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Depends if it drags on for another 10 years. Big oil & arms manufacturers are making big profits, and will continue to do so. Good motivation to keep it going as long as possible.

Depends where your rental company drop off is, I would think. You're asking the wrong people, without giving enough info.

If not for MG's commitment to have a CS every 150 ish kms, we probably would not have sold our ICE version of our MG ZS, and simply kept that for O&A. We didn't sell right away, or as 'trade in' to 2nd hand market, partly for that reason. A couple O&A testers, up to Bangkok & Kanchanaburi, along with S of PKK, assured us, we wouldn't be needing the ICE. I had no intentions of riding around looking for a CS when out & about. It was a challenge sometimes finding E85 for the ICE version, as only the newer PTT Parks usually had it. Now it's easy to find a CS than E85 Along with no benefit, since now he same price as 91.

Depends who you talk to. Ask the North, and I'm sure their opinion is quite different, and I consider more accurate. War was never declared, so it was a 'conflict'. The French relinquished control and agreed to a unified N & S Vietnam, with free election to be held. Then those with a vested interest, decided against that, and you had your proxy war/conflict. Which simply postponed the inevitable (as always), but was very profitable for the USA defense contractors. And that's all that really matters. Just another profitable attempt at a failed regime change, with the usual invade & occupy, as long as possible. Deaths ... who cares ... Cha Ching

3 non MG vendors we used ... 2021 vs 2023 Registered for, but haven't used yet:

Quick comparison 2021 to 2023, and the 4 main vendors we use. Gives us a choice of more than 2158 fast DC chargers 👍

Agree, and in TH, all we needed was a Makro. We bought the land here at PKK, a few years before moving here, (too cheap to pass up) and didn't decide to build until Makro arrived. Having Global House & HomePro built about the same time was just a plus, and nice having competitive builder suppliers. Didn't have that when building 1st house at Udon Thani 24 yrs ago. No Uni here, no private schools, that I know of, no real jobs, except the Dole processing plant, and not near us. Bay is beautiful, but you can't swim in it. Other job opportunities are simply restaurants and guesthouses for weekenders, and local with a bit of extra pocket change. Actually surprised how good the govt hospital here is. Must be some influential politician living in the area, since Amphur Muang. Don't need or want nightlife, or big expat community to socialize with, and tourism provided isn't even geared to foreigners, except maybe Chinese.

Those who learn what's profitable from history, will repeat it. The theory (spin) was ... bombs are made to prevent wars. The reality ... wars are made to sell bombs. People dying is simply part of the profit making.

Nice Swan ... did he bounce ... oh yea ... R I P

I'm glad they're done working on the problems at hand in the USA, that they have time to dedicate to such important issues. No wonder the place is such a mess. Idiots keep electing puppets, and this is what you get ... som nam naa

Yes, plenty of land to buy, that you could have a bore hole for water and been perc tested. I bought one decades ago in the Poconos (Appalachian Mts/east coast USA), and was already to build when the land survey came back and closest neighbor's septic tank and one wall was found to be on our property Made things easy and just sold our lot to him. Could have just gave him an easement to use, but the lots weren't that big. That would be the way to go, for me, or simple buy or rent something away from the main, at reasonable prices. Anywhere without employment/job opportunities and or good school districts would be inexpensive. Things you don't need in retirement. Easily affordable

Yep, and surely he has more than a few products from CH, whole or in part, made for western companies. Wonder where the battery for his phone was made, or who owned the raw materials used by Taiwan to make the microchips in so many products. Most grids operate with components from CH. Everyday living supports CH, unless you're a subsistence farmer.

WU, yes, but probably one of the most expensive ways to do it.

