owl sees all Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 35 minutes ago, VocalNeal said: No need to keep an eye on. They are so ugly one cannot miss seeing them when on the expressway. Who cares if they are ugly? A bit like Thai women in that respect. I'd like a Tesla pick-up with a solar cell roof and bonnet, for about 400k baht. 500km range. Next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwak250 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 7/21/2019 at 5:04 AM, Chelseafan said: But how does it perform on a dirt-track with pot-holes the size of small cities ? Sounds like the average thai road . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribou1 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Blimey equivalent to 104,000 GBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelseafan Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 1 hour ago, kwak250 said: Sounds like the average thai road . Sounds like the average English road too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IssanMichael Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Is this the one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracyb Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I wonder how much more comfortable it will be for the 10-12 “passengers” riding in the back bed? Airbags?? Seatbelts back there? (Full sarcasm of course!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 https://www.motor1.com/news/360071/mercedes-x-class-possibly-axed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 B 4 million (UKP 100K) for a luxury pick-up? The mind boggles; won't fly off the shelve for the time being. I assume that the main reason for the pick-up popularity is the lower taxation/excise in Thailand. So another toy for the rich and famous has been introduced now with a pick-up featuring the world's most famous star on the bonnet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, Sydebolle said: B 4 million (UKP 100K) for a luxury pick-up? The mind boggles; won't fly off the shelve for the time being. I assume that the main reason for the pick-up popularity is the lower taxation/excise in Thailand. So another toy for the rich and famous has been introduced now with a pick-up featuring the world's most famous star on the bonnet! But if Merc discontinue their venture it may become a classic....???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoFaster Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 7/22/2019 at 8:51 AM, Henryford said: Who on God's earth would pay over 100,000 GBP for a pick up truck? Australians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shy coconut Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 7/19/2019 at 11:48 AM, Pilotman said: Just one more brand that Thai drivers can kill themselves ( and thousands of others) in. I pretty sure that the vast majority of road deaths are moped related. I would love to see your stats on Thai fatalities in pick up trucks of any brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shy coconut Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 7/21/2019 at 9:52 AM, Just Weird said: I'm not disputing the death statistics (can't anyone on this forum read?), I was asking about the IQ/death correlation remark. I don't think high IQ has anything to do with driving ability, the questions posed in the tests I've done have no logical link to driving. What I think the poster who brought up the driving/IQ connection was clumsily trying to say was that all Thais are stupid and bad drivers. A double bash in one comment is pretty good going for this place. By the way, I did abysmally in all the IQ tests I attempted but I am probably the best driver on the planet!! Back on topic, it does look like a Nissan with a Merc badge. It is an awful amount of money to spend on any kind of vehicle, let alone a pick up truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnx355 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 7/19/2019 at 5:59 PM, Creasy said: Isn't it just a re-badged Nