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Just offer the pensioners full pension benefits, when they stay abroad, and they will be happy to relocate here volountarily.

I am from Denmark, and sadly will have to return to an EU country, if I want to receive full pension benefits. In Thailand I can only receive around 1/3 of the full pension benefits. (Half pension, no free health insurance, no reduced prices for pensioners and no accomodation co-payment).

Anyone know if there will be special prices for foreigners?

As I said to the sales lady, 'It would be perfect if I was 60'.

How old are you? 70??

Now also available at the Honda dealer in Thepparak Road (Rinrad Building). Price THB 160,000 all included. Unfortunately they offered me only THB 48,000 for my only 11 months old PCX 150 with only 1,400 kms so no deal today. Also no possibility for a test drive today, as they had only the one inside the shop.

The Forza 300 seems very large compared to the PCX, so maybe not a better choice for the congested roads in BKK. I think I will keep my PCX 150 which is still like new for another year, if I don´t find someone, who will pay me the THB 60,000 I was expecting.

Honda Phuket still dont have one, there is a suprise!

The Forza 300 is NOT expected to be available from dealers before March 2013. Please post here, as soon as you see it available in the shop.

It's about time that all guilty parties would be taking responsibility instead of shuffling around the blame. The seller in this case is not only a victim, but also a perpetrator by selling those fake goods in the first place (and being fully aware that they're fake), thus equally guilty as the police trying to extort "bail money". If you're selling fake goods you shouldn't be all too surprised that eventually "someone" is going to take that as a pretext for fleecing you one way or another - and it serves you right.

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It's about time that all guilty parties would be taking responsibility instead of shuffling around the blame. The seller in this case is not only a victim, but also a perpetrator by selling those fake goods in the first place (and being fully aware that they're fake), thus equally guilty as the police trying to extort "bail money". If you're selling fake goods you shouldn't be all too surprised that eventually "someone" is going to take that as a pretext for fleecing you one way or another - and it serves you right.

Is the software you use on your computer licensed? If are using fake goods and should be punished also. The fake goods would not exist, if there were not buyers My Microsoft 7 is licensed.

Is the software you use on your computer licensed? If are using fake goods and should be punished also. The fake goods would not exist, if there were not buyers My Microsoft 7 is licensed.

If the original products were available and affordable (let´s just imagine for a person on minimum wage), there would not be such a huge market for counterfeited goods. Not only the vendors, but also the copyright owners are responsible.

I would not buy counterfeited software at all, if it was available and affordable, but I currently have to pay the same for a private Microsoft Office pack, as a small business, even though I only need to write one page (in Word) a month.

Public toilets and small incinerators would be even more usefull, around the spots where the motorbike taxi guys hang out when waiting for customers.

well if this accurate there will be a pcx 150 for sale, and yes of course there will be bigger tyres if not, its cheap enough to buy quality bigger tyres, as i have done for the PCX 150.

The 2013 Forza has a 13" wheel in the back and a 14" wheel in the front according to this website. A trunk for 2 helmets sounds really nice.

What kind of quality bigger tyres did you buy for your PCX 150? I am currently looking for new quality tyres for mine.

Chinatown has a better selection and pricing. Michelins and Perelli's. Did I spell Perelli's correctly?

Are you sure that the Michelin and Pirelli tyres in Chinatown are not counterfeited? Lots of counterfeited tyres in Thailand, is the information in many forum´s.

Do you by any chance have an name and an adress of the supplier in Chinatown?

In "Paradise Park" shopping mall (Srinakarin Road) in Bangkok, and probably several other places, there are containers set up, so that people can donate their older and currently useless it equipment. Someone will repair all the donated items (if possible), or use these as spare parts, for the benefit of training students in computer repair and help poor people in Thailand, who can´t afford to buy it-equipment. I have personally already donated several things and strongly hope, that others will do the same.

Amazing Thailand. May I suggest a 365 day crime crackdown?

Those new quality tourists strikes again.

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The new Forza 300 has now officially been presented to dealers in Thailand. Just waiting for the price and exact release date. I still believe mid January / next week.

Unfortunately it looks like, that we will have to wait until March, to get a ride on the Forza 300. Only a brochure (not for keeps) was available in the shop. The colors will be red, white and black only, as for the PCX, so I will go for the black color.

The dealer told me, that it will be produced in Thailand, so this means a much more competitive price.

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The new Forza 300 has now officially been presented to dealers in Thailand. Just waiting for the price and exact release date. I still believe mid January / next week.

All those new quality tourists.............

althought big wing honda in Chiang Mai had the 700cc integra scooter looking thing on its show room floor

Hmmm.. Is there a cut off for the size of bikes sold by Big Wing? At what point do bikes and or scooters become BIG. Or is it a local vs. imported split?

