webfact Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Frenchman and his Thai wife sold a Pattaya man's pick-up after taking it for a test drive Picture: Manager online A French man and his Thai wife who were staying at a condo in Pattaya showed an interest in a Thai man's Ford Ranger pick-up that was for sale. Wirot Jandaharn, 48, trusted the couple and let them take it on a test drive but that was the last he saw of them. Picture: Manager online They disappeared from the condo and headed to the north-east of Thailand. They were caught on CCTV going through a drugs checkpoint in Sai Moon, Yasothorn on August 30th. They then sold the vehicle to a man for 75,000 baht and headed for a holiday in Ao Nang in Krabi. Pattaya police and Pattaya tourist police managed to trace the couple to Ao Nang where they were arrested. They were named in a Manager story yesterday as 57 year old Albert Bachtoula Cherif and his Thai wife Nannapas Krawin, 31. They have been charged with theft using a conveyance. They told investigators they did not know the name of the man to whom they sold the Ford Ranger. Source: Manager online 2018-09-12 -- © Copyright Thai Visa News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Jail them till they remember. He's giving us farangs a bad name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Sacre Bleu........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 1 minute ago, mikebell said: Jail them till they remember. He's giving us farangs a bad name. not a farang. " Albert Bachtoula Cherif " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aforek Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, manarak said: not a farang. " Albert Bachtoula Cherif " French arabic again, as Thai people say ( and stupid people, too ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon537687643 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 “Trust them”? Haha . And as ever the “ health mask” used to hide their shame Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Blue book......? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Good detective work by the Police, traced them from Pattaya,to Isaan, then finally to Krabi, I expect the crooks never thought the Police would bother to go to all this trouble to find then,and Big Joke was not even involved. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Looks like the absence of critical thinking just isn't a Thai malady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, transam said: Blue book......? ? For 75000 you also want a blue book?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, transam said: Blue book......? ? For 75,000 THB I am sure you wont get blue book. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 1 minute ago, worgeordie said: For 75,000 THB I am sure you wont get blue book. regards Worgeordie Might have been a bargain no one could refuse, but when it comes to taxing it there will be a ploblem, thats if they the new owner does that stuff.. My thought is they sold it to someone they know, perhaps her family...If so easy to find.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmaxdan Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 26 minutes ago, webfact said: Wirot Jandaharn, 48, trusted the couple and let them take it on a test drive but that was the last he saw of them. Who in their right mind would trust a couple of complete strangers to test drive their car alone without accompanying them? A little bit naïve me thinks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauGR1 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 A marriage made in heaven, not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Send them to the bastille and bring the guillotine out from the mothballs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 7 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said: Who in their right mind would trust a couple of complete strangers to test drive their car alone without accompanying them? A little bit naïve me thinks... So what you're saying is never trust a farang. I'm sure they learned their lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigT73 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Your lucky to get a second hand near new pcx for 75000. second hand stuff really holds its value in Thailand, so the guy buying it thought he was getting a good deal? somethings not right in the story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmaxdan Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, Berkshire said: So what you're saying is never trust a farang. I'm sure they learned their lesson. No, what I'm saying is it is extremely foolish to trust someone , no matter where they are from on the first time you meet, especially if it involves an expensive possession such a vehicle. Its just common sense really, Trust is something that has to be earned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, BigT73 said: Your lucky to get a second hand near new pcx for 75000. second hand stuff really holds its value in Thailand, so the guy buying it thought he was getting a good deal? somethings not right in the story No blue book and they probably wanted fast cash so got rid cheap, got to be some sort of moron to think you getting away with doing that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 28 minutes ago, mauGR1 said: A marriage made in heaven, not. probably yes, on a mattress in the back of the ute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Dmaxdan said: No, what I'm saying is it is extremely foolish to trust someone , no matter where they are from on the first time you meet, especially if