@David *****

yup. I am starting with the whole enchilada of wants first. Lol. If risk gets to high then that part will get eliminated. At the end of the day it may just end up being me getting a condo by the beach and bounce around on a little 100cc scooter like everyone else. 😆

@Lee **********

yes, and my question was centered around the best avenue to seek the most reliable information.

@Baz ********

thanks. Will look into it.

@Eric *****

if as a man I can't legally freeball in Thailand, all bets are off!! I'd be looking at 20 year sentence already as a repeat offender! 😂

@Eric *****

thanks. Amazingly the Embassy website here has tons of info. Will take a few hours to read it all. Hopefully it will answer many questions. Then refer to lawyer for further clarification or "real world " practices. I have heard having your shirt off in public is actually illegal as is not wearing underwear. 😂😂😂 So ya, some laws just not enforced.

@Andy *******

i am part of approx 5 Thai car groups and yes, have seen it answered many times. My cars i am referring to are not normal vehicles. USA has different registering for vehicles considered "special interest" and other designations that do not need to meet all current auto regulations. The question i have is do they have a race car, art car, collectible car or simply a non highway or road legal classification that my cars could fit under. I understand taxes, import fees, shipping. What no one can answer is can the car be brought legally in under another classification. I plan to move by Bira, so car can be trailered to track and not street driven.

My nightmare is to be told wrong info, then have a $150k car and 12 year build time get confiscated and crushed. I'm sure you can understand how I am not relying on fb post answers to guarantee anything. If there is a risk of that happening, I simply will choose somewhere else, or sell the car and just build another one there. Then I get into full retooling to do such a project. Now we get into getting all of my tools there and what is the import fees if any on that. Is furniture and tools classified as the same thing when it comes to import taxation or legality? I have some antique war collections. Can this be brought in or will I be taxed on value? These are the more indepth questions I have. I am looking for the written Thai laws so that I have some recourse or a leg to stand on incase I fall victim to corruption or confiscation.

@John ******

i am primarily looking for the actual current written laws, enforcement and penalties of those laws. Then can decide for myself which is the best way to go about my goals with the least amount of liability legally or financially.

@John ******

someone mentioned Thai embassy. I looked and found out there is one about 30 minutes from me in the US. So will start there and hopefully get it cleared up.

Thanks for the suggestion. I have run across Siam Legal in my research.

Thanks to those that gave ideas. Looks like there is a Thai embassy in my town here in the US and will start there. 👍

@John ******

thanks. I will set an appointment with someone there on next trip.