I simply like toying with numbers. Cost really isn't an issue, though I keep it practical. Don't need a truck, 4X4, 7 psgr SUV. luxury or a high performance car. Just the 2 of us. Most of our driving isn't even necessary. But if owning a car, any car, is going to put a crimp on your finances, simply live in a town/area that has decent public trans. I guess why most expats enjoy Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hua Hin, Pattaya, even Udon Thani had decent baht buses for cheap transport around town and surrounding area. I can't deal with the congested areas, and simply enjoy the freedom & independence of a car, though realize it is a luxury expense for many now of days. Definitely can cost as much as your housing cost. A vehicle buy in, cost to operate/maintain, (especially ICE) and insure is probably one's largest monthly expense, if new car. Especially if you trade in every 3 or 4 yrs. Even keeping it 10 yr. 700k buy in, 70k a year, shy of 6k a month, before you use it. 6k car ... 200 baht a day sitting in your carport 4.5k for 91 (20k kms year) 10k+ monthly before insurance & maintenance. 333 baht a day, when buses cost 10-20 baht, though most live in 15 minute city scenario anyway. Same as most folk's monthly rent & eclectic cost, if living on the cheap.

Y'all want to send some of that down our way. Took the scooter out yesterday, first time in a while. That's brutal, and that warm breeze isn't that refreshing. Thoughts of adding a side cart, just for the roof, to ride in the shade, since it's usually just the dog & myself, cruising slow, top speed of 60 kph. Don't want to dry her eyes out.

Yes, that's what our EV cost. And our ICE version (mid level of 3 at the time) cost 695k, on sale at the time at the entry level price, or it would have cost 739k, I think. Top end then was 799k. Which would be a fairer comparison, as having most of the same options as EV, except sunroof, which we don't want in TH. Which would put it cost to 150k additions price, but we'll stick with actually numbers for us. So that 4.5 - <6 yrs ROI is probably conservative, for a much better performing car. I also rounded up the price of PEA, as nobody paid 5 baht, for easy math. You wouldn't use MG Supercharger, unless you couldn't charge at home. You could even use CS vendors that use off peak rates, of 5.5 baht per kWh, if really wanting to knock some baht off, about 25%. Also based on 20k of local driving as what most do. Same as ICEV owners, cost would go up when O&A, as hwy speed use more energy/fuel when maintaining constant 90kph, or trying to. So the same for both when O&A. Especially since off peak rates at some vendors on weekends, when you would be O&A. Of course, the more you drive locally, the more you save. When living at Udon Thani, I was putting on 70 kms a day, with 2 school runs daily, 6 days a week, 18.5k a year, (265 days) just taking the wee one to/from school for 9 months. If you picked up the EV, on one of it's discounted months, (about 4 last year) cost would only be 869k, I think. That would knock off about 2 year., making it 2.5-,4 yr ROI. As stated, you're getting a more comfy ride, that performs much better than the ICE version. The ROI and future savings is just a plus. Really a no brainer for someone spending 20k kms or more a year in their car.

That's nice ... 😷

If you don't have solar, though much quicker than your 229k or even 190k kms. Our EV cost 250k more than the ICE version, and if we save 55k a year w/solar, driving locally (20k kms), that ROI in <5 years. Apparently I was being generous with 40-50k a yr, and based on past calculation with lower petrol price. New & revised 20k kms / 360 kms = 55.5 full charges X 1000 baht saved = 55.5k baht a year. 250k baht / 55.5 = 4.5 years = 90k kms, with our solar via PEA ... only 42k saved per year 55.5 X 232 baht = 13k less than solar savings 55k so only 42k baht saved per year. 250k / 42k = <6 yrs / 120k kms Don't forget those oil changes & tune ups, saved along the way to 90 or 120k kms; 8 or 11 oil changes & 2 full tune ups.

Not sure how it would work (or how long) with half empty bottle ...

Not nearly enough. Nothing but black smoke all day every day, churned out by those dinosaur engines, burning that dinosaur fuel

Works out for both of us. You stay employed & enjoy all the comforts that come with, but then spend 1000 baht, taxes included, along with your fellow petroleum users. You do realize, you're paying your company, to pay your salary, along with your extra fuel taxes, probably to pay your company's subsidies Where all I've paid is the VAT and I think I get most of that back, via road upkeep, and help with social programs, so wife gets that almost free universal healthcare here. Along with saving 1000 baht, less taxes included. About 40-50k a year, and basically will pay for our solar system, in <10 yrs, on petrol savings alone. Only difference, I have to smell your damn exhaust when out on the scooter, or strolling in a congested area. Along with your fumes helping to dump down the masses. Which explains quite a bit THANKS

sea grass dying from imaginary high temp (1c over 100 yrs) OR sea grass dying from very real pollution you decide