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Record sales in USA ... "an increase of 50.7% year-over-year." Record sales Globally ... "rose 20% versus a year ago" Please stick to the facts

@SailingHome What's required is Imm Office dependent, how strict or lax they are, and different at different offices. I use the 65k monthly deposit for income, and my IO requires 3 bank statements; ... Credit Advice (deposit tracking) USA SS/Fed Reserve ... balance statement ... full yearly account statement And yes, a bit redundant, as the Credit Advice tells them what they really need to know. And depending of what office, they should allow someone to extend for you. As stated, USA Embassy does NOT do income letters.

You're not including (big surprise) the reserves that exist today, and not even considering the reserves they haven't found yet. 10s of millions of cubic tons.

No, but that would work.

Being convicted of a criminal charge vs losing a lawsuit are 2 different things.

Funny .. actually I pulled a muscle in my back. So y'all are F'd for the next week or so If I don't take myself out first ... Welcome to my world for the next week or so:

Sarcasm ... funny ... Because it's a superior car over others that we looked at for their price point (695k & 949k) at the time of purchase. Both the ICE & EV versions. After owning the ZS ICE, had no desire to own a sedan. Previous ICEVs in TH were Vios & Mazda 2, which I wouldn't own again or recommend to anyone.

You not shopping by specs is obvious, and the first thing I look at usually. Before even looking at a vehicle, and why waste my time if under-spec'd. The Neta V will perform better, more instant hp & torque, along with better suspension. Performance & ride are desirable to me, and top 2 considerations.

You might want to shop by specs, and not looks. I posted a few, and the Attrage was mentioned, not the Mirage, which is even worse than the Attrage.

as I stated ... in my younger days. Can't remember last time I ran out of petrol.

I can only go by what you post, and some of it shows a bit of ignorance. Not a totally bad thing, as I was ignorant about all things EV just a couple years ago. Assuming so in your case, as you don't come off as a stupid person. Others, I can't say the same, why I don't reply to them, as simply hopeless. All these people stating, generalizing, battery packs need to be replaced, in a few year, and only the whole pack, and or won't last long. That comes down to pure ignorance. Most current production electric motors & battery packs (LFP), will probably outlast the cars they are in. There is an abundance of lithium, and surely more to be found. Mining it fast enough to keep up with demand might be an issue in the future. That's IF, lithium will be the go to chemistry in 5-10 yrs, as EVs may be powered by something else in the not so distant future.

some of the less known (maybe) folks I've seen, as solo acts, at small venues: Alvin Lee Rory Gallagher Nils Lofgren Jonny Lang Kenny Wayne Shepperd I'm familiar with most blues, rock, some jazz players and some 'grunge' / STP type bands. Not so familiar extreme heavy metal, punk guitar plays.

This is why a conversation with you in meaningless at times. heresy should be hearsay, a little auto correct going on with lack of proofreading...oops That 2nd BS (incomplete, if same) story you pushed about the Leaf. A discussion on hearsay & what ifs, yes, they are silly. And the ignorance expressed by many non EV owners or even researching what one is talking about is a bit mind boggling. I try to stick to the facts and personal experiences, w/links if I think needed. Taking my words out of context, 'wanting ICEVs in the 'future', and as I 'suggested', nobody can predict what will happen, including your 20% figure. I have no facts to say you are wrong, as you have none to it's accurate. To ask for facts is pure silliness. That crystal ball thing again. Let's stick with the present and facts. Not old tech of older models, that served their purpose, but are crap by today's standards. That's both EVs & ICEVs. I loved my ICEVs, though not really a car person, but had some enjoyable vehicles. Love our EVs, and consider them better, in every way, From experience. I couldn't go back to owning any ICEV. Obviously we can't explain it to ICEV owners, as simply ignorant, since never owning or even test driving. Ignorant = lacking knowledge or awareness, not an insult. Stupid would be an insult.

Ditto, and our MG ZS is real time, range estimate, and extremely accurate. I've compared the 2 different 'count downs', battery / kms estimate vs odometer reading. They match up perfectly, unless on a very hilly area, in which the regen will actually add kms to the battery/kms range estimate vs odometer subtracting actual kms travelled. It's to the point now, I know how many kms I get per 1% of battery or actual kWh, depending on car's speed/kph. I match the cars estimate damn close to exactly. Twice I've returned home with exactly 20% battery remaining, and my target for returning home. Impressed even me. It really doesn't take much thought/planning. Actually less so than our ICE version, as I preferred E85, and that was harder to find than CSs ...

Tell a woman you're gay, and never sampled a real woman before, and doubt it would be better. She'll want to covert you and try very hard to ...

