Can't believe the prices for imports here.

[Naam]

32 minutes ago, Pdaz said:

Must admit I prefer a 6 or 8 cyl motor. But they all cross the CC, Emissions and HP tax barrier and thats when the 300% kicks in. Smallish powerful clean burning engines seem to solve the problem at the moment. Porsches new 2.0/2.5 litre turbo 4 is an example. Shame it doesn't sound like the a screaming flat 6 though

42 rainy seasons ago i owned a 911. a few years later i changed to a 928. never could make up my mind which sound i preferred more. the earpiercing circular saw screech of the 911at 6500 or the backvibrating roar of the 928 at 4800 rpm.

[Naam]

2 minutes ago, giddyup said:

6 minutes ago, steve187 said:

i didn't say grammer correct English language forum, i speak cockney but on here i switch to english

Not if you spell grammar grammer.

isn't "kramma" the correct spelling ?

[mogandave]

42 rainy seasons ago i owned a 911. a few years later i changed to a 928. never could make up my mind which sound i preferred more. the earpiercing circular saw screech of the 911at 6500 or the backvibrating roar of the 928 at 4800 rpm.

I always liked the sound of a v-8 with a lopey cam at idle...reminds me of high school.

871 Detroit with straight pipes sounds pretty bad-a**...

[Pdaz]

5 minutes ago, Naam said:

42 rainy seasons ago i owned a 911. a few years later i changed to a 928. never could make up my mind which sound i preferred more. the earpiercing circular saw screech of the 911at 6500 or the backvibrating roar of the 928 at 4800 rpm.

Both great motors  Would sell one of my testicles for a 42 yr old 911 in Thailand.. a '75 Carrera would do nicely.

 

 

[JaseTheBass]

Even cars assembled locally cost the double compared to e.g. USA.
Take a Toyota Camry full spec. Prize of car built in Thailand with low wages here costs the double of the same car built in the USA by US workers.
What's wrong here?

My car is cheaper here than compared to the UK or Aus. Its not available in the US yet, but presumably it'll be cheaper there.

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[JaseTheBass]

42 rainy seasons ago i owned a 911. a few years later i changed to a 928. never could make up my mind which sound i preferred more. the earpiercing circular saw screech of the 911at 6500 or the backvibrating roar of the 928 at 4800 rpm.

Porsche's flat 6 is my all-time favourite sounding engine when full bore (that means high up the rev range with one's foot flat to the floor, for the non-native speakers).

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[Naam]

3 hours ago, Pdaz said:

Both great motors  Would sell one of my testicles for a 42 yr old 911 in Thailand.. a '75 Carrera would do nicely.

 

 

did you see how during the last several years prices even for age old 911 of the 70s skyrocketed if in top condition? unbelievable! i remember i got 16,000 Deutsch Marks (~9,000 Dollars) in 1979 when i traded in my 911 buying a 928.

https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1972/porsche/911/100843960

https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1974/porsche/911/100883048

https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1980/porsche/911/100827332

https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1973/porsche/911/100903908

[Naam]

7 minutes ago, Naam said:

Would sell one of my testicles for a 42 yr old 911 in Thailand.

it felt like i sold one of my testicles when i sold this 48 year old beauty last year

 

 

[Pdaz]

Felt the same last year when my restored 02ti headed off into the sunset.

 

The reason 70's and 80's 911 prices are climbing is because a real 9112.7 RS from the early 70's is astronomically expensive now. Many standard 911's are being turned into RS replicas or being hunted by enthusiasts to restore.

Models from the 80's ( the last of the air-cooled 911's ) are being turned into resto-mods by companies like Singer.

Their beautiful carbon bodied, Cosworth tuned cars start at around US$300,000

 

 

[Naam]

3 hours ago, Pdaz said:

Their beautiful carbon bodied

it makes me puke when i see a pastel coloured 911   criminals who commit these kind of atrocities should be sentenced to years of hard labour and then prevented to procreate!  

