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I don't wish to be picky but from memory Nak Niwat doesn't meet Lad Phrao. Chok Chai 4 ?

Why are many things so expensive in Thailand? Wages are lower, costs are lower, VAT is lower, many vendors sit around all day doing little and selling less yet prices are often higher. It's magical.

Rice is cheap.

Roadside food is cheap, see rice.

Beer is cheap although not as cheap as Laos or Indonesia.

"Entertainment" is cheap.

"Cheap stuff" is cheap.

So basics are cheap. Anything else is the same price or more than in the "west" (or Australia if you are pointing the other way while reading this)

Just my observations.

^ Measured at 700 or 720mm I think?

Personally, I dislike seatbelt laws and helmet laws. I don't think the governments should get involved with that issue, and have supported lobby groups working to abolish those laws in the US.

Sorry i missed the fact that a perfectly good thread had been hijacked onto seat belts?

What about infants or children in cars do think that seat belt laws don't apply to them. If there were no seat belt laws what would happen to them.

Maybe there should be a waiver to sign one ones insurance policy and a sticker for the car or bike. To wit "I chose not to wear a seat belt (helmet)so have waived my right to any insurance claim or complementary emergency health care".

One thing I would like to contribute. If you do not have a heavily tinted windshield, which obscures the drivers face from the police, your chances of actually being stopped goes down. Especially at night.

If you do have heavily tinted wind screen then when going through a check-point at night lower the side window so they can see inside.

EDIT: OH and if you convert your car to LPG that has to be in the book as well.

I seem to recal this happening to me. Just tell him it is normal and he has to practice while sitting in the bath. Noting to worry about.

I haven't been circumcised, I have been circumnavigated

LPG runs hotter than gasoline/petrol so you need different plugs. Also for LPG the ignition system has to generate higher voltage to "jump" the spark plug gap. This can be mitigated by setting the gap 0.1mm less than your manual says. See link below.

I researched this awhile ago for my Suzuki trucks but gave up on locating the correct LPG plugs easily.

There are special plugs for LPG but here they are about B600 each. Solution use one grade harder than std and reduce the plug gap. The problem them becomes finding odd ball plugs, so use normal ones with the gap less and change them every time you change the oil. Normal spark plugs are about B600 a set. Labour is inexpensive here.

So with LPG you need to run one heat range "colder" and set the gap 0.1mm less.

It is easy for NGK the higher the number the harder or colder the plug. So if the stock plug is say a BKR6E then for LPG use a BKR7E. The problem being is that unless the BKR7 is a common plug used in other vehicles it will not be super easy to track down. Which is why it is easier to continue with a 6 and change more often.

Have a 165,000 on one of our LPG trucks and have the plugs changed at oil change. Yes one can use "special" LPG plugs but the cost works out to be the same.

In the OP's case (Mitsubishi Lancer 1.8) the stock plug for his car is Denso K16PR-U11 which is a NGK BKR5E rating plug. So it is easy as the Suzuki Carry uses a BKR6ES which is equivalent to Denso K20PR-U11 (and yes I know the NGK doesn't have a V groove)[/size]

So the OP can use plugs from the Suzuki set the gap down from 1.1mm to 1.0mm and change then at every oil change.

So luckily for your Mitsubishi use commonly available NGK BKR6ES or Denso K20PR-U11 which is the stock plug for Suzuki Carry 1.6. and set the gap less by 0.1mm. and change at each 10,000km oil change.

This is the pragmatic solution.

If you can easily find them and if you wish you may use Iridium plugs BKR6EIX-11 but only because they have a smaller center electrode and will be easier on the ignition system. You don't have to set them 0.1 mm less.

Traffic in BKK is worse than it was 10 years ago. That seemed to be the sweet spot for traffic.

Porkster. Are you a Boxer?

For all the guys with bikes and cars who think they can stop fast! Just so you don't follow too close:-)

PPPPP

Today in deference to my friends from the USA I have a Belgian flag on my desk! 

Flashing light brakes are ilegal and unsafe. It should never be used.

Please define the concept of illegal in Thailand. Should not be done? Will be prosecuted for?

Does this also apply to red headlights or green tail lights or 3 people on a scooter or ....or....or...

Now an app to trigger the camera when people jump so we can take more photos of groups jumping would be great

None of the cars were seized by accident? They probably all came into Thailand minus the coded ECU's,. THe only guys that can buy them are the guys with the ECU's as the cost of a new coded ECU...etc.

The whole thing is a scam to reduce the amount of duty paid and it's done on an institutional basis.

The Lamborghini not sold at auction will have to be purchased quietly from the Customs dept. by the guy that has the ECU....

They should have sent someone from NCPO to the auction!

Maybe it's time to re-think the tax system?! Best example is the car market of foreign (most western cars). Why not just lower the taxes and then more people would buy their BMW the legal way instead of a tricky import company which knows how to avoid taxes.

That is exactly what the car market is. Tax.

People in general in Thailand pay very little tax. So if you can amass enough money to buy a luxury car you don't really need then the government takes its cut of the tax you didn't pay to amass the money in the first place. Simple.

You will notice that for pickup trucks for business or agricultural use don't attract much tax at all.

So this is based on what? What has changed in Bangkok?

Went my local scooter pimping shop, he knows what it is and he sells them for 230thb but they're out of stock

Found one on eBay for 100thb with free delivery lol

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/400700145797?nav=SEARCH

Would you trust your life with a 100thb Chinese brake light module ?

The American made ones have much thicker cables although they cost a fair bit more they may be able to provide more voltage to the lights ? (i don't know anything electrical work)

The key in the description is "for LED stop brake light" I suspect the other more expensive ones may flash conventional lamps.

I think True Value is for Americans who feel lonely and need something familiar.

As I'm facing the same problem (without the heavy friend) I'm really curious if you solved the problem.

Ton there's been a few starter problems over the last few days. Does the head light dim badly when trying to start. I suspect not. then the battery is OK.

You have either worn/stuck or dirty brushes in the starter or a dirty relay. Get someone to look at/rebuild the starter and /or the relay.

If it is a new Click 125i then all bets are off as it doesn't have a conventional starter.

BSJ,

Super Products has everything you need. That may even be what you found in Homeworks, if not Thai Watsadu.

http://www.superproducts.co.th/English/Valve/nelson%20valve.html

tttakata. A timer like yours is also locally available from Thai Watsadu.

The torque is unbelievable.Puts ya Back in the seat.

A friend of mine has a Hyundai H1. His driver always puts him in the back seat.

The new 2014 Corvette is starting to look like a world sportscar. The "go forth and multiply" this is my car interior needs some work to make the passenger feel more welcome but... If Chevrolet hired some Italians to work on the shape/interior....

The older Corvettes are like badly assembled Lotus Europas. Rattle over every bump. So on most of Thailand's roads you will need a loud stereo.

Edit: The Corvette is like the USA Soccer team? Much vaunted by Americans, looks good on paper but doesn't stack up to the competition when overseas.

but I still haven't figured out what a quick "left-right-left" signal is supposed to convey.

Thank you?

Same as one flash of the hazard flashers.