuket then, yes, we can assume you are reasonably wrong.

So, are you saying that Phuket has no nightlife ? have you been there? its not far off from Pattaya!!

- The original comments are still valid.

Strange conclusion.

tried another new place in nai harn/rawai last night...the short cut from sai yuan to viset road (same road rawai muay thai is on) has a new restaurant called "hang around" or "hang out"...something like that. the place is pretty trendy; decorated really ecletically, really nice music on the stereo, cute little sweets bakery and the waiters wear little sarongs as their uniform. for the ambience, it's quite nice. the food menu is decent...mixture of western and thai food...but it's expensive. i went with a friend and we both ordered fancy, foo foo cocktails plus spring rolls and a greek salad. greek salad and spring rolls both contained shrimp (i'm allergic to shellfish), so i ordered wontons instead. my friend said the food shrimp-filled food was lush. my wontons were nice and so was my cocktail. upon leaving, was given two 100 THB vouchers to use before 15-feb-12. i'll go back. cute place, but wondering how long it will actually last as it seems that nothing too innovative lasts in the nai harn neighborhood for long...anyone else been there and have any comments?

Went there, Hanging Around, last night.

Nice menu, international, Italian and Thai, no beef though on the international part of the menu. All in all we tried 2 different salads, both good, 1 chicken steak, 1 pork steak and 1 spaghetti dish, all very good. Also the housewine was good.

Reasonably priced, was also given two 100 Baht each vouchers, to be used before 15 June with quite a few restrictions. Only negative would be the relatively small portions. Since we were the only guests all evening no surprise the service was good.

Will go again.

what the heck has happened to banana corner? was in there very late last night (a bit after 10 p.m.), and what a sh*t show! our appetizer wasn't cooked all of the way through, and the thai dishes we ordered were salty & disgusting. we waited ten minutes for the waitress to bring our rice, and when she did, it appeared (and smelled) to be day old rice. my friend and i decided we weren't going to eat the food we ordered due to the low quality, so we asked 3 waitresses to bring us our check. 15 minutes later, when the check arrived, i gave the exact money to the waitress, and she asked me, "no tip?"

i have not been in banana corner in quite some time, but after last night's sh*t show i don't think i will ever go in there again...anyone else living in nai harn/rawai had a similar experience there recently? i usually don't have such negative things to say, but i was really surprised at how shockingly disappointing the place has become.

Was there last Friday. Food was ok, both Thai and steak, but nothing special. Mediocre I would rate both the pad Krapao and steaks we had. With many better places in the area won't return there.

In addition, would also prefer the Click because of ease of service, availability of service, parts en because of less maintenance required.

Now guys since I am not in Los at the moment I can not compare most

of the cars you listed but I bought myself a Hyundai Accent over here

in OZ 1.6 liters it got every thing you need just to list a few

6 airbags,bluetooth,usb port,5 year unlimited km warranty,5 years

road side assistant, and of course all the other things you get in

a modern car like reversing cam and so on. It soposed to be a medium

car but it has a lot of room on the inside and plenty of leg space.

My everage full consumption is 6.4 ltr per 100 km. This my not any help

to you but keep it in mind.

Ps. I had 2 Hyundais before (Elentras) and never ever hade any probs.

with them

Regards

If you want that many airbags, dare I say it, you will need the top spec fiesta (don't write it off, it's honestly the best in class here at the moment), or the imported jazz. The honda city is pretty good too, but just two airbags. Not sure if the japanese jazz is still available or even if the rebate will apply to it. Top spec eco cars have just twin airbags. Really you need to be here first to visit the dealers and see what's available.

Rebate only for Thai built cars.

@ the OP, how about a mini cooper?

I like the looks of the Nouvo, but because of resale value and resale ease would always buy a Honda.

Totally disgusting.Just carry on exploiting these poor people and heaven forbid letting them have few days off to enjoy themselves.

He says in another local news source that quote"We just can't take the risk"Governor Tri told a meetingat Provisional Hall in Phuket City "A Burmese concert has never been held anywhere in Thailand.If something went wrong, it would seriously damage Phuket's image.

Phuket.s image what a joke.Phuket's image is already damaged by all the reports of tuk tuk ,jet ski scams and rip offs that are never nor ever will be addressed.Pity he can not ban theses so easily.

Funny I have found quite a few articles related to Burmese concerts in Thailand,this being the last one http://www.mizzima.c...ng-concert.html

Maybe if it had been allowed it may have helped Phuket's image.

Oh and this is the sixth year he has not allowed it.

You can blame people for their actions or inactions, but you can't blame him for the actions of his predecessors.

See your options here.

No, we're talking about the same shop.

Has it been open for that long already? My memory must be playing trick then, sorry.

The tire shop opposite tesco Rawai is a dual pricing place I'm afraid.

