KhunLA

Whoa ... that's a wee bit more than I'd thought. Car has 30k kms on it now, and at 9 baht more a liter, that's and extra 25k baht. I can think of better things to spend that on instead of a different grade petrol.

Brings back memories of the BullDog in Amsterdam. Blame VH ... ????

That's one concern I have, as our car uses E85, which is hard enough to find as it is. Would think that would be one of the first to be discontinued. We don't like paying 37 baht, would hate to have to pay 46, as a 25% increase.

Since you can bang 'em into the ground, 1k sounds about right. Overkill would be an under statement. Hope she got permission from next door.

Not really, depending on what one means by 'new'. ... MG 3 has been offered here since 2015. And as pointed out, produced even earlier, 2008. Far from new. Neta V ... Ora Good Cat ... they're new. Other new ones maybe here now or coming, aren't in the budget: https://www.cars24.co.th/blog/en/9-new-cars-entering-the-thai-market-in-2022-many-are-ready-to-shake-the-car-industry-with-their-innovations-of-the-future/

Probably, but does anyone ever roll the windows down. Mine are always up & AC on, unless I'm paying a toll ... that's rare. I peeked in one a while back, and quite nice for price point. One on display in Lotus today, looking good. Would be my first choice, as the others don't offer much for 2-300k more.

For myself, EVs = freedom, independence and self control. Especially if charging by solar. NO dependence on any corporation or govt. Out on e-scooter today, my usual daily run with the dog, park & surfside cruise, < 10 kms. Then took the e-bike, over to Lotus, counter payment for online shopping. Popped out to the house build. Stopped at 7-11 on the return, again < 10 km runs, with plenty of battery left over. Actually 3rd day riding, without charging, and loving the new battery. Locally, I have no need for a petrol car. Could almost do all our shopping with the e-scooter, as many do on MBs, or even add a side cart to it, and definitely do all local shopping with it. Saw photos of someone already doing with same model I have. Passed the PTT, 91/95 @ ฿46 ish per L, and for no reason but greed / price gouging IMHO Oil companies / refineries making billion $$$ record profits worldwide, with govts trying to pass windfall taxes on them, to get their slice of the pie. Not helping the little guy/gals financing the profits, and if taxed, and probably won't benefit from that either, as they'll simply waste it, like every other tax $$$. Luckily, there's an EV priced for every budget. E-motorcycles starting @ ฿37k, with removeable batteries, so no excuse on not being able to charge at home. Simply add a side cart if needing. Wet cell EV car start < ฿200k, Lithium battery cars start @ 400k (low specs), with real full size cars starting @ ฿600k. Same price, even cheaper than the most popular ICE available now. 300 kms range, an easy reality now, with plenty of charging stations. Though do you really want to be on the road more than 4 hours a day. Today's fun in the sun rides, with wind in face ... LOVELY

Since you have the insurance, why do it as on out patient, and simply spend the night. That is why you got the insurance to begin with. Just a thought.

I may be adding 'subsistence farming' as new hobby. Picked up 1/4 rai adjacent to the house. Prepping for the apocalypses ???? No critters though, OK, maybe a couple chickens if we screen in most of the lot, but I don't feel like maintaining a coop, cleaning. Which would mean a lot of screening, though would keep the squirrels away from the figs, tomatoes & strawberries, along with predators. Wouldn't mind fresh eggs.

Wear a burka ... ????

"My budget is 300K BHT for a used one" New Suzuki Celerio starts at 328k, and supposedly gets 20 kpL. Cheap buy in & operating costs https://www.suzuki.co.th/model/celerio?utm_source=sem&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SuzukiCelerio_awo&utm_content=suzuki celerio&utm_term=brandpromo_textad2&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-pCVBhCFARIsAGMxhAc6B6nFV3r9odJbWdithz3YUStsKXLNkOWKEVD6kpZh7DcxSnxBdNEaAuBzEALw_wcB

Next time checking out with your bowl of noodle purchase ... "tired of these noodles ... you know good noodle shop, maybe good khao soi, or tom yam?" "maybe you can show me someday" ... plant the seed, see how many smiles you get afterwards.

"A torrent is a file sent via the BitTorrent protocol. It can be just about any type of file, such as a movie"

I, we, never bought seeds before. Just saved from what ever great weed we had. Those seeds you use, or saved if not spring.

nah, not the best way, as means killing them. cage and relocate.

Seeds last a really long time(1+ yr), even longer if you put in the frig. Really not a problem here, but know people used to store for more than a few months, until the spring thaw.

