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hi, im after something cheap to buy on the lines of tuk tuk etc, im on about comming next week on train as have never been train before and fancy a bit of fun drive somthing back down to chonburi.
so if ya got or know somthing thats for sale in the chaing mai or rai area please let me know.
many thanks
please dont post anything on here and make this thread like thai visa.com, if its helpful its good, if it's "you cant drive down there" it aint helpfull so dont waste either of our times.
No problem driving it where ever you like as it is a private vehicle, think 2nd hand they are like 70,000baht, so an expensive crap toy.
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Originally Posted by dirtydog
well im hoping for somthing cheaper, but bieng a farang somehow it will go up to 90,000 and i wont get one, there are some good value ones in udon so if i dont get owt at right money in chaimg mai/rai ill hang on again, i wanted one for 5 years now so im in no rush.
mainly a different form of transport down for laugh than owt, as dont want fly or go in car its the train drive im off for.
is that the sort of thing you post in ThaiVisa? do they understand it?Quote:
Originally Posted by funfun123
if you want a cheap tuktuk, maybe the best people to ask are the drivers - they can tell you who owns their fleet
Maybe for a really good one, if there is such a thing.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by dirtydog
I helped my wifes boss buy one about 5 or 6 years ago from a tuk tuk driver I know. I think it was only about 35,000bt. It was a complete shit heap so I doubt they've gone up in price.
Her boss wanted to use it as a pit car at the race track in Pattaya.
Anyway, the bit you said you didn't want to hear but I think it's helpful:
The tuk tuk driver and my brother in law tried to drive it from Bangkok where we bought it, to Pattaya. But the Police stopped them just outside Chonburi and said they couldn't drive it across provinces, and made them turn back. The only way that they would let us take it down there was on the back of a flat bed truck.
That was a few years ago so things may have changed but I'd check it out first if I were you.
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yeah, don't waste his timeQuote:
Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince
if he wants to drive it, let him
the police will waste his time
How about the English girls that were going to drive a pink tuk tuk from Thailand to England http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/5024812.stmQuote:
Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince
I'm sure with the right paper work or permits you can do what you want.
You say you are going by train, from where ? I have caught the train a few times in Thailand. The overnight sleepers are quite good comfortable and good service. Dont Dont be tempted to go 3rd class for the experience. We caught 3rd class from Chiang Mai to BKK once it was fun and enjoyable for the first hour the next 14 hours where like hell on earth we thought the pain and discomfort would never end. It reminded me of my time in the back of 4 tonner during my army days. I repeat Dont do it. I drove last year from Korat to Chiang Mai I took my time ( I drive like an old woman ) after 12 hours I was as fresh as a daisy compared to that 3rd class train.
BD
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thanks for that and you are correct, it is helpfull, ill presume your brother in law tried to sponser the policemans ball?????
well so far ive only been offered 1 and that aint got any paperwork ill have a look around when there and if i cant get one at right price ill just leave it for now no probs.
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Originally Posted by DrAndy
you are the type of poster im trying to deter,
you have posted 2 times in here with f all??
whats up with you?? you need posts??
"yeah, don't waste his time
if he wants to drive it, let him
the police will waste his time"
how help ful are you???
i aint got the time mate, and i was hoping youd save yours.
why put anything negative in anyones thread??
no doubt youll correct me.
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Originally Posted by bankao dreamer
ha ha ha, i was looking at 3rd class as well, so now ill have to re think, the first class looks like the windows are sealed and ya cant smoke, some of lads rekon 3rd class your ok cos windows slide down???
cant do 12 hours without a cig, :(
"going by train, from where ?"
bkk to cm think the somone said we get bkk 4pm ekamai? set off 6pm or they say theres 1 an hour later a rapid one or somthing?
which did you go on?
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Originally Posted by funfun123
You might had well painted a bullseye on your ass. But I guess you like that sort of stuff if you are diving a tuk tuk across Thailand.Quote:
Originally Posted by funfun123
As much as it does sound like a fun trip I think between the traffic and police you are going to have trouble.
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Originally Posted by Rigger
always up for fun, if it comes off it be a larf, and if it dont, not a problem, were always going on trips anyways so we always just make best and we do tend to get in the odd spot :) oh and alcohol :)
cheers
Have you checked these guys out?
