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Sorry but your posts are confusing.

I have hijacked nothing and I think you will find my first post very informative for any expats wishing to buy a car.

Would you care to let me know what part of your post is very informative ?

I know nothing of the "story" either.

And certainly not paranoid about anything, let alone buying a car or a bike. Maybe not in every instance, however I am aware of several purchases being negotiated more favorably by a Thai than an expat.

I was referring to my first post. My direct answer to the OP.

I fear those suggestions (whilst right) will bring out the know-it-alls who will accuse you of hiding behind your wife instead of not dealing with the matter yourself.

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"I fear those suggestions (whilst right) will bring out the know-it-alls who will accuse you of hiding behind your wife instead of not dealing with the matter yourself."

And this is a problem if it will save you a chunk of cash !

Not at all, Malt29 but you will see from TV posts after yours, that some (not me) are bound to disagree.

They are so smart (& predictable) that they cannot see the wood from the trees.

Have a good long weekend!

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Please feel free to guide me and help me to realise any mistakes I have made.

By the way...I said nothing about any dealers in Sissaket(phonetically correct).

It was an "agent". The story was well known. Surprised you hadn't heard about it.

Are people really so paranoid about dual pricing that they can't even buy a car?

The prices are listed. Ask to see them. Most dealers will have a monthly promotion. Ask to see that too. Most of the promotions are actually offered by the finance companies so by paying cash you are likely to be offered less.

At the end of the day they want the sale and you will get the same deal as anyone.

That said, beware of buying a ford in Sissaket. That may cost you.

Things made today are of a much cheaper construction and designed to be replaced rather than repaired in many cases. That said parts, when available, are often only from importer/maker or sometimes from a shop that does repairs. Other than one firm that offers some such items, basically electronic, do not know of any multi source suppliers.

Or LG 42" TV died after a year and repair would have cost 5-6k for new screen and advised better to buy new unit (was not another).

My LG42 screen packed up too.

The electronics guy that I use informed me that LG and TCL are the same parts. He put a TCL screen in for 2k. That was 2 years ago. Still going.

Hiding behind the wife? What a ridiculous statement. I have a good friend who has been here more than twenty five years. He speaks reasonable Thai. He gets totally frustrated especially trying to deal with True Internet and with many other things. He is single and my wife often has to straighten out problems for him. If not for my wife, he would likely have had a stroke or heart attack by now.

There's the problem then. 25 years and only reasonable Thai?????????

I forgot about the internet. I sorted that too.

Quite often Thai people will not be strong enough in the complaint. I have personally helped expats in situations that their wife has not been able to rectify because she is not forceful enough. I approach the situation in a polite but firm way. That way the problems get resolved.

Obviously everyone is not as smart and savvy as you are. You really should be careful who you negotiate with. Many Thais do not like the strong firm treatment.

I said firm and polite. I have never had a problem. I was in the service industry back in UK so know how to do things. I always respect the person I am talking too and remember that I am in Thailand and things need to be handled differently.

Good point.

That Irish lad showed how not to do it with Jomtien immigration.

Was he buying land fill?

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I hope not because his negotiation skills were not up to much.

I bet Jesus loves him but.....

I agree, It's just like being too smug really.

"smug".

I guess that is an abbreviation for "Seen Messing Up at Gary's".

Yes. Sorry about that.

I paid 350 baht last year in Buriram. There was a lot of road construction going on at the time so it was difficult to get and the price was slightly higher. I did get a free truck load for every 15 that came. I had a total of 60 truck loads.

Hiding behind the wife? What a ridiculous statement. I have a good friend who has been here more than twenty five years. He speaks reasonable Thai. He gets totally frustrated especially trying to deal with True Internet and with many other things. He is single and my wife often has to straighten out problems for him. If not for my wife, he would likely have had a stroke or heart attack by now.

There's the problem then. 25 years and only reasonable Thai?????????

I forgot about the internet. I sorted that too.

Quite often Thai people will not be strong enough in the complaint. I have personally helped expats in situations that their wife has not been able to rectify because she is not forceful enough. I approach the situation in a polite but firm way. That way the problems get resolved.

Obviously everyone is not as smart and savvy as you are. You really should be careful who you negotiate with. Many Thais do not like the strong firm treatment.

I said firm and polite. I have never had a problem. I was in the service industry back in UK so know how to do things. I always respect the person I am talking too and remember that I am in Thailand and things need to be handled differently.

Hiding behind the wife? What a ridiculous statement. I have a good friend who has been here more than twenty five years. He speaks reasonable Thai. He gets totally frustrated especially trying to deal with True Internet and with many other things. He is single and my wife often has to straighten out problems for him. If not for my wife, he would likely have had a stroke or heart attack by now.

There's the problem then. 25 years and only reasonable Thai?????????

I forgot about the internet. I sorted that too.

Quite often Thai people will not be strong enough in the complaint. I have personally helped expats in situations that their wife has not been able to rectify because she is not forceful enough. I approach the situation in a polite but firm way. That way the problems get resolved.

I speak Thai very well. I have never had a problem dealing with Thais.

In fact, most of the time they are grateful that an expat has managed to pick up the language so well.

And yes. I did buy some land. I looked at it, liked it and paid, the right price for it. That is called "buying". I then gave it to my wife.

So I am working in Indonesia and need to get to Savannakhet to renew the marriage Visa, only problem is I forgot the envelope with all the doc's which are at home with the family in Thailand.

