I bought used and I’m happy. I am from NE USA and a 10 year old vehicle is typically too old for me to buy there, but 10 years old in Thailand looks nearly brand new

@Mac ********

yep! What makes sense to you has nothing in common with what makes sense in Thailand and Thai culture. It took me 35 years of getting bashed to learn this lesson. Now every day all the Thai people give me the Keys to the Kingdom. Hope you can learn more quickly than myself.

In my experience, my Thai wife (and I) bought a 2013

Isuzu pickup truck (titled as a 2014, only in Thailand) in October 2022. We bought at 155km on the odometer. A used car dealer. All went well. B500k. We paid cash. We held the line at B500k because we are in the US for baseball season.

I did notice that the Isuzu truck brand is the most durable. Also, I am baffled as to why, but Toyota vehicles in the US have the look and feel of a higher quality unit as compared to the Toyotas in Thailand. I hope this helps.

I don’t know if this is of value, but I am a U.S. citizen and I would have put this purchase on one of my U.S. based credit cards (Visa or MasterCard, not a debit card). I have filed 15 to 30 disputes over the last 20 years, and I won every time. The total amount over the years is in the $10k area. If they actually wronged you, it is your responsibility to stand up for yourself and file the dispute to recover your money. Don’t wait another day.

One of my disputes was with a charge for a NFL football game that was cancelled around 2017. The credit card originally stated something to the effect that they are powerless against the NFL. I told the credit card company that it is their responsibility to recover my money because the NFL broke the contractual agreement of the purchase. They quickly recovered my funds. I sincerely hope this information empowers you to get your money returned to you.

I am a US citizen, married to my Thai wife for 35 years. We moved to the US in 1989 on a fiancé visa (for the Thai citizen) and married 2 months later. My wife waited until 2003 to become a s citizen (dual citizenship). My wife owns land in the US (jointly) and owns land, houses and pickup truck in Thailand. We live in Thailand for the 6 months of winter and the US for baseball season.

Sounds good but the high quality tools at places like Home Pro are so low price that for me I just bought what I wanted in Thailand.

@John *****

oh. Now that sounds convenient. Is it really true?

@Graham *****

February 12, 2024. I had a 60 day single entry tourist e-visa that I activated. I was only in Cambodia for 1 hour.

I live in Ratchaburi and did mine at Poi Pet, Cambodia. Drove to the border with friends, they waiter the 2 hours on the Thai side. Went smoothly. Cambodia immigration had me talk to the desk supervisor because I was doing an actual border bounce, but I listened to him, thanked him for his advice and then carried out my plan. All good. Probably better than Ranong because that is Myanmar.

What got you confused is… in any calendar year, you can do 2 land border entries into Thailand and each entry can get an extension.

In any calendar year, you can do an unlimited number of entries by air and each entry can get an extension.