Find a car you want. Pay. Then get weeks of harrassment and stress from LTO and immigration over transferring your name to the BLUE book. Dont forget insurance. Mr prakan very helpful.
that is somewhat different to just staying away for a few days. A while ago I extended in Bangkok and my local io made me file tm30 again. Recently I did the same and they did not require tm30.
I mean if you have filed tm30 at your local immigration office where you normally reside there is no requirement to refile when you travel around the Kingdom and return home. If you leave the country then you do need to refile. Any hotel or resort you stay at should file tm30 for you but it is never clear whether they do or not.