Thread: Cost of Car Ownership in Thailand

Originally Posted by Travelmate

You cannot run away from it.

ever seen a Thai at an accident scene?

Originally Posted by Travelmate

The running costs of any vehicle will be a constant drain on your finances. Does not matter whether you drive every day or once a month. It will drain your cash regardless. You cannot run away from it.

Yes but they allow you do do things that you otherwise would not be able to do. That could be business related, hobbies etc...

Originally Posted by Thormaturge

Originally Posted by Travelmate

You cannot run away from it.

ever seen a Thai at an accident scene?

Exactly, thus having to shoulder extra costs. When a fleeing Thai is no where to be found to pay for damage inflicted to your respective mechanical chariot.

Originally Posted by madjbs

Originally Posted by Travelmate

The running costs of any vehicle will be a constant drain on your finances. Does not matter whether you drive every day or once a month. It will drain your cash regardless. You cannot run away from it.

Yes but they allow you do do things that you otherwise would not be able to do. That could be business related, hobbies etc...

Did you read the OP. We are talking about "Costs of car ownership"! Not what they can do for you.
Moron.

Sticking to the topic of the OP is not one of the strong points of this forum.
Threads evolve.

Originally Posted by Travelmate

Originally Posted by madjbs

Originally Posted by Travelmate

The running costs of any vehicle will be a constant drain on your finances. Does not matter whether you drive every day or once a month. It will drain your cash regardless. You cannot run away from it.

Yes but they allow you do do things that you otherwise would not be able to do. That could be business related, hobbies etc...

Did you read the OP. We are talking about "Costs of car ownership"! Not what they can do for you.
Moron.

You're the moron, Khlongie needs his new car for his business, moron. Do you propose he pulls up to hotels with a buffalo and cart, moron? I'm sure his clients will be well impressed....moron!

Originally Posted by madjbs

Originally Posted by Travelmate

Originally Posted by madjbs

Originally Posted by Travelmate

The running costs of any vehicle will be a constant drain on your finances. Does not matter whether you drive every day or once a month. It will drain your cash regardless. You cannot run away from it.

Yes but they allow you do do things that you otherwise would not be able to do. That could be business related, hobbies etc...

Did you read the OP. We are talking about "Costs of car ownership"! Not what they can do for you.
Moron.

You're the moron, Khlongie needs his new car for his business, moron. Do you propose he pulls up to hotels with a buffalo and cart, moron? I'm sure his clients will be well impressed....moron!

That you will find on a seperate thread. Obviously you have difficulty in grasping the concept of having a different thread for their respective topic.
This one in particular relates to cost of car ownership.
Move along now. Judging by your above posts you are prone to childish outburst.

I guess thinking of two threads at one time is above your inteligence level, I appoligise for straining your brain.

Oh and if I am not mistaken it was you who thought it appropriate to retaliate with childish insults.

^ Gawd!!

imho I think klongmaster's first post says everything about the cost of owning a car, 80% of it, in his example, is the depreciation of the value of the car.

If it is business related, how are the expenses tax deductible in Thailand?

Given what some have said on here, perhaps you'd be better off leasing a car instead Klongster?

Without knowing the specifics or details it would surely be around the same cost as financing a car with the added benefit of not having to worry about depreciation (I think most leases are structured around getting a new car every 2 -3yrs).

Originally Posted by Fabian

If it is business related, how are the expenses tax deductible in Thailand?

This is a good question, I would also like to know.

It was mentioned to me a few days ago that someone bought a new BMW under the company name to keep the profits down, apparently the car was also about 20% cheaper due to being tax deductible.

Anyone know how it works?

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Given what some have said on here, perhaps you'd be better off leasing a car instead Klongster? Without knowing the specifics or details it would surely be around the same cost as financing a car with the added benefit of not having to worry about depreciation (I think most leases are structured around getting a new car every 2 -3yrs).

Have another guy I know here who is leasing...he pays more per month than my repayments, and ends up with nothing...true he doesn't have to pay for repairs but new cars are very reliable so that's not a factor now like it used to be...

certainly worth looking into though Ant...stimulating ideas for which I'm grateful...

^ Leasing is more expensive. You could lease a vios or similar for around 12,000 per month, but for something camry sized you'll pay more than 20,000. Its the price of convenience.

To answer your question about whether taxis etc are better, I hate driving in Bangkok and would take a taxi every time. The hassle of driving, the risk of having an idiot hit and damage the car, the price of fuel, and the chore of parking makes a taxi fee a fine investment. The only time I drive is when i go into the provinces, and even then i rent the car outside Bangkok. I spend around 3000 per month in taxis, and roughly the same on rental (1-2 weekends per month)

For me, travelling in Thailand has become a drag in general. Most of the roads are dangerous to drive on (there are some wonderful exceptions, but they are a pain to get to), with so many brainless idiots who drive as if they are drunk schoolkids, and the trains and buses, although cheap, are often slow, old, noisy and uncomfortable.

Originally Posted by klongmaster

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Given what some have said on here, perhaps you'd be better off leasing a car instead Klongster? Without knowing the specifics or details it would surely be around the same cost as financing a car with the added benefit of not having to worry about depreciation (I think most leases are structured around getting a new car every 2 -3yrs).

Have another guy I know here who is leasing...he pays more per month than my repayments, and ends up with nothing...true he doesn't have to pay for repairs but new cars are very reliable so that's not a factor now like it used to be...

certainly worth looking into though Ant...stimulating ideas for which I'm grateful...

Purchase is ultimately better. As this can be listed under your company asset. Plus VAT can be claimed back and so forth.
And servicing a modern Toyota at local Thai rates is really peanuts and not worth fussing over.

Whoops, I don't want to step on the toes of anybody...

Buy a new car if you might/can afford it and thinks it's worth it.

Boy an old banger in good condition if you only need a car to do the things you are supposed to do.

I live up north in Sweden and have two cars... First one is a spanish wine chariot not worth changing the oil on and the second one I'm wasting my money on - Jag xj12
First one is for transferring my butt in relative ease and the second one has been driven 1 week in two years...

The bottom line is owning a car is worth as much as you are prepared to pay for it..

Cheeers lads & lasses