The Rickshaw Run - Adventure on 3 wheels :: fighting to make the world less boring
Me and a couple of mates are thinking of putting a team in next year.:)
hmm, not doing a very good jobQuote:
Originally Posted by funfun123
back to Thaivisa with you
We have caught the overnight sleeper 1st class from hualumphong to Chiang Mai and back a couple of times. Never been on the rapid though. As for smoking go to the toilet and blow the smoke out of the window no probs. 3rd class no smoking in carriage but you can smoke between carriages. Downside it gets to packed to move and if you do manage to get to the edge to have a ciggy you are in danger of being accidentally pushed off the train. The one and only thing I liked about 3rd class was the dried beef and sticky rice they sold on there. Enjoy the trip whatever you choose.
Oh yeah go to Hualomphong station to get your tickets a couple of days before you travel as the sleepers sell out pretty quick, and do the same at Chiang Mai or if you have a definite return date book a return. Thats why we ended up on 3rd class back to BKK the 1st time we got the train, and not because I was trying to relive my youth.
Once again enjoy the train as for the Tuk Tuk thing Blimey.
Best 2nd class sleeper leaves Bangkok at 19:25hrs.
Or you could try this.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2011/05/895.jpg
That's not a problem in Thailand. Just up your pace to a brisk walk and jump back on.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by bankao dreamer
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Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince
LOL thats true the bloody thing went so slow or kept being directed into sidings to let the speeder train go through.
I think we would have preferred to travel by TukTuk
the second class is better in many ways than the first, as long as it is not in the hot season
OK you don't get the privacy, but you do get company and a bed that is along the train rather than across
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ha ha ha i like that im up for it it for crac:) seriously count me in.
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cheers again, as for going Hualomphong were down in pattaya so dont think thats fesible as its about 2 hours away, so its a go and get what we can i think from what you say.
at leat cigs aint a problem thats great news to me not bothered about beds etc can do all that later.
looks like we down to 2 peoples now, and no tuk tuks so ha ha ha no probs well just do whatever again thanks for info.
chris
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Originally Posted by Begbie
when you say "Best 2nd class sleeper leaves Bangkok at 19:25hrs."
why best??
chris
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Originally Posted by DrAndy
ill go with that. and love to save money also, cheers
" but you do get company"
is there a barfine involved ?
cheers
Update Chris what DrAndy just said about the bed layout tugged at the old memory strings our beds where length ways in the train and it left at the above time so it must have been 2nd class. Go 2nd class great way to travel.Quote:
Originally Posted by funfun123
Mark
And don't forget that there's a beer carriage on the train that turns into a disco at about 9pm.
My old plan of action on the trains was:
1. Find your bed and dump your bags on it. (Don't travel with anything that your bothered about getting stolen.)
2. Find there beer carriage and get a seat before the sun goes down.
3. Start getting drunk.
4. Get your party on when it turns into a disco. (They've got a disco ball and everything:))
5. Get kicked out at about 11-12pm by the train police.
6. Finish your bottle of 100 pipers with the train police in the bit in between the carriages where you can smoke.
7. Try to find your bed again and pass out.
8. Wake up and your there.:)
We did BKK-CM 2nd class a while ago and it was ok except for a bunch of Thai kids playing cards all night ( complete with noisy card-shuffling every 5 minutes ) keeping me awake. Being a fellow cig addict I hid in the kharzi for a quick drag but the smell was overpowering so only smoked 2 in the 15 hours it took to get to Chiang Mai. On the plus side it was cheap and the scenery , once it got light in the morning , was really nice . Oh and they closed the food carriage at about 11pm - about an hour after I discovered the bloody thing !
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The same place. Everytime I speak to somebody about the trains, they never know about this place.Quote:
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You can buy train tickets in advance at the Pattaya train station for Bangkok to Chiang Mai.Quote:
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ill go with that. and love to save money also, cheers
" but you do get company"
is there a barfine involved ?
cheers
you may get lucky, otherwise BYO
lots of nice backpacker girls travelling, and some Thai cuties occasionally
It's best book lower berth sleepers ,
and don't forget some foam earplugs .
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Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince
ha ha ha cheers for that altho for me ill be drunk by sundown. leave the kids to party. get me in ma lock up out of way :)
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Originally Posted by Tickiteboo
" 2 in the 15 hours it took to get to Chiang Mai."
did no windows open and could you not go end of carrigeway like everyone says??
"the scenery , once it got light in the morning , was really nice "
thats the main reason im wanting go on train, ive heard the morning views are brilliant.
cheers
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"beer carriage"
i can smell beer out miles away no probs there :)
"food carriage"
is it worth the walk?
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Originally Posted by dirtydog
thats handy i pass it everyday, never been in the place as everyine says it takes about 5 hours to get to bkk??wonder if they do a connecting train?
I've never tried the food but you do get a couple of hours of scenery before the sun goes down and the beers cold.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by funfun123