Trucks And Suv's In Thailand

[elektrified]

I'm looking to buy a second-hand truck or possibly an SUV; most likely a truck though. I'm not real familiar with what is available here in Thailand. I see a lot of those Toyota Hilux around but I read in another thread that the front braking system is not good? I'm looking to buy a truck 5-7 years old. I've also noticed Mitsubishi and Isuzu as being popular. I don't know much about trucks and/or cars as they don't really interest me. If it was up to me I would buy an old Volvo, but we really need something to haul things around, take the dogs places, etc. Safety is a concern; i.e. airbags, etc. but not mandatory.

Any ideas/suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

elektrified

P.S. Why are cars so expensive in Thailand? It seems to me that they are probably manufactured/assembled in neighboring countries with cheap labor forces. I could buy a used car or truck for much less money in the USA or in Europe. I don't really get it.

[ignis]

Depends on a number of things..

How much have you got to spend?

How long are you going to keep it?

Isuzu and Toyota hold there value. [my old Isuzu May 2004 got 445k in exchange for a brand new one 638k + had done over 400,00km.. so had lost less than 150k in 4 years,, paid 591k in 2004]

Ford, Mazda and Chevrolet lose that in the 1st year.. Mitsubishi + Nissan are in between.

Isuzu + Chevrolet have the same engine, these engines are a little noisy but are chain driven, beware of the Ford/Mazda same engine be sure the belt is changed at 80,000km

So a 6 yr old Isuzu or Toyota, a 5 yr old Mitsubishi or Nissan, a 4 yr old Ford, Mazda and Chevrolet would cost all around the same price. all these should have airbags, depends on the spec when it was bought

Edited January 12, 2009 by ignis