My question is do I really need any original documents or are copies ok, and if so can scanned copies of wife signature be accepted, or will I need the wife to send me originals and other documents signed to me in Indonesia via DHL before I leave.

I will be flying via Bangkok but only transit onto Savannakhet.

Thanks

You need original signatures. You also need the original of the marriage certificate.

I love all this talk of "farang price".

Why don't some people just learn a bit of the language, grow some balls and stop hiding behind their wife?

On the other hand, maybe continue as you are. It's always good for a laugh.

No matter how well you can speak Thai to have your wife or g/f do the negotiations (or a least oversee and have a final say) is always a better proposition than trying to negotiate a deal by yourself.

Always provided however that the wife/gf have your best interests at heart. You're not going to believe this but its true. A farang (an American but it could have been any foreigner) bought bought several hundred rai in this district. (in wife's name of course). This bloke was a keen fisherman and decided he would excavate a large lake on this property, fill it with fish, and try renting out cottages for fishing trips.He left the negotiations for the excavation to his wife. She informed him that she had managed to get a good price for hiring a front end loader and that it would only cost HIM X amount of baht to get the dirt carried away.

Yes she managed to convince the dumb cluck that he had to pay for the soil removal. She therefore got him to pay for hundreds and hundreds of loads of soil to be removed whilst she was of course collecting handsomely for every load that left the property.

Needless to say the relationship didn't last when he found out he had been duped. He was out hundreds of thousands of baht for being so stupid. Why didn't he get onto Thai Visa or ask a local falang the score..

Caveat Emptor.

I have bought land, built two houses, bout bikes, cars, all sorts of things and have always negotiated myself. Always got the deal I want. If one can speak Thai then it is far far better to negotiate onesself.

I have total faith in my wife and have never had any issues in 18 years with her but I don't see the point in having to always ask her for help.

The good old days of 70 bht to the pound are long gone , , RIP GBP.

The last time it was 70 was over 10 years ago and we havent hit the lows of 2013 (44.13)...so cants see where the RIP comes in ?

You have walking around with your eyes shut or your head buried in the sand for the last 10 years at least

GBP was over 70 THB in 2008. Remember it well as we finished building our house just before the crash.

I love all this talk of "farang price".

Why don't some people just learn a bit of the language, grow some balls and stop hiding behind their wife?

On the other hand, maybe continue as you are. It's always good for a laugh.

Sorry. Got me there.

I guess at a fundamental error in simple pronoun usage.

With all of the different dates mentioned, why hasn't someone looked at the calendar, Kwaibah is usually the expert on this.

It would seem that the 15th is likely the last day that Buriram residents will be using Kap Cheong.

That then give the authorities 5 days to move and get ready, 16th and 17th is the weekend and 18th to 20th is a public holiday.

Looks like 21st could be the first day of opening.

Which month and what year..

Nice to see you two still sticking together. Lovely.

Bearing in mind this thread has mentioned "this month" and such many times it would seem that your comment is inane.

Very true. You don't have to be a star, man to understand that it's June 2016.

ALL immigration offices will be closed on 18,19 & 20th of this month.

Hey Dude. You had your fill of pot?

July not June.

With all of the different dates mentioned, why hasn't someone looked at the calendar, Kwaibah is usually the expert on this.

It would seem that the 15th is likely the last day that Buriram residents will be using Kap Cheong.

That then give the authorities 5 days to move and get ready, 16th and 17th is the weekend and 18th to 20th is a public holiday.

Looks like 21st could be the first day of opening.

Which month and what year..

Nice to see you two still sticking together. Lovely.

Bearing in mind this thread has mentioned "this month" and such many times it would seem that your comment is inane.

With all of the different dates mentioned, why hasn't someone looked at the calendar, Kwaibah is usually the expert on this.

It would seem that the 15th is likely the last day that Buriram residents will be using Kap Cheong.

That then give the authorities 5 days to move and get ready, 16th and 17th is the weekend and 18th to 20th is a public holiday.

Looks like 21st could be the first day of opening.

It's the same every year.

The close to run their 6 monthly audit.

I am not in Bangkok and I can charge 400 baht per hour.

I have one on one classes and group. For a group class I teach 400 baht for up to 4 students. Then it goes up 100 baht per new student.

certification/notarization of passport is done at your Embassy/Consulate and is needed at some government offices for issuing of certain documents, this may also require a translation of the certification...

That said, I have never heard of a non-government entity asking for something like that.

Certified and notarized is a different kettle of fish.

I needed "certified" translations to apply for a passport.

Translation on headed notepaper with a stamp "certified as a true translation" from a local translation service was all I needed to do.

When I needed a "notarized" copy of a marriage certificate I had to go to Embassy and MFA.

I did mine last Thursday in Kap Cheong.

Copy of visa page, photo page and most recent entry stamp from old passport. Copy of photo page of new passport.

Form filled out at immigration. 200 baht. Done.

The idea of putting yourself at risk is minimal.

So long as you don't tread on anyone's toes or upset anyone you will be OK.

I spent a while teaching the kids of the tax office and the labour department. They don't really worry too much about it.

Cod liver oil capsules is one of the best ways to consume Omega 3.

Just take one a day and eat normally.

Works for me.

The road to Ubon is where there are many trucks. The areas of 2 lanes will be slow.

I have done the Roi Et route of these. Nice drive.

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