Thread: Has Thailand made you lax about your car?

Toyota seems to really be on top of stuff anymore.
We take the forskinner out to Toyota for service, supposed to be 10k km for it, and they pull all the wheels and check the brake pads and linings, clean the dust out of the drums, rebalance and rotate the tires, check all torques on the steering and stuff under the front and the wheel lug nuts, check all fluids and filters, clean the insides and wash the foker.
I am finally happy with a dealership and the even have the correct tools, no more hammer and a big screwdriver for a prybar.

Originally Posted by donmeurett

100,000Km i will have all fluids and filters changed

They do anyway
well they did mine at 100k and I was well happy with Toyota Khon kaen. Droped me at home while the car was serviced and it was covered in mud came back to a fully detailed truck even felt better to drive

Originally Posted by peterpan

Yea, I took my Vigo in today to the toyota dealer in Udon, he said where is the card? what card?
The card that gives the history,
I dunno mate !
Its got history, he said the card tells us what service has been done,
I dunno bout that mate, you don't need a card to tell you that, none, its never had a service.
I mean its only just turned over 100,000 K's so I though it should come in for its first service.

Hopefully you changed the engine oil a few times during the 100K.

I keep an eye on the maintenance of my vehicles(I've got too many). I'm not as fastidious as I once was. I wont let a set of tyres go bald and I'm have brakes done before they're metal on metal! I'll go to the part shop and buy a new air filter instead of letting the Thai mechanics blow out the old one. I use synthetic oil in the gasoline engines to extend oil changes.
I got a small network of good local mechanics and body shop guys to get the major stuff done.

It's hard enough to get my motorcy serviced properly. I don't look forward to trying to get four wheels taken care of.

Toyota dealer here is not as good, took it in and told them, want a service and that the motor was making a pinging sound in the mid range when accelerating just like preignition in a petrol engine, as well its smoking under acceleration. When I picked it up they said service and we check suspension like you asked.
I never mentioned suspension ! so I said what about the engine? she said no problem.
I ask, did you check it?
No ! No need.
So its the same as it was before, still pinging and still has excessive black smoke under acceleration, I guess its like my bikes if I want it done I have to do myself.
I dunno how you get through to them, Its not miscommunication as I explained it all in detail to the senior service guy and had him repeat it all back to me.
They just think, the customer knows fvck all, we know it all, so will do what we think necessary and nothing more.

Mine just hits 60,000 km so it's service time again (pretty fast). I also found a wreck on one tyre though, it's just on the surface but my friend said I need to fix it then it might explode. Really?

Originally Posted by peterpan

Toyota dealer here is not as good.

I don't know where you're from Mr Pan, but I'd bet a paycheck it's Udon Thani.

And a fluffy toy prize for the man friom Texas

Originally Posted by sharon

I also found a wreck on one tyre though, it's just on the surface but my friend said I need to fix it then it might explode. Really?

Yes. You have a crack on one of your tyres. You'd be an idiot not to get it changed.

^ I agree, if you have a crack better get a new tyre.