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7 minutes ago, retarius said:

These motorcycle taxi drivers seem like a bad breed. I suspect that we see a very small percentage of the violent assets they commit. Other than gangsters and drug dealers I can't think of a group in the west in which there is so much lawlessness. 

It's not hard to comprehend why this stuff happens. No excuse for it of course but They are driving around sucking in all that pollution everyday. High stress environment, living day to day probably sleeping for a few hours here and there when they cant continue and highly likely they are taking at least Kratom to work longer hours if not Yaba on top. It's enough to turn anybody psychotic. Tough existinece 

Im not a tipper, its an American thing but I'll tip if I feel the person deserves a tip. Massage place I will drop 100 on a 300 bill because it's an older lady who does a great job. They should charge more than 300. If the service is good in a restaurant I will usually tip. Normally this is in a fancy place, could be 100-200 baht tip. Other times in a restaurant I'll leave the coins or a bit more, same with beers.

A bellboy never in my life. I can wheel my own bags but if you want to take them off me and roll them up to my room thats great. 
Needed to move a fridge a few weeks ago 300m and asked the neighbour if he can help with his Ranger.
Very helpful. Gave him 500 baht. He was chuffed dont think he expected anything. Barber costs 170, I leave 200, they do a good job. My room gets cleaned weekly, I leave 50 baht on the bed each week for her. It would be nice to think others do the same to bump up her income but I doubt it. I might start leaving more. Anyway the way I see it is it's enough for her to buy a noodle soup when she finishes work. Ive been finding im tipping more and more the longer im here

5 hours ago, mascone said:

I own few condos and couple landed houses in Cambodia. Condos I own yield is 9%-14%. Landed houses around 15%. There are lot of overpriced units but bargains can be found. When the population is so young and economy developing, of course it's up and coming market.

I think at least an 8-10% yield would be required given the available returns in other asset classes nowadays. 
Why did you decide to invest in Cambodia and what locations would you recommend? 

On 4/16/2024 at 1:38 AM, liddelljohn said:

tesla sales falling as are EVs overall but also their cars are now outdated and stale in the showrooms  and have   suspect reliabilty levels ,, some of the Chinese manufacturers have also cut production and workforces in last 3 months ...might be a temporary hiccup  due to market conditions ???

Tesla making some cut back in China now also 

The desert of Dubai is flooded from their cloud seeding activities right now.

Dozens of countries do cloud seeding. Im sure thats got nothing to do with climate change though!!

Thats because of cow farts and V8s. Clown world. 

8 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

All the bottled water you buy in shops is RO water.

 

I have fitted then in all our houses, carrying big bottles of water is not something you want to be doing.

How can mineral/spring water from the shop be RO water. 
I dont think thats accurate, that defeats the purposes of it being mineral/spring water. 

All I drink right now is bottled water but i want to filter out any microplastics/other that comes from using bottled water. Plus It's a pain in the ass buying 2 x 8 1.5L  pack bottles of water every week.

11 minutes ago, Celsius said:

reverse osmosis is the worst tasting water money can buy 

I prefer healthy water over good tasting water.
I would chug a half litre of water down in 10 seconds, taste is not a concern for me.

Ive also heard others say they prefer the taste so It seems to be subjective.

26 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

You are talking single point to provide RO water or some kind of change to entire system?  For the single point (which does not cost that much) of most concern is that you make enough and do not have to wait too long to make more.  

Yes single point, to use at one sink for drinking and cooking use. 

 

7 minutes ago, Banana7 said:

I have had a RO system for about 10 years. Get the one with a clear case for the sediment filter, so you can easily see when to replace it. I also have UV light as the first stage, before the sediment.  So technically, to make the drinking water from the city water: 20 micron sediment (used for all water entering the condo),  UV light, then into RO setup of 3 filters, RO membrane, post carbon, resulting in drinking water. Membrane is rated for 2500 gallons. Takes about 2 min. to fill a 1.5L bottle. I use about 1 gallon per day.

I was looking on home pro and I notice some differences. This one says 3 filtration stage and 2 filter. 0.0001 micron filter

https://www.homepro.co.th/p/1171420

The one below says a five stage filtrations system which im guessing is probably not different to the 3+2 above but comes much cheaper

https://www.homepro.co.th/p/57811

If im not mistaken UV treatment is to kill bacteria but these systems say they will filter out bacteria? This would be for use in temporary accommodation and I dont think UV would be? 

Has anybody got one in their home in Thailand? 
Any recommendations or tips?

More biometric bull sheet.
Ive had no problems transferring money for the last 40 years and I dont need or want a face scan to do it now.

Looks like I'll be changing banks to SCB as they dont require it? 

Must be due to the robust demand

Those two fattys aint Russian

On 4/9/2024 at 3:55 PM, xtrnuno41 said:

DOnt know how far Thailand is already with this, but now you can buy classic sedan and import free.

Weird they only say SEDAN, but ok a nice GTO in Thailand?

Not mentioned what is a classic. And also parts would be free of import tax?

Also not mentioned, if you bring a total brand new revisited classic sedan, ok then?

