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Price Reduced to 135,000

It appears that For Sale ads cannot be edited. I am reducing the price to 165,000 or best offer.

This is the most desired version of this car, the "facelift" hatchback. GLS is a combination of the TS sport version with the GL luxury version, or at least as was the state of "luxury" trim levels for VW in 1978. I'm not sure of what exactly makes the sport version different. It does have the progressive carburetor. It may have better performing suspension as well.

 

I am selling this because I had to return to the US suddenly after my father passed away. I left the car with our son to take care of it, and transferred the title to my brother in law. Our son speaks English, so we can make an appointment with him if you are in Thailand. Otherwise, you can direct inquiries to me, and I can coordinate with him to make arrangements to pick up the car and DLT (DMV) paperwork. If you do not live in Thailand, I will also provide an English bill of sale along with the Thai registration/title book and DLT transfer papers. My brother in law will sign the Thai transfer papers. If you are registering the car in another country, they probably will only want the English bill of sale and title, but the procedure may vary in your country. Check with your local DMV before purchasing. One of the German car specialists in town suggested a selling price of 220,000 to 275,000, so I put the price at 220,000. I need to sell the car, so I am willing to entertain lower offers if there is a good reason, and not just taking advantage of me needing to sell the car. You can see a video of the car being driven if you search YouTube for video number FQquGBXG7RA.

 

Recent work

 

New tires
New battery
Brake shoes and pads front and rear
New rear brake cylinders
New right front CV joint
Carburetor rebuild
New fuel filter, air filter, oil change, and oil filter
New timing belt, fan belt, and AC belt

Our son says the AC still blows cold and strong

 

What doesn't work

 

The clock stopped working after I left Thailand. Maybe a watch repair shop can fix it. Also I asked the kids for an instrument panel picture so I could see how many km they have put on it since I left. It is still the same at 103,990, the same as when I left, and I know they have driven the car some. So I guess the odometer is not working anymore.

 

I had the undercoating refreshed around 2019. The underside pictures were taken right afterwards. Before I left, I saw that the underside is now dusty like it was before.

 

In the dashboard picture you can see a horn button just to the right. I don't know why the mechanic installed this because I just installed a fresh ground wire through the steering column before I left.

 

The car has been well maintained. I have had the car since about 2008. A friend of the family said the previous owner was a doctor based on a permit sticker that used to be on the windshield. I have described the car to the best of my knowledge. I am not responsible for any other faults that I may not be aware of.

 

This is a vintage car. Buyer must be aware that vintage cars need frequent care. Car is sold as is. No refunds accepted for any additional faults or problems that may occur after receiving the car. If the buyer is concerned about defects I may not have discovered, buyer is responsible to arrange for an inspection prior to purchase. No refunds for item not as described. Buyer is responsible to judge from the photos whether or not the car is satisfactory to needs and expectations.

11 hours ago, mogandave said:

 

Did you use TransferWise?

 

Yes

On 11/2/2018 at 1:42 PM, JLCrab said:

Just to note, this is from my online Bangkok Bank account with a test transfer from USA of about $100:

31 Oct 2018 11:48    International Transfer  3,145.12 (baht)

 

The passbook entry has the code: FTT

 

  

Interesting. I just did my first test transfer yesterday into Kasikorn bank. It has the code, "TRN", which I suppose means transfer, but it is also the same code as when I transferred from my other Thai account.

11 hours ago, Cruzn said:

Could someone clarify the distinction between the 400,000 and 800,000 baht accounts?  I understand that the 800,000 is required for one individual.  But if there is married couple, both Americans, is it 400,000 each or 800,000 each?  Thanks!

The Thai extension of stay based on marriage is for marriage to a Thai person. If an American couple is here, there has to be an extension of stay related to the reason you are here.

10 hours ago, pontious said:

When you say SS income letter are you saying 'the embassy letter'?

No. This is the Social Security income certification letter that you download or print from the Social Security website.

11 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

Income into a Thai bank or the 800k, for 90 days, in a Thai bank ?

I didn't talk to them at all about the 800k method. We only talked about using the 65k or 40k monthly income method.

On 10/29/2018 at 5:05 PM, DogNo1 said:

For my one-year extensions of stay, I always presented my embassy-notarized affidavit of income showing that I received more than 65,000 monthly and had copies of three months of bank statements showing that It was deposited into my American checking account each month.  There has been no announcement that the bank statement copies will not continue to be acceptable proof of income.

In your case, the requirement was the affidavit. Your statements were supporting documents that were probably unnecessary.

On 10/29/2018 at 9:46 AM, Jingthing said:

Yes until and unless Thai immigration announces a policy change saying embassy letters are no longer required and details what exactly will be required without them going forward.

For now switching to the bank method is the safest option for continuing extensions in Thailand.

We can all hope that TI will resolve this uncertainty in a clear and definitive manner ASAP but that doesn't mean that they will.
 

Right. For my November transfer, instead of using my ATM card for the full balance, I'm going to use TransferWise to deposit 40k into the Thai bank and use the ATM card as needed on the rest. As the saying goes, it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

On 10/29/2018 at 8:50 AM, ubonjoe said:

That is only on the Thai language page. In English the requirements are listed. To get it in English you click Eng at the top right side of the page.

Screenshot of it in English.

 

 

That's very interesting. I'm attaching a screenshot of the page because on mine there is no English language toggle. So I have to read the Google translation of the Thai version.

 

But as far as the criteria goes, it's very interesting that it says "attach documents proving .... 40,000 per year, such as ... income tax return .... , evidence of receiving a retirement pension, evidence of receiving interest from funds deposit, or evidence of having other funds issued by the relevant agency."

