MangoKorat

You're British right? Then the Chanotte is the same as we call Title Deeds and details the ownership plus any liens, charges or restrictions pertaining to the property. The House Book (Tabien Baan) simply details the people registered as living there - it is not in any way a proof of ownership. A Chanotte title has been officially measured and located by GPS with boundary markers installed. I believe (not 100%on this), that a Nor Sor 3 Gor is also officially measured but has not been fully confirmed and located by GPS and the boundary markers installed. A Nor Sor 3 Gor can be converted to a Chanotte and is usually classed as 'waiting for this' but it can be a lengthy process - although I think its sometimes possible to 'speed' that up with a little 'sweetener'. Both are held as legal title and banks will normally accept them as surety.

Complete hogwash - simply aimed at getting a response. There are perverts in every race - there are regular stories in the news here about Thai teachers interfering with kids. In some countries such stories are kept under wraps. Just one example - take a look at the cover-ups the Catholic Church committed in many countries All you do by posting such rubbish is make yourself look like an idiot - grow up!

Maybe not exactly what you're looking for but there's a restaurant near my place that always used to have literally hundreds of imported beers - Belgian and otherwise. I haven't been recently so can't comment on their current offer but I note the mention 'Craft Beers' on their Facebook page. I note you're in Isaan and mention visiting Bangkok so you will almost go past the place on that route. Well worth a visit. E.A.T. Khao Yai - small restaurant but excellent food. Its on the 2090 - Thanarat Road and although it says Khao Yai, its actually closer to Pak Chong and literally 5 minutes from Highway 2 (Mitraphap) - about 500m after Makro.

Par for the course here I'm afraid. Some people just feel the need to post - even if they can't help. You have my sympathy. I would suggest you may some information from the people who advertise that they wish to buy Hilux's for export on a website that includes the words Baht and Sold. They are clearly exporting regularly.

'likely holding the correct visa and certainly not tourist visas' - seems to suggest that they have business visas. Plenty of people have Thai bank accounts and driving licences but don't have a business visa. I some cases those people certainly DO have tourist visas.

I don't know what someone's income has to do with my post. However, I agree that there are a lot of boasters on AN. Generally, I find that people who have money, don't talk about it.

In that particular case I would suggest that the bolts had simply been put in place and not tightened at all. That also suggests that the repairer had not road tested the vehicle. Personally, I would never return a vehicle to a customer, having had work done on the brakes, without road testing first.

I think we are wasting our time Steve, I believe you 'know your onions' when it comes to cars - as do I. I try my best to stick away from threads like this where all the armchair mechanics come out.

Well its not nothing to worry about but its not a sign of worn out brake shoes.

You don't really need to torque caliper bolts, officially they should be changed each time they are taken out. New bolts are usually pre-coated with dry thread lock and often come in a brake pad replacement kit. If the bolts are re-used or are not coated, liquid thread lock should be applied and allowed to dry before using the car. In 25 years in the motor trade, I never torqued caliper bolts - ever and I don't know anyone else who does. Caliper bolts have a flat mating flange, when coated with thread lock, they simply need firmly tightening. And before you quote me the torque figures, I'm talking real world - there are torque figures for just about every bolt on a car most are a waste of time unless you are a novice but nobody torques caliper bolts. Caliper retaining frame bolts - yes, but again, most mechanics will simply use the well known figure of FT and use a strong bar. They never come loose when set to FT and you'd have to use a strong bar over a metre long to snap one.

Full of dust is one reason yes. Overheating is another. Screeching shoes, throroughly clean shoes, drums and backplates then file down the corner of the leading edges. Discs - make sure the sliders are working correctly - no excessive corrosion build up on the pad retainers (friction points) - then apply a little Copper Grease on the back of the pads where they meet the caliper pistons and a tiny amount on the pad plate friction points.

Nah they don't - worn pads grind and graunch. Screeching is nowt to do with wear - you can put a new set of pads or shoes in and they can screech from the off. When have to ever known a caliper fall off? That would be a new one on me and I've taken a few thousand apart. Most brake wear indicators don't work, the wiring usually fails well before the pads are low enough to earth the circuit.

I'm not going to spend ages explaining what causes it but screetching brakes are not actually a sign of a fault or even worn brakes. (ex mechanic) However, your general sentiment - that they don't look after vehicles properly - especiallly commercial vehicles is bang on.

Does anything? Ever?

Well said that man! Glad to see at least one other member knows the score. Coup? Elected Government? Whoever appears to be 'in charge' its just an illusion. Not sure if its 5 or 6 families that actually run Thailand - and have done for many years.

What weed? I doubt it. It was widely smoked before they 'legalised' it - just maybe not so openly. I am yet to meet anyone who decided to visit Thailand because weed was legalised, maybe because it wasn't, or was it? Damned if I know - there's been nothing but confusion from the start. One of the biggest farms in the country (as far as I know) is still the same size now as it was 9 years ago when I first visited it. The point being, that weed has been produced, large scale for many years. As fas as I can see, all that's changed is its on view now - and by the looks of things its going underground again.

