UmpaLumpa

I have been trying to cancel my booking for april 3 at 13.30 pm so somebody can take my place

seems like there is no way to cancel it??

anybody knows how to do it???

I am having a Honda city CNG and I pay in average 130 THB per filling. My average mileage for this tank is 200 km. I can get up to 230 if I drive long distance.

do CNG tanks have only a range of 200km??

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Pu Jareun Kanchang (name of the car seat repair shop) near Central airport plaza.

thanks cmbe for your reply.

hace you ever used them? if yes, did they do a good job?

That is obviously 2.66 baht per km. My LPG truck get about 1.8-2.0 baht per km. Even at 1.5 baht / km you would save 3000 per month.

You'll have to figure out how much you would get for your used Fortuner and how much you would pay for a replacement ecocar etc.

There is no free ride!

A little bit less right foot would probably be enough?

you are right. the problem is: I'm always late!

thanks for your replies to everybody!

There is a hybrid Civic for little over 1mln and City with CNG for much less,but you need to have access to a CNG filling station...

Hi, thanks for your reply

I read that it takes 5 to 8 years to start saving money on Hybrids, considering the premium you pay at purchase.

Looks like you pay 1 mill for the 1.5 engine hybrid

when you can have the same car 1.8 engine for 800,000 which runs, if I am correct, on E20

Hi,

I would like to repair a cut in my leather seat, preferably by a professional

any suggestions?

thanks

Hi,

at present I have a toyota fortuner 3.0 diesel auto 4*4, I drive about 100km per day so i spend about 8000 per month on fuel

I am wondering how would I save on fuel costs If i sell it and buy a CNG car or hybrid car?

Also, what car should I buy to optimize?

bear in mind that I have 3 kids so cannot to for brio-sized cars and I want automatic

so I was thinking abour Civic , Altis, not want to spend more that 900.000-1.000.000b

any suggestions apreciated

I wet today for my visa extension at early morning, all the papers in order same as last year, letter from bank and bankbook updated yesterday,

the lady at Imm said everything okay but we need you to:

- go to the bank

- deposit (don't withdraw) any amount, ie 100 baht

- update book

- make 2 copies

and come back

thats what i did and everything went smoothly.

apparently it's a new directive from bangkok, i guess it will apply to any visa extension that requires bank book

So everyone that goes with a bank book has to the leg it to the nearest updating machine afterwards.

Access into Airport Plaza isn't until 11 am........ridiculous!

What's the point of making an early appointment?........double bloody ridiculous!

exactly.. the first option is to go to the nearest atm/update machine before the appointment.

alternatively, I would go the night before, just after midnight, make a transfer from another account to mine, and update the book. the problem is there arent many update machines around that are accessible after midnight.

in my case, I had read the earlier posts on this subject, and came with the motorbike so I was able to go the the bank (next to Tesco) and be back in about 15 minutes. my wife was still at the desk with the Imm officer. and the bank clerk made 2 copies for me of the updated book which saved me queuing at the xerox at immigration.

the reason for this new rule is that many people have emptied their accounts just after getting the letter for the bank (for what reason i dont know, maybe they had borrowed the money) so they want to avoid this.. but it doesnt really solve the problem as people might still empy it just after having submitted the papers. other measures would have probably been more effective.

anyways theres not much use in complaining as it would be as hitting a wall. so just comply and thats it..

its actually not so hard to organise and probably less inconvenient than other solutions which i prefer to keep for myself.

as they say, dont crap on your doorstep

IMO only.....do it the day before, but it's Up2U.

totally agree with you as you say 'its ridiculous'

but they wanted it done.

it would be interesting to have feedback from more people to see if they want this from everyone.

I wet today for my visa extension at early morning, all the papers in order same as last year, letter from bank and bankbook updated yesterday,

the lady at Imm said everything okay but we need you to:

- go to the bank

- deposit (don't withdraw) any amount, ie 100 baht

- update book

- make 2 copies

and come back

thats what i did and everything went smoothly.

apparently it's a new directive from bangkok, i guess it will apply to any visa extension that requires bank book

So everyone that goes with a bank book has to the leg it to the nearest updating machine afterwards.

Access into Airport Plaza isn't until 11 am........ridiculous!

