With all the new cars/pickups sold to falangs, why no English manuals?

[Ace of Pop]

Well I don't bleat about nothing must be dim to need a handbook

[giddyup]

Well I don't bleat about nothing must be dim to need a handbook

You certainly have plenty of time to post inane comments.

[Ace of Pop]

I do tend to annoy the pedantically inclined , all these expensive phones make it toooooo easy

[mikebike]

U could consider sending downloaded manual(s) to a printer - sized and bound to fit in glovebox... probably way cheaper and easier than ordering/waiting for dealer.

Edited December 29, 2014 by mikebike

[giddyup]

I do tend to annoy the pedantically inclined , all these expensive phones make it toooooo easy

Make it too easy to be a pest you mean.

[IMHO]

In England they do not supply manuals in Thai, German, Spanish.............or any language unless ordered.........Why should LOS be different...?

Because as I said in my header, so many new cars are sold to falangs here. How many Thais are buying cars in England?

Just how many of the 900,000'ish new cars sold each year in Thailand do you think are bought by Westerners?

I suspect you think the farang market is much bigger than what it actually is.

[giddyup]

In England they do not supply manuals in Thai, German, Spanish.............or any language unless ordered.........Why should LOS be different...?

Because as I said in my header, so many new cars are sold to falangs here. How many Thais are buying cars in England?

Just how many of the 900,000'ish new cars sold each year in Thailand do you think are bought by Westerners?

I suspect you think the farang market is much bigger than what it actually is.

I don't know, you tell me. There are estimates of up to a million falangs living in Thailand, how many buy a new car? I know when I was shopping around for a new pickup there were more falangs looking than Thais. That's Pattaya, be different in the country.

Edited December 29, 2014 by giddyup

[transam]

When I bought my truck I asked for the basic manual in English, they ordered one for me, couple of weeks I think...

[giddyup]

When I bought my truck I asked for the basic manual in English, they ordered one for me, couple of weeks I think...

I have ordered the English manual no problem, will get it in the new year. It's the GPS manual that I'm having a problem getting.

[StefanBBK]

I got my Toyota drivers manual in English with each of the cars I had. Had to ask for it when ordering the car.

[kwonitoy]

Got the Toyota manual in Thai and English with delivery of the truck in Udon Thani 2008

Got the Ford manual in Thai and English with delivery of the truck in Sahkon Nahkon 2014

Didn't have to ask either time or pay any extra

[HooHaa]

with all the new cars and pickups sold to farangs?

what percentage of the thai market of 65 million does the OP think a few hundred thousand (if even) farangs comprise?

[giddyup]

with all the new cars and pickups sold to farangs?

what percentage of the thai market of 65 million does the OP think a few hundred thousand (if even) farangs comprise?

I don't know, do you? What percentage of the 65 million Thais buy a new car every year?

Edited December 29, 2014 by giddyup

[watcharacters]

I'm surprised Mitsubishi Thailand can not help you.

So far my experience has been that manuals are available in English, foc, but the dealers don't always know and obstruct the process of getting one sometimes. But I have received manuals for Isuzu 2x and Mazda 1x without problems. Nissan was more difficult because the dealer obstructed, but one phonecall to Nissan Bangkok solved that.

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I'm certainly not disagreeing with you but I'm wondering why you think the dealer would intentionally obstruct a falang customer from having an English language copy of the product he sells.

[stevenl]

I'm surprised Mitsubishi Thailand can not help you.

So far my experience has been that manuals are available in English, foc, but the dealers don't always know and obstruct the process of getting one sometimes. But I have received manuals for Isuzu 2x and Mazda 1x without problems. Nissan was more difficult because the dealer obstructed, but one phonecall to Nissan Bangkok solved that.

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I'm certainly not disagreeing with you but I'm wondering why you think the dealer would intentionally obstruct a falang customer from having an English language copy of the product he sells.

That was my conclusion:

dealer told them they did not have it and could not provide it, several times, so I called headquarters in Bangkok who told me they'd send the manual to the dealer.

dealer told me it did not arrive yet, 2 days after announced delivery date, upon me getting very upset with the saleslady I was told the post office just dropped off the manual 5 minutes ago.

[kwonitoy]

It's not as if English manual's are a mystery.

These trucks are all made in Thailand but sold all over the world,

They have manuals in a variety of languages, my friend in Indonesia got a native language manual with his new Toyota.

If you don't or can't get a English manual for a new vehicle here I'd put in down to "Thainess"

[samjaidee]

I can't get a hard copy English version of the Speednavi V4.0

Is this not it?

http://www.speednavi.com/?page_code=0303

or this?

http://www.mapit.com.my/download/SpeedNavi/SPEEDNAVI%20v4.0_User%20Manual(EN).pdf

That was easy. It took me about 30 seconds.

[sanuk711]

With all the new cars/pickups sold to falangs, why no English manuals----OP

With all the cars sold in the UK to Pakistanis....why no manual in Urdu

With all the cars sold in the UK to Indian's ....why no manual in Hindi

With all the cars sold in the UK to Poles.... why no manual in Polish...

Can just imagine how well the OP's letter would go down in the Daily Mail......Sun ...Telegraph......etc

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Amazing, a country of over 66 million people, with approx less then 0.5% farangs, who already have their own newspaper / TV Channels / etc etc....but feel its just to much of an ask to go source their own car manual in a different language on line.

