How Many Kms Per Year Do You Drive?

[corkscrew]

How many kilometers per year do you drive in Thailand? What percent is city driving and what percent is in the country? Between my wife and I we drive only about 6000km per year (between two cars)....most of it is in Bangkok.

[percy2]

How many kilometers per year do you drive in Thailand? What percent is city driving and what percent is in the country? Between my wife and I we drive only about 6000km per year (between two cars)....most of it is in Bangkok.

We do 8 times that.

Between 2 cars.

Cheers

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[SweatySock]

I live way up in the boony, my car is 5 years old and has just passed 100k, most of it driving to and from Khon Kaen.

[corkscrew]

How many kilometers per year do you drive in Thailand? What percent is city driving and what percent is in the country? Between my wife and I we drive only about 6000km per year (between two cars)....most of it is in Bangkok.

We do 8 times that.

Between 2 cars.

Cheers

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We are almost pedestrians compared to you.

We don't live very far from where we shop and dine....so our Kilometers are low.

[Jareddiving]

I drive about 40.000 km a year.

I live close to Pattaya and like to go on trips by car instead of the airplane.

Koh samui, Phuket, Chang mai..

[torrenova]

Coming up 7000 km in 5 months with some long trips so I guess about 15k per year.

Most town driving in and around Pattaya. The flexibility to go to the shops for something rather than doing without and visiting friends / going to work is what it does. Occasional trips to Bangkok and Buriram.

[percy2]

How many kilometers per year do you drive in Thailand? What percent is city driving and what percent is in the country? Between my wife and I we drive only about 6000km per year (between two cars)....most of it is in Bangkok.

We do 8 times that.

Between 2 cars.

Cheers

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We are almost pedestrians compared to you.

We don't live very far from where we shop and dine....so our Kilometers are low.

I normally add many miles going to Pattaya and back, once or twice a week.

Last week I drove about 3,000km.

BKK > Chom Pare > Mae Sot > Mae Sariang > Mae Hong Son > Pai > Chiang Mai and back. Great drive , great scenery. Would be fantastic in a sports car. If you do though don't take the old road from Pai to CM there were 4okm of very rough dirt track.

Cheers

[dutch]

about 16.000 km/year

In and around Korat

[onnut]

about 25000-30000 a year. A couple of trips to Phuket and khon khen a year from Bangkok. And a weekly trip to pattaya so it adds up fast. My wife does about 5000 a year.

[Moonfruit]

About 16,000km/year in the last two years. The 2 years before that were astronomical as i drove BKK to PKT and back every week. I know Phetchakasem highway quite well!

[Petch01]

How many kilometers per year do you drive in Thailand?

15,000 km per year with my motorcycle, 15,000 km per year with my car, 1,500 km per year with my boat, 150 km per year with my horse and 15 km per year with my bicycle.

Petch01

[percy2]

How many kilometers per year do you drive in Thailand? What percent is city driving and what percent is in the country? Between my wife and I we drive only about 6000km per year (between two cars)....most of it is in Bangkok.

Let me know when you want to sell a car

Cheers

[MarcoH]

Wife is doing about 42000KM\Yr last 4yrs

From Ubon to all direction to TH.

[qualtrough]

I might do 1000 a month here just outside of BKK in my old Land Rover. Got tired of forking out so much for petrol so made the switch to LPG last week and am loving it.

Our Volvo is used only to take the kids to school and back and some errands, but probably does around the same. That will be getting the conversion within a year too.

[Plus]

About a hundred km a day, around Bangkok. Nearly 30k per year on average.

[Digitalbanana]

If you do though don't take the old road from Pai to CM there were 4okm of very rough dirt track.

I too made this trip years ago in the reverse direction. Just curious I thought there was only one route from Pai to CM (route 1095 from Pai and onto 107 into CM). You mean there is an older route to avoid or is 1095 the old route and they've built a new one?

[PeaceBlondie]

I know this is the Motor Forum, but I did a thousand KM per month on the CBR150 during its first two years. I used to do more than twice that many kilometers in Texas with only a bike, for over seven years.

[corkscrew]

How many kilometers per year do you drive in Thailand? What percent is city driving and what percent is in the country? Between my wife and I we drive only about 6000km per year (between two cars)....most of it is in Bangkok.

We do 8 times that.

Between 2 cars.

Cheers

Edit to be more accurate

We are almost pedestrians compared to you.

We don't live very far from where we shop and dine....so our Kilometers are low.

I normally add many miles going to Pattaya and back, once or twice a week.

Last week I drove about 3,000km.

BKK > Chom Pare > Mae Sot > Mae Sariang > Mae Hong Son > Pai > Chiang Mai and back. Great drive , great scenery. Would be fantastic in a sports car. If you do though don't take the old road from Pai to CM there were 4okm of very rough dirt track.

Cheers

It sounds like a drive that I'd like to take. Is it a series of marked roads?

[corkscrew]

About a hundred km a day, around Bangkok. Nearly 30k per year on average.

That's a lot of 'klicks' for Bangkok! How many hours a day behind the wheel? I may do 20km a day and as often as not that short distance takes up the better part of two hours....especially if I hit the rush on Sathorn at 4PM.

