wood

Lads,

You've done a cracking job of hijacking the post which was to understand how best to buy a used Isuzu MuX with a budget of 1 M baht.

I thank those that contributed, you know who you are and then we have those who's sole remit is to taunt those who don't want to and perhaps can not afford to spend over 1M baht.,

One thing is for sure, you must be proud of yourselves carrying all that weight around ?

i could have very easily pushed and promoted the G Wagon, very easy to do that, but it's not the place nor the post to do that and besides, what would readers think of me if was to do that ?

V6 - V8 - V12 take your pick.

Cheers

Wood.

Thanks for that Jitar, quiet surprised with the weight comparison, but not unexpected, it is American after all, they are not renowned for their low mass.

From the knowledge you guys are providing, I am concluding the Isuzu MuX, as a first product by Isuzu in this category, is the vehicle that has basically come from nowhere in 18 months and has slotted into a credible position in the market against established competition.

In essence, they have done a wonderful job. It's clearly not a poseurs vehicle and does exactly what it was designed to do and to be the most fuel efficient is a bonus.

GaryA, IMHO, thank you for your contributions so far, very objective and factual additions, other posters drop into this and various topics and clearly are biased and subjective, fair enough. Though I do think it only achieves a disservice to the very products, consequently, it is fairly easy to dismiss any comment, similar to the noisy child at the back of the class.

Regarding my last post, can anyone advise on the annual road tax for a used Isuzu MuX

Cheers

Wood

Regarding annual road tax on the Isuzu Mux.

I appreciate that the 3.0L will be more than the 2.5L, does any member have a table of the relevant annual cost for these two engines.

Are there any expected increases in the pipeline ?

Also, is there any noticeable difference in performance between the 2 engines.

Any information is much appreciated.

Cheers

Wood.

Hi Gary,

It's no surprise, people get very passionate about cars, it's the way they are marketed and the larger corporations set many emotive triggers in order to capture their loyal soldiers.

Ironically, Ford, for example, are now not a major player in the UK, whereas they used to be the market leader for sales reps and builders etc. Coincidentally, I don't recall seeing any TV advertisements over the last few years.

I would say Toyota on the other hand, have consistently reminded and reinforced their core ethos of quality and service to the mass market in the UK - it certainly shows and now every other car you see on the road will be a Toyota.

They have cleverly stolen the market and have built up a broad and loyal base now.

It's all about advertising and whether you accept and endorse or dismiss.

Cheers

Wood

You do spout load of bullocks.

Ford not a major player despite being the #1 brand in the UK since forever?

2015 #1 13% share

Vauxhall at #2 with 10% share

VW at #3 with 8% share

.

Turdota at 4% and behind all the German brands and a few others.

Touched a nerve there Lad.

I did say " not a major player" 13% is hardly a major player. (just my opinion).

Ford have now removed all their UK manufacturing facilities in the UK, whereas Toyota are constantly investing in the UK production facilities and it's workforce.

That's a strategic major player, nothing to do with unit sales.

Transit sales are holding up though, shame they are not made in the UK any more. My brother makes a healthy living selling them, my brother-in-law makes a healthy living repairing them, both, in the main to fleet and the building trade.

They both advise me against buying one, who do I believe ?

Hence the desire to buy a locally made car in Thailand, there will be much more support and knowledge of domestic vehicles when the need arises.

Back on topic, now I understand more about the Isuzu MuX, I look forward to owning one soon and thank all those who have positively contributed to this topic.

Cheers

Wood

Hi Gary,

It's no surprise, people get very passionate about cars, it's the way they are marketed and the larger corporations set many emotive triggers in order to capture their loyal soldiers.

Ironically, Ford, for example, are now not a major player in the UK, whereas they used to be the market leader for sales reps and builders etc. Coincidentally, I don't recall seeing any TV advertisements over the last few years.

I would say Toyota on the other hand, have consistently reminded and reinforced their core ethos of quality and service to the mass market in the UK - it certainly shows and now every other car you see on the road will be a Toyota.

They have cleverly stolen the market and have built up a broad and loyal base now.

It's all about advertising and whether you accept and endorse or dismiss.

