KhunLA

Keep telling yourself that ...

Does appear to have leveled off .... shh ... for now anyway ???? Not much relief when it 'feels like' 53°C / 128°F outside today. I hope someone is freezing their A$$ off somewhere. I feel better already:

Wouldn't take long for that fire to get out of control, if not noticed right away, assuming they were parked like this, as they are at the 'country club' they serve.

And what does that tell you ? A while back someone posted how many ev vs ice fires, not even close. And yet ... as you state, rare to hear about ice fires. I'd suggest why the EV fire news is rampant, but it would be deleted. BTW ... most golf carts are NOT powered by lithium batteries. I would think the catalyst/fuel of the fire, would be all the plastic (petroleum based) ... just a guess. Plastic burns hot & long

Google: 'restaurants cautioned over 10% service charge' will bring up a BP news-blip stating charge is not mandatory to pay, IF, not noted on the menu as an added charge.

Another reason not to live there, though if I did, I'd find a dry spot. Daughter (Mazda 2) has lived there for couple years, and no flooded driving issues .... yet. She needs to drive around the city quite a bit, from ThongLO to Victory Mon. to Rangsit.

If the menu doesn't state the policy, as your menu does, they if it concerns you, you probably should have asked. New policy or you got scammed .... https://thecoffeeclub.co.th/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TCC_BK_RefreshMenu_NEW.pdf

Hidden talents unknown to the world ... ????

17% more for that inexpensive meal, IF, you don't read menu correctly. One of life's 'user errors' ... ???? Just be happy the VAT is still discounted @ 7% instead of 10%

Got to think outside the box ... ... island (noun) 1. a piece of land surrounded by water. With that, I not only live almost surfside, but technically, on an island/land mass surrounded by water.

I always use 'negative' #s, as surely someone will point out, I'm 1/2 baht off and being deceitful. We've yet to pay ฿8 per kWh, I think. I also use ฿37 for petrol, which it hasn't been for some time. Unless it came down after the Songkran 'freeze' ???? Surely they won't point that out. And at a half ฿ times 12k-13k-14k liters, that adds up over my usual 180k/8yr costs. EVs aren't for everyone, but the overall operating cost savings are very real, if not buying a new car every few years.

Yea, that's a head scratcher, especially for a bit more ฿฿฿ I think they realized the EP Plus was underpriced, after the competition started showing up.

Yes, and size is relative ... ... that huge MG EV SUV vs Celerio, or more normal city vehicles: For true practical city driving & parking mainly: (L*W*H), 2920×1493×1621mm

TH didn't cut talks off with USA/EU/UK/AU (NATO) after invading Iraq & Afghan. Not seeing the difference, and at least RU has a plausible excuse, maybe. Don't know, don't care, but if wanting to be fair, one invasion not different than the other.

The infernal damnation to HELL continues down here ????

That's an awesome price for the MG5, and actually surprisingly low, considering the MG3's price points (฿519k-฿629k). Although .... Drivetrain spec'd about the same as MG3. MG3 might be getting phased out in TH, as not listed on main site any more and have to specifically Google MG3, along with enquire about quote ??? Why you'll notice so many MGs on the road ???? Impressive for only being in TH for <10 yrs, I think. Amazing growth & network of dealers & CSs. IF driving 180k kms/8yrs, (length of battery warranty), then you would at least be at break even point with petrol savings vs ZS EV @ ฿475K saved. ฿115k in the pocket on petrol savings alone. 949-589=360 + 475 = ฿115 IF buying the MG EP @ ฿771, you'd way ahead. 771-589=182 + 475 savings = plus side of ฿293k saved on petrol over price difference alone, not counting tune ups & oil changes. I'm a Yank, and I always calculate things based on TH vs TH. Other countries are irrelevant, in every aspect.

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@driver52 continued the conversation here: https://aseannow.com/topic/1246109-ice-vs-ev-the-debate-thread/page/21/#comment-18027492 as off topic here

Really, we wish down here. Always 80% or above, and why our 'feels like' is brutal.

Better, as we get 2-4 months of bad smog, and that's actually 80-110 AQI, so much better in amount and length of time to deal with. Not a whole lot of rice, corn or sugar farming, so a lot less burning. Plus less people overall.

We have the MG ZS EV (฿949K), after owning the ICE version (฿695k) for 2 yrs, now ฿749k. Love/d both of them. https://aseannow.com/topic/1276247-ev-owners-…-real-life-experience-help-thread/ Did cost comparison on that thread, using 10 or 11 kpL. Now would use 14kpL @ ฿37+ per L. As we used E85, but no advantage to now, since price is almost the same as 91, which gets more kms per L. E85 was 25+% cheaper, now as stated, almost same price. If planning on spending ฿800k - 1 mill anyway, then you should peek at the MG EV line up. If going for top end entry ICE (made in TH), then you'll be knocking on ฿800k anyway. Keep it for just the 8yr battery warranty and the savings over petrol & maintenance is considerable, along with added performance & comfort.

Disagree, except for the smog, if living Hua Hin or above. Do agree, not much on the OP's list to motivate anyone to move to TH. Nothing on the list is special, and the only thing I found accurate, after finally looking at, was cost of living, when labor is involved. But no different than any other 3rd world or developing country, I would think. Long term visa is easy enough, but have nothing to compare it to, as never researched.

Probably from the barstool next to him. 3 mill would be silly.

Charging Stations when O&A (out & about), not charging at home. Average about ฿8 per kWh, unless located in HiSo mall, but rarely over ฿10 per kWh. Scam if charge by hour, IMO, as you really don't know how many kWh per hour that will be, I don't think. TBH, never tried 'by the hour' chargers. Apparently much cheaper than what the EV trolls post about the irrelevant UK cost for TH.

Yea, that axis is a b!tch. 2nd house was rectangle, due E to W, long ways, and N wall, all glass. Forgot about the axis, and couple months a year, the early sun was blinding for couple hours.