I won't be using them again nor will I recommend them to anyone.

Just wondering how you know they duel price as I have just used them and found them to be the cheapest of 4 tyre shops I tried.

I was looking for the other tyre shop also but alas no-one seems to know if it reopened

Wife had a flat tire and she went into that shop and they discovered a nail or screw in the tire, had it removed and plugged and charged her 150 baht.

About 4 months later I discovered a screw in my tire when I heard it tapping against the road so I drove it into the same shop remembering they fixed her car.

The difference was that they charged 300 baht.

No point telling him that my wife had been charged 150 baht a few months before because I should have asked the price at the beginning and he wouldn't have gave a shit anyway.

I was OK with 300 baht but it still leaves that feeling of not being equal.

I have many more instances of duel pricing if you like.

Strange, it has only been open for about 2 months, maybe even less.

Latest thread about that here.

The craziness continues...well at least the head injury one should be OK...need a brain up there to cause serious damage.

And he has no brain because he is Thai (presumably i.e.) or because he was involved in an accident?

Asked and answered...

You know the meaning of 'or'?

I think they are all supposed to move to the old busstation. Don't think that has happened already though.

Direction Rawai, about 200 meters from the circle is a tire shop. I think the same shop, just revamped, but am not 100% sure about that.

Yes, you can stay at Koh Surin, accommodation available via the national parks. But: closed at the moment because of the seasons. You'll find lots of things closed/closing, and snorkeling/swimming opportunities limited.

trademarks in thailand?

You could come out with a car brand named mercedez tomorow and get away with it

No, you can't.

No ''real'' criticism, just looking at stuff from a Thais perspective. Do what you want.

No, that is not what 'commande' was doing.

My opinion, why even spend that much money on a car? Unless you keep cars for 10 or more years there is no reason to invest that type of money into a depreciating asset that generates Zero revenue or interest. I would just go out and get a 7 year old used car, put some money into it making it look new again and then role down the road - probably could be done for 400-500k baht and that's including converting to LPG which gets better mileage/kilometers.

I always laugh when I see people ruling down the road in big nice fancy cars. They are really nice but statistically they are also the biggest waste of money... I would rather have a really nice house and a crap car - I may not get a lot of "Face" but who cares. I need to get some serious "Face" from someone I will go rent a Mercedes for the day, impress them and then give the car back with no future payments or commitments.

Your theory is OK in farang land where you can buy your 7 year old car for peanuts but spending mega dosh on a 7 year old ride in LOS is a bit daft.

Rent a ride, hmmmmm, believe me, the natives will know your a wannabe hi-so.

You are correct in regards to the hi-so part - but I don't need to impress anyone - My theory is correct in regards to a used car in Thailand. I have a 7 year old Nissan Sunny, not the sexiest car on the road I will admit but it runs great! Purchased in great condition for 320k baht with 65000 kilometers in it - put about 20k into it to polish up the rough spots and it almost looks brand new.

You want to impress people, bring them to your really nice house on a private community, gated access - that is much more impressive than a car. Even the hi-so's, many of them would have a high respect that you have a really nice home versus a really nice car.

Just my opinion. Everyone has to do what they think is right for them.

Right, everyone has to do what they think is right for them. So why criticising the people who do things different than you do?

The craziness continues...well at least the head injury one should be OK...need a brain up there to cause serious damage.

And he has no brain because he is Thai (presumably i.e.) or because he was involved in an accident?

The ban can be for various reasons, poor standards for example. Siem Reap were on the list but Bankgok Airways were not, but in essence the same company. If they are on the list your flight insurance is null and void. That is why it matters.

Not true. Insurance will still be valid, except if you take on the of the EU blacklisted airlines to or from the EU.

How can they fly to Europe is they are blacklisted?

"The list of air carriers banned in the European Union is a blacklist which includes airlines from countries with safety concerns due to alleged poor maintenance and regulatory oversight standards on the part of the EU, preventing them from entering the airspace of any member state. The first version of the list was published in 2006, on the legal basis of the Regulation No. 474/2006 of the European Commission, issued on 22 March of that year."

Yes, you can't, making your first statement about insurance being invalid total BS.

This season seems to be quite strange. Already before songkran it was quiet for us, stayed that way for about 2 weeks, also not helped by the tsunami scare and earthquake, but now things are busier again, and it looks like for the next week it will stay that way. Vacations in some parts of Europe at the moment, so that may help and explain why the strange dip after eastern and the 'high' again right now.

The ban can be for various reasons, poor standards for example. Siem Reap were on the list but Bankgok Airways were not, but in essence the same company. If they are on the list your flight insurance is null and void. That is why it matters.

Not true. Insurance will still be valid, except if you take on the of the EU blacklisted airlines to or from the EU.