"Monks these days are scarier than ghosts!" - second hand car dealer regrets trusting "Phra Moo"

[webfact]

Sanook Thai Caption: Oh Buddha!

 

Sanook reported on a story about a monk buying a second hand car from a dealer.

 

The dealer felt he could trust a man of the cloth.

 

Wrong.

 

When he went for a test drive he didn't come back. 

 

Now the police are looking for the rogue in saffron.

 

The media investigated after a post on Facebook under the name Ihere Mike where a man reported that he was looking for his car.

 

It turned out to be Sornram Unta, 29, a second hand car dealer in Tak Fa, Nakhon Sawan, central Thailand.

 

He said that on Sunday a monk calling himself Moo (Pig) had agreed with him to buy the car with Chiang Mai plates for 20,000 baht.

 

Picture: Sanook

 

But he didn't have the money with him so he drove him to a temple in Saraburi to get it.

 

However Phra Moo made the dealer wait all day then as dusk fell he said he'd like to take one more test drive.

 

That's when he disappeared and Sornram decided to file a report for theft at the Muang Saraburi police.

 

"It was only 20,000 baht and he was a monk", said Sonram when reporters asked him why he'd let his vehicle be taken so easily. 

 

"I thought I could trust him".

 

Inquiries at the temple revealed that the monks there had no idea who Phra Moo really is; he'd just arrived and asked to stay for a couple of days. 

 

The dealer now just has CCTV with which to identify the thief.

 

His final comment to Sanook formed the main part of their headline just like ours:

 

"Monks are scarier than ghosts these days!"

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Investigations continue. If you see the battered old car it has the plate

กค 7953 (Chiang Mai)

 

A man in an orange robe may or may not be behind the wheel!

 

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Picture: Sanook

[JoePai]

That vehicle should be scrapped

[VinnieK]

Probably a fake monk

[LoliLoso]

2 hours ago, JoePai said:

That vehicle should be scrapped

Along with the Fake Monk.

[Photoguy21]

Silly question but monks are supposed to have given up money and the like so how could he possibly buy a vehicle?

[Gottfrid]

These days?

[marcho]

Things are getting desperate. 

[Nip]

I learnt when I first arrived in Thailand 20+ years ago. Temples frequently provide a safe haven for Thai criminals avoiding the RTP. 

[JeffersLos]

What a country.

 

 

At least people can trust the police. ???? 

[andyman57]

Brilliant at least he kept it simple and never for a high end model happy motoring

[Tarteso]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

A man in an orange robe may or may not be behind the wheel!

Pretty sure he’s not within Saffron’s cloth.

[shackleton]

I thought Monks were not allowed to personally.  drive in Thailand ????

[Troy Tempest]

I have said it before. but it case you missed it.....

 

Too much Monkey Business! 

 

Great Vid follows ....Chuck Berry with Keith Richard! 

 

 

[Andycoops]

From what I see locally here in Isaan, I wouldn't trust the vast majority.

Most don't follow the major rules of Buddhism, smoke, drink, handle money etc etc

[Gecko123]

Don't nobody go gettin' no big ideas.

 

THB 1,391

Lazada Thailand

[Max Brok]

20 years ago monks did not drive a car. Now they own one?

[zyphodb]

1 hour ago, Gecko123 said:

Don't nobody go gettin' no big ideas.

 

THB 1,391

Lazada Thailand

How much???

[PETERTHEEATER]

6 hours ago, VinnieK said:

Probably a fake monk

NSS

[sammieuk1]

Forget the car dealing and start a breakers yard for doggy monks start with his knees ????

[DaRoadrunner]

Of the 127 precepts governing the conduct of a monk, one is.... they are not allowed to drive!

[khaowong1]

4 hours ago, shackleton said:

I thought Monks were not allowed to personally.  drive in Thailand ????

It's not a rule, but they are not supposed to.  

[khaowong1]

2 hours ago, zyphodb said:

How much???

When I left Thailand in 2013, about $1500 baht. 

[twizzian]

How far could the thief go in that heap

[Max Brok]

4 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said:

Of the 127 precepts governing the conduct of a monk, one is.... they are not allowed to drive!

I know. Last year I see it everyday, even my wife stopt with tamboon to tempels and monks. We do it now directly to people who need support. Only not if they have a borrowed money for a big pick up with magnesium rims.

[Phnom Penh Trader]

Sornram Unta Should be arrested for trying to sell that old heap for 20k?

[bristolgeoff]

looking at the pic,s  it was not worth  100 baht,So the thief got  a wreck really,monk or no monk

[d4dang]

the monk is wearing robes like those worn at Wat Tum Grabok...the temple known as a rehab center....in Saraburi

[papa al]

11 hours ago, Photoguy21 said:

Silly question but monks are supposed to have given up money and the like so how could he possibly buy a vehicle?

This thread answers that question, silly goose.

[papa al]

9 hours ago, shackleton said:

I thought Monks were not allowed to personally.  drive in Thailand ????

Farange think too mut.

[novacova]

8 hours ago, Andycoops said:

From what I see locally here in Isaan, I wouldn't trust the vast majority.

Most don't follow the major rules of Buddhism, smoke, drink, handle money etc etc

…and murder. I’ve at least two reports on Amerin in the last year. My wife says there are a lot of fake and crooked monks.