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you need a yellow book, invaluable, would not be without mine.

Invaluable ? What do you use your Yellow Book for ?

It not even accepted as proof of address for a Thai Driving License now...

Yes it is where I live, also for buying cars pickups bikes tractors in my name, getting hospital treatment at thai rates, registering phones buying new phones, worth its weight in gold, and very very useful when renewing visa extensions, getting all utility bills in my name etc etc.

For the life of me why do work horse pickups need 6 or 7 gears, or are there so called modern diesels totally lacking torque? 5 gears should be plenty.

Or a yellow book for where you live.

you need a yellow book, invaluable, would not be without mine.

Fix Or Repair Daily, FORD.

How any one can only have a battery last one year baffles me, my Jazz one lasted 4 years, my ford ranger 6 years, my current Mitsubishi Pajero is over 4 years, my Honda PCX just 5 years. Baffled??

Well udonmap are just the same should be called udon dodgy advertiser, I believe here most adds are google based.

And yes they are about as much use as a chocolate fireguard, purely cosmetic.

Good stainless is not magnetic and is certainly not coated tin, most so called stainless here is cheap coated tin. just loof at the welds a complete giveaway. If you know what to look for, if proper stainless the weld will look raw and not coated, if coated it is the cheap crap they call stainless here.

See if a magnet sticks to it??

Sorry forgot to say live in the sticks in Loei province

True 3g via aircard, very good 5gb 981 baht and works 100% of the time, for tV True gold and at 1580 a bargain excellent programmes with F1 Moto GP Golf etc etc Bargain.

If you think you have stainless continue living the dream!!!!!!!55555555555

I have never seen proper stainless steel here, even my so called stainless water tank rusted out, just total crap. PS i have better things to do than sit at a computer all day F

Stainless NO CHANCE, just chrome plated tin.

This is all well and good for those with sufficient income 65000 or 800000 in the bank, unfortunately my mates can due neither but want to live out their lives here, so have no choice.

Understood,but that way they could get almost 15 months before having to go home and getting another O Visa without requiring proof of income or saving.

But that is assuming they can afford the regular trips,a Years ticket(which is,a believe the maximum allowed)is about £200 more than a a normal return flight from the UK.

Also there's the combination method,mixed income(gross)and saving's totalling 800,000.

I've friends the same,almost trapped in poverty at home,a real shame.

All my friends buy return tickets here, so not a problem and as far as they are concerned their quality of life here far exceeds anything they could do in the UK. Thay are very happy and do have to watch their spending but have a good life.

What about the income/money in the bank?

This is all well and good for those with sufficient income 65000 or 800000 in the bank, unfortunately my mates can due neither but want to live out their lives here, so have no choice.

Many people stay here using this method, multi entry not o visa from embassy in london, border run every 90 days will give 15 months if timed correctly then back to uk, get a new visa and come back for another 15 months with border runs every 90 days. Requirements over 65 with proof of UK state pension.

This actually suits me because I am going back to the UK once a year. Would you be kind enough to elaborate here please? - what visa to apply for in London?

You would apply for a multiple entry non-o visa,

I think you will have to apply at one of the consulates in the UK in person. The embassy normally only does OA visas.

You can now only apply at the Thai Embassy in London, it can be done via post, my old mates do it every year. Used to be able to use the consulates but cannot now.

Many people stay here using this method, multi entry not o visa from embassy in london, border run every 90 days will give 15 months if timed correctly then back to uk, get a new visa and come back for another 15 months with border runs every 90 days. Requirements over 65 with proof of UK state pension.

Would probably be worth your while staying in the UK for a sufficiently long period before applying for another non-O visa in order to qualify for the annual State Pension increases you would otherwise miss out on!

Not me, not old enough yet. and not worth it in my opinion, too cheap to live here compared to ripp off uk!!

Many people stay here using this method, multi entry not o visa from embassy in london, border run every 90 days will give 15 months if timed correctly then back to uk, get a new visa and come back for another 15 months with border runs every 90 days. Requirements over 65 with proof of UK state pension.

If the new wheels are too big, the gearing will be way out and the speedo will be so far out as to be useless, why bother at all, also from what I have seen the quality of these aftremarket wheels is suspect, having seen so many out of true with massive dents.

Thanks EBC for all your quick replies, however I have decided to stick with new OE pads for my Pajero, the last set have done 130000 kms and work well do not fade in the mountains and do not deposit black dust on my alloy wheels and best of all only cost 2100 baht, bargain.

Easy money for them as so many do not have a licence at all. Far easier to just pay 200 - 400 baht 3 or 4 times a year, at most.

Which are recommended for normal highway use? and does the price include ems postage?

No 7 days to pay.