I'm not going to try to answer either one, as I don't know. I simply stated what we have, but gave you the specs for the Neta V, (since you used as a comparison) which now knowing the specs, you agree a better vehicle to own, all around and cheaper. If your buying a new Attrage, and worry about blowing a rod/piston, you might won't to consider a different purchase. When we bought the EV, we had no concerns about the battery or motors crapping out, within the next 20 years. Chance of that happening are quit slim, I believe. Would be the exception, not the rule. Nobody know the resell price of either, Attrage or Neta in 5+ years. Neta might be worth very little with all the newer tech and larger batteries, assuming they'll be in demand. Attrage may also be worth very little as many might not want ICEVs any more. Location dependent of course. I know we'll probably never want to sell our ZS. Lots of EV to chose out there, seem to be better quality/specs than ICEVs for about same price. BYD Dolphin, 699k, MG EP, still 771k, MG4 769k, ZS now 859k. I can only talk about what I know, or have seen. 10th most selling BEV last month, Wuling Air @ 399k, I think. low price = low specs. Don't know what your point is, as I state what I know, from research or personal experience. You post heresy & what if scenarios. I can't reply to them, my crystal ball is on the blink. I didn't tout the virtues of our ZS, just the tech/LFP battery, which many new BEVs have, including the Neta V. Also by CATL, so would imagine, also battery module replacement if an issue. I await your next silly reply, but please, current facts & info, if wanting to discuss something. Stop with the heresy & what ifs.

One does have to apply themselves. I did retire at 45/46 yrs old. All my brothers & their wives retired early. Most people, friends & peers, have retired early, or quite enjoy what they are doing and continue to work, but now by necessity. Flip side, you got 10s of 1000s, if not more, that have chose to live on the streets. Other risking life & limb to enter, to work, or simply live on all the free bennies. If you make it to California, you can ever get a sex/gender transition for free, if an undocumented alien/illegal immigrant ... What's not to love ❤ Unless you're a veteran of course, then you have to Q up for months, and you might get treated for something.

since it has a negative spin to begin with, I'm guessing Nissan did offer him $33k for what one person thought was worth only $12k. Which was out of warranty & not defective. Think they went well over what I'd expect for compensation for buying one of their early crappy Leafs. Todays THB, he could have had a new Leaf for only 400k THB, so not bad for a car that sold for $50k AUD in 2019, that would be 1.2M baht today.

Buying a overpriced Nissan Leaf ... you can't fix stupid. I suspect an ICEV with so many more moving parts, will leave me stranded before my EV. We (MG ZS) have the same as Neta V ... an 8 year / 180k kms battery warranty, though we barely drive 20k kms a year. LFP batter packs, conservatively, will last us for 900k kms, at the end of the warranty, I've already estimated a <5% degradation, if first year carries over for the next 7 years. Most new battery packs, (model dependent) can be service by replacing 'battery modules' not the whole pack. And you live with you choices, as you say ... "which prudent people assess before a major purchase." All of this, you already know, as been posted many times, by multiple EV owners. Why to you consistently keep banging on with the same repetitive, false narratives? Is this the Nissan Leaf story you are referring to, and if so ... you seem to have left out a few details: "r/nzev •3 yr. ago I read this (haven’t fact checked but bloody interesting) - Nissan Leaf – a real story from Australia. Just wondering what the thoughts of the community are? Phillip Carlson bought a Nissan Leaf in August 2012, which cost about $53,500. Its seven years old today, and it’s worth maybe $12,000 - if you can find someone dumb enough to buy it. But, let him tell the story. “I bought an electric car from Nissan with 5 years warranty on the battery. They claimed 175km range. >From new I only ever got 120km. Now I can BARELY get 35-40km during winter or even 25km if I use the heater. The warranty says the battery is bad if it drops to 8 out of 12 bars, which mine has. “I took it in and they claim the battery is totally fine and there’s nothing wrong with it and gave me a $33,000 invoice for a new one!!!!! Nissan just won’t listen and I’ve run out of all hope. I paid $53,500 for this car and it’s pretty useless now.” - Phillip Carlson"

Not the ones that enter legally, through the proper visa process. They are far from desperate. And there are years long waiting lists, depending what country you are applying from. Still very much the land of opportunity, for those that apply themselves. Or simply those (docs of IN & TH) who want better training & accreditation. Trained in USA ... hmm, read or heard that lately.

That would be the ignorant folks who think buying a 'new' EV, would actually present a risk, more so than an ICEV. A very false narrative. The Neta V is 499k now, and quite the bargain. Pretty sure (though haven't test driven), I'd take Neta V over any Legacy entry level ICE, including the Attrage w/1.2L engine (very sad). Strictly for operating & maintenance cost savings alone. Even styling & looks wise, I like it better. Should provide a better ride, especially on TH's bumpy roads. Neta V having double wishbone & multi link suspension vs struts & tension beam. Geez ... come into the 21st Century already. 14" tyres...seriously. Neta has 17" / 215/55 In the future, you should actually realize what things you are actually comparing. At least you didn't state a Celerio would be better & a cheaper 'value'. 5 yrs down the road, what will entry level ICEVs be worth ... that is also going to be a question mark, as who would want one in TH ? Along with better performance:

Amazing Thailand ...

FFS .. how the hell does a homo/TV thread turn into an anti/Yank/USA thread. Y'all got some issues to work out that go way past gender and sexual preferences. Even though I chose to leave, the USA, it can't be that bad, as millions try to go there every year. And not for the TV programming

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Your scenario is not applicable to anyone with a brain. And if my ICEVs of the past, told me how much further I could go, I probably would have never guessed & ran out of petrol. And ~10% will get me 40 kms if needed. Not that I would ever purposely go below 20%, which is 60 kms at highway speeds for us. Of course there's obviously the exception to that thinking, when you consider some folks who obviously come off as fairly intelligent, are still buying ICEVs ...