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August 2014--Thailand is also a sanctuary for more than 200,000 foreigners either as retirees, extended tourists, and workers, from for example, Europe (specifically UK) and North America.,---CIAfactbook

Edited December 29, 2014 by sanuk711

[duanebigsby]

with all the new cars and pickups sold to farangs?

what percentage of the thai market of 65 million does the OP think a few hundred thousand (if even) farangs comprise?

I don't know, do you? What percentage of the 65 million Thais buy a new car every year?

OP

Your estimate of farang living here at a million is far too high.

The number can't be nailed down exactly but everything I've seen on the web is more like 200 thousand.

Half of the foreigners I know own cars, so maybe 100 thousand which they keep several years. Very few cars sold on a yearly basis.

Even 2% or 3% of Thais puts a couple million cars sold to them, far more than us.

Many posters have given you options which you aren't prepared to address except with a whinge.

[giddyup]

with all the new cars and pickups sold to farangs?

what percentage of the thai market of 65 million does the OP think a few hundred thousand (if even) farangs comprise?

I don't know, do you? What percentage of the 65 million Thais buy a new car every year?

OP

Your estimate of farang living here at a million is far too high.

The number can't be nailed down exactly but everything I've seen on the web is more like 200 thousand.

Half of the foreigners I know own cars, so maybe 100 thousand which they keep several years. Very few cars sold on a yearly basis.

Even 2% or 3% of Thais puts a couple million cars sold to them, far more than us.

Many posters have given you options which you aren't prepared to address except with a whinge.

The "many" (one) options you are talking about involve printing off 70 or so pages in A4 for the GPS, the Drivers English manual is already on order, so what are you talking about? Go back and read the comments, you obviously haven't done that.

Edited December 29, 2014 by giddyup

[jvs]

I looked into this matter for a friend who has a problem with his Triton's satnav,he needs to change it into English everytime he needs it and then all of the streetnames and hotel names etc are still in Thai language.

In Singapore the truck is sold with the satnav all in English and it should be able to download an update from there so you have the menu and all of the names in English?

I could not get into the site because had to authenticate the satnav but if you have that it should be possible.

[wvavin]

giddy, you are simply not their targeted customer! Hope I have answered your question.

[gyrosman]

Your in Thailand and purchased a car here, speak Thai or you seem to know how to use a computer , contact the Manufactor direct. Simple

[Gerard052]

I'm surprised Mitsubishi Thailand can not help you.

So far my experience has been that manuals are available in English, foc, but the dealers don't always know and obstruct the process of getting one sometimes. But I have received manuals for Isuzu 2x and Mazda 1x without problems. Nissan was more difficult because the dealer obstructed, but one phonecall to Nissan Bangkok solved that.

There's no problem getting an English Driver's Manual, why a one month wait beats me though, and why should I have to pay for it, but no English copies of the Speednavi manual available, which is ludicrous.

I bought a Toyota in 2009 never had to pay for the english manual but I had to wait for a month or so.

[pb1936]

My Honda Civic was supplied with manuals in both English and Thai ...... very good clear English too.

[Suradit69]

When you are in the process of buying the car or anything else fairly expensive why not stipulate to the dealer you want a manual in English to look through before completing the sale? If completing the deal hinged on the availability of the manual I expect it would appear quickly.

That said, a Thai friend has a Honda and he's got an English manual along with the one in Thai and he didn't request it when buying the car. I know because I've used it a couple of times when we talked about some aspect of servicing and our mutual English/Thai language abilities didn't stretch to many of the necessary terms but we were able to find the same thing by locating the corresponding page in the two editions.

Edited December 29, 2014 by Suradit69

[gerry123]

I can't get a hard copy English version of the Speednavi V4.0

Is this not it?

http://www.speednavi.com/?page_code=0303

That's it, but there are over 70 pages to print off, I want the small booklet that comes with the pickup, but in English. I need to be able to keep it in the glove box for easy ref

not no visible thanks for trying or cheers mate bloody ignorant i call it

[giddyup]

I can't get a hard copy English version of the Speednavi V4.0

Is this not it?

http://www.speednavi.com/?page_code=0303

That's it, but there are over 70 pages to print off, I want the small booklet that comes with the pickup, but in English. I need to be able to keep it in the glove box for easy ref

not no visible thanks for trying or cheers mate bloody ignorant i call it

Sorry, Thanks.

[giddyup]

Your in Thailand and purchased a car here, speak Thai or you seem to know how to use a computer , contact the Manufactor direct. Simple

Do you take me for a total dummy? Of course I've been in touch with Mitsubishi head office and ordered the Drivers manual (English), but they can't seem to help re the manual for the GPS. BTW, it ain't always as simple as you seem to think. Have you ever done it?

[giddyup]

I can't get a hard copy English version of the Speednavi V4.0

Is this not it?

http://www.speednavi.com/?page_code=0303

or this?

http://www.mapit.com.my/download/SpeedNavi/SPEEDNAVI%20v4.0_User%20Manual(EN).pdf

That was easy. It took me about 30 seconds.

I downloaded that within the first 24 hours of owning the pickup, but as I've said before, I want the actual Speednavi manual, hard copy, and I've also explained why.