This would indicate that our American income documents are satisfactory.

On the other hand, today I just took my US bank statement, US Social Security income certification letter, and a screenshot of my OPM benefit web page to Chiang Rai immigration, and they said they cannot accept them, and if I wanted to continue to use the income method, I have to show it deposited to a Thai bank.

On 10/28/2018 at 11:35 PM, JackThompson said:

(also @fforest1)

 

And I agree it is a huge mistake - similar to another time in history with another regional power - and likely a similar end - but perhaps without the US blocking the retribution (which the UK wanted), next time.

That's interesting. What was the event that provoked the UK into wanting retribution?

13 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

I don't see that on this page for extensions based upon marriage to Thai. https://www.immigration.go.th/content/service_18

Perhaps you could post a link for the page you were looking at.

Yes. You are on the correct link page. Near the bottom you see this section:

 

Required Documents

1. Thai Sibling case
2. Thai wife case
3. Thai husband case

 

All three of these cases are hot links you can click to get the three PDF files named child.pdf, wife.pdf, and husband.pdf. All three of them are not working and redirect to this link: https://www.immigration.go.th/content/not_found

Actually, the US Embassy FAQ says "a local bank statement showing a monthly deposit of at least 65,000 Thai Baht."

 

It does not, however, say whether it has to be a foreign transfer or if a cash deposit is adequate.

 

On the other hand, the Thai immigration website says, "Proof of income such as a pension or interest. Or dividend, etc.", so they may accept our government letters, etc.

9 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Because their current list of documentation requirements for extsnion using the income method states an Embassy letter is required, and 2 major Embassies no longer provide those letters and apparently discussed this ahead of time with TI and were assurred that people would still be able to get extensions using the income method, but there has been no announcement of the process yet.

Note that the US Embassy notice links to Thai immigration to see the specifics of the "timing and conditions" of the proof of income documentation. Under Required Documents for a marriage extension, the immigration website links to a file called "wife.pdf". The link is currently broken and redirects to this page:

 

https://www.immigration.go.th/content/not_found

Under Required Documents for a retirement extension, there is no link, but only (translated) text that says:

Proof of income such as a pension or interest. Or dividend, etc.

14 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

OK. A highly unusual report. 

There have been a few other isolated reports of immigration offices accepting income documents instead of the embassy affidavit. Of course it's unknown whether this is a local idiosyncrasy or an immigration approved method.

25 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

So his balance was UNDER 800K at time of application? 

Correct

21 hours ago, JackThompson said:

Are you sure they were not showing 800K (400K if married to a Thai) in the bank?  This sounds like the "money-in-the-bank" method - not the "income" method.

No. This person was using the income method.

20 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Sounds like he has been using the bank method not the income method. The bank method has never required an embassy letter!

Sent from my Lenovo A7020a48 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

No. That's incorrect. He was using the income method.

Note this is a change of policy, not a change of law. The only thing that has changed is the policy on what is acceptable evidence of income. Therefore all three options in the Police Order 777 still remain for extension of visa - money in the bank, income, or a combination of income and bank balance. The only question that remains now is what evidence of income is acceptable. Immigration generally doesn't like foreign document in English, but they may decide to accept them. Traditionally Thai bank books with an accompanying bank letter have been accepted. What is unclear at the moment is whether a monthly cash deposit will suffice or whether it has to be a foreign transfer. I used to use the free ACH transfer to the New York branch of Bangkok Bank until I went into a Thai branch and asked why the exchange rate was so poor. They said that the regular SWIFT fee was being deducted from my transfer before showing as available in my account in Thailand!

 

A consensus here expects a lot of people on retirement extensions to switch to marriage extensions. This is ironic because immigration offices have been switching people with marriage extensions to retirement in order to reduce their workload. Now the new policy will mean a lot of paperwork from people submitting marriage extensions!

3 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

3 hours ago, RCS said:

Has it been verified by Thai Immigration that presenting a Thai bank book showing average deposits greater than 65K per month for the past year satisfies the proof of income requirement?   They would all be wired from overseas and then spent in drips and drabs during the month.   

3 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

The simple answer is no.

Speaking with a friend today, he confirmed that he has a friend who has always used this method of proof of income. He has never used the Embassy Affidavit. Typically when presented a bank passbook, immigration requires that it be freshly updated and accompanied by a letter from the bank. I think the real issue here is whether it is going to have to show transfer from abroad or whether it will be sufficient to pull 65,000 from your US bank and then deposit it right back into your Thai account. If the cash deposit is insufficient income, it is considerably more expensive to do a bank transfer from abroad. The Police Order only specifies proof of income, not what you do with it, so maybe it's not even necessary to move the entire 65,000 into Thailand.

5 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Thai Police order 777/2551 hasn't changed thus Thai Immigration's requirements haven't changed.

 

Retired

 

Lump sum of 800k seasoned or 65k/month income, either of them in a Thai bank account in the applicants name.

 

Married

 

Lump sum of 400k seasoned or 40k/month income, either of them in a Thai bank account in the applicants name.

 

No foreign documents are acceptable.

Looking at the Police Order, the quoted text above appears to be your personal commentary. That text does not appear in the Police Order.

1 hour ago, Berkshire said:

All universities have a minimum number of credits that one needs to take at that university to earn their degree.  For example, you can't do all of your coursework at some state university, then go to Harvard and take one class and expect a degree from Harvard.  Not sure why your ex would just "abandon" her Masters, she could have easily just put it on hold.   

That's a good point. Still it's strange that not even the university where she studied would accept her prior work, and that the others would not allow any of it at all to transfer.