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Both, Honda and Toyota, have removed several models in Thailand.

Toyota no more has a family wagon like the Wish was. I assume that Toyota didn’t sold a lot of Prius in Thailand. The Camry hybrid seems to be more popular. We will see which new hybrid or electric models will come to Thailand.

Honda moved all its family cars with sliding doors: Freed, Stepwgn Spada and the Odyssey.

The top model XDL costs 1,770,000 Baht.

 
WARNING!! Electric scooters are dangerous, no one can hear you coming.

Electric vehicles will get a «Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems» to warn pedestrians at low speeds. I assume that this be applied to electric scooters, too.

Car manufacturers will develop their own sounds. Do you heart the sound of the future vehicles of Nissan?

what if you did come to the Stop, lightly pressing as mentioned...
 
But then instead apply your handbrake to remain still?
 
Will that pause the engine?

i-Stop also stops the engine, when the lever is in N or P. You restart the engine by touching the brake pedal.

 Chanote is the title deed for land, condo, house etc, if you own the property then your name is on the chanote. If the property is used as security for a loan/mortgage then that is noted on the chanote. 
You dont "own" a chanote, it is the document that lists the owner.

Exactly!

The paper itself has no value. The real owner can go to police and state that he has lost the paper. The land office will then issue a new Chanote. This costs some bath and time, but it is no big issue.

What time the next day ?

We don’t know. There is no clear information available. I suggest, that you go checking the next day at your favourite location.

How fast you went and how much was the fine? There are a few apps out there pointing out speed camera locations and indeed there are a lot along HW1

There is a speed trap since many years near Korat, where the speed limit is reduced to 90 km/m. My Thai relatives tend to drive fast (with our cars) and so we got 3 fines so far. We got a letter with the picture of our car.

The car were trapped with more than 120 km/h (up to 140 km/h) and the fine was THB 500.

The second vehicle is the new MG ZS:

 

http://www.headlightmag.com/mg-zs-coming-soon-thai-14-nov/

I also own a CX-3 SP since it was available in Thailand. The HR-V is roomier and more practical, but the joy of driving is far more better with the CX-3. I also prefer the interior and exterior design of the Mazda - but this is a matter of personal taste, of course.

Hard to tell what it is. The car in the front seems to be another model than the one in the back. The rear end looks like MG. The front grill of the second car looks similar than on the new MG 6. No idea what the first car could be.

Don't place all your faith in Google maps either, still informs you to do a right turn at a major intersection on the Sukhumvit. Try doing it and your looking at a few days on hospital food if you survive the carnage.

You should watch the roads with every GPS system and newer follow them blindly and without using common sense!

The main problem in Bangkok is that the high buildings and the elevated highways blocks the view towards the satellites. I often had the problem (with all GPS systems), that they loose the orientation or the actual positions is some tenths of meters further. So I missed some turns or chose the wrong lane...

But I always got back on track very fast. The route recalculation of Google Maps is always very fast. But GoogleMaps works very accurate outside of the center of Bangkok.

Sometimes, the GPS systems don’t know chances like new or closed roads. I assume, that the updates in Thailand are less frequent than in Europe.

We have in our Mazda’s (CX-3 and CX-5) because it was included in the package. It is not bad, but GoogleMaps is better. I only use the build-in system, when I want where a special Soi is (at night) or I need an overview. It also shows pump stations, which GoogleMaps doesn’t have (yet).

Mazda will support Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in the future and you can upgrade current cars. But we don‘t know when.

I recommend to use GoogleMaps and don‘t buy a Garmin or similar. GoogleMaps is now very useful in Thailand. It is still not perfect but I like the very accurate live traffic situation. And you plan and manage your saved location from every device (at home) and don’t have to sit in the car.

So in short: don’t buy the Mazda Navigator.

Not quite correct.  Bought my vehicle 4 years ago in Loei Province and it was registered, by the dealer, in Bangkok and has been every year since.  Was told that by affixing BKK plates and dependent on the type of vehicle, most coppers tend to wave you through at the checkpoints as they do not know the status of the person driving.
 
Don't know whether or not if this is true or not but in those four years, have only been stopped twice, asked for my license only once and I'm an expat, no one special.  in addition, given the darkness of the window tint, no one can see in, not until the window is wound down so who really knows.

They changed the law some months ago. A friend wanted a BKK plate, but it was refused.

