Hello,

Do you own a Tesla or have you checked if they are reliable in Thailand ?

I am interested but hard to find any feedback / reviews.

My main concern is batteries and heat, wondering if the car will die faster ?

Any idea welcome !

By the way, anything similar and cheaper ? I guess that the fully electric Benz and BMW are not yet available here ?

I own a model X, best investment I made.  Never regret my purchase and highly recommend it.  Batteries over heating, NO problems.

27 minutes ago, mike787 said:

I own a model X, best investment I made.  Never regret my purchase and highly recommend it.  Batteries over heating, NO problems.

 

Do you own one in Thailand or USA ?

 

Tesla Model X price in USA starts at $80,000 (±2.5 Million Baht) / Price in Thailand starts at 5.8 Million Baht (±$200,000)

 

 

I’m curious about your choice of words.... ‘investment’, ignoring the fact that not many new cars can be an investment as most loose value. How else have you considered the Tesla Model X and investment ?

 

If commuting within Bangkok - i.e. home to office etc, I think the electric cars are a great idea and Tesla is clearly one of the best (I’d like to see US pricing in Thailand !).

 

I wonder if anything outside of Bangkok becomes a struggle. There was recently a report in the Guardian (UK news) that owners of a Porsche Taykan took 9 hours to travel 130 miles because the charging stations were either out of order, had large queues or were an older type which couldn’t provide a fast enough charge. 

 

Thailand obviously doesn’t have the charging network yet - I wonder Mike787, what has your experience been of charging and living with your EV ???

 

Personally, I really like the idea of EV's- especially with the 60km a day on the school run alone !!! - short enough not to worry about using up the charge. 

 

The added cost of EV’s and lack of charging infrastructure obviously gives me serious pause. 

 

The cost of the ‘plug in hybrids’ seems to be getting more competitive.

 

I’d like to see a lot more government initiative to promote EV’s - reduce / eradicate the import tax etc. 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, l4ml4m said:

By the way, anything similar and cheaper ? I guess that the fully electric Benz and BMW are not yet available here ?

 

The Mini Cooper EV

Nissan Leaf and Nissan Kicks (I know, not similar, but defiantly cheaper)

 

Also an increasing number of ‘plug in hybrids’ - MG, Volvo, Merc and BMW.

 

I've done very well with the Stock could give two farts about the silly cars.

Main issue with Tesla in Thailand is that there is no official showroom or maintenance support. If there is an issue, and if you want to claim it under warranty, you literally need to ship your car to Hong Kong.

 

Of course there are non official workshops but it’s not the same.

I am hoping that the factory in China will start sending them and also offer some kind of local support. Apparently there were talks of Tesla looking to build factory in S.E.A and Thailand was a possibility. Not sure if this was true.

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Tesla Model X price in USA starts at $80,000 (±2.5 Million Baht) / Price in Thailand starts at 5.8 Million Baht (±$200,000)

The cheapest secondhand one model 3 is 3,000,000.

2020  model 3,  S,  Sport, long range whatever nearly 10,000,000.

5 hours ago, mike787 said:

I own a model X, best investment I made.  Never regret my purchase and highly recommend it.  Batteries over heating, NO problems.

 

how much did you pay it please ?

 

 

Feedback  ... a door handle for a Tesla, a known area of failure - is over $200 USD

For a hunk of plastic made - most likely - in China

On 11/30/2020 at 11:34 AM, canthai55 said:

Feedback  ...

A door handle for a Tesla, a known area of failure - is over $200 USD

For a hunk of plastic made - most likely - in China

Tesla forbids owners or anyone except a Tesla shop from performing repairs.

This may help your question about batteries and heat:

 

I have the MG ZS EV - 100% electric.

My efficiency numbers are significantly better than the guys on the UK MG ZS EV forum.

That may indicate that the batteries work better in the heat. I am in Phuket.

Tesla is not available in Thailand. I know a lot about all the problems these cars might have (my brother is lead service advisor), so buying a gray market car here is a huge gamble.

5 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

The cheapest secondhand one model 3 is 3,000,000.

2020  model 3,  S,  Sport, long range whatever nearly 10,000,000.

