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    Any authorized APPLE dealers in Chiang Mai?

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    Hi,

    Any recommended places to repair ipad out of warranty in  Chiang mai . I am aware of the ICARE in Central Airport/Maya plus the Studio 7 in Central Festival and Maya. I called Apple directly. Apple Support advised to go an authorized dealer. Apparently, authorized dealer can repair free if it is not a hardware problem and also they can give you a estimate price to fix it. There is no cost to estimate to repair. Any thoughts much appreciated/.

    Electric Vehicles in Thailand

    in Thailand Motor Discussion

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    1 hour ago, Pib said:

    From some googling this morning I get the impression motor shows are a small part of Telsa's marketing plan....along with avoid "paid" advertising.  Apparently it's common for Tesla  to skip many of the biggest auto shows worldwide...selective in what exhibitions they participate in.

    Tesla Marketing Strategy 2024: A Case Study | Simplilearn

    An In-Depth Look at Tesla’s Marketing Strategy

    Tesla absent from China’s largest annual auto show - Global Times

     

     

     

     

     

    To add to Pib's note, Tesla do not have distributors too. Luckily for Tesla, I understand from Youtuber Electric Viking that in China currently, about 20% of the distributors are making money. China is going through a rough time in the automobile sector. 

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    LTR Visa is Now available for Long Term Residency

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    33 minutes ago, Alotoftravel said:

    Anyone if one can change from insurance coverage to the self insure 100 k during the 5 years?

    Does the 100K cash have to be one account account or can be spread to a few accounts?

    I talked to a BOI  rep. He told me that changing to self insure is not a problem. I need to show prior one year account statement of 100k prior to renewal ( 2 months before LTR expire )He also said it can come from multiple accounts and can even be in money market fund ( of course cash equivalent ) No need to liquidate to cash . 

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    LTR Visa is Now available for Long Term Residency

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    22 hours ago, JimGant said:

    Never dipping below 100k in a bank account used for health self-insuring --  be interesting to 100% prove. Probably asking only for end-of-year statements would be the solution.

    I did my ltr with a health plan insurance .
    Anyone if one can change from insurance coverage to the self insure 100 k during the 5 years?

    Does the 100K cash have to be one account account or can be spread to a few accounts?

    Electric Vehicles in Thailand

    in Thailand Motor Discussion

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    13 hours ago, vinny41 said:

    EV used car market is a huge unknown at the moment as finance and banks aren’t to g lending on used EV at the moment


    interesting info. I am sure this is bad for the ev resale market as I would think most buyers finance than pay cash . Ice cars going to be around ..

    Electric Vehicles in Thailand

    in Thailand Motor Discussion

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    Due to recent floods, I read on Facebook that car insurance does not cover water damage battery due to flood . Is this norm for 1sr class insurance in Thailand ? For those who bought cars that includes insurance , I hope flood and fire is included . Any thought about which insurance company has better coverage ? 

    BYD Seal tips, tricks and help

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    1 hour ago, JBChiangRai said:

    can confirm the new 410 models all have PM2.5 filtration, the cheaper model does not display the PM2.5 level, it probably doesn't have the sensors but it does have the filter.


    thanks , good to know that it have pm 2.5 filteration , only does not have sensor to display the readings, in/out . Appreciate your reply .

    Electric Vehicles in Thailand

    in Thailand Motor Discussion

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    On 2/24/2024 at 10:20 AM, Pib said:

    That brand new car price for Bt889K the dealer quoted is probably below 

     

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    aarg, found out that Byd took out the pm 2.5 filter from the dynamic . Guess BYD had to cut some stuff out to sell it at 899k. However they did upgrade battery 50.25 , continental tires and reduce 100k. 

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    LTR Visa is Now available for Long Term Residency

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    16 hours ago, JimGant said:

    I can just see me in the drive thru, with the clerk scratching his head and calling higher authority -- while ten cars behind me are warming up their horns... I've got a few months to decide about Star Visa. They're a lot closer to me than Imm, plus no parking problem or streets to cross. Beside, hey, I'm a Wealthy Pensioner -- why worry about 1000 baht


    It was a no go with central festival immigration . They told me to go Bangkok for tm 95. So star visa must be dealing with someone at the airport immigration. Hope it is true that chiang mai immigration can process tm 95. 

    Electric Vehicles in Thailand

    in Thailand Motor Discussion

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    On 2/25/2024 at 9:32 PM, Pib said:

    The Atto ADAS system works fine, but I have turned off  the Lane Keeping function in the Infotainment system as I didn't like getting the occasional notification that I was too close/went over a lane separation line...or shoulder lane line.   The road lanes in Thailand, especially in cities/towns like Bangkok, are narrow and often poorly painted well which can easily cause a Lane Keeping warning where there is really no danger.  If you watch any Atto Youtubes say made about a year ago before a software update allowed you to turn off all or some Lane Keeping function you would see some people griping about Lane Keeping notifications....but those gripes seem to have disappeared in recent Youtube reviews after the software update which tweaked that Lane Keeping function and also allowed people to turn it off if desired. 