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=def07fe5-bd9d-479b-9ba7-4b77be32057d

 

 

See if that link is working, as sometimes this article is hard to find.

Can also be blocked and you have to register first, but with some work you can read it.

Otherwise try yo find by searching "Lexology Thanathip & Partners, Bangkok, op 28 maart 2024."

Interesting. 100k doesn't buy much in the art space. I wonder what the definition is of classic car in this case.

Usually it's a car greater than 25/30 years. I sold a classic car I had late last year.
 

On 4/7/2024 at 3:54 PM, Startmeup said:

I was thinking about it after reading some reports of Russians kidnapping other Russians recently in Phuket trying to extort them of their cryptos millions. Not sure how that one ended. 

 
Speaking of, very lenient, police done well on this one, wonder how they were on to it so quick

https://www.thephuketnews.com/russians-jailed-for-phuket-kidnap-extortion-91926.php

24 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

It seems the police avoid stopping luxury cars because they don't want to be in conflict with influential people.

I guess most thieves will follow that rule.

Ive noticed that too. Ive even noticed it with people who have bigger bikes often just get waved through.

I was thinking about it after reading some reports of Russians kidnapping other Russians recently in Phuket trying to extort them of their cryptos millions. Not sure how that one ended. 
 

Having a RR is a different level to a BMW/MB/Audi. People who have the means to own that type of car in Thailand (or anywhere) are very wealthy by any measurement. In a country like Thailand where there is often rules for the rich and rules for others, and everybody here knows that the case, is that somebody you would want to be trying to scam or rob, Do you want to FAFO with somebody who can drop $10-20k to solve a problem? The police would do alot of digging if you told them you have some money to spend on it

I dont see headlines of super rich dorks getting kidnapped in Bangkok/Phuket etc? There's tons of rich kids in Thailand. Driving around in their Lambos around Thonglor.  Seems like a very easy target for an established or aspiring scammer/robber but doesn't really happen does it?

4 minutes ago, simple1 said:

 

I've seen a few high value cars in Pattaya, but first time for a new RR. If I had that wealth I wouldn't be driving such a vehicle in Thailand - each to their own...

From a safety point of view is it, do you think you are a target when you drive a car like that? 
 

2 minutes ago, Denim said:

 

One of these would do him. 200 hp turbo charged. Plenty enough for Thailand.

 

Nice cars but I doubt it's nice enough for that chap with the RR.

3 minutes ago, couchpotato said:

He is Chinese/Thai. Lives in Paradise Villa. Has another 3 cars worth about the same amount. FYI only.

Curious, What are the other cars?

15 minutes ago, simple1 said:

 

Went to dinner last night in the back of Pattaya, there was a Rolls Royce SUV parked in the front; they cost approx 40 million baht.  It was driven by a Chinese guy.

Ya but surely he would prefer to be in a Toyota?

For owners of the above are you happy you made that decision?

Some (most) of the roads in Phuket are terrible. 
One case in point the road between Patong and Karon. 

It's absolutely horrendous. One lane is still half blocked off from the mountain in a certain section.
Three or four bikes got wiped out last night im guessing an oil spill but unsure, can post video if anybody wants to see it.

Anyway off topic but emphasising my point.

Is it more headache than its worth?

Punctures,

Cracked rims,

Stonechipped paintwork,

Dings from bikes and other cars common?

The roads around Buriram seem to be much better than Phuket. 
Bangkok I cant really remember because I usually used the BTS. 

Alot of the reason why so many people opt for SUVs here to soak up all the holes and bumps

Is One2car/marketplace the most popular place to search for cars, marketplace the filters and results are terrible to do any decent search but im not sure there's an alternative? 

Everybody talks about check for flood damage, is this the main concern across the whole country or specific to certain areas and what are the things to look for? 

Most of the newer cars of this type often have service packages included so a car thats less than 5 years old should be easy to see the history and servicing schedules?
 

That’s unusual, more delays. Demand must be…..electric
 

All the costs of building out charging stations for EVs will be passed on to the consumer through taxes and other means. Electricity costs will go through the roof. People will be begging to go back to petrol cars as the government introduces a new tax every other year to pay for the build out of charging stations and of the power grid. 

EVs are cost prohibitive and don’t make sense with current battery and charging technology for most people and the people who they do make sense for or want one already own one. Demand is falling, people don’t want to be forced to buy something they know doesn’t make sense, hybrids will pick up the slack. 

The only time you will ever have an issue with Wise is if your moving a large amount of money or moving money in a different manner to the way your normally do it.

A large sum was deposited in my Wise account after selling a car.
I had heard reports of people getting money trapped by Wise.

I emailed them before the transaction and asked them if there will be any issue.

They said there shouldn't be but if there is just be able to produce evidence of the car sale.

First send a test amount of say $100 to make sure you have the correct details.

Then send the full amount once you have received that and you know your sending it to where you want.
If it's not from an account with your name, in this case from a car dealership they may ask where the money came from.

They didn't even ask me in the end probably because I already touched base with them prior.