Cheapest New Car

[mackayae]

What's the cheapest new car in Thailand?

[scubascuba3]

MGs seem to be cheap hence my so popular, look good, not sure how reliable they will be

[brianthainess]

I think it would depend on how small a car you'd be happy with. MG, Nissan note, Honda Jizz, Toyota Yaris, most are around the same price.. 

[LosLobo]

Maybe the Suzuki Celerio @328,000 baht!

[brianthainess]

3 minutes ago, LosLobo said:

Maybe the Suzuki Celerio @328,000 baht!

Manual.328000          416,000 auto.

[KhunLA]

Not going to beat the price of the Celerio, and gets about 20 kpL.  I peeked at them, and kind of impressive for the price point.

 

If going for the AT ... then you may want to consider another 133k more, and think about the Neta V, as initial cost is more, but savings of operating an EV over an ICE will pay for itself as time goes on.

 

@ 37+ baht for petrol, it won't take long for the ROI of the cost difference.

Length 4,070 mm.

Width 1,690 mm.

Height 1,540 mm.

wheelbase wheelbase 2,420 mm

ground clearance 130 mm.

Rear luggage compartment 315 liters

https://autolifethailand.tv/official-price-hozon-neta-v-thailand/

 

Celerio:

length 3,695 mm

width 1,655 mm

height 1,555 mm

wheelbase 2,435 mm

ground clearance 170 mm

Luggage space  313 liters.

Edited April 11, 2023 by KhunLA

[stoner]

18 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Honda Jizz

he said jizz 

[BritManToo]

17 minutes ago, LosLobo said:

Maybe the Suzuki Celerio @328,000 baht!

 

[KannikaP]

16 minutes ago, stoner said:

he said jizz 

COME on, it was a typo.

[stoner]

1 minute ago, KannikaP said:

COME on, it was a typo.

i dont know many guys who put a smiley face after jizz :)

 

[Lee65]

20 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

you may want to consider another 133k more, and think about the Neta V, as initial cost is more, but savings of operating an EV over an ICE will pay for itself as time goes on.

Resale value of a cheap battery-powered car? Those things will never pay for themselves.

[KhunLA]

1 minute ago, KannikaP said:

COME on, it was a typo.

Not sure about that, as 'a' & 'i' aren't exactly close on the keyboard ... but maybe the brain took over.  Typing deep recessive thoughts instead of topic at hand ...

... shh

[KhunLA]

14 minutes ago, Lee65 said:

Resale value of a cheap battery-powered car? Those things will never pay for themselves.

And you would know this ... how ?

With the savings ... who cares, as you already got your baht back.

 

Ignorance vs experience ... loses every time.

 

Cost per 320 kms:

Celerio ฿600 @ ฿37+ per L

Neta V ฿46 @ ฿5 per kWh

 

Over the life of battery warranty / 180k kms:

Celerio ฿338k

Neta V ฿26k

฿312k saved ...  nuff said

Aside from no oil changes or tune ups ????

Edited April 11, 2023 by KhunLA

[LosLobo]

57 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

 

SUKI CELERO GA/MT apologises now 338.000Baht

 

Equipment Lists - Suzuki CELERIO | Suzuki Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

[brianthainess]

46 minutes ago, stoner said:

i dont know many guys who put a smiley face after jizz :)

 

Now you do and is was no typo. lighten up. 

[stoner]

2 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

lighten up.

everyone is laughing except you.

 

Edited April 11, 2023 by stoner

[transam]

Our Suzuki Celerio GL CVT trans is now 8 years old......

The big small car, 5 doors, 5 seat belts, doors can open near 90*, similar  headroom to a Vigo, cheap to run on E20, cheap road tax etc.

It is also as quiet as a mouse on the road. Parking is a breeze too.....????

 

PS. Ours does have wider alloy wheels and wider low profile tyres though..

 

[transam]

34 minutes ago, LosLobo said:

SUKI CELERO GA/MT apologises now 338.000Baht

 

Equipment Lists - Suzuki CELERIO | Suzuki Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

The new Celerio is different to that, though...

 

[In the jungle]

I picked up a new Celerio GA on 8th May.

 

I back to back tested the Celerio manual against a Swift expecting to buy the much prettier Swift.  The computer controlled CVT transmission in the Swift was a big turn off for me.  It seemed to be constantly changing gear for no obvious reason and the relationship between throttle input and power at the wheels was pretty vague.

