Mystery as Norwegian tourist, 28, found dead on Koh Samui

[Kinnock]

I was relieved to read the comments in this thread and see that I'm not the only one who was reading a report about the tragic death of a young man, and my first thought was 'Oooh, that's a Mk 1 Escort Mex ... would like to get my hands on that".

 

I think we're all getting numbed by unexplained deaths in Thailand.

 

But anyway - Escort Mexico - a legend for low-cost driving fun in it's time.

[Artisi]

16 minutes ago, FunkyDunky58 said:

That's a Mk1 Escort Mexico (unless its got after market stickers). Who can I ask about buying it?

or after market cosmetic make-over with an engine change. 

[oldlakey]

40 minutes ago, ALFREDO said:

Everyone to his liking - but I usually answer at something - without reading all pages - sometimes a lot - 

If double or fourfold - I not care - ??

Fine nobody cares but cant you see how boring it gets when people just repeat whats already been stated and cleared up, there again people like you just add to the entertainment

Its even better when you cant work out that I was taking the P@#s

Edited August 15, 2018 by oldlakey

[rgarnsworthy]

Ok, can we please stop with the I want that car, what is it bull. Being a close friend to the young man who has died, I’m shocked at some of these thoughtless posts. I am currently helping his parents recover his body so that they can take him back to Norway to have a proper autopsy done and for them to bury there beloved son! The car will be sold, but not to any of you morons that have missed the whole point of this story and it truly tragic nature. RIP ESPEN (not aspen) YOU WILL BE SORELY MISSED!!!

Edited August 15, 2018 by rgarnsworthy
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[oldlakey]

5 minutes ago, rgarnsworthy said:

Ok, can we please stop with the I want that car, what is it bull. Being a close friend to the young man who has died, I’m shocked at some of these thoughtless posts. I am currently helping his parents recover his body so that they can take him back to Norway to have a proper autopsy done and for them to bury there beloved son! The car will be sold, but not to any of you morons that have missed the whole point of this story and it truly tragic nature. RIP ESPEN (not aspen) YOU WILL BE SORELY MISSED!!!

If as like you you know the subject of a thread on Thaivisa then try and do the sensible thing, which is the opposite of what you have done

[rgarnsworthy]

7 minutes ago, oldlakey said:

If as like you you know the subject of a thread on Thaivisa then try and do the sensible thing, which is the opposite of what you have done

Not sure what’s not right about the post, perhaps u can enlighten me??

 

7 minutes ago, oldlakey said:

If as like you you know the subject of a thread on Thaivisa then try and do the sensible thing, which is the opposite of what you have done

 

[oldlakey]

2 minutes ago, rgarnsworthy said:

Not sure what’s not right about the post, perhaps u can enlighten me??

 

 

There is nothing wrong with your POST, but its obvious your visit to this thread has upset you with the language you have used

So again what did you expect to read on here

[a10ams]

19 hours ago, NanLaew said:

There's at least one... the vehicle in the OP.

 

And I have seen others as well in Bangkok and Udon Thani.

 

Totally wrong, the Mk1 Escort Mexico was never imported to Thailand.

 

What you see are replicas. Standard Escorts made to look like RS2000s and Mexicos.

 

There are several in Thailand.

 

I have been in this car a few years ago, it was extremely well engineered.

 

Rest in peace Espen.

[ALFREDO]

4 hours ago, oldlakey said:

Fine nobody cares but cant you see how boring it gets when people just repeat whats already been stated and cleared up, there again people like you just add to the entertainment

Its even better when you cant work out that I was taking the P@#s

I not care ??

[davethailand]

6 hours ago, rgarnsworthy said:

Ok, can we please stop with the I want that car, what is it bull. Being a close friend to the young man who has died, I’m shocked at some of these thoughtless posts. I am currently helping his parents recover his body so that they can take him back to Norway to have a proper autopsy done and for them to bury there beloved son! The car will be sold, but not to any of you morons that have missed the whole point of this story and it truly tragic nature. RIP ESPEN (not aspen) YOU WILL BE SORELY MISSED!!!

Sorry about your friend.

 

[sambum]

2 hours ago, davethailand said:

Sorry about your friend.

 

Quite agree - a young man has died but people seem to be more interested on what kind of a car he died  in? I'm surprised that there hasn't been a video of where the car was last seen! 

How about a bit of respect, rather than these unwarranted, unsupported guesses at to what happened? 

[oldlakey]

6 hours ago, sambum said:

Quite agree - a young man has died but people seem to be more interested on what kind of a car he died  in? I'm surprised that there hasn't been a video of where the car was last seen! 

How about a bit of respect, rather than these unwarranted, unsupported guesses at to what happened? 

You dont appear to be new to Thaivisa

[NanLaew]

19 hours ago, a10ams said:

the Mk1 Escort Mexico was never imported to Thailand.