     

    I have been very pleased with my Atto over my 4 months of ownership/driving.   No problems to speak of...only a few "minor and brief" issues talked below: 

    - when I first got the Atto when hitting certain bumps at certain speeds I got a small "squeak" in the rear seat area if no one was setting in the seat....I took to car back to the dealership one afternoon to point-out the problem....their mechanics immediately started working on it...no appointment needed....they removed the seat...reinserted the seat...tightened all the seat bolts....took a total of about an hour...no charge...free....and the squeak was gone.

     

    - the morning after the car underwent its 1st scheduled warranty checkup which was the 3 month/5,000Km checkout in late Dec 2023 (which was really only a bunch of visual checks with the car on the ground and on a lift with some OBD2 data checks) when the wife and I began a trip the next morning about 40Km into the trip I noticed a low volume squeal in the front brakes when pressing them....not very loud...just a low squeal like you would hear when brake pads are worn out after many tens of thousand of kilometers.  I decided to abort the trip....did a U-turn to go back to Bangkok but right after that U-turn the squeal was gone.  So, we did another U-turn and completed our planned approx 200Km trip.  That was two months and over 3,000Km ago.  A visual inspection didn't show any problems. Maybe some road dirt got lodged between the pads and rotor and somehow that U-turn cleared the dirt...squeal gone...hasn't returned.

     

    - and final minor issue was right after the OTA update from Ver 1.61 to Ver 7 several months ago the interior door lights (i.e., the pretty multicolor lights you can turn on of desired) had a glitch where the light on the right rear back seat door was on while the other 3 doors lights was off as they were suppose to be....and that door light shouldn't had been on as the interior doors lights were turned off in the infotainment settings and when turned off it turns "all" doors light off...not any door of your choosing. To clear this glitch I turned the doors light setting on and then immediately off...that rear door light then went off.  Problem hasn't come back.   I figure it was just a OTA software update glitch that cleared itself by me turning the interior door lights setting on and then off again...probably cleared some configuration file. 

     

    Yeap...knock on wood (my head) but above three minor issues are the only driving issues I have experienced after 4 months/over 8,400 Km of driving my Atto.


    PiB, thanks for the reply. I like BYD Otto 3 option to turn off Ada’s if I decide not to use it (turn off once) unlike the mg 4 that requires a turn off upon a start. Appreciate your ownership  responses . 

     

    Will check put the Otto 3 standard 899k in may . not sure if the 950k model is worth it( larger screen and wider tires ) 

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    Electric Vehicles in Thailand

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    Hey Pib,

    Can  you,please share your driving experiences with your Otto 3 . I am most interested on BYD adas system ( I like your comment that you use standard regen with normal mode )

    Have you disable any of their adas system.? Appreciate any experiences , the 899k baht may delivery with  7.9 se. 0-100 kmh sounds attractive even with the standard battery 

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    USA Bank Transfer

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    2 hours ago, fittobethaied said:

    recently discovered that I could use Wise.com to transfer USD's to my Foreign Currency Deposit Savings account at Bangkok Bank. Just choose "same currency" USD's to USD's and choose the SWIFT option for the transfer. I sent a low 5 figure transfer for only a $52 fee, and my credit union in the US would have charged me $80 for the same transfer. Had it done within 5 minutes with no hassle at all.


    I was discouraged to open a foreign currency deposit at Bangkok bank because of the high fees and paperwork  to withdraw to convert to baht for everyday expenses . Could you please share your experience why a foreign currency deposit has been your choice of account please? What are the advantages Besides having in USA currency?

    Electric Vehicles in Thailand

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    29 minutes ago, Pib said:

    for me I will only let the charge drop to 10% or below if I had no other choice OR I'm doing the once every 3 to 6 months recommendation by BYD.


    i am in the same camp.

    I will  do my normal dc charge from 20-80 for time savings

    and will not let it go below 10 % soc.

     

    Thanks 

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    Electric Vehicles in Thailand

    in Thailand Motor Discussion

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    23 hours ago, Pib said:

     

    Just FYI.  My curiosity satisfied...and I know when I drop below 10% charge what's going to happen in that I still have around 50 to 55Km left to find a charger.  Cheers


     

    This is very useful . Since I do not have a wall charger at home . For me I will just do my normal outside dc charging

    -  dc charge from Soc <10% to 80 % and then let it continue to complete  100% . Since I get charge by kWh for time spent for the last 20 % is no issue . Is it beneficial to switch from dc to ac charge for the last 20% charge ? 
     

    I always thought that estimation range in nedc was higher than wltp. It was great to see you achieve above nedc km as your trip a meter showed over 500 km. I thought using dynamic ( better than nedc and wltp)  would even be less range than 490 advertised range but you showed otherwise .this has been very informative . Thanks 

     

     

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