David my theory is it was easier to buy Prius when they were made here. When they stopped producing them here other models became better value, so now everyone who wants one is scrambling in the same small, high mileage 2nd hand market. If I could find a trustworthy 100k one I'd grab it but as I think would many others. Even in the US I hear the 2nd hand Prius market is tight.

Oof that's a great warning, thank you, I don't like surprise bureaucracy!

Thank you, I do dislike surprise issues. Toyota don't seem to sell Priuses new here, (maybe they're not competitive given they're imported now), and the second hand ones on toyotasure.com are 160k km or 350k km and I'd like sub-100k, so perhaps Prius just isn't a good option. New or nearly new Corolla Cross is also hybrid so might be the way to go..(on basis Bangkok is stinky enough)

Ah yes, that's great to know, thanks

Thanks very much, I'm in Bangkok but wherever I am it's life saving to know trustworthy mechanic

Great considerations thanks. Would it be fair to say Thais use things to exhaustion, or if not used to exhaustion sell within the family/associates, because every Baht counts? Irrelevant to my current challenge, just curious.

My concern too - where do all the taxis and now Bolts end up with 200k+. Thanks very much. On toyotasure.com there are just three Prius, two at 350k km, one at 150k km, so I reckon many agree with you.

Thanks

Sorry for troubling you but this is very useful. If stolen or not yet paid for, was it true that the 'owner' wouldn't have the blue ownership book? Are all dealers better than this, or just the Toyota ones?

Thanks so much for all the detail! Did your partner being Thai help? (Mine isn't.)