Yes - remember that next time you're eating Thai style and someone sticks their spoon into to your Tom Yum - the same spoon that's just been in their mouth. Mask wearing they'll do but try asking them to stop sharing food or to at least use a serving spoon - not a hope.

Well it wasn't, then it was and then god knows what? They were never really clear on that - neither when it was announced nor for the first few months. Remember all the talk about Cannabis Tourism, how it would revitalise the tourist industry? Did they ever formalise the law on exactly what was and wasn't allowed? Last I heard, the answer was no. All I ever heard was conflicting statements from different 'ministers' (sometimes from the same minister) and just because someone says something, that doesn't make it law. I guess the law may have been made clear but I doubt it. In any case I got bored with all the conflicts and stopped following it.

Yeah well we all know who's really pulling the strings at the moment and the UK cancelled his diplomatic visa - he's unlikely to be 'farang friendly' now - especially towards us Brits. But miss Prayuth? Never in a month of Sundays - mind you, he didn't have much real power, just a puppet for the Elite - the more the country changes, the more it stays the same. The pot may have got a little bigger now but they still all pee in it and change positions now and again. I thought there was a glimmer of hope just before the last election - then I woke up.

The only thing the government will be interested in is the tax income. I wonder just how much of that 'very large' sum is actually declared. If little or nothing is being received, they will knock it on the head. It doesn't even have to be cash in Thailand, there must be very little scrutiny of bank accounts - I've had people ask me not to pay money into their business accounts, but to transfer to their personal accounts. Manager at my Kasikorn branch says its rife and nobody worries about paying 'grey' money into their personal accounts. Grey money in the UK must stay grey, cash only. If the Inland Revenue decide you're worth a look the banks have to supply details of every account you hold by law and they can go back 7 years. If you can't say (or even remember) where something's come from, they count it as income.

Hmmmm maybe you've been having sex with the wrong gender .

For general information, very few rental companies make money on car rental itself. If you live in Europe, you may notice that most rental cars only have a few thousand miles on them. You may also notice the proliferation of 'nearly new' cars for sale at dedicated outlets that only stock cars around 1 year old or less and all have an equally low mileage. Ever wondered where they get all these low mileage cars that are often just a few months old from? Car rental companies have massive buying power - far more than even the largest dealerships and as such can command huge discounts from car manufacturers, from whom they buy direct. However, the agreements with the manuafacturers are that such cars are only for rental purposes - to protect both the manufacturer's dealers and their retail prices. The rental companies real reason for existence has, in many cases, become secondhand sales from which they make far more money than they do from renting cars. They simply keep them on the rental fleet for a number of months or a particular mileage, then ship them out to their sales outlets. These sales outlets are often in a different name and through 'double selling' may appear to have nothing to do with the rental companies at all. Equally, should you buy a used car from one of these outlets, it is highly unlikely that the registration documents will be in the name of Hertz etc. - they normally use the name of some form of holding company to act as the registered keepers. That way, the buyers are unaware that they are buying an ex rental car (not there is anything wrong with that) and the sellers have anonymity. The manufacturers don't baulk at the trade as there are huge volumes involved and the sellers make much more profit than they would from simply renting. I've been told of discounts as high as 40% off the manufacturers list price but I have no way of verifying that - when I worked for a dealership, our discount was 18% + maybe 2.5% for hitting volume targets.

In the UK these are known as 'modular homes'. One major thing to consider with modular homes is future repairs. If for any reason a panel gets damaged or you have to remove one to get to something inside - resulting in a panel being destroyed, will you be able to obtain a new panel in the future? There are other aspects where non-standard materials and/or construction is employed - consider these and how any future repair can be carried out. Where a problem occurs on something inside the frame of the house, it may be very difficult to get to the problem or cause a lot of damage getting to the item. Modular homes are usually 'plug and play' - all the wiring and pipework is fitted during the offsite construction process. Consider how you will access damaged wiring or pipework. I used to build modular homes in the UK and I often thought - these things will be a nightmare when it comes to the 25 year re-wire. I am yet to see a modular home where consideration has been given to future access to anything within the framework. I wouldn't touch one with a barge pole.

How long is this crazy scenario going to go on? New reports almost every week. He'll be free soon anyway!! The Thai people have already been shafted - just leave it be.

That's a very old view and would also very much depend on where you live/hang out. I haven't come across anything like that for many years. In rural Thailand however, there can be a suspicion that the girl must have 'worked bar' in order to meet a foreigner. A few older people in the village where my current girlfriend lives are totally baffled, she works for the local Amphur and has barely set foot outside the village for years - how can she have met a foreigner? In general though, I haven't come across that kind of attitude for many years. I can't speak for others but I can tell you 100% that in my case, things changed massively once I made the effort to learn some Thai.