[Gimbo]

Had my Honda Click motocy for 2 months and it has 1700km on it now. So I think we'll land at 10000 km or more in a year. Not bad on a little 110cc two wheeler :-)

[raybkk]

45000 sofar this year, just work. No trips

[percy2]

How many kilometers per year do you drive in Thailand? What percent is city driving and what percent is in the country? Between my wife and I we drive only about 6000km per year (between two cars)....most of it is in Bangkok.

We do 8 times that.

Between 2 cars.

Cheers

Edit to be more accurate

We are almost pedestrians compared to you.

We don't live very far from where we shop and dine....so our Kilometers are low.

I normally add many miles going to Pattaya and back, once or twice a week.

Last week I drove about 3,000km.

BKK > Chom Pare > Mae Sot > Mae Sariang > Mae Hong Son > Pai > Chiang Mai and back. Great drive , great scenery. Would be fantastic in a sports car. If you do though don't take the old road from Pai to CM there were 4okm of very rough dirt track.

Cheers

It sounds like a drive that I'd like to take. Is it a series of marked roads?

We have GPS.

We have the technology

Cheers

[percy2]

If you do though don't take the old road from Pai to CM there were 4okm of very rough dirt track.

I too made this trip years ago in the reverse direction. Just curious I thought there was only one route from Pai to CM (route 1095 from Pai and onto 107 into CM). You mean there is an older route to avoid or is 1095 the old route and they've built a new one?

Will check GPS and get back to you.

I think the 1095 is the new road.

Cheers

[corkscrew]

How many kilometers per year do you drive in Thailand? What percent is city driving and what percent is in the country? Between my wife and I we drive only about 6000km per year (between two cars)....most of it is in Bangkok.

We do 8 times that.

Between 2 cars.

Cheers

Edit to be more accurate

We are almost pedestrians compared to you.

We don't live very far from where we shop and dine....so our Kilometers are low.

I normally add many miles going to Pattaya and back, once or twice a week.

Last week I drove about 3,000km.

BKK > Chom Pare > Mae Sot > Mae Sariang > Mae Hong Son > Pai > Chiang Mai and back. Great drive , great scenery. Would be fantastic in a sports car. If you do though don't take the old road from Pai to CM there were 4okm of very rough dirt track.

Cheers

It sounds like a drive that I'd like to take. Is it a series of marked roads?

We have GPS.

We have the technology

Cheers

I have the Garmin 2720 Streetpilot in our SLK. Do you think that will guide us the whole way...avoiding the "very rough dirt track" between PAI and CM?

The Garmin is great in and around BKK but I have not used it way up country...only as far north as Ayutthaya.

[percy2]

I normally add many miles going to Pattaya and back, once or twice a week.

Last week I drove about 3,000km.

BKK > Chom Pare > Mae Sot > Mae Sariang > Mae Hong Son > Pai > Chiang Mai and back. Great drive , great scenery. Would be fantastic in a sports car. If you do though don't take the old road from Pai to CM there were 4okm of very rough dirt track.

Cheers

It sounds like a drive that I'd like to take. Is it a series of marked roads?

We have GPS.

We have the technology

Cheers

I have the Garmin 2720 Streetpilot in our SLK. Do you think that will guide us the whole way...avoiding the "very rough dirt track" between PAI and CM?

The Garmin is great in and around BKK but I have not used it way up country...only as far north as Ayutthaya.

If you have it set for fatest time it will avoid the rough track.

It was spot on for me the whole journey.

Now is a fantastic time to do it, take some warm clothes.

Loy Krathong in Mae Hong Son would be fantastic.

I'd avoid the Chom Pere part.

Go from BKK straight to Mae Sot or possibly over night in Sukothai.

If either you or your wife gets seasick it maybe worth taking some Dramamine with you as the roads really are that windy.

Cheers

[Plus]

About a hundred km a day, around Bangkok. Nearly 30k per year on average.

That's a lot of 'klicks' for Bangkok! How many hours a day behind the wheel? I may do 20km a day and as often as not that short distance takes up the better part of two hours....especially if I hit the rush on Sathorn at 4PM.

I live in suburbs, about 30k to work in the morning - one hour and twenty minutes, then 20k, half an hour, to kids' school, then 50k, about an hour, drive home.

I don't see it as a waste of time, it's similar to sleep - helps to relax and reset my mind - think, plan, dream, freshen up - whatever.

[Thaiboxer]

Since moving to the suburbs last year, I would guess I'm doing about 20,000kms/year. With our old tub, that takes A LOT of gas. The traffic jams (which I frequently encounter) are terrible here in BKK but I'm used to bad traffic coming from South Florida, USA.

[Plus]

I spend over 1,500 per week. Actually it's eight days between refills. If I drive economically I can stretch it to nine. Not worth the effort of constraining myself, imo.

[nokia]

45000 sofar this year, just work. No trips

Can i assume that you spend about 100K baht on petrol/diesel so far?

[corkscrew]

Since moving to the suburbs last year, I would guess I'm doing about 20,000kms/year. With our old tub, that takes A LOT of gas. The traffic jams (which I frequently encounter) are terrible here in BKK but I'm used to bad traffic coming from South Florida, USA.

Thaiboxer, where in S. Florida? We also have a place in Fort Lauderdale.