NormanW Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Hello everyone, i am new here and i would like some advice please. In the near future i will be moving to Thailand and i need to buy a car (and a bike). My question is about economy, i will be travelling everyday to work and back and i need an economical car, but the choice is amazing. Ideally i would like 50mpg as i don't want to spend all my wages on fuel. Also a medium sized car would be nice as i feel quite vunerable in a Honda Jazz/Toyota Yaris. What do you think? Is there anything out there? I have looked at the Hybrid's and have come to the conclusion that they are far to expensive. Diesel would be great but i've been told they are mainly used in pick up's. Oh yes and it must be an automatic. Yours confused Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm das Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Where will you be? If it's Bangkok, Chiang Mai or some fairly large Thai city, I'd think about picking up a small 2nd hand car & doing an LPG conversion. The kits are fairly widespread & cheap in Thailand, and in the cities LPG is widely available. As far as I know, that's the only option if you're really looking to get 50 mpg. I don't have specific information but if you search this forum you should be able to find out more. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkangorito Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Have you seen this "old" thread? http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?sh...petrol&st=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanW Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 Cheers for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanW Posted October 10, 2007 Author Share Posted October 10, 2007 Looks like a 1.6 Honda Civic for around 700 000 baht then???????? Any thoughts? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsmithson Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 there are downsides to LPG . i used ot for 3 years on my Lexus. Then spent the money saved on fuel to have a new cylinder head fitted.LPG burns the valves< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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