I am wondering if some of you that have been living in the CM area can help out a newbie moving to the area?? I am interested in finding an auto (prefer a truck) where I could lease on a monthly basis. Anyone have any information on where I could go and estimated costs? Also anyone with any good/bad experinces on this subject please provide input. Thanks in advance for your time.

If you're a farang, you can forget any form of financing unless you've had full-time Thai company employment for 6+ months, along with a valid work permit and 1 year visa extension. However, I assume you mean "lease" as-in "long term rental"? - If that's the case, all of the usual car rental outfits will do special deals for monthly contracts - typically about 30-40% cheaper than what the daily rate would work out to.

I bought a car from Toyota on finance in the past...i do not have a work permit or a Thai company but i did have to put down 40% deposit.