Thread: What car to buy ?

The new Ford is 20% more frugal than the last (if you believe the BS).

And old Landrovers are probably the nastiest car you will ever drive. Even worse than a Mini.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

And old Landrovers are probably the nastiest car you will ever drive. Even worse than a Mini.

Actually I'd love an old landrover for the farm....would'nt want to drive one everyday though

landrovers are the best roo shooting vehicles available. had one 20 years ago. cut the roof off the back. put up the spotlight, and bingo. couldn't stop the mofo. that was off road. real bitch on the h'way

Originally Posted by RandomChances

Originally Posted by bradthai

i'm happy with my two motors. a ford ranger rear access 4wd and a mazda3 manual sedan.
the mazda is a great car. the finish, excellent. and it has enough zip to keep me happy.670kbaht. had it for a year now, and apart from hitting a dog on the super highway(ouch!!) never had a problem. i'm up in the sticks as well, and the m3 has no probs with the roads.
the ford is great. but thirsty. my calculation on fuel econ. 3.5 baht a kilometre. but, have friends with all the other brands, and it seems to be about the same. m3. about 1.5 baht a km, unless i am travelling a long way. at 150-160km/h it gets thirsty too.

Ah someone else who works the fuel economy out the same as me 3.5 sound high a bit more than my Isuzu (about 3 bhat/km) my BiL's Vigo on the same run gets about 2 bhat/km. Just been looking at the mazda 3 website that seem a bit more than the civic butI'll go and have a look.

Mrs Q fuck off this is'nt about motorbikes, you've got a thread for that

I used to get about 1.2 Baht/Km from my 2.5 l. Toyota Tiger Hilux - but I stopped calculating it when deisel was 15 Baht/l. So I guess it's nearer 2.4 Baht/Km now.

I've had the Vigo brochures for months, but still can't be bothered to change as there's no problems with the Tiger.

I wouldn't buy a car for driving in Phuket - the roads just aren't good enough, but a mate has got a Mazda 3 and it looks very nice.

The other reason I haven't changed is because the load space on the 4WDs looks tiny compared with my Tiger. You can just about get a 6-pack of kitchen towels in the Vigo and it's full.

Originally Posted by RDN

You can just about get a 6-pack of kitchen towels in the Vigo and it's full.

You'll go blind.

Originally Posted by RC

What car to buy ?

Well I think you should go for an Aston Martin or may be Audi?

Originally Posted by Mhz

Well I think you should go for an Aston Martin or may be Audi?

Its that just some sort of alpabetical thing....find me one for less than a million bhat and I'll think about it, although I really wanted at least 4 seats so it sort of rules the Aston out

Okay so what about a Hummer or a Toyota lexus???

just kiddin.Which type of car do you like??

I have found a special type of car that, although it only has two wheel drive and outwardly seems like an ordinary saloon, can negotiate the roughest terrain and survives incredible abuse.

It's called a hire car.

Originally Posted by Dougal

I have found a special type of car that, although it only has two wheel drive and outwardly seems like an ordinary saloon, can negotiate the roughest terrain and survives incredible abuse.

It's called a hire car.

Also known as a company vehicle.

I've got a Toyota Corolla that I bought in 1995 (just after the Bht crashed ) It's been to everyone of the 76 provinces, over all kinds of roads and in all kinds of weather.

I've frequently left it standing for over 3 months without it being started and returned to find it starts without any problems. - Reconnect the battery and it starts as if it was driven the day before.

The maintenance has been sheduled services at an official Toyata dealer (dirt cheap), tires, windscreen wipers.

It has only suffered two faults, a coroded battery terminal and the indicator relay needed changing.

I plan to run it for at least another three years, thereafter I'll buy another Toyota.

Reliable, Functional, Comfortable and best of all Cheap.

Originally Posted by bradthai

landrovers are the best roo shooting vehicles available. had one 20 years ago. cut the roof off the back. put up the spotlight, and bingo. couldn't stop the mofo. that was off road. real bitch on the h'way

I would love to go Roo shooting. is there anywhere within a 5 hour drive of Bangkok ?

Originally Posted by Itchy

I've got a Toyota Corolla that I bought in 1995 (just after the Bht crashed ) .................................................. .................................................. .....

Reliable, Functional, Comfortable and best of all Cheap.

Yea I used to have a Toyota Saluna 1.5 did everything, can't fault it really except to say it was really bland

Originally Posted by Mhz

Which type of car do you like??

Me I've always liked small cars with big engines, but it's not just about what I like got to think of loads of other stuff and I've got to sell mine first. Probably nip into toiwn in a couple of days and do some test drives and see what deals they are offering

I like Toyota Corolla.It is comfortable,cheap spare-parts,good mileage,reliable,durable and good resale.

I think you should give Toyota Corolla a try.

Yea I used to have a Toyota Saluna 1.5 did everything, can't fault it really except to say it was really bland

Bland is fine by me, I don't want to stand out more than I already do in Thailand, I'm quite happy for people I meet the believe I'm Jo Ordinary with a Jo Ordinary car and Jo Ordinary limits to my available cash.

When I want to stand out of the crowd I take my MUTT for a drive

Originally Posted by peterpan

I would love to go Roo shooting. is there anywhere within a 5 hour drive of Bangkok ?

Yes, Darwin

I know how you drive.

Originally Posted by Itchy

I've got a Toyota Corolla that I bought in 1995 (just after the Bht crashed ) It's been to everyone of the 76 provinces, over all kinds of roads and in all kinds of weather.

I've frequently left it standing for over 3 months without it being started and returned to find it starts without any problems. - Reconnect the battery and it starts as if it was driven the day before.

The maintenance has been sheduled services at an official Toyata dealer (dirt cheap), tires, windscreen wipers.

It has only suffered two faults, a coroded battery terminal and the indicator relay needed changing.

I plan to run it for at least another three years, thereafter I'll buy another Toyota.

Reliable, Functional, Comfortable and best of all Cheap.

friend of mine has a rental car business in NZ.He has an average of 700-800 vehicles at any one month that are being rented.most of the cars that he buys are second hand from Japan.In his opinion there is no car better than toyota for reliability....not Honda ,not mazda or F(ound) O(n)R(ubbish) D(ump). That's across the board for both diesel, petrol,sedans and 4x4.

Originally Posted by Little Chuchok

In his opinion there is no car better than toyota for reliability.

I agree.

I have bought many Toyota's because it is the sensible choice.
But they are so boring. The colours are so awful.
The only good looking model they ever made was the 1972 Celica GT, dubbed the mini-mustang.

I don't know if things have changed but back in the 90s Mazda automatic transmissions were pieces of shit. They were used in Ford compact car and Ford compact pickup models too. I've got a few friends in the car business who warned me about Mazda automatics. My mother went out and bought a compact Ford and sure enough the car needed a totally rebuilt transmission after 45k miles.

Toyota and Honda are the most reliable cars on the road.

Originally Posted by RandomChances

I've had 40 bails of hay on the back of my 4door (ok I had to use a lot of string). Yes 2 doors carry more but unless you are trying to get a couple of cows on it does'nt really make that much differance

Yeah, they're pretty useful as people-carriers too...

Originally Posted by Thetyim

...The only good looking model they ever made was the 1972 Celica GT, dubbed the mini-mustang.

Ah, the mustang... happy memories...

I like Fords. This one would be nice.

Go for something with plenty of luggage space.