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I am having similar problems from within Thailand.... I guess they are upgrading their webpages and it might take time to get it all right. I can't read Thai so I will have to wait for someone to post the new URL.

Do you get blinkers issued with your passports in the USA......? To better protect the value of their services, perhaps they should be charging in Euros?

I can plan my whole week around buying milk! Do-it-yourself jobs around the house. Internet. More TV than is good for me! Fishing. Off to the shops... got to get that milk. Evenings are dinner out, a boys night out once a week, dinner at home with TV/DVD a few nights a week. I enjoy early mornings, cool and sunny, a big beaker of coffee, watch the news, feed the menagerie, spray the garden. She sleeps on. Visa runs and trips back to the UK break up the time, and uncover the car and tour the north for several days....... It is very easy to get lazy and sloth-like, but, I see spending 7 afternoons/evenings per week sitting at a bar (or infront of a 7-11) as a waste of time and money too.

My you are full of contradictions. Happily married, would mean that and mongering would be limited. Trust me, as you age and live here longer the girlie scene becomes less and less of your life.

Well they are from Taiwan actually.

Thanks, that should be easy to find. I notice that by June departure, Qatar fares will be up to 95,000 Baht + taxes. Honeymoon over?

Cheshire Tom....yes about matches my findings on the internet.(Baht 71720+12k taxes ex BKK, Qatar Airlines website.) It seems to still be widely available. Only competition to that would be China Airlines. I noticed Massic Travel no longer include Qatar in their Biz Class section, Pattaya Mail full page advert. This agent you mention, is it on the same side as Greg's? How far down ......beyond Bangkok Bank? Not sure where Skytop is despite another BM's frequent plugs I still have 2 KLM tickets to use before I will try Qatar. Let me know about Heathrow T5 if you experience it, dare I consider BA.

Save it for the mosque touristman.

Flying with 30K of luggage is bad for the environment.... Could you not find 4KG of crap to unload and dump, or transfer to your hand baggage? Sure am glad I wasn't in line behind you in Manchester....oh, I would have been in the other line, where 30 KG is no problem.

Who died and appoinrted you a moderator? What I posted came from the website.If you don't like it don't read it! Take a look at how Skygod responded and learn. As to the OP,yes, renting before buying is a good choice as, on average, rents can be very reasonable and there are a lot of properties available. Several houses in my street alone.

Yep, 2 at 10k, and one at 150k/month, the majority are in the 25-60k/month range....for sale starting at 750k up to 40 million (for a condo??) mostly in the 2 M - 12 M range. Alan Bolton Property Consultants.

Adam or Alan? Alan Bolton seems to specialize in the upper end and better located places, with prices to match....35-55k/month. I would call it the 'well-heeled tourist end'

Your title said Pattaya car hire ....... Plenty of them here, 3rd Rd seems to be popular. The insurance is normally 1st Class with a 5000 baht deductable. Q Cars are still advertising in the Pattaya mail. Expat on Thrappaya... Thoss...3rd Rd North end near the drving range. http://www.pattayamail.com/mailmarket/Vehi...ucks-Cars.shtml

The likelihood is that they will rip it off the wall and run, to open it later. So a grenade wired to the door would suffice.

You can get to speak to a human being, eventually.....but not one in the UK.

Well perhaps when Thaksin gets back into power, he will move it to Chiangmai.....or Manchester.

Congratulations on the Thai lessons, you are halfway to becoming Thai, enjoying idle gossip and speaking pidgin English!

At a height of about 5ft 2, with blood stains on the corners!

Maybe because there is a slip road there, bypassing the lights, that you should have used.

Tongue in cheek perhaps, but he seems to have got a decent sort for once and encouraging bribing isn't the way to go. Wait to see if it will be necessary..... Now asking the girlfiend, that deserves comment..

High water pressure.......in Pattaya? My incoming main varies from zero (most of the daytime) to a geriatric piddle. If your high pressure is from your own booster pump, you might reduce the switch seting. I put metal fixtures into plastic threads (using PTFE tape) without producing leaks, although I was nervous tightening them as I might have broken the plastic piping within the wall!

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Your reasons for avoiding a second hand car may not all be valid....but I can appreciate them, Thais love NEW things and will gladly spend the extra 150,000 baht of yours The warranty would still be valid... it can be 3 years and will transfer with the vehicle. You can check the book to see if it has been serviced regularly at the authorised dealer. Yes second hand cars are relatively high priced, because vehicles hold their prices well in Thailand... and new cars do often come with a years Class 1 insurance, but believe me, it will be in the price. I think that will change as so many pickups are being built here now and new vehicles are being offered very attractively. A buy from a farang who is going home or a 1 year old repo vehicle at auction can still save you a decent amount. I was pleased with my visit to the Ford Dealer, great service, located Sukhumvit heading South between Jomtiem and Na Jomtiem. Consider the number of doors well, 2 is an aggravation unless you will NEVER have people (or luggage) in the rear of the cab......

Index on Sukhumvit...(East side near Soi Siam Country Club) As mentioned, there is a seller on the ground floor in the Sukhumvit/ Pattaya Tai branch of Big C.

And boy would they have a field day with that! OP...This is the most complex question I have seen here and I am afraid I can be of no help. I hope you have thought long and hard deciding that relocating your son to LOS is the best decision. Good luck.