Best to purchase near where you live, service there too.. holiday weekends the CM/BkK highway is filled with Bkk plates, people going to visit CM... 

We also bought our cars nearby. But we have BKK license plates. But this is only possible for Thai nationals. Foreigner has to use the license plates from the province they are registered.

I can confirm the other posts.

A Bangkok plate has a higher «value», especially with the «pretty plates» you can buy and which are registered to a person. This way, you can transfer your plate to new/other car.

Link to Thai brochure:

http://www.honda.co.th/crv/assets/pdf/All-new_Honda_CR-V_05-17.pdf

 
It says "2015" in the name of the brochure link, but this is the latest - I had a look at the recent model in a garage here.

I found the 2017 brochure on Honda Thailand's website. But the websites of Thai companies are often not very user-friendly.

Maybe the sensing feature is really not introduced because of the chaotic traffic in LOS. Who likes to be auto braked every few seconds

My Mazda CX-5 has a similar safety system and it works fine. I am very happy with the rear traffic cross alert and the blind spot monitoring.

The later is very useful at night because it alerts you of passing motorbikes without lights.

 
 
I try to avoid lawyers unless necessary.

I understand, but in some cases it is easier to hire somebody.

You need some knowledge and experience to deal with the officers at the Land Office. Sometimes they try to collect money and don't give you the information they have to give you by law.

I am currently building my house I have metal framing inside the block wall with insolation and sheet rock / plaster board it is a quick easy and you have a smooth finish also I have trimmed windows and doors with window boards/ sills something Thai people have never seen


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Interesting! Do you have any picture of your concept? I also would like to see your trimmed doors and windows with window boards.

[...] CX5 is ok but lags in many ways.. it has the technology but Mazda is very loud and for long journeys it becomes unbearable... [...] 

It is true, that the Mazdas have louder road noise than other brands. I only drove Mazdas in Thailand and it was never an issue for me.

The new CX-5 should be quieter according the first reviews.

You should make anyway some test drives.

[...] A friend of mine bought a Honda Civic in Hua Hin and he is not happy with the Honda service at all. They are not even able (or willing?) to solve a simple battery related problem. I have had similar experiences with Nissan, however was happy with the (technical) service provided by dealer garages in Bangkok where I used to live previously. Generally Bangkok is better, it's more advanced compared with the provinces where often no qualified staff is available.

 

My friend is satisfied with Honda Hua Hin. But many people are not satisfied with most of the car dealers in Hua Hin.

 

Many buy there cars in Pranburi or in Petchaburi. We also use Mazda Petchaburi.

8 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

It looks the same to me as in Switzerland. No mention on the Swiss site of the cameras in the mirrors system you allude to. The "premium" Malay model has that so I don't see why the Thai version doesn't. Maybe the traffic here is too  chaotic for it to work?

In Thailand you wouldn't want a glass or moon roof. Too hot and sunny.

 

It will still be here when you get here!

 It is interesting, that the new Mazda CX-5 will have a «mood roof» again. My first Mazda 3 had such a roof, but I only used it at night or when it was raining. It is fancy in Bangkok for the views, but really not necessary in Thailand.

Honda Thailand offers the newest version of the CR-V. The first cars appeared about 2 weeks ago on the streets. The brochure with the specs is available on Hondas website. But it is in Thai, as usual in Thailand...

 

New cars are about half a year later on sale in Thailand than in other countries. As others mentioned, you don't get the same specs than in other countries. But fortunately the advanced safety features are now also available, but often only in the top model. You also don't have the «build to order» option as in Switzerland.The new CR-V is finally available with the Diesel engine. The Turbo Gasoline engine may be introduced later, as with the new Civic.

 

I personally prefer Mazda, but Honda has good products and it is often a matter of personal taste and your needs. The new Mazda CX-5 with its 2.2 l Turbo Diesel is more powerful than the CR-V and more fun to drive.The new CX5 will also come with all safety features. It will be introduced later this year. But the CX-5 has only 5 seats and its cargo capacity is smaller, too. Honda has often the more comfortable, more spacious, more practical models than Mazda, where Mazda is focused on styling and driving experience.

 

Other models in the market are the Nissan X-Trail, which is available as 7-seater and in a Hybrid version. The Chevrolet Captiva is also available with 7 seats, but this is really an outdated car. MG has also a 5-seater SUV.

 

If you really need a 7-seater, then also look at the Toyota Fortuner or the Ford Everest (my favourite), together with the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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