Cyprus1951 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Car anyone recommend the best place to buy a second hand car in Phuket? New to the Island so your advice would be welcome. Thanks again in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Quality second hand cars under 3 years old are quite expensive here on Phuket. You might be better just buying a new car. If you are looking for a cheap car then check-out Phuket Gazette classifieds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyprus1951 Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 Quality second hand cars under 3 years old are quite expensive here on Phuket. You might be better just buying a new car. If you are looking for a cheap car then check-out Phuket Gazette classifieds. Thanks for that. Will check it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flip Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 phuket not really interesting for buying 2nd hand cars..! much too expensive check: http://www.thaicar.com/en_index.asp http://www.one2car.com/ most of the dealers are in bangkok but sometimes can get a really good deal..! or just go to surathani, also quite a lot 2nd hand car dealers + cheaper then phuket... good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinLOS Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 You can save a lot of money by buying in Bangkok or upcountry... Tho second hand cars here need to be REALLY checked out, wrecks that would never go back on the road are commonly fixed in dangerous ways and even tho maintenance is cheap, Thais dont seem to do it. What budget do you have and what are you looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyprus1951 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 Just looking for a runaround. Not sure on budget as I don't know what sort of price to expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinLOS Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Not much worth buying under 200k usually.. Sometimes rarely a 150 bargain might come up.. But thats the bottom end of the range for a car thats not going to have some problems or need loads of maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damaz6052 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Car anyone recommend the best place to buy a second hand car in Phuket?New to the Island so your advice would be welcome. Thanks again in advance. Chang Rai is very cheap for utes if you really want to save money. Mostly have low kilometres and have been driven locally, it's a good time to buy with finance hard to get especially if you have cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyprus1951 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 So which cars are made in Thailand, this would seem like quite a god idea, from a repair point of view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiwanderer Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Grab yourself the large second hand car magazine (colour cover - mostly newspaper print pages inside) - forget the name - available most places. In there they have guide prices for 2nd hand and list prices for new cars - also occasionally have details of total sales in Thailand of new models. Can usually tell which ones are made in thailand as far cheaper than the imports (huge tax)- but not cheaper than what you might be used to elsewhere. IIRC thai built high sellers - honda, toyota, isuzu 2nd hand depreciate slowly. Unless going for very bottom end best to go for brand new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pothai Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 If you dont mind getting to BKK, the auction at Lad Prao every Saturday has some good deals but know what you are looking for and check the cars thoroughly. You will need work permit or letter of residency unless you are have in a Thai name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimera Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Just looking for a runaround. Not sure on budget as I don't know what sort of price to expect. What is your budget ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syl Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Try Baht & Sold. @ bahtsold dot com Second hand cars start from as little as 80K. Covers all the South. not just Phuket. Good Luck. Syl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlehead Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) When i bought my pickup, about 3 1/2 years ago I looked at a lot of the used car dealers and they all seemed about the same (high) I ended up buying one privately from the owner (saw it on the side of the road in northern Phuket town), and he came down considerably in price because i was willing to pay the total cost. Thai people often cannot afford to do this and must pay it off or go to a bank or ??? so, he was willing to lower his price because i paid him cash the next day. Maybe he was desperate? Maybe i was just lucky? My truck just finished a 5,000+ km trip around Thailand with my family and never once did i have any problems or see any loss of oil on the dipstick. I bought Toyota because i believe they are the best. My truck had 180,000 km on it when i bought it and has 225,000 on it now. It has never given me any problems except the battery went dead and i replaced the tires last year. Good luck. Edited February 11, 2009 by fiddlehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinLOS Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 suzi Caribbean on my road with a sign on the window for 75k.. About as cheap as it gets and still hope to be reliable.. Not much of a car tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinLOS Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) double post. Edited February 11, 2009 by LivinLOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyprus1951 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 Thank you to all those who replied. Things are a bit clearer now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keestha Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 (edited) If you buy from a second hand car dealer, go to a big reputable looking dealership, and not to a small open air place. After the tsunami wrecked my car, I was so stupid to do the latter, and look at the result: After one and a half year the car I bought burned out because of fawlty electrical wiring. Edited February 13, 2009 by keestha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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