sawasdeeman

20 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

What are his circumstances going to be? Living in Bangkok or out in the sticks? Will he be able to charge it at home? Does he intend to do many long drives?

Depending on the answers to the above he may be better off with a BEV. Or maybe a PHEV - lots of great choices but a big variance in battery ranges between the models so would need to understand how he would generally use it.

He is going to retire in Hua Hin and will be living in a condo without the possibility to get PHEV, at least for now.

I took a look at PHEV at Zigwheels and seems to be out of budget.

Thanks for the input :D

Hi there guys,

I am new to the forum but have already lived for 4 years in Thailand already :)

I just registered to post this for a friend who will be retiring soon in Thailand and is looking for a car (max 900k), desirable to be Hybrid as it spends less petrol.

1- What do you guys think about the new HEV cars sold in Thailand? Examples are Toyota Yaris Cross HEV, MG VS EV, Honda City e:HEV and others ... I do not see any thread talking about it, so I made it.

2- Is it safe to buy a Hybrid car in a country with a lot of rain and floodings?

3- Is it really worth the extra price you pay compared to the savings in fuel?

Thank you so much for your advice. 

Does anybody know about people having issues with the battery?

I have a colleague who wanted to buy this car as he will retire soon and he was concerned about that.

Cheers.