Try "the Mk1 Escort Mexico was never officially exported by Ford to Thailand"

 

Unless you work at the Customs department, how can you say what's never been privately imported?

 

Granted that Thailand is full of fakes and replicas and I agree that the several Escort's I have seen are bog standard Mk1's without the add-on frippery.... and probably a Nissan mill.

[NanLaew]

21 hours ago, rgarnsworthy said:

Not sure what’s not right about the post, perhaps u can enlighten me??

 

If we weren't debating the car, we would probably be debating much more personal matters with much more wild and offensive conjecture.

[sambum]

7 hours ago, oldlakey said:

You dont appear to be new to Thaivisa

 

7 hours ago, oldlakey said:

 

Correct - and a bit like yourself I get frustrated with some of the posters on here with their wild unfounded allegations and assumptions - also their seeming inability to read a post through before passing comment. 

[balo]

Ok, can we please stop with the I want that car, what is it bull. Being a close friend to the young man who has died, I’m shocked at some of these thoughtless posts. I am currently helping his parents recover his body so that they can take him back to Norway to have a proper autopsy done and for them to bury there beloved son! The car will be sold, but not to any of you morons that have missed the whole point of this story and it truly tragic nature. RIP ESPEN (not aspen) YOU WILL BE SORELY MISSED!!!

I am really sorry and RIP to your friend.

Do yiu have any ideas of what might have happened ? Did he have any previous history of a heart condition ?

[rgarnsworthy]

Hello all. Those of you that are debating about the car let me set your mind at rest. It is in actual fact a mk1 escort, but it is not a Mexico nor is it a rs2000. Mexico decals are merely decals. It began life as a red/maroon standard mk1escort. The previous owner of the car has an extremely popular website/page/factory for enthusiasts of ford, a hint would be see the windscreen decal and jump on fb. It has been fully stripped and the body totally reconditioned and altered to the more favorable body style. The engine is a Nissan Sr20det running standard boost and producing somewhere in the region of 200bhp. It was designed and engineered to be a drift car, with all the goodies you would expect to find in a car that has been built up from scratch for that purpose. Having been in this car I can assure you it is a beast, and under his control absolute blast! His plan was to mod a little further to around 400bhp, but alas his time was cut short. Any of you wishing to see it’s rebirth as mentioned previously simply follow the windscreen sticker and or it’s apt nickname ‘the white bomber’. As for His untimely death, I have learnt facts not previously known and don’t really want to divulge unnecessary information. However I will say that it was brought on by a rare hereditary decease which he wasn’t managing properly. Which eventually developed into DVT. I’m sure that he didn’t suffer and it was over maybe before he even knew. Again RIP MY GOOD FRIEND, I HOPE THAT GARAGE IS STOCKED UP OF ALL YOUR FAVORITES, FOR YOUR PLEASURE!!

[oldlakey]

2 hours ago, sambum said:

 

Correct - and a bit like yourself I get frustrated with some of the posters on here with their wild unfounded allegations and assumptions - also their seeming inability to read a post through before passing comment. 

All of that goes with the territory I am afraid and you should be well aware of that

I will say that there is nothing out of order though in this thread as far as I am concerned

This bit is a bit cruel, but if you are not personally involved, then its sad yes, but now its gone

There is not much to go on with this one, young man dead, no third party, plus a clear explanation as to where he was during the last minutes of his life

This is an open forum as for speculation nothing else for it, nothing else to go on

Petrol heads are petrol heads as far as the vehicle goes nuff said for me

My involvment stems from my advice to the friend of the dead young man who was not best pleased with what he read on here

On reflection I did not make myself clear enough to a person whose mother tongue is not English

As he is assisting the parents of the deceased he will have given his condolences to them personally I would assume 

If he still needed to Post them on here then I quite understand, but just click "reply to this topic" Post your message and get the hell out of here

Why would a close friend who was "emotionally involved want to read what is Posted on any open forum concerning the death of his friend

Not a good idea as his reaction has shown, but life goes on and it will be just the same when the bell tolls for me 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 16, 2018 by oldlakey

[rgarnsworthy]

Yes oldlakey I did jump the gun in my first post, however you can’t blame me for wanting to know what’s being said, as tv is quite a popular forum. This isn’t a rant or anything or any personal attack I was merely intrigued and my response reflected my mood and reaction of what I was reading. I think I have explained enough in the post previous to yours to satisfy mosts curiosity. Also my mother tongue is infact  English, born and bred but moved to what I deemed as better pastures. No offense taken after re reading all posts and no grudges held. Have a great life all, make everyday count! 

