Buying a new auto

[lasidaho]

Farang, Planning on buying a new car, either Chiang mai. Or Bangkok, any information will be of great help

[h90]

There are very few cars that can dive.....

Maybe you confused the dive with the drive forum

[ubonjoe]

Moved to Thailand Motor forum.

[JAS21]

Farang, Planning on buying a new car, either Chiang mai. Or Bangkok, any information will be of great help

There are car showrooms in both of those provinces ... if you have no idea what you want other than an auto one option is to wait until the beginning of December and go to the car show.

Do you have a budget? A small run-around will set you back 500,000 thb wheras a Merc or BMW will start from around 4,000,000 thb

You haven't really given much info ... have you

[technologybytes]

You can get good deals on the last couple of days of the month if you can make immediate payment, many dealers have quotas to make.

The dealers are quiet in Chiang Mai right now, I reckon it's a good time to be a buyer.

Also some great deals on nearly new cars.

[kkup]

If you're buying a Ford make sure you choose a dealer who gives a $%^_ about your business and has good customer service within the store, before/after sales is notoriously bad with Ford.. I ended up buying a Isuzu even though I wanted the Ranger.

[misterphil]

Whatever you do. Dont buy a Ford.

[gandalf12]

Decide how much you can spend on a new car, then decide from the various makes which one you want. Easy really. Buy something like a Honda, Toyota or Nissan. There are lots of outlets for these makes so you wont have a problem further down the line is you need a replacement part.

[Pomthai]

Buy a 3.2 Mazda BT50 - pretty much what the Ford Rangers offers for less money with nicer dash (IMHO), reasonable service at the dealership and a smiley face at the front too. The 5 cylinder makes a nice noise when you give it the beanz too.

[whiteman]

3 million will get you a new merc go for it

[Muzarella]

My favorite new cars..

Subaru XV SUV..998.000 AWD

Hunday Elantra starting 800.000

BMW Z1 SUV starting 1.100.000

Mazda 2 with the new auto transmision...starting 550.000

Mazda 3 with the new auto transmision starting 800.000

Honda Jazz or City with the new E 85 engine....starting 550.000

Honda HVR SUV or Mazda SUV starting 900.000

Nissan Teana or Honda Accord starting 900.000

Nissan Silfy or Toyota Corolla starting 700.000

But...the best deal will be to buy some of those cars, second hand, 2 to 3 years old, under warranty, and pay up to 35% less.

[rodroy]

Buy a 3.2 Mazda BT50 - pretty much what the Ford Rangers offers for less money with nicer dash (IMHO), reasonable service at the dealership and a smiley face at the front too. The 5 cylinder makes a nice noise when you give it the beanz too.

Since Mazda is owned by Ford!

No shock!

[dotpoom]

Read here yesterday or the day before that excise duty going up in the New Year....maybe a piece of info. that may interest you.

[gandalf12]

3 million will get you a new merc go for it

A little over 2 million will get you a new BMW (Mercedes always remind me of taxi's which is what they are often used for in Germany)

[gandalf12]

My favorite new cars..

Subaru XV SUV..998.000 AWD

Hunday Elantra starting 800.000

BMW Z1 SUV starting 1.100.000

Mazda 2 with the new auto transmision...starting 550.000

Mazda 3 with the new auto transmision starting 800.000

Honda Jazz or City with the new E 85 engine....starting 550.000

Honda HVR SUV or Mazda SUV starting 900.000

Nissan Teana or Honda Accord starting 900.000

Nissan Silfy or Toyota Corolla starting 700.000

But...the best deal will be to buy some of those cars, second hand, 2 to 3 years old, under warranty, and pay up to 35% less.

Where did you get the Z1 from? The price list for BMW in Thailand is (From BMW site):

BMW PRICE LIST 2015

[stevenl]

Buy a 3.2 Mazda BT50 - pretty much what the Ford Rangers offers for less money with nicer dash (IMHO), reasonable service at the dealership and a smiley face at the front too. The 5 cylinder makes a nice noise when you give it the beanz too.

Since Mazda is owned by Ford!

No shock!

No, it is not owned by Ford.

[bazza40]

My favorite new cars..

