sawasdeeman Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Hi there guys, I am new to the forum but have already lived for 4 years in Thailand already :) I just registered to post this for a friend who will be retiring soon in Thailand and is looking for a car (max 900k), desirable to be Hybrid as it spends less petrol. 1- What do you guys think about the new HEV cars sold in Thailand? Examples are Toyota Yaris Cross HEV, MG VS EV, Honda City e:HEV and others ... I do not see any thread talking about it, so I made it. 2- Is it safe to buy a Hybrid car in a country with a lot of rain and floodings? 3- Is it really worth the extra price you pay compared to the savings in fuel? Thank you so much for your advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post josephbloggs Posted January 21 Popular Post Share Posted January 21 49 minutes ago, sawasdeeman said: Hi there guys, I am new to the forum but have already lived for 4 years in Thailand already :) I just registered to post this for a friend who will be retiring soon in Thailand and is looking for a car (max 900k), desirable to be Hybrid as it spends less petrol. 1- What do you guys think about the new HEV cars sold in Thailand? Examples are Toyota Yaris Cross HEV, MG VS EV, Honda City e:HEV and others ... I do not see any thread talking about it, so I made it. 2- Is it safe to buy a Hybrid car in a country with a lot of rain and floodings? 3- Is it really worth the extra price you pay compared to the savings in fuel? Thank you so much for your advice. What are his circumstances going to be? Living in Bangkok or out in the sticks? Will he be able to charge it at home? Does he intend to do many long drives? Depending on the answers to the above he may be better off with a BEV. Or maybe a PHEV - lots of great choices but a big variance in battery ranges between the models so would need to understand how he would generally use it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawasdeeman Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 20 minutes ago, josephbloggs said: What are his circumstances going to be? Living in Bangkok or out in the sticks? Will he be able to charge it at home? Does he intend to do many long drives? Depending on the answers to the above he may be better off with a BEV. Or maybe a PHEV - lots of great choices but a big variance in battery ranges between the models so would need to understand how he would generally use it. He is going to retire in Hua Hin and will be living in a condo without the possibility to get PHEV, at least for now. I took a look at PHEV at Zigwheels and seems to be out of budget. Thanks for the input :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 If he can't charge at home, better to just buy an ICEV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lacessit Posted January 21 Popular Post Share Posted January 21 EV's are a good choice for mostly city travel, not so good for long distances. At their best when the owner can recharge from rooftop solar. 900K will buy a cheaper EV, the jury is still out on resale value, after-sales service, and reliability. Hybrids are more versatile for a mix of city and country traffic. A flat battery won't mean calling a tow-truck. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 3 hours ago, sawasdeeman said: 2- Is it safe to buy a Hybrid car in a country with a lot of rain and flooding? 😂😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinny41 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 8 hours ago, sawasdeeman said: Hi there guys, I am new to the forum but have already lived for 4 years in Thailand already :) I just registered to post this for a friend who will be retiring soon in Thailand and is looking for a car (max 900k), desirable to be Hybrid as it spends less petrol. 1- What do you guys think about the new HEV cars sold in Thailand? Examples are Toyota Yaris Cross HEV, MG VS EV, Honda City e:HEV and others ... I do not see any thread talking about it, so I made it. 2- Is it safe to buy a Hybrid car in a country with a lot of rain and floodings? 3- Is it really worth the extra price you pay compared to the savings in fuel? Thank you so much for your advice. Looking at the models you have listed if ground clearance is important to your friend then you will find all models are not equal assuming standard size tyres example Fortuner, the Toyota Hilux 220mm Toyota Yaris Cross 210mm MG HS PHEV 145mm Honda City e:HEV 135mm Toyota Corolla Cross 161mm As you can see the Yaris Cross ground clearance is fairly close to Toyota Pickup and the Fortuner example 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gweiloman Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I assume your friend will be a newcomer to living in Thailand (it doesn’t matter how many trips he’s made in the past as a tourist; living here full time is a completely different ball game). The more prudent route for him will be to buy one of the more common legacy cars from Toyota/Honda/Mazda. Even though these cars don’t represent value for money in my opinion, it will be less hassle for him initially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retarius Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I rented on for a month in the UK a few of years ago. It was brilliant, 80 mpg. A Hyundai Ioniq, I haven't seen them over here. I'd buy a hybrid if the price of gas went up significantly. I see them as much preferable option to pure EVs. Having said that, I wouldn't like to foot the bill for repairing such a complex vehicle, although I haven't heard any complaints. I really think the Japanese car firms are onto something here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gweiloman Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 32 minutes ago, retarius said: I rented on for a month in the UK a few of years ago. It was brilliant, 80 mpg. A Hyundai Ioniq, I haven't seen them over here. I'd buy a hybrid if the price of gas went up significantly. I see them as much preferable option to pure EVs. Having said that, I wouldn't like to foot the bill for repairing such a complex vehicle, although I haven't heard any complaints. I really think the Japanese car firms are onto something here. Hyundai is Korean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Island Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 On 1/22/2024 at 5:36 AM, vinny41 said: Looking at the models you have listed if ground clearance is important to your friend then you will find all models are not equal assuming standard size tyres example Fortuner, the Toyota Hilux 220mm Toyota Yaris Cross 210mm MG HS PHEV 145mm Honda City e:HEV 135mm Toyota Corolla Cross 161mm As you can see the Yaris Cross ground clearance is fairly close to Toyota Pickup and the Fortuner example Could you please tell me where you got these specs? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 They do look a bit suspect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinny41 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 1/31/2024 at 5:58 AM, Roo Island said: Could you please tell me where you got these specs? Thank you! from brand websites they are all there within the specs for each model 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPriority Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 1/22/2024 at 12:53 AM, Lacessit said: EV's are a good choice for mostly city travel, not so good for long distances. At their best when the owner can recharge from rooftop solar. 900K will buy a cheaper EV, the jury is still out on resale value, after-sales service, and reliability. Hybrids are more versatile for a mix of city and country traffic. A flat battery won't mean calling a tow-truck. Bloody born again ev evangelicals pushing their agenda ! 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPriority Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 1/22/2024 at 1:13 PM, Gweiloman said: I assume your friend will be a newcomer to living in Thailand (it doesn’t matter how many trips he’s made in the past as a tourist; living here full time is a completely different ball game). The more prudent route for him will be to buy one of the more common legacy cars from Toyota/Honda/Mazda. Even though these cars don’t represent value for money in my opinion, it will be less hassle for him initially. He’s lived here for 4 years… 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 32 minutes ago, vinny41 said: from brand websites they are all there within the specs for each model The Toyota Corolla Cross looks off at 161mm. Mix-up with the Yaris? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gweiloman Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 13 hours ago, HighPriority said: He’s lived here for 4 years… 🙄 The OP has lived here for 4 years but he’s asking for his friend who is planning to retire here soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPriority Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 1 hour ago, Gweiloman said: The OP has lived here for 4 years but he’s asking for his friend who is planning to retire here soon. You might be right but I took it as his mate picked up a rash last week... 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinny41 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 17 hours ago, Yellowtail said: The Toyota Corolla Cross looks off at 161mm. Mix-up with the Yaris? https://www.toyota.co.th/model/yariscross/specification yaris cross here is 210mm https://www.toyota.co.th/model/corollacross/specification corolla cross here is 161mm anyone looking at a European website Europe Yaris cross and Thailand Yaris cross not the same spec as the Thai version is built on different platform UK yaris cross ground clearance is 160-170mm not quoted on Toyota uk website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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