[oldlakey]

3 minutes ago, rgarnsworthy said:

Yes oldlakey I did jump the gun in my first post, however you can’t blame me for wanting to know what’s being said, as tv is quite a popular forum. This isn’t a rant or anything or any personal attack I was merely intrigued and my response reflected my mood and reaction of what I was reading. I think I have explained enough in the post previous to yours to satisfy mosts curiosity. Also my mother tongue is infact  English, born and bred but moved to what I deemed as better pastures. No offense taken after re reading all posts and no grudges held. Have a great life all, make everyday count! 

Really good my man

[Aupee]

On 8/14/2018 at 1:02 PM, animalmagic said:

Also possible that exhaust system was faulty on an old car and leaking carbon monoxide into the vehicle;  he remained in the car with the windows shut.  Carbon monoxide is colourless and odourless and high concentrations lead to death in less than five minutes.

But easily detected as a cause of death as it causes one to turn a deep shade of pink not to confused with the redness of sunburn

[sambum]

3 hours ago, oldlakey said:

All of that goes with the territory I am afraid and you should be well aware of that

I will say that there is nothing out of order though in this thread as far as I am concerned

This bit is a bit cruel, but if you are not personally involved, then its sad yes, but now its gone

There is not much to go on with this one, young man dead, no third party, plus a clear explanation as to where he was during the last minutes of his life

This is an open forum as for speculation nothing else for it, nothing else to go on

Petrol heads are petrol heads as far as the vehicle goes nuff said for me

My involvment stems from my advice to the friend of the dead young man who was not best pleased with what he read on here

On reflection I did not make myself clear enough to a person whose mother tongue is not English

As he is assisting the parents of the deceased he will have given his condolences to them personally I would assume 

If he still needed to Post them on here then I quite understand, but just click "reply to this topic" Post your message and get the hell out of here

Why would a close friend who was "emotionally involved want to read what is Posted on any open forum concerning the death of his friend

Not a good idea as his reaction has shown, but life goes on and it will be just the same when the bell tolls for me 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So now that it has been made clear what type of a car it really is, and what actually did  cause the poor guy's demise, I suppose there is nothing more to "investigate " - but I am sure that some people on here will find something.

As you say, I have been here long enough to know that "it goes with the territory" but that doesn't excuse a lot of pointless, insensitive speculation that is still happening within this thread where people are still trying to blame it on the car - as per the post previous to yours! 

Edited August 16, 2018 by sambum

[oldlakey]

1 minute ago, sambum said:

So now that it has been made clear what type of a car it really is, and what actually did  cause the poor guy's demise, I suppose there is nothing more to "investigate " - but I am sure that some people on here will find something.

As you say, I have been here long enough to know that "it goes with the territory" but that doesn't excuse a lot of pointless, insensitive speculation that is still happening within this thread where people re still trying to blame it on the car! 

Territory again many of us just cant be bothered to wad through too many Posts

The young mans close friend has settled so alls well that ends well

By the way I was not having a go at you this time 555

I will leave it there I think 555

[5633572526]

On 8/14/2018 at 11:30 AM, NanLaew said:

Indeed there's a whole bunch of farangs in Thailand who crave to be classed as tourists.

 

...but treated differently.

 

...and not be called a tourist.

Also know some who have been here for years on tourist visas. 

[Just Weird]

On ‎8‎/‎14‎/‎2018 at 2:01 PM, crazykopite said:

The vehicle has U.K. number plates having lived in Koh Samui for more than 7 years I never ever came across this car which is surprising . RIP to the deceased .

No number plates are shown in the OP, have you seen other pictures?

[Just Weird]

On ‎8‎/‎14‎/‎2018 at 2:06 PM, iforget said:

Flared wheel arches. RS2000 maybe.

That RS2000 is not the car from the OP!

[Just Weird]

On ‎8‎/‎14‎/‎2018 at 2:06 PM, crazykopite said:

 

Yes it’s got UK number plates on it and the N registration was from the early 70s cannot believe that in all the years I have lived on Koh Samui I have never come across this vehicle .

No, it hasn't, the car with the blue stripes is not the car from the OP.

[Just Weird]

On ‎8‎/‎14‎/‎2018 at 3:08 PM, a10ams said:

There are no genuine factory Mk1 Escorts in Thailand.Rest in peace Norwegian guy.

 

Really?  How do you know that there are no examples in Thailand of a model exported to Thailand?

Edited August 17, 2018 by Just Weird

[Just Weird]

On ‎8‎/‎14‎/‎2018 at 4:33 PM, africasiaeuro said:

Twenty-seven year olds don't die of heart attacks caused by snakes and ladders. 

"Twenty-seven year olds don't die of heart attacks..."

Yes, they do, young people die all the time, death is not restricted to old people. 

[sambum]

1 minute ago, Just Weird said:

"Twenty-seven year olds don't die of heart attacks..."

Yes, they do, young people die all the time, death is not restricted to old people. 

Ah but what about heart attacks "caused by snakes and ladders"? ??