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1 hour ago, Pib said:I can tell you one Voice Command that don't work as I tried it numerous times yesterday when the wife and I went on our long drive...and that ignored command is: "make my wife stop her back seat driving." 😁
This is very off topic, but speaking of voice control, here's a genuine email I got from a contractor who was on his way to meet me for an initial meeting for a sizeable project (he didn't get it). Voice dictation needs checking before you hit send.
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47 minutes ago, Bandersnatch said:
More electric cars spontaneously combusting after driving over a twig in the road
Great video - I don't know how anyone could ever get in to one of these poorly made Chinese fiery deathtraps.
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1 hour ago, MartinBangkok said:The corruption in this country is nauseating..
Explain the corruption here please. Did you even read the article?
Buy tickets on a train in the UK and you pay a huge premium. It seems it wasn't these peoples' fault they couldn't buy at the office and had to pay the standard 100 additional fee to buy with the inspector on a train. This is common the world over to encourage people to book in advance for easier management of passenger numbers.
Also there is a MASSIVE PICTURE of the receipt for the 100 baht booking fee. So, again, did you read the article or look at the MASSIVE PICTURE? Where is the corruption when you get a receipt?
Finally, this happened to THREE PASSENGERS and they all got a refund as it wasn't their fault the ticket office closed. This would not have happened in the UK. Again, please explain the corruption here, I am waiting for your insight.
So many posters here write hysterical ridiculous responses based on a headline and not reading anything, it winds me up (in case you couldn't tell).
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7 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:
As Looney, as the name, Elon Musk gives to his childrenCan I interest you in an electric Honda e:Ny1? (and no, it is not "en-y-one / anyone")
https://theweek.com/arts-life/motoring/962249/honda-eny1-car-review
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14 minutes ago, DonniePeverley said:
The problem i find is the yorkshire puddings they make here - they look and taste like Bricks.
Agree with that, always very dense. Never found a good one in Bangkok.
QuoteThey also can't do gravy. And roast chicken dinners with the skin on - WTF is that about. Who eats SKIN !?
No way!! Roast chicken should absolutely have skin on! Nice and crispy. Who the Hell takes the skin off a roast chicken??
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17 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:
The seal has an excellent DynAudio sound systemThanks for that. Searching for Seal DynAudio I see it has a 12 speaker, 775W system. Nice. The ex30 has a 9 speaker (including sound bar) 1040W output with a subwoofer. I do love the set up of the Harmon Kardon system in my XC40, although not quite as crisp as the Mark Levinson system in my last car - that was truly awesome.
But a 12 speaker DynAudio set up does sound great (no pun intended). Hopefully they'll let me blast it this weekend.- 1
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17 hours ago, mistral53 said:
I picked-up my performance model on October 3. 579 km driven so far, tomorrow will be the first trip to BKK - we will see which side he consumption surprise will fall.
Some day soon I will make a little write up on to good, the bad and the ugly of Seal ownership - suffice to say I have no regrets, but there are as always some disappointments.
I have a specific question: what's the sound system like? I don't see any info on it on their site but a good premium sound system is a big factor in my buying decision. I'm going to go to see the Seal this weekend but any first hand experience or review would be cool.
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1 hour ago, KhunLA said:
I hope you tell him to shop around, MGs, BYDs, GWM ... as the Leaf would be the last EV I'd consider.
Yeah, I was enjoying the story until he came out with Leaf. Show him the light.
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18 hours ago, Mavideol said:why are people surprised, nothing new we all know how Thai corrupted politics work
What's corrupt about taking your cleaning staff for a 269 baht dinner? It's a nice gesture.
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30 minutes ago, LosLobo said:
You also mentioned in your post:
'there will be hardly any difference on the inside..... and even a small difference will be moot as one minute of AC blasting and both cars will be equally cool'......
seems you were wrong!
Ok, you win. Happy?
To me it is still insignificant. Choosing where to park your car is more important than what colour it is. If you want to buy a white car because it is a few degrees different from a black one after sitting in the sun for an hour (when both are unbearably hot) then up to you. Personally I'm going to buy whichever colour looks best. -
10 minutes ago, LosLobo said:
Really?