Cheers

Wood

That's clear now Jitar, thanks for going to the trouble to respond.

I have a good list to view off the web now, but they are all 2wd models.

Struggling to find a used 4wd model in white ??

Cheers

Wood

The MU-X definitely has a 2WD mode because without a center diff, 4WD should only be used on loose or slippery surfaces.

Like most other Part time 4WD systems it has 2H, 4H and 4L.

2 Baht /km is about right as IMHO said. A little less on a gentle highway run.

That makes sense Jitar,

on all the pictures and brochures I have found, I can not see any sign of a dial wheel or button of any sort to activate 4WD, hence my question asking if it is permanent 4 WD.

Would you have a picture to show this button for 4WD activation ?

FYI - on the G Wagon, it is permanent 4WD with a central Hi/Lo transfer case with differential and lock, plus lockable diffs on the front and rear axles.

Cheers

Wood

Back to the 3.0 MuX, what would be the current Thai baht cost for running 100 km ?

Cheers

Wood

Diesel is now 19.x Baht/Litre, and it's fair to assume the 3.0L will average around 10KM/L in mixed driving, so expect around 200 Baht/100KM.

Thanks for that IMHO, for comparison purposes, the G Wagon is currenty costing me circa 650 baht per 100/km, thats with the cost of diesel coming down over here by 15 baht per litre over the last 12 months.

FYI - In the UK diesel can be bought for £1 per litre ( about 52 baht per litre).

Cheers

Wood.

Thanks Jase, Jitar.

Are you certain that the 4WD 3.0 gives an option to drive in 2 or WD ?

That would be ideal if the case.

Jase, I am trying to determine if the Thailand car specs & names are the same as the products in your link ?

The adverts are amazingly vague and most don't declare the mileage ?

Makes you a bit suspicious of dealers who play that game....

The Nett result for them is they won't get my money

Back to the 3.0 MuX, what would be the current Thai baht cost for running 100 km ?

Cheers

Wood

Thanks Jitar,

I am struggling to find any legible and clear Isuzu MuX 3.0 spec sheets for the thailand model, plenty of nice pictures, models, microphones and tips on how to be a leader who likes challenges if you're passionate, but not much detail.

Regarding the 3.0 MuX 4x4, how is the 4 wheel drive actuated, is it permanent ? or does it activate automatically ?

Is there a driver actuated transfer case for gear ratio shifting ?

If any one has an English tech sheet or "useful" brochure, it would be welcomed.

Cheers

Wood

Here's the G wagon with his snow hat on

Thanks Jitar, IMHO and all the others, it's giving me something to think about, please keep comments coming.

I have a fairly new G Wagon over here and I am well familiar with "older" design 4x4's.

Bought it because I and my wife prefer vehicles without all the bells and whistles and purposely avoided buying the latest factory mass produced SUV which not only becomes outdated within 6 months, but also hammers you on depreciation unless you keep it long term.

The G still uses a ladder chassis and can genuinely be maintained mechanically by myself when necessary, many of the the rolling parts haven't changed in a good few years, so it's very satisfying, no shortage of spare parts.

My message is, I am not too bothered with buying the latest SUV full of the latest gadgetry.

It seems to me that with the MuX, there's a lot of car for the money and yes, there's always some compromise, we are not all the same are we ?

With my budget of £1M baht, it's either the MuX, Fortuner or Pajero, I am yet to be convinced about the latter two.

Cheers

Wood

thats what i need to read IMHO, thank you for your cup half full attitude ...

Regarding Bi polars response, i will await any feedback that is presented and take it onboard.

There's obviously a price matter at play here.

If I was to say "whats the best and newest, with Sat Nav, leather, available 7 seat auto SUV new or secondhand for a max budget of 1M baht". What would it be ?

Cheers

Wood

if SUV's were graded. The isuzu wouldnt even get an F, it would get a "didnt show up to school" message for the parents.

Can you expand on this BP, you have not given me much to work on.

Cheers

Wood

5. Plenty of things you should be concerned about.. That's a whole topic unto itself.

Thanks for listing these, can you expand on your comment above.