Subaru XV SUV..998.000 AWD

Hunday Elantra starting 800.000

BMW Z1 SUV starting 1.100.000

Mazda 2 with the new auto transmision...starting 550.000

Mazda 3 with the new auto transmision starting 800.000

Honda Jazz or City with the new E 85 engine....starting 550.000

Honda HVR SUV or Mazda SUV starting 900.000

Nissan Teana or Honda Accord starting 900.000

Nissan Silfy or Toyota Corolla starting 700.000

But...the best deal will be to buy some of those cars, second hand, 2 to 3 years old, under warranty, and pay up to 35% less.

How do we know how they have been looked after...?

You get a compression test done, and check all the fluids visually. Then drive it and listen for abnormal sounds, compare it with driving a new one.

All car dealers fall over themselves to give potential customers a test drive.

Anyone buying a new car throws 10 - 20% of what they've paid down the drain as soon as it hits the road. The Nissan Almera seems to have very rapid depreciation, perhaps someone can explain why.

[flyingdoc]

Caveat emptor!

[Mudcrab]

My favorite new cars..

Subaru XV SUV..998.000 AWD

Hunday Elantra starting 800.000

BMW Z1 SUV starting 1.100.000

Mazda 2 with the new auto transmision...starting 550.000

Mazda 3 with the new auto transmision starting 800.000

Honda Jazz or City with the new E 85 engine....starting 550.000

Honda HVR SUV or Mazda SUV starting 900.000

Nissan Teana or Honda Accord starting 900.000

Nissan Silfy or Toyota Corolla starting 700.000

But...the best deal will be to buy some of those cars, second hand, 2 to 3 years old, under warranty, and pay up to 35% less.

35% less? Where in Thailand?

[nev]

My favorite new cars..

Subaru XV SUV..998.000 AWD

Hunday Elantra starting 800.000

BMW Z1 SUV starting 1.100.000

Mazda 2 with the new auto transmision...starting 550.000

Mazda 3 with the new auto transmision starting 800.000

Honda Jazz or City with the new E 85 engine....starting 550.000

Honda HVR SUV or Mazda SUV starting 900.000

Nissan Teana or Honda Accord starting 900.000

Nissan Silfy or Toyota Corolla starting 700.000

But...the best deal will be to buy some of those cars, second hand, 2 to 3 years old, under warranty, and pay up to 35% less.

Please leed me to a Honda Accord stating at 900,000baht at that price I will update my city.

[Don Mega]

Buy a 3.2 Mazda BT50 - pretty much what the Ford Rangers offers for less money with nicer dash (IMHO), reasonable service at the dealership and a smiley face at the front too. The 5 cylinder makes a nice noise when you give it the beanz too.

Since Mazda is owned by Ford!

No shock!

Ford only owns 2.1% of mazda.

[lasidaho]

wanted to know better in BKK or CM, to purchase, know what I'm buying just wanted some info on process Thanks to all replies

[Pik]

Get Honda. Reliable and affordable

if you want BKK license plates buy in Bangkok

if you want CM licence plates buy in Chiang mai

You can get BKK licence plates in CM but it will cost you 8,000bath

[JAS21]

wanted to know better in BKK or CM, to purchase, know what I'm buying just wanted some info on process Thanks to all replies

Ah ... now we understand better ...if you had said what vehicle you wanted someone may have recommended a particular dealer.

Do you know what paperwork you need to supply to the dealer. If you are on O or OA visa or extension of one of those you will need to supply a proof of address letter from immigration or your embassy if you don't have a Yellow Book.

[joshstiles]

.....go to a showroom...

[Fab5BKK]

A good start would be to have a look @ the manufacturer's web sites, then visit car dealers... ask the questions directly to the dealers (paperwork, deals, delivery times, etc.)

[Anon999]

Probably get a better deal in Bangkok.

[IMHO]

I thought this post was some sort of riddle - well done dissecting it guys

[simoncnx]

Get Honda. Reliable and affordable

if you want BKK license plates buy in Bangkok

if you want CM licence plates buy in Chiang mai

You can get BKK licence plates in CM but it will cost you 8,000bath

Bath?

[Fab5BKK]

Yep, for the "S" version (the Spa version) :-)