As mentioned in my post, after being parked in Thailand's sun both cars will be roasting hot inside, but after blasting air both will cool down. A slight difference means nothing to your comfort - they are both damn hot.
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49 minutes ago, LosLobo said:
Light coloured cars are cooler, safer and easier to keep clean-looking, what is so hard?
No doubt black absorbs heat so the metal will be a bit hotter (although we don't know how long those cars have been sitting there or how long since the engine was shut down - were they both parked at the same time?). No arguing with that particular bit of science.
I'd be interested to see the difference inside which is what we've been talking about.. My feeling - based on owning both black and white cars - is that there will be hardly any difference on the inside, especially as both cars have the same amount of glass windows. And even a small difference will be moot as one minute of AC blasting and both cars will be equally cool.
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8 minutes ago, SingAPorn said:
They used to say similar rubbish as you in the middle ages, to those who rightfully claimed the earth was round and not flat.
Ok. Thank you for your input.
I mean you could have provided a link to back up your claim but no, some weird jibe about the middle ages will do instead, righty ho.- 1
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12 minutes ago, SingAPorn said:
When something is to hard to understand for the nimble, people prefer the easy way out and squirm "Oh nonsense-nonsense". No hard feelings mate, I understand.
But when it is unsubstantiated nonsense then it's the correct response. No hard feelings mate.
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4 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:
Be ready for it, because before you know it, you might actually be kissing it, depending on how quick your reaction is.
Black cars in my opinion are hot, hotter then white or silver cars as they draw in the heat, whereas white or silver deflects it, and can be seen easier at night.
As mentioned, in my experience (having owned black and white cars at the same time) it makes literally no discernible difference. But if someone wants to argue they can feel a difference I am not going to challenge them. Given the amount of glass in a car I would say the metal colour is not a big deal.
QuoteBlack, especially in Thailand is a status thing, EGO 🤣
Eh? How can colour be a status thing? Black cars don't cost more than other colours.
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16 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:
I usually compare prices and find booking directly with the hotel is usually my best option.
Always for me too.
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6 minutes ago, WhatMeWorry said:
"My cars" Wow, you must be living a life of luxury up in Issan.
One of them is a Celeriac.
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46 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:
Have you ever seen a black car when the driver forgot to turn their lights on at night and then started driving, as opposed to a white car ?
No.
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On 10/13/2023 at 6:41 PM, SingAPorn said:
Buy a cheap PC if you have a Mac. As they can apparently see if it's a Mac and automatically it increases the price.
Nonsense.
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On 10/15/2023 at 11:42 PM, TallGuyJohninBKK said:
I think a lot of the pollution back in the pre-Skytrain days in Bangkok had to do with diesel vehicle pollution, whereas these days it's more of a seasonal thing related to agricultural burning.
I well remember lots of originally white exterior buildings around BKK having their surfaces turned black by the pollution at the time.
I agree, but I also think the banning of 2-stroke motorcycles is the early 2000's (Late 1990's?) had a major impact. Those things used to spew out horrible white smoke.
Bangkok is so much better now than it was then, although the seasonal burning months are pretty bad and I don't seem to remember that being a thing back then. -
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13 minutes ago, transam said:I think that would only matter if the ride had no A/C, if it has, there is no need to worry about heat, modern car A/C is near instant, buy what colour you want......😋
Wow, I agree with Transam.
I would say it makes no difference. I have owned black cars and white cars, currently have one white one and one dark blue one with a black top and glass roof (but it has a shade). Absolutely no discernible difference when getting in either of them - they both are very hot inside if left in the sun and they both cool down very very quickly with A/C.
Go for which ever colour looks best and don't worry about it. All cars have lots of glass windows anyway.- 2
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13 minutes ago, phetphet said:Light cars for not only being cooler in the daytime, but more visible at night.
I think headlights do more for visibility at night than what colour paint you have.
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IKEA to open new branch at Sukhumvit of Bangkok in December
in Bangkok News
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Yes, and IKEA will have an entire floor of it.