[Pdaz]

7 hours ago, Naam said:

it makes me puke when i see a pastel coloured 911   criminals who commit these kind of atrocities should be sentenced to years of hard labour and then prevented to procreate!  

It's a tribute to the famous Porsche/Gulf  racing colours !

 

 

Singer Porsche's are built to order so any colour you like is available

 

 

[Robert24]

The Certificate of Entitlement is good for an initial period of 10 years.  It can be renewed for 5 or 10 years, at significant cost.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_Entitlement

Correct. And most CoEs don't get renewed. Moat cars are less than 10 years old.

[Damrongsak]

32 minutes ago, Pdaz said:

Singer Porsche's are built to order so any colour you like is available

 

 

Ahh, a proper Wehrmacht gray, or near enough. Nice.

 

One cool car from the past was my buddy's 1969 Chevelle  with the 396 cu. in. 375 HP motor.  The slap of the solid lifters was music... back when gasoline was maybe 35 cents/gallon.

[mogandave]

Ahh, a proper Wehrmacht gray, or near enough. Nice.
 
One cool car from the past was my buddy's 1969 Chevelle  with the 396 cu. in. 375 HP motor.  The slap of the solid lifters was music... back when gasoline was maybe 35 cents/gallon.

It would pass everything but a gas station..,

My mom had a big-block '66 Pontiac Grand Prix, I could smoke through a set of tires in a week..:

[Rdrokit]

Oh the good old days. The engine in my old 64 Dodge.

 

[Ace of Pop]

It would pass everything but a gas station..,

My mom had a big-block '66 Pontiac Grand Prix, I could smoke through a set of tires in a week..:

And we now bicker over silly underpowered Trucks at 1.6 million bht, that Pontiac was a super cruiser, now look how much we pay for Weed Wackers.


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[mogandave]

And we now bicker over silly underpowered Trucks at 1.6 million bht, that Pontiac was a super cruiser, now look how much we pay for Weed Wackers.


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The ashtray was a foot wide and had two lighters...

Diggin' the scene from the gangster-lean...

[VocalNeal]

23 hours ago, dominique355 said:

What's wrong here?

 

23 hours ago, Rdrokit said:

That's about 33% more here in Thailand.

 

It either hasn't sunk in yet or people on here are in denial? 

 

The high price of cars (considered luxury) is to get the tax from people who either don't pay any or don't pay their fair share. 

 

Nothing to do with labour costs or parts costs or, or ,or.

 

Anyone retired here not paying any tax should understand this. 

[mogandave]

 
It either hasn't sunk in yet or people on here are in denial? 
 
The high price of cars (considered luxury) is to get the tax from people who either don't pay any or don't pay their fair share. 
 
Nothing to do with labour costs or parts costs or, or ,or.
 
Anyone retired here not paying any tax should understand this. 

While I agree it has nothing to do with the cost of parts and or labor, the tax is designed to get money from everyone that wants to buy a nice car, regardless of what they may or may not pay in income or other taxes.

Actually, income tax evaders would probably be more likely to evade import duties and excise taxes than would the people that pay their taxes.

[Pdaz]

1 hour ago, VocalNeal said:

 

 

It either hasn't sunk in yet or people on here are in denial? 

 

The high price of cars (considered luxury) is to get the tax from people who either don't pay any or don't pay their fair share. 

 

Nothing to do with labour costs or parts costs or, or ,or.

 

Anyone retired here not paying any tax should understand this. 

As I've said before -

In the West - pay yearly income tax receive little for your expense

Thailand - Buy a luxury car - enjoy for a few years - Sell it and receive a "tax rebate" 

 

NB. This is providing you don't pay income tax here or in your home country...

[Damrongsak]

12 hours ago, mogandave said:

It would pass everything but a gas station..,

My mom had a big-block '66 Pontiac Grand Prix, I could smoke through a set of tires in a week..:

So true.  A school buddy of mine really liked Pontiac GTOs.  He had about  8 or 10 at one point, I think.