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3 hours ago, mikebike said:

I thought my post was dripping with satire... apparently some of you took me seriously...

Ahh yes I did .... sorry for that.

Btw, any of that crap Hoekstra spewed, burning cars and politicians by muslims, no go zones, and f.i. sharia zones, ain't happening in NL, and almost certainly will not.

1 hour ago, mikebike said:

Are these "no-go" zones anything like the ones in the Netherlands? I have heard from Ambassador Pete Hoekstra that there are cars being burnt, there are politicians that are being burnt… there are no-go zones in the Netherlands. Do you know if the Swedish "no-go" zones are the same as the ones Ambassador Hoekstra described in Netherlands?

You're free to believe what that guy Hoekstra has said, you could also do a bit of work and try to find out if its true or not. When you look at the videos of his interviews with Dutch journalists (one when still in the USA, the other one when he had arrived in NL) you can see he's too chicken to even respond to a straight question about his past remarks, and defend them. With a bit of evidence f.i. What a disgrace this guy is from the supposedly great country USA, to send as ambassador to NL. Where the press at least don't take bs for an answer.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/11/netherlands-holland-peter-hoekstra-ambassador

4 minutes ago, chrisandsu said:

Was there last week . Was horrific . You should leave sometime ?

Where? Eating on the beach? I don't do that anymore. Khao Takiab is ok though.

12 hours ago, chrisandsu said:

Hua Hin tends to be triple the price of most places in Thailand anyway ... to triple again you may need to sell your booty to get some gapow...

You're not well informed apparantly. I'm talking about simple Thai restaurants, big and small, not on the piers and not in the centre. And even in the centre there are enough restaurants that are cheap and don't discriminate. And anyway restaurants have menus, there are prices in there.

40 baht for pad kapao, for me, for anyone else. You should come here sometime!

Why don't I have this problem in Hua Hin? I definitely look like a farang. And no Thai help involved.

Just wondering ... does PEBA stand for Patong Entertainment Bribing Association? Just wondering ...

52 minutes ago, jay1980 said:

there are some on Lazada, the price on Lazada should be the final price including shipping and tax

 

https://www.lazada.co.th/shop-in-dash-navigation/?scs=1&sc=Ea4x&q=Xtrons

 

hope that helps

This is the Xtrons unit I was looking at: https://www.lazada.co.th/xtrons-octa-core-64bit-7-inch-android-60-hd-digital-multi-touch-screen-car-stereo-gps-radio-1080p-video-screen-mirroring-obd2-double-2-din-reversing-camera-included-intl-55353997.html?spm=a2o4m.category-120129040000.0.0.406df828bH0VH6&ff=1&sc=F64x

Price on lazada is about 4000 baht more than on eBay, so that makes sense: about 50% duties+tax. But no warranty, no COD, no installation. 

There is a (probably small) Xtrons supplier in Thailand. He has a lower level unit than this TB706PL for 12.300 baht, and will install it with 1 year warranty.

Its all a bit disappointing, isn't it?

The suspension parts were direct from IPD usa, shipped with USPS.

35 minutes ago, Techno Viking said:

car stuff (parts) is 10% import + 7% VAT, I'd imagine car stereo stuff falls under car parts.

On a suspension part I paid about 50% duties+tax so I hope this will be more in the category of a camera.

Up

I'm considering getting a Xtrons android touch screen car stereo from Hong Kong, Shenzhen or a place like that. What will duties/tax be?

When I got a Nikon camera from Japan it was 865 baht on an assessed value of 7000. And a weight of 0.628 kg, although I'm not sure that matters. So that's a bit more than 10%.

Will it be the same for the stereo?

40 minutes ago, docshock13 said:

First, much respect to your father for defending the defenseless. As my fathers and grandfathers have. Second, I want to point out one thing: my sharp criticism of the endorsement of Merkel/Macron was not an endorsement of Trump. If you look at my original post I do not endorse Trump. Though, given history I caution against appeasement to powers that appear to be benevelant but in fact aren't. In plain language, instead of railing against Trump (who will be gone in a few years) we have to be careful of supporting and glorifying the wolves in sheeps clothing. Remember, Hitler was Time's man of the year in'33. And a social nationalist. 

The good thing is, most western european countries have a reasonably well functioning democracy. Ten years ago I was pessimistic about the direction things were going, now I'm not. Maybe thanks to the Brexit debacle, and the Trump spectacle.

51 minutes ago, funandsuninbangkok said:

Europe cannot even defend itself. 