 

The Celerio, by contrast, put a smile on my face within minutes.  The three cylinder engine has a throaty thrum when worked hard and clutch and gearbox are light and precise.  Performance is surprisingly good partly due to the fact that the Celerio manual weighs just 785 kg.  Ride quality is excellent for a small cheap car.  Air con is excellent.

 

If you like electronic toys look elsewhere.  I paid 318K Baht out the door with some freebies; the most significant of which was one years first class insurance.

 

On the 500 km run from Bangkok to home the Celerio averaged 23.3 km/litre on Gasohol 91.  Bear in mind this figure is running in so I did not exceed 110 kph. 

 

I am well aware of the advantages EVs offer but I do not want to pay an early adopters premium and I would prefer not to buy Chinese.

 

 

[In the jungle]

11 minutes ago, transam said:

The new Celerio is different to that, though...

 

It was partly your enthusiastic comments that motivated me to test drive the Celerio.

 

Not this ugly bug thing though.  Mine looks essentially the same as yours.  So far as I know this blue thing is not on sale in Thailand.

[transam]

2 minutes ago, In the jungle said:

I picked up a new Celerio GA on 8th May.

 

I back to back tested the Celerio manual against a Swift expecting to buy the much prettier Swift.  The computer controlled CVT transmission in the Swift was a big turn off for me.  It seemed to be constantly changing gear for no obvious reason and the relationship between throttle input and power at the wheels was pretty vague.

 

The Celerio, by contrast, put a smile on my face within minutes.  The three cylinder engine has a throaty thrum when worked hard and clutch and gearbox are light and precise.  Performance is surprisingly good partly due to the fact that the Celerio manual weighs just 785 kg.  Ride quality is excellent for a small cheap car.  Air con is excellent.

 

If you like electronic toys look elsewhere.  I paid 318K Baht out the door with some freebies; the most significant of which was one years first class insurance.

 

On the 500 km run from Bangkok to home the Celerio averaged 23.3 km/litre on Gasohol 91.  Bear in mind this figure is running in so I did not exceed 110 kph. 

 

I am well aware of the advantages EVs offer but I do not want to pay an early adopters premium and I would prefer not to buy Chinese.

 

 

The CVT doesn't have gears, but it has 2 ranges, the CVT uses the engine's torque to alter the drive belt position to speed up or slow down, as you speed up past a point it will switch to the second range. A clever system....

It also has a sports mode, if that is engaged you may feel the ranges switching more often....There is an "S" marker on the dash, pointing out you are in sports mode.

[In the jungle]

1 minute ago, transam said:

The CVT doesn't have gears, but it has 2 ranges, the CVT uses the engine's torque to alter the drive belt position to speed up or slow down, as you speed up past a point it will switch to the second range. A clever system....

It also has a sports mode, if that is engaged you may feel the ranges switching more often....There is an "S" marker on the dash, pointing out you are in sports mode.

I think what it does, in the Swift at least, is simulate gears.  I didn't try the Celerio CVT so I cannot comment on that.

[transam]

5 minutes ago, In the jungle said:

It was partly your enthusiastic comments that motivated me to test drive the Celerio.

 

Not this ugly bug thing though.  Mine looks essentially the same as yours.  So far as I know this blue thing is not on sale in Thailand.

You are probably right, I haven't seen one yet, I saw a couple of new ones the same as ours at Suzuki garage last week, when I was there...

[In the jungle]

1 hour ago, LosLobo said:

SUKI CELERO GA/MT apologises now 338.000Baht

 

Equipment Lists - Suzuki CELERIO | Suzuki Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

That girl does some excellent reviews.  She invariably flashes her knickers at some stage of the process.  I suspect it may not be an accident.

[transam]

1 minute ago, In the jungle said:

I think what it does, in the Swift at least, is simulate gears.  I didn't try the Celerio CVT so I cannot comment on that.

In our Celerio you cannot feel any gear change whatsoever, you only feel a slight rpm drop when it switches to the second range, I cannot see the Swift being any different, but there is a MAT, which is an auto that switches a manual trans, very common in India......????

[PPGuy]

 

[Henryford]

2 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Not going to beat the price of the Celerio, and gets about 20 kpL.  I peeked at them, and kind of impressive for the price point.

 

If going for the AT ... then you may want to consider another 133k more, and think about the Neta V, as initial cost is more, but savings of operating an EV over an ICE will pay for itself as time goes on

He said cheapest car not vacuum cleaner

[In the jungle]

Part of the reason why I bought the Celerio is because I think you would be very unwise to spend big money on a  new ICE right now.

 

 

[steevjee]

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

 

Very good front airbags 

[sammieuk1]

Hotwheels @90bt ????