Talok

I don't understand the flaming posts earlier. Some peeps have problems with themselves and can't resist to take it out on others that they deem "smarter" as themselves

Steve's options are well motivated, show expertise, are explained very clearly and apparently work with full approval of any Thai regulations whatsoever.

It's not for nothing the posts are not moderated away - apart from his company being a sponsor...

So i say thanks for the useful info!

Looking at old and cheap cars for sale is a wearying job ... Full of disapointment and misinformation. Particularly when on a tight budget.

Most of the dealers were more honest in their appraisal of there vehicles than i remember in the UK and were also helpful. Test drives were not a problem. Private sellers were more optimistic about values and perhaps a little forgetful about specification and mileage.

But now its all over..................... now more mags to buy, no internet to trawl for adds for sale. Its bought.

1996 VOLVO 460 AUTO, 1 FAMILY OWNED, 125,000 KM, NOT TOO BATTERED ABOUT BY THE LADY OF THE HOUSE.

ALL FOR 110,000BAHTS

I could not bring myself to buy a Daewoo or Hyundai or late 80's Toyota.

So thanks to everyone for submitting responses to my various posts for information

Excellent choise. I got one too recently, bit older (1977), bit cheaper (40K........ ), but they're un-breakable them old Volvos.

I think they see it more as a way to combat foreigners working illigaly in Thailand

Very true Robbloc. Then again, are farang working illegally stealing jobs from Thais ? I haven't seen to many farang taxi drivers, policemen, etc. around town. These rules keep getting tighter due to paranoid law makers more than anything else.

Yes, don't let farang buy land and houses if you must but why scare away people who spend money here ? I can see the Philippine government smiling from here. It will only benefit them.

Hey Oz,

Well the bottom line is farangs staying here on tourist visa's and/or 30-day-stay entry-stamps indefinately and - pardon my french and the illustration - exploiting the country's poor little cuties from Isaan (while "spending monny" surely but marginally, the ecomomic arguement of losers paying barfines and ST(D)s is quite rediculous, mate ), lil bit working as dodgy English teachers and boiler-room and time-sharing artists with Kao-San-certificates, are kinda being washed out, seems innit? "Oh shit they're on to us" I hear them blabber...

Let's not kid ourselves, the Thai are well aware of the mis-use of their own unintentinal flexibility on possibilities and all sorts of legal loop-holes for undesirables to stay here for no legitemate reason wiv no credentials/papers to show for it. There's nothing to worry about if you have a legitemate reason and actually contribute, u of all persons shud know that, Oz (i know you know, just abit ranting here).

I personally "exploit a little cutie from Isaan" myself (as she does exploit me), but me hav jobbie, company, paying tax in TH, WP + appropriate year visa, the permanent outlook, the works. So do you.

Tourists on Tourist Visas are at what they are, Tourists, and now have to keep it that way. Then they F off and save up monny from Farangland to haul back (yes, you can "stay" here, just plan 6 months brakes in, Dodos), and taz better for the economy, i say, or whatever.

"Any chance of an explanation from one of you permanent residents without visa concerns? Is it purely out of boredom you reply to these threads, or is there some deeper reason?"

Well, here's your explanation, Tropo...

"i have been here since november 2006 (i have been her for 5 years going home for 2 weeks once a year, almost). i arrived on a 6 month tourist visa (3 month double entry) + extensions, then a 2 month tourist visa = extension from laos, followed by a 2 month double entry tourist visa (again from laos)

get a grip" ...

"get a grip", Kopite? I "get" a headache reading your silly visa adventures, frankly

I fail to see the problem, here.......