Cheers

Wood

Have you read just how bad that car is on the forum? Lots of experts have dissected it

Feel free to list here, I've read some reviews, what's your concern ?

Cheers

Wood.

I'm looking to buy the Isuzu MuX 2014 / 2015 /2016.

Good used or new.

Must be low Km.

Only interested in the new model , not interested in the Mu7.

White or silver or blue, but not black.

NAVI is essential.

We have cash waiting

Cheers

Wood.

BKK.

Thanks for that, much appreciated.

Would you mind outlining the process to buy a used, dealer, car, or even a private sale.

1. Do they give you the legal ownership documents when you drive away.

2. Is it possible to check the vehicle history and how.

3. How can I determine if there is any outstanding finance or liens on the car.

4. Is there any kind of MOT testing and how periodically.

5. Any other concerns ?

Cheers

Wood.

Hi,

we are not in Thailand at this moment, arriving in 2 weeks for an extended stay.

Even my Thai wife of 20 years is finding it virtually impossible to locate ( by phoning from the Uk ) a dealer that physically has the vehicle still for sale that is listed on their website.

We are after an Isuzu MuX in white, Auto, used with Sat Nav.

Can anyone give advice how to get hold of one.

It has been a while since we bought a used vehicle in Thailand and will likely buy it from a dealer, can you offer any words of caution and advice.

Ideally we want to arrive on a Friday morning, view later that day and over the weekend, then, collect the car on the Monday to avoid rentals.

Is it possible ?

Hi there,

I went through all this some 5 months ago.

I have a river side apartment which we use for 2 months each year, so the internet contract option is a non starter, believe me it's too much trouble for a short period, every shop seems clueless.

My way around this, since we as a family need to download iTunes movies, was to buy a Huawei sim modem, it picks up 3 G or the better HSPA in Bangkok, it creates a wifi access point in the apartment for 5 units (or wherever you care to take it), it is small.

It's very new in BKK so you will have a few confused looks, but it is spot on, speeds hitting 7 mbps with the movies download.

When it runs out, simply top up, no contracts, You can check out my earlier post for some detail.

It is a dream .

Also have a brand new fully furnished 2 bed 125sqm apartment on the river central BKK if it's of any interest for you, it's a good 4 star contemporary and secure place.

Pm me if you want more Info on the Mifi above.

Wood

Maybe that one but I am fairly sure that I was told it was valid for 30 days ?

One thing to be careful about with these data sims, the top up function must be undertaken via a 3G enabled phone, the huawei does not provide this function, so I unsuccessfully attempted to telephone the IEC call centre to activate the top up.

It was virtually impossible to contact anyone, I was then advised that the call centre is skeleton staff after 6pm and virtually closed over the weekend.

I understand that the actual sim needing the top up does not need to be in the phone actually transmitting the top up codes, can you confirm if this is the case.

Thanks again.

Only a minor blip though.

TOT 3G via IEC

Thanks for that earlier info juijitsu !

Much appreciated ...

Update

I managed to get the huawei working fantastic !

Sitting in my apartment, I was streaming into my iPad with fast 3G, out of the IPad via the network and into my appleTV2 box straight in to the flat screen.

YouTube music files where instant.

I was streaming rental iTunes movies and a a good few UK cable channels without any delays or interruptions.

The iPad had skype video call running with less than a second delay and picture perfect.

My initial worries about sim data passwords was nothing at all, just the router security was all that was needed.

The Huawei also created a 5 user wireless network, so both my daughters could connect their UK iPhones to it wirelessly.

Downloads were 10x quicker than my UK Adsl line.

Total cost in Thailand = 800 baht for unlimited data contract free 3G, we must have used around 20 gig.

All in all a brilliant device !!

Thanks for some info...

I'm arriving sat pm so will work on this and post the successful result.

Thanks for that Charlieh.

Yes, the username and password is my concern, to connect this huawei device to the UK 3 network, it requires this info, the same as you would put into to access your ISP from your computer, it makes it secure.

For your further info, this little device creates a wifi network only, it's not a phone.

It works champion in the UK, but I really need to know what to request in BKK when buying a local sim.

What also is the best 3 G sim to buy.

Thanks again..