it involves an expensive possession such a vehicle. Its just common sense really, Trust is something that has to be earned. Easy to say after-the-fact. My point is there was a time (long ago) when Thais probably trusted farangs more than their own. But it's incidences like this that will demonstrate that trusting anyone--including farangs--is not a wise thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 22 minutes ago, Berkshire said: Easy to say after-the-fact. My point is there was a time (long ago) when Thais probably trusted farangs more than their own. But it's incidences like this that will demonstrate that trusting anyone--including farangs--is not a wise thing to do. So what are the options? Trust them to take the pickup out on a test drive alone, or trust them to take you along and slit your throat in the middle of nowhere? The requirement to document the sale, along with the blue book would be enough for a test drive to be about as risky as just parking it on the street and hoping nobody nicks it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, impulse said: So what are the options? Trust them to take the pickup out on a test drive alone, or trust them to take you along and slit your throat in the middle of nowhere? The requirement to document the sale, along with the blue book would be enough for a test drive to be about as risky as just parking it on the street and hoping nobody nicks it. Good point regarding the options. People sell vehicles every day, all over the world. I'd imagine many times they would allow prospective buyers to test drive without being in the vehicle....and have zero problems. But some of these guys on TV that opine, as usual, come off as real know-it-alls. Not sure if they live in the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Berkshire said: Good point regarding the options. People sell vehicles every day, all over the world. I'd imagine many times they would allow prospective buyers to test drive without being in the vehicle....and have zero problems. But some of these guys on TV that opine, as usual, come off as real know-it-alls. Not sure if they live in the real world. +1 They seem to live in the world of instant replay and Monday morning quarterbacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpspike Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 So they drove from Pattaya to Isaan in a stolen vehicle. That kind of disregard for obvious risks suggests drug use before and/or during this debacle. Just a guess. I'm also guessing this wasn't the first offense for the French husband. Not many criminals wait until they are in their 60s to commit their first crime. Maybe not the woman's first offense either. Hang 'em high ! The truck owner should have at least gotten the French guy's passport before he let them 'test drive' the vehicle. I would have insisted the woman stayed behind with cash in hand. Certainly lends support for the new law requiring criminal background checks for marriage visa applicants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, dpspike said: The truck owner should have at least gotten the French guy's passport before he let them 'test drive' the vehicle. I would have insisted the woman stayed behind with cash in hand. Next week, we're going to be reading about some "idiot" who got robbed because he brought a wad of cash to meet a complete stranger to purchase a car. And he'll be bashed mercilessly by the Monday morning quarterbacks. There is no 100% safe and effective way to do the deal. There are safer ways, many of them being very inefficient depending on the local culture. But there will always be one transaction out of a thousand (or a hundred, or ten thousand) that goes wonky. That doesn't mean anyone was stupid. It means that once you leave your home in the morning, you're taking a risk. On a personal note, I'd never leave a woman behind with a stranger, especially a woman carrying a wad of cash. Unless it was a very public place. But that's going to be a wrench in the works on many car purchases that start and end at people's homes. Because I wouldn't start at, for example, a Starbucks. Not with the inherent risk of waiting hours and hours for a buyer to (maybe) show up- and then the nuisance of parking. It's just not practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman24 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 thats not a problem out in the sticks , they not bother about road tax or even driving licences, girl i know goes home to Isan not got a driving licence and drives around there all the time, and there is a 3 wheeler in my condo, owned by a farang who hasnt taxed it in 6 years and this is Jomtien. and yes i bet this vehicles was sold to someone this toerag knows, and a relative would be a good place to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Trust.. a funny concept.. especially during sales and negotiations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 3 hours ago, Dmaxdan said: Who in their right mind would trust a couple of complete strangers to test drive their car alone without accompanying them? A little bit naïve me thinks... ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 hours ago, ezzra said: Send them to the bastille and bring the guillotine out from the mothballs... The Bastille was demolished more than 200 years ago, now we have a theater at the same place About the name of the french man; if he has a french passport he is french even his name ... analog photo shot a long time ago when I was living in Paris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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