 

Trump is speaking truth to power. They need to raise their armies and face off the Russians. 

 

Why the hell should Amercans defend rich Europeans from poor Russians?

The world order is changing, and has been for quite a while. The leading role of the US? Maybe that started to erode when Bush and his clan of war criminals started a fraudulent war in Iraq, and forced allies to join in. If you're not with me, you're against me. Or maybe it was the financial crisis that originated in the US, and brought austerity and its effects to so many western countries. Trump is ready to repeat that trick. But generally speaking, that incompetent bumbling blowhard is certainly speeding up the process. And maybe that's not a bad thing. Who would want American values nowadays?

15 minutes ago, docshock13 said:

I think it is rather clear to those with a basic education in history, political science and have served their nations. E.g. Year 9 of public school (depending on where you come from). 

Please explain to the uneducated. Btw, I was brought up by parents who have experienced fascism and dictatorship, and maybe that's why I recognize the symptoms of rising fascism in the US. And my father also served in the American army, at age 23, in a unit going after war criminals in Germany in '44, '45. You could say that formed me. Trump is a disgrace, but apparently a good demagogue, for millions. Frightening.

49 minutes ago, docshock13 said:

Say what you want about Trump. He is one man. 

If you are an American, you should be ashamed to align yourself with liberal, Marxist EuroTrash that the American (and Allied)  heroes liberated over 70 years ago. And for the record, I am not American. Though I wouldn't exist without American benevolence to my forebearers. If you feel disgraced by Trump (as an American) that is up to you. I also feel disgraced by my leader. Fortunately, that is our right (for the time being) and we can vote them out next election cycle.  If we are not careful, it may no longer be so. Careful where you tread. Your Marxist Utopia could end up a gulag (as has been illustrated in recent history). 

My entire family owes a debt to America and its people. 

More importantly, Canada has just rewarded a terrorist with $7.7 mil USD. Is that the kind of post-nationalist, PC world you want to live in? Grow up, "dude." 

'Trump is one man.' OK, got it. Not two men, not half a man.

'liberal, Marxist EuroTrash'. What exactly does that mean? Sounds rather incoherent, but that's just me probably. So please elaborate.

I hope and expect they will help him to find his black limousine when necessary. And will supply a golf cart when walking is too tiring.

I need to replace the front shocks of my 2003 V70 2.4T. Any suggestions about what it would cost including installing the shocks? Don't need to be original Volvo parts.

This Volvo was assembled in Thailand, there's quite a lot of them, so I hope I can find some experienced advice here!

4 million baht for a car that I can barely put my bicycle plus some shopping in, without kicking the family out to take the bus. Sad!

And not even the three pointed star to look at and cheer you up while listening to that coffee machine under the hood. Double sad!

That must have been the EO's he forgot to sign yesterday. He was so scared of questions asked by reporters, he just walked out of the room ..... big words, no courage  ... only twitter bluster

Sorry, I prefer busses with at least 5 Mercedes Benz emblems on the front.

10 hours ago, sandrabbit said:

There's so much mud being thrown now Trump must be hoping some of it sticks somewhere. Can't any of his advisors get him to stop tweeting and start acting presidential with dignity?. 

Dignity? You're asking for a lot here!

He just chose a close friend and advisor, simple as that. That's the world he lives in.

12 minutes ago, boomerangutang said:

              I agree with Andaman Al's post above:  Rachel Maddow's reporting is miles ahead of others'.  She's probably top of Trump's hate list because she's somehow gets to the meat of the matter and is not afraid to speak out.  Chris Oberman, TYT and Lawrence O'Donnel are good also.  

 

 

                 The mainstream media is ok, but are too busy being careful to be much use.  Fox is better than it was, but still dragging its conservative feet through the mud - always a week or two behind the 8-ball while trying hard to say nice things about The Divider.  Breitbart is garbage.

 

 

... Keith Olbermann. I follow Robert Reich. But I say, frapper toujours, and many roads lead to Rome.

6 minutes ago, 55Jay said:

Trump doesn't seem to know or react to much, unless it's on Fox or Twitter. 

Trump has been living in his own bubble for decades. He doesn't know how the law works other than by bribing, threats or settlements. The thing is he is kept afloat by his cult followers and Republican politicians without a shred of integrity.

Although I think that Trump guy will go down in flames within one or two years. Till then,  enjoy the circus ..

46 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

Flynn was neither Muslim, Mexican nor refugee. So he got vet-lite.

Vet-lite for the position for the position of National Security Advisor ...