Everything larger than the cbr250 seems to be only available from big wing

although ,if theyre not selling enough they may allow the scooter dealers to sell them

This new 300cc Scooter is supposed to be sold from the same dealers, where you also buy Klick, PCX and CBR150/250.

[ quote ] Sym importer M-bike are selling the 300i for 150000 baht at the moment. Because it's over 250cc and produced outside of Thailand in Taiwan it is hit with a high duty. The price is more to do with the Thai government than Sym and would be much lower without the extra duty levied on it and it's 400i sibling. I believe the Forza 300 is manufactured in Japan so probably won't be as cheap as we'd hope for. It does look classy though, especially in silver, and I like the custom look of the chopped screen and fat tyres. I still think the maxi scoots don't have much in common with scooters, they are more in a two wheeler class of their own - the feet forwards machines. With all day comfort and great fuel economy I think they should attract attention from a wide variety of riders

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If the Honda 300cc scooter is manufactured in Thailand, it should definitely not cost over THB 150.000 which is the price of SYM 300i. If the Honda 300cc scooter is imported from Japan, the price will easily hit THB 200.000 or above and then it is not value for money, compared to the PCX 150. I would love to have a more comfortable bike to ride than the PCX though.

well if this accurate there will be a pcx 150 for sale, and yes of course there will be bigger tyres if not, its cheap enough to buy quality bigger tyres, as i have done for the PCX 150.

The 2013 Forza has a 13" wheel in the back and a 14" wheel in the front according to this website. A trunk for 2 helmets sounds really nice.

What kind of quality bigger tyres did you buy for your PCX 150? I am currently looking for new quality tyres for mine.

12 years ago Guangzhou airport was the most boring of all in the world. If no changes, you should spend the time slapping yourself, for being such a cheap Charlie, when buying this ticket.

Last 2 posts a bit odd, maybe in your area ? around where I live 1st on the shelves/fringe was Pepsi Max cans, then came the 1.45 bottles.. oddly the 'new' 1.45 bottles are the same price as the out going 1.25 bottles

Not far from my Village the local 7/11 has Pepsi Max, both in cans and 1.45 bottles, as has the next one 3 km away

​Edit: Yes they also have that est stuff, Thais are buying it, but notice it is always on Promotion....... local 7/11 is 16 baht per 1 lt bottle, price stamped on label is 20 baht.. or buy 2 get 1 Free..

Must be due to a distribution problem in Srinakarin area then. The last week I have visited Foodland, Tesco Lotus, Makro, Max Valu, Tops, 7/11 and as late as yesterday Villa Market. Non of these had any Pepsi cans on the shelves. I will keep looking, as they must be available soon, if you have them in your area.

Pepsi is back in the supermarkets, including Pepsi Max which I will buying for my Christmas. I will not buy into a product which, in my opinion, is stealing the market (like they managed to get together the new product/marketing/chain in the time between the deal collapsing and the product hitting the market....that marketing is just a LITTLE familiar. To me it looks like the collapsed the deal intentionally to get the run on their former business partner.) and tastes like somebody has tipped an ashtray in Pepsi.

The convenience store market has been sown up by Thai Bev for now, but this will change again as 7/11 determine that they are missing out on business to Tesco Lotus, etc by not having the option. 3-6 months for a return to the shelves across the board. Bear in mind that Chang's insertion did not have to fight with a serious international heavyweight with HUGE budgets at their disposal. Should be interesting.

Here in Bangkok east (Srinakarin), still no sign of Pepsi Max and no sign of canned Pepsi products at all.

I only drink one Pepsi Max can a day, so the 1,5 liter bottles are not for me, as I need the fizzyness of a fresk opened Pepsi Max can. I also prefer the taste of canned Pepsi over plastic bottled Pepsi so much, that I would not even consider to buy Pepsi in plastic bottles.

Until canned Pepsi Max is back on the shelves, I will continue to drink canned Coke Zero instead, as in my opinion this is the best substitute for canned Pepsi Max.

For the new EST cola, I have bought one for tasting weeks ago, but can not even get myself to open it, due to the cowardly strategy of Serm Suk (suck).

Best and cheapest motorbike rental in Ao Nang is the large one located in south Ao Nang, where the beach road turns 90 degrees to the left about 100 meters up the hill on the left hand side. The motorbike rental on the beach Road itself (Noi) has become too expensive these days. No insurance for rental motorbikes available anywhere in Thailand, so lock the bike properly and park in a safe place. You pay any costs for repair and THB 50.000 only if the bike is stolen and not found. The Krabi area is beautiful and quite safe to drive around.

If you rent a bike in the rental shop, they will ask you to keep your original passport. Try to negotiate this to be a drivers license or a copy of the passport instead, or rent via the resort where they already have a copy of your credit card and passport.

Many of the small tour agencies in Ao Nang have houses for rent as well. Just take a look around after you have arrived.