Roo Island Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Looking to buy a 2nd hand car. Any recommendations on where to look? Is Bangkok a better place to look? Thanks! Roo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will B Good Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 Personally I would consider looking out in the sticks, if you are prepared to travel........I imagine prices are much cheaper in....say...... Isaan.....but the choice might be more limited. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, Will B Good said: Personally I would consider looking out in the sticks, if you are prepared to travel........I imagine prices are much cheaper in....say...... Isaan.....but the choice might be more limited. FB Marketplace would be my 1st place to peek. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 bahtandsold ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AndyAndyAndy Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 one2car.com, just filter out make/model/year you want and you will find plenty of cars from different sellers in your area, if you don't know what car you want want, that's a different matter then 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bbko Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 If you don't know much about buying used cars, I'd suggest buying one from the "certified' used car sales places on Sukhumvit. Certified cars are inspected by mechanics and come with a warranty. https://www.toyotasure.com/home/used-car/ชลบุรี?filterlogid=1190605&isnewcars=false&ismostview=false https://usedcar.honda.co.th/about.php 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jaideedave Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 Using my own experience on this subject I feel I should comment. I once bought a pre-owned Toyota car that was several years old from a local nurse. I mistakenly didn't do due diligence and after a couple months I discovered that the radiator fluid had never been changed along with brake pads etc. My own fault but I now would only recommend for someone to buy a 2nd hand vehicle from a farang. Working class Thais just don't have the resources to afford regular servicing of their cars/trucks.Most farangs I know can at least afford to have the thing serviced once in a while. IMHO 3 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Best place... depends what type of car you are looking for.. Some dealerships offer certified second hand vehicles which are sold under warranty... thats the safest option, although you'll pay a little more. Other options depend on the age of the second hand car, i.e. if its within its warranty period. For pricing and seeing whats out there, one2car.com is a good resource. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 9 minutes ago, jaideedave said: Working class Thais just don't have the resources to afford regular servicing of their cars/trucks I have to disagree a bit on that...I see working class Thai's taking loving care of their car or truck as it is a very large "investment" to them they seem very proud to own a nice vehicle (gives them face) Admitedly there are also some who never do any maintenance but same can be said for a farung owner. 14 minutes ago, jaideedave said: I discovered that the radiator fluid had never been changed along with brake pads etc Things like that are very cheap to get done in Thailand for most cars/trucks not your Rolls Royce or Bentley. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CartagenaWarlock Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 Just now, jaideedave said: My own fault but I now would only recommend for someone to buy a 2nd hand vehicle from a farang. I never did any servicing on my car since I bought it new in the USA. I drove it for close to 100,000 miles, then sold it and bought one more. Again, we did not do any servicing. All my life, I did this. This is the fourth unserviced car I am using. I only change oils. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 2 minutes ago, johng said: 20 minutes ago, jaideedave said: Working class Thais just don't have the resources to afford regular servicing of their cars/trucks I have to disagree a bit on that...I see working class Thai's taking loving care of their car or truck as it is a very large "investment" to them they seem very proud to own a nice vehicle (gives them face) Admitedly there are also some who never do any maintenance but same can be said for a farung owner. 20 minutes ago, jaideedave said: I discovered that the radiator fluid had never been changed along with brake pads etc Things like that are very cheap to get done in Thailand for most cars/trucks not your Rolls Royce or Bentley. It was just a Thai-bash... as with anything else, there are those who look after their stuff and those who don't. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CharlieH Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 There are some vehicles recently posted in the FREE Car classifieds in the Motoring forum. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I recently brought one from a car tent in Chonburi near Pattaya via One2car.com They were very helpful indeed, they even put it in my name (pink card), changed the oil, AND Delivered to Koh Chang Ferry at no extra cost, from memory I think they were called BestCar, I also brought one through One2Car from a tent in Bangkok years 6 years ago. On both occasions they drove to meet me BKK 'coz I went by Bus, Chonburi they had 2 different locations and only one showed on GPS . Go for low mileage, take it for a road test and floor it get it nice and hot, get back and check for oil leaks, anything you find wrong they will rectify, from any small dings to tyres. Good luck happy motoring toot toot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyAndyAndy Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 7 hours ago, bbko said: If you don't know much about buying used cars, I'd suggest buying one from the "certified' used car sales places on Sukhumvit. Certified cars are inspected by mechanics and come with a warranty. https://www.toyotasure.com/home/used-car/ชลบุรี?filterlogid=1190605&isnewcars=false&ismostview=false https://usedcar.honda.co.th/about.php Their selection sucks and it's overpriced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishman1 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Car auctions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Asquith Production Posted February 1 Popular Post Share Posted February 1 18 hours ago, Will B Good said: Personally I would consider looking out in the sticks, if you are prepared to travel........I imagine prices are much cheaper in....say...... Isaan.....but the choice might be more limited. Only if a Thai person makes the enquiry on price. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo1968 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 18 hours ago, KhunLA said: FB Marketplace would be my 1st place to peek. I bought mine via FB Marketplace, it was from a used car dealer who was advertising on FB MP, free advertising for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Island Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 Great recommendations! All are worth pursuing. I'm going to pop into the local dealer and see what they have. But not sure I want to buy a new car. I bought a Toyota certified car back home. Lasted me for a long time. Bought a Honda from an auction. Worst vehicle I ever owned! 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish star Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 1/31/2024 at 4:56 PM, jaideedave said: Using my own experience on this subject I feel I should comment. I once bought a pre-owned Toyota car that was several years old from a local nurse. I mistakenly didn't do due diligence and after a couple months I discovered that the radiator fluid had never been changed along with brake pads etc. My own fault but I now would only recommend for someone to buy a 2nd hand vehicle from a farang. Working class Thais just don't have the resources to afford regular servicing of their cars/trucks.Most farangs I know can at least afford to have the thing serviced once in a while. IMHO NEVER buy a Thai owned Vehicle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Irish star Posted February 1 Popular Post Share Posted February 1 On 1/31/2024 at 7:23 PM, brianthainess said: I recently brought one from a car tent in Chonburi near Pattaya via One2car.com They were very helpful indeed, they even put it in my name (pink card), changed the oil, AND Delivered to Koh Chang Ferry at no extra cost, from memory I think they were called BestCar, I also brought one through One2Car from a tent in Bangkok years 6 years ago. On both occasions they drove to meet me BKK 'coz I went by Bus, Chonburi they had 2 different locations and only one showed on GPS . Go for low mileage, take it for a road test and floor it get it nice and hot, get back and check for oil leaks, anything you find wrong they will rectify, from any small dings to tyres. Good luck happy motoring toot toot. I bought one from Toyota SURE certified vehicle it was a Fortuner , it was more expensive but a beautiful vehicle 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Warrior Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 On 1/31/2024 at 12:06 PM, Roo Island said: Looking to buy a 2nd hand car. Any recommendations on where to look? Is Bangkok a better place to look? Thanks! Roo TAKE CAUTON 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 There is one sporty car that could be cheap as it needs to be moved asap. I remember reading about it on another Thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sungod Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Buy new, (unless you know the car /owner) , 2nd hand price here is astronomical, just not worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 10 hours ago, sungod said: Buy new, (unless you know the car /owner) , 2nd hand price here is astronomical, just not worth it. My thoughts too, if the price difference is small. Many used cars have been driven hard and possibly modified, and had parts swapped. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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