 

A Model 3 performance 4.5MB

https://www.one2car.com/en/for-sale/tesla-model-3-performance-bangkok-metropolitan-ratchadaphisek-huai-khwang-lat-phrao-phetchaburi/6999177

1 hour ago, mortenaa said:

 

A Model 3 performance 4.5MB

https://www.one2car.com/en/for-sale/tesla-model-3-performance-bangkok-metropolitan-ratchadaphisek-huai-khwang-lat-phrao-phetchaburi/6999177

Thanks but not interested anyone here who has one is very rich or a rather silly person to invest in one. 

I've never paid more than 850,000 in Thailand for a motor and I consider that extortion.

21 hours ago, l4ml4m said:

 

how much did you pay it please ?

 

 

86,994 US

Sad that there is no good electric car, similar to BMW or Benz for around 4 MB.

8 MB for a cheap Japanese looking Tesla is clearly over the top, I can buy a Panamera for this price, and at least Thai won't think that I drive a Japanese car...

 

 

 

The polestar 2 will probably be the only one. It gets great reviews and will likely come in at a reasonable price (for Thailand) via Malaysia or China.
 

How much it will actually sell for is anyone’s guess. It should be priced around 2 million baht but knowing Thailand and their obsession with taxes and high margins on new car sales will likely be closer to 3 million baht.

 

 

20 hours ago, madhav said:

The polestar 2 will probably be the only one. It gets great reviews and will likely come in at a reasonable price (for Thailand) via Malaysia or China.
 

How much it will actually sell for is anyone’s guess. It should be priced around 2 million baht but knowing Thailand and their obsession with taxes and high margins on new car sales will likely be closer to 3 million baht.

 

 

 

 

Seems interesting ! Is it the main competition for Tesla ?

 

I think they look better !

 

I would hate driving a 8MB Tesla that looks like a cheap Japanese car...

 

 

MG ZS EV is the only locally made EV, anything else is ridiculously expensive because of taxes.

Also depending on brand you might not have dealers or spare parts available.

MG mooted an all-electric MG6 some while ago, but no idea if it will be available or made in Thailand.

8 hours ago, CLW said:

MG ZS EV is the only locally made EV, anything else is ridiculously expensive because of taxes.

Also depending on brand you might not have dealers or spare parts available.

MG mooted an all-electric MG6 some while ago, but no idea if it will be available or made in Thailand.

 

I believe the MG ZS EV is manufactured in China but for some reason it is not heavily taxed like other imports.

15 hours ago, macahoom said:

 

I believe the MG ZS EV is manufactured in China but for some reason it is not heavily taxed like other imports.

Apologies, you are right.

 

"..the ZS EV comes from China tax-free under a deal between the two countries..."

Never seen one on the road.

Why on earth have tax payers fund this fleet.

A Toyota, same as taxis, would have the same effect.

Probably nicer to pick some envelopes in style.

 

https://electrek.co/2020/04/21/tesla-model-3-fleet-delivered-thai-police-patrol-cars/

8 minutes ago, CLW said:

Apologies, you are right.

 

"..the ZS EV comes from China tax-free under a deal between the two countries..."

https://www.marklines.com/en/news/242797

On 12/2/2020 at 5:00 PM, madhav said:

The polestar 2 will probably be the only one. It gets great reviews and will likely come in at a reasonable price (for Thailand) via Malaysia or China.
 

How much it will actually sell for is anyone’s guess. It should be priced around 2 million baht but knowing Thailand and their obsession with taxes and high margins on new car sales will likely be closer to 3 million baht.

 

 

Had no idea that this is a Volvo.

2 hours ago, AlfHuy said:

Had no idea that this is a Volvo.

It used to be their dedicated sports division from the Volvo company, now a company that specialises in high end BEV but practically speaking it is a Volvo and by default the parent company Geely. 

On 12/3/2020 at 1:17 PM, l4ml4m said:

 

 

Seems interesting ! Is it the main competition for Tesla ?

 

I think they look better !

 

I would hate driving a 8MB Tesla that looks like a cheap Japanese car...

 

 

 

 

so true, all tesla look like cheap jap tin cans...