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As long as the plates are of the correct size I see no reason why they would not be considered legal, many people have plates made, as long as the number plate is identical to the dealer issued plate I can see no problem!!

But do they have the government seal (stamp) ?. If no you have a problem.

How much is it then? I quite like it. It has a look of a sheep in wolves clothing, but then turns out to be a axe wielding maniac in wolves clothing.

If anyone fancies buying one, I will be happy to test it for you. :-)

Be careful, Warpy says if it was assembled in Aus or UK it will fall apart.

Go to a number plate shop and have a set made!

Didn't know there were any , The real thing has a government stamp pressed in the plate.

I wonder if the Arabs make same noise about being called Arabs .. probably not. But the PC folks would bust a gut the second they go to Isaan and hear the often spoken word used to described folks of African descent. It's an imported word and begins with N. By the looks of it the negative connotations are not known to the farmers, they're just using it as any other word and thinking nothing about it.

The word they use is 'Nee-go'

You are mishearing the word as something it isn't, as far as I can tell Negro (Spanish/Portuguese for black) is a perfectly acceptable word in most places in the world, and the mis-pronounced Thai version of the word equally so.

OK in Spain but arrested in UK.

Silly comment really, of course it matters and MG's are now assembled in China! Land Rover in India, no more need to be said especially regarding Thai built not falling apart ... I had one of the last European built Bimmers here when I came over, 318i coupe and it was a much coveted car even by the Thai's when I sold it years after it's manufacture and I bought it years used, everyone who saw it mentioned it and made comment about it's desirability, that speaks volumes to me, .. Funnily enough if that was the case of American makes not being engineered and built well it would seem that instead of GM and other American car companies being the worlds leaders they'd have fallen by the way side decades ago like all of those British manufacturers have .. Yet they keep coming back ..

Think you have missed your own point. You said yank rides assembled in Australia or Great Britain will fall apart.

I don't understand your comment ,Sorry we are not American but it's really strange, with your hypothesis, that GM, USA, employed Lotus ( UK ) ENGLISH, to sort out performance suspension for their rides.

Government makes the plates. Ask for an explanation. Could be the problems they are having with manufacturing the things and they are a temporary fix.

Don't American cars fall apart after a few months though?

Yeah the ones built in places like Australia and Britain but otherwise most are pretty solid..

Any car is nuts and bolts and glue, doesn't matter where they are assembled, it's the initial design that counts. Mercedes are assembled in Thailand and they don't fall apart.

Do we have to bring any kinda of id along too?

Yep, shoes.

That's the dress code.

In your case flip flops will be excepted.. ..............................

The UK is up to it's eyes in keeping NON NATIVES that have paid sod all into the UK system, so why have a problem with a Brit going back and using the cash HE paid into the system during his working life.

That's not the way it works, for most benefits. Most benefits are paid out of current income. Even SERPS isn't properly funded; if it was, then the pensions would have been falling like a stone, along with income returns on capital.

SC

EDIT: Duplication deduplicated

My point was that NON Natives are being looked after and paid nothing into the system. A guy who worked and paid his stuff took care of those in need at that time of his paid taxes. .

Or the thermostat is naff.

Every war that has ever been fought guys have lost their lives from their own. It's a war statistic, however bad we think it is.

You should write a book. Thailand for dummies.

or maybe write a book "Thailand" by "dummies"

then by all means you are qualified to pen it

great, thats 3 of us already, any more dummies available?

I can be in reserve if you like. ............

OK,nice ride, but god it's ugly.

Do we have to bring any kinda of id along too?

Yep, shoes.

God knows what tier I'm on, I fell off then end.

The ride quality of the Fortuner was improved with the "Champ" generation released last year, and is now up to par with the PJS. Unfortunately, the styling of the Fortuner took a big step backwards/downwards at the same time, and not enough was done to the interior - which continues to feel a bit like a taxi-pack with carpet and leather.

Have test driven the Trailblazer - the performance isn't as good as what paper specs suggest, and the interior is just a mish-mash of awful IMHO. If it were a little more aggressively priced I would likely not be as harsh on it though.

The Everest and MU-7 have both aged so badly they're simply not worthy of consideration, IMHO.

So that leaves the PJS... which remains the stand-out option in this crowd, IMHO.

Do you also get offended when a Thai calls out "Hey you.." as you walk by?

I don't believe I've ever met a Thai rude enough to shout that.

Really, you've never heard that from stall holders or people at markets?

Ive often even heard it shouted from young guys on the back of pickup trucks as they go by...along with, of course..."I love you" which is a bit of a worry

Could be your attire eh.

My understanding of Thai language is adequate and I have been referred to many times as ‘farang’. Under no circumstances it was derogative.

Your understanding of Thai language is faulty.

farang is a thing, khun farang is a person.

The insult is in being referred to as a thing and not a person.

Man, is also an insult, as 'it' is not a suitable way to talk about a person.

No, not really. If someone called me Khun Farang, I would just call them Khun Thai. Like anyone, it does bother me when someone is being rude and I just try to deal with it in a way appropriate in Thai culture. But that's very difficult if you are driving! I find that many drivers are rude by farang standards.

See this poster sort of has the idea ........ but when was he or any of us ever called 'khun farang'

Thommo, As i understand, the word Farang is also used for many different things. In that context it would be weird to hear someone say "khun farang"

Maybe we who are not offended should reconsider, it could indeed be a big conspiracy if Thais are really also likening us to chewing gum, a fat little green fruit and also a potato. (mun farang)

Hmmmmmmmmm, l have very good respect from my Thai friends etc. When we go anywhere to eat, farang/Thai place, my mrs will always refer to farang food on the phone as l can't eat Lao mush. There is no problem at all. Most Thais have a problem remembering my farang name, as l never remember Thai names sooooooo no problem.

, yep your site does make a difference to many.

No Ubon bash.

...where is that 'ignore' button...?!!

, must agree, but l do wonder why the OP is not looking at Chevy stuff.

People who don't read a post properly and respond with mistaken assumptions.

I have been guilty of that. I call it a ''Chang'' moment.

At the local hospital, after giving them ALL my details, l am on computor as

Mr. British Citizen ''Transam'',

Hello Mr. Transam, l say, no that is my first name, No, British is your first name, no my name is blah blah blah. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, we cannot change that now as you have received treatment.

What I really hate, is myself being wrong about judging new topics on TV. Sometimes seing a new thread, saying to myself "that is not going to be a runner" Then by checking the next day, the very same thread is not only "hot", but has 2000 views and 100+ replies. Your favorite junkfood at 7/11 springs to mind.

You might not have been here for the short measure of Coke, or the piece of missing hotdog then.

I knew, I had missed something important.

They were both VERY important here. . ................