What's the point of making an early appointment?........double bloody ridiculous!

exactly.. the first option is to go to the nearest atm/update machine before the appointment.

alternatively, I would go the night before, just after midnight, make a transfer from another account to mine, and update the book. the problem is there arent many update machines around that are accessible after midnight.

in my case, I had read the earlier posts on this subject, and came with the motorbike so I was able to go the the bank (next to Tesco) and be back in about 15 minutes. my wife was still at the desk with the Imm officer. and the bank clerk made 2 copies for me of the updated book which saved me queuing at the xerox at immigration.

the reason for this new rule is that many people have emptied their accounts just after getting the letter for the bank (for what reason i dont know, maybe they had borrowed the money) so they want to avoid this.. but it doesnt really solve the problem as people might still empy it just after having submitted the papers. other measures would have probably been more effective.

anyways theres not much use in complaining as it would be as hitting a wall. so just comply and thats it..

its actually not so hard to organise and probably less inconvenient than other solutions which i prefer to keep for myself.

as they say, dont crap on your doorstep

I wet today for my visa extension at early morning, all the papers in order same as last year, letter from bank and bankbook updated yesterday,

the lady at Imm said everything okay but we need you to:

- go to the bank

- deposit (don't withdraw) any amount, ie 100 baht

- update book

- make 2 copies

and come back

thats what i did and everything went smoothly.

apparently it's a new directive from bangkok, i guess it will apply to any visa extension that requires bank book

thanks for the avdvice!!

Hi,

Planning to cover a wall with natural stone.

Looking for a contractor who can do a good job. Anybody know one??

Also, what cost am I looking at??

Something similar to che picture attached..

Any feedback apreciated!

I renewed mine again today, 1 month early again. Every time I've renewed it, I do it a month early. I did mine in Bangkok, and I'm sure the same applies country wide.

hi, was yours a retirement extension ?

UmpaLumpa say: by mistake i booked at immigration for march insead of april and the cue system is fully booked for april.

I moved new to Bangkok, is there any "cue system" and where I can find the link to fix / book a meeting? I was used from Parachuap Khiri Khan just walk in ... Thanks a lot for advice ...

For Bangkok there isn't a "cue system" that I know of. To begin, you need to go to your bank in the basement to get your bank letter and update your bank book(s) for the day you are applying. Then get your bank book(s) copied then proceed up to the cue desk with your application to get your number.

the online cue booking is on the Chiang Mai Immigration website, dont know if other cities have it too but havent heard of any

Hi,

is it possible to make the first Retirement Visa extention one month before the actual expiry of the visa?

by mistake i booked at immigration for march insead of april and the cue system is fully booked for april.

Sounds like a ball joint or an arm (although sounds like you've had the alignment checked which SHOULD have discovered that).

Is it a tight/sharp vibration or does it shake loosely - possibly even noisily?

it's like driving on bumps , with some noise like takatakataka

Now you are making sense, Takarakataka means you are low on break-fluid or your (direct-wheel) brake blocks have been abused(possibly while driving down the mountain)...

Replace them and report back.

hi Dancealot, i think you nailed it. it all started after I have been on a mountain, with a strong slope on the way down. although the break fluid box seems full, I will have the brake blocks checked. I will report back!

Sounds like a ball joint or an arm (although sounds like you've had the alignment checked which SHOULD have discovered that).

Is it a tight/sharp vibration or does it shake loosely - possibly even noisily?

it's like driving on bumps , with some noise like takatakataka

ABS, had the same problem. Did sort itself out. How many miles/KM has it done ?. Cos it could be as stated above.

its 4 yrs old and 67000km

had a noise in the past, especially when we hit bumps, finally they discovered it was a rubber from the hood that was badly positioned..

just to let you kmow , i understnd nothing about engines.

is it serious? ie how much should i expect to pay to fix the problem if i bring to toyota?

hi,

i drive a fortuner 4*4 automatic,

lately when i am at medium-high speet and push on the brakes, the car starts shaking-vibrating, i can see the steering wheel shaking too..

the tyre shop says everything looks aligned

wht can the problem be?

There is a translator on the street that runs beside the US consulate here in Chiang Mai.

do you know if his translations look official?

thanks for your replies!

does anybody know if immigration can make a letter in English that states my address here?

i have to send proof of my addess to europe