kimamey Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 When I returned from the UK this month my wife told me there were new rules planned to make ownership over 7 years more expensive presumably to promote the car industry. As our Jazz is I think 5 years old now that could be an issue. I can't find anything about this so if anyone knows I'd be glad to know. Ours was bought under the tax return scheme silo I suspect a lot will be coming on the market soon. I know in Japan they make it difficult over 10 years so a lot get exported to the UK where we drive on the left as well. I had a Nissan Elgrand for about 7 years that was imported and I still miss it sometimes when I need the extra room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady86 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Car road tax is cheaper every year after 5 years. The only thing I see is more expenses for repairs and maintenance... Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 No but I believe cars over 7 years have to have a safety check before re licensing. Plus an engineer's certificate if it has LPG. I presume also CNG? Your wife wants a new car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 The only thing l noticed this year with our 2008 Yaris and l'm pretty sure about it was the over 7 year old car check cost more it was 200 bht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimamey Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 It's funny, before I left the radio went wrong and it needs to be replaced but I didn't have time to get it done. When I got back and mentioned it again my wife said "Buy a new car". A nice idea but it's a case of having the money. If I was just replacing it then that's possible but there's nothing really wrong with it other than is not suited to some of the roads I have to drive on and something bigger is a bit expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimamey Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 3 hours ago, shady86 said: Car road tax is cheaper every year after 5 years. The only thing I see is more expenses for repairs and maintenance... Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Thanks for that. It will as someone else mentioned need a safety check but that shouldn't be a problem so long as the suspension had held together. I'm a bit surprised to find my fears are unfounded as my wife said to me only last week "Your wife knows everything". Not this time it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert24 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 There have been ideas around for many years about this...but your wife will also know that this will never happen. So many old cars out there..I suspect she would like you buy her a new car[emoji6]Sent from my SM-J710F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shady86 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Car prices here are among the highest in the world for the income. Average income earners take years to settle car loans so I see most cars here are used for at least 5 years. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 5 hours ago, kimamey said: there were new rules planned I haven't heard about "planned". Who knows? I am just sure there is nothing in effect. We have two cars one of which is a 12 year Vios and nothing has changed until recently when the daughter did the yearly renewal (inspection, insurance, tax). The rules for car inspection ("safety check") are unchanged since long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Just found a report (thread) from 2013 with a completely nidicolous idea by a police senior to get old cars out of Bangkok. Cars older than 7 years should be taxed like new cars if they want to drive in Bangkok. Cars older than 10 years should only be used in the provinces (!!!). It's unbelievable what silly ideas some " Pol Maj Gen" can come up with I can't remember ever heard again of this. https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673098-bangkok-police-want-cars-older-than-10-years-off-the-streets/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 2 hours ago, kimamey said: Thanks for that. It will as someone else mentioned need a safety check but that shouldn't be a problem so long as the suspension had held together. I'm a bit surprised to find my fears are unfounded as my wife said to me only last week "Your wife knows everything". Not this time it seems. No she can't know everything cause mine does ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay1980 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 wife trying to get you to buy a new car to gain face to her friends? 5555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 My Ford Ranger will be 16 years old in December and it only has 357,xxx km on the clock. Serviced fairly regularly, washed 2 or 3 times a year. It still rumbles and rattles along and I take it for its annual inspection and it hasn't failed yet. If there is a problem we take it to the guy in the big village who fixes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimamey Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 21 hours ago, JAS21 said: No she can't know everything cause mine does ... Don't worry my wife says no she doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 My Ford Ranger will be 16 years old16 ? Is that a mistake I thought they came out in 2011..so 6 years ? ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 1 hour ago, billd766 said: My Ford Ranger will be 16 years old in December and it only has 357,xxx km on the clock. Serviced fairly regularly, washed 2 or 3 times a year. It still rumbles and rattles along and I take it for its annual inspection and it hasn't failed yet. If there is a problem we take it to the guy in the big village who fixes it. Though's were the days when we put the key in and it started, got us to where we wanted to go without a computer telling us we were real twonks telling us we nearly took out an overtaking ride or you daft <deleted>, Tesco's entrance was two miles back....Fond memories... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 On 6/26/2017 at 2:18 PM, kimamey said: Thanks for that. It will as someone else mentioned need a safety check but that shouldn't be a problem so long as the suspension had held together. I'm a bit surprised to find my fears are unfounded as my wife said to me only last week "Your wife knows everything". Not this time it seems. Our civic just had its check after its 13th year on the road. This check has been in place years. I think they are most concerned with the brakes working. Look at all the junkers on the road that are supposedly passing this test. They don't test much so don't worry. 7 years old is still relatively young and not much should be wrong with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 15 minutes ago, johng said: 16 ? Is that a mistake I thought they came out in 2011..so 6 years ? ? ? The previous model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 My mistake 2001 was available here sorry. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 46 minutes ago, johng said: 16 ? Is that a mistake I thought they came out in 2011..so 6 years ? ? ? Second-generation Ranger models from 2006 to 2011 were also designed by Mazda, being re-badged versions of the successor to the B-Series, the first generation BT50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubuzz Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 It was on the news last week that cars 7 years and over would have to pay a higher yearly tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimamey Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 6 hours ago, jay1980 said: wife trying to get you to buy a new car to gain face to her friends? 5555 She saw this post and assures me that yes she does want a new car but not to gain face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimamey Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 I asked the wife about this and she showed me as article on Sanook in Thai but it seems it may just be a small increase in tax. Just proves what I always say. If you want to know go to Thaivisa. Thanks for all the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 2 hours ago, stubuzz said: It was on the news last week that cars 7 years and over would have to pay a higher yearly tax. Well lets hope that goes the same way as people riding in the back of truck. Some rich Thai mug saying lets try hitting the poor again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 3 hours ago, stubuzz said: It was on the news last week that cars 7 years and over would have to pay a higher yearly tax. Maybe cars sales are dropping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 6 hours ago, johng said: 16 ? Is that a mistake I thought they came out in 2011..so 6 years ? ? ? Nope. No mistake at all. Ford Rangers started being built in 1983 in the USA and mine is the 1998 to 2002 model. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Ranger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 8 hours ago, billd766 said: My Ford Ranger will be 16 years old in December and it only has 357,xxx km on the clock. Serviced fairly regularly, washed 2 or 3 times a year. It still rumbles and rattles along and I take it for its annual inspection and it hasn't failed yet. If there is a problem we take it to the guy in the big village who fixes it. That reminded me of my dear old Dad, RIP. I liked GM cars and he had Fords all his life. He always told me that maybe his Ford would rattle first but it would rattle longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 7 hours ago, johng said: 16 ? Is that a mistake I thought they came out in 2011..so 6 years ? ? ? I think 2011 is the date they started making the ranger T6. Rangers have been made here in Thailand since the late 1990's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokairportlink Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 10 hours ago, kimamey said: I asked the wife about this and she showed me as article on Sanook in Thai but it seems it may just be a small increase in tax. Just proves what I always say. If you want to know go to Thaivisa. Thanks for all the replies. And if you want, to know, don't ask to as Thai, and especially not a woman ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 On 6/26/2017 at 3:53 PM, KhunBENQ said: I haven't heard about "planned". Who knows? I am just sure there is nothing in effect. We have two cars one of which is a 12 year Vios and nothing has changed until recently when the daughter did the yearly renewal (inspection, insurance, tax). The rules for car inspection ("safety check") are unchanged since long. All of the above. Our second car is a 3 door Honda Civic, bought new 18 years ago. We've kept it in very good condition. Always passes the inspection, son regularly gets asked if he wants to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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