Lately too much time on this damn thing, waiting on house to get finished. Daily stroll at park & surf with the dog, along with scooter ride. Maybe ebike out to the house build. Photography, as a hobby, though needing some inspiration of late. Drones on hold, again, till house is done. RC plane, cars & boats also, yep, still a kid at heart. Pedal bike, when not too windy out. Don't mind brutal temps, but a headwind sucks. Chill surfside, actual beach time. Lot's of out & about, again, on hold, as need to be here for final touches on the house build. Mostly head south for those, unless popping up to Krung Thep to visit daughter. Only a couple restaurants locally that we like, so explore looking for new ones, within 50 kms, just to get out of house. Something surfside, lakeside or hillside view will motivate us to visit. If food sucks, then an OK day out. Dog gets in some new sniffs, I might get snap of a new bird species or some other critter. Can be a challenge, self entertaining when retired. Not a night owl or alcohol drinker. Nights are torrents.

Used to do the ol' damn paper towel thingy for germinating seeds. Great success rate. Tossing the extra seeds in the tomato & strawberry garden worked also, low yield for the amounts, but a few extra plants never hurt. Friends always appreciated free plants. All this chit chat has got me interested again.

Posted elsewhere, daughter in marketing, and regrets not learning Chinese, as top earners in the company are fluent in. English not really needed as much, though still a major plus for her, since her English is excellent, and part of why she got hired. That's the 3 pay grades / departments. .... nuff said.

Before I was so 'worldly', I thought Hawaii (HNL- north shore) & S. FL were amazing (80s). Coming from Philly, PA metro, NJ shores, DE / Rehoboth, that's easy to understand. Then I got dive certified, and discovered, FL Keys, Cozumel, Bahamas, Caymans, Puerto Rico, St Martin (90s), and that was my playground for about a decade, before coming here. Only coming to Thailand for a dive trip (Phuket & PP), and was a bit disappointed. Nice, but WC - NO. TBH, did little research (none) beforehand. As stated elsewhere, it was fluke coming here. If not having weeks of timeshare to burn & worked for airlines, then now way. Only knew about cheap women & suits that co-workers told me about, and really had no interest in coming here for either. Not sure they actually believed in the suit thingy, just what they told their wives, as I was never impressed, and hope they really didn't think those rags were quality. Although, revisiting those places, images online, I don't recognize any of them any more. 30 yrs of 'development' hasn't been kind anywhere.

The robot welding is quite impressive, but then you see a lot of bits, 'snapping' in place. I'm sure they're securely tightened and all before it rolls off the line. Just not something I'd want to be in, if taking a decent hit. Like how they all get a little test drive after coming off the line. They are produced to just knock around town. Do wish they got some kind of govt incentive here, as they, Wuling & POCCO (฿500k range) both sell for 2X the Chinese price. And not exactly spec heavy. https://www.autofun.co.th/news/เทียบสเปคกันชัด-ๆ-pocco-mm-vs-wuling-mini-ev-เจ้าจิ๋วคันไหนครองใจคุณ-37641 Definitely a step up from e-motorcycle, considering rain, or the extreme inexpensive tinker cars, with lead acid batteries for half price, the line of IMIO Mini EVs: https://pantip.com/topic/41327871 Especially when you have the Neta V hitting the market in the ฿600k range. Seems silly not to spring for the extra 100 or 200k more. If the Wuling meets your needs, and 200k more is a stretch, then it works fine.

Tinker Car assembly line ... impressive & scary, all at the same time ... ???? SAIC-GM-Wuling (฿400k range):

10 years running, and school breaks were Sept-mid Oct & Mar, Apri, mid May. We went to Phuket every year during both breaks, and we were in the surf and never a problem and quite nice. Our experiences anyway. Better during high season of course. Wouldn't recommend late May to Sept, as hear, read, it's a bit rough. Never an option, due to school.

What state do you live in ?

It's a good 6 months, if not more, on Phuket (Oct - May), as I've been there at the extreme ends of, and quite nice. During covid, went a few times, during high season, and amazingly nice, and I'm hard to impress. During covid only, as way too crowded Oct & May for us, pre-covid, and why we avoided the past 10 ish years. We were sometimes the only people on the beach, pristine, or maybe 10 people, for a busy day, 2020/21. Other times, past 12 ish year, stayed with Gulf beaches, and yes, a level or 10 below pristine Andaman Sea, but trade off, very few tourist. And I'm not talking Hua Hin, Samui or Patts, as you couldn't give me free accommodations to holiday there. Gulf surf is iffy at best, about going in. Ban Krut & Thung Wua Laen have been consistently good though. Thankfully not the easiest to access without own transport, so fairly tourist free. Local beach, just OK, midweek, < 8 kms away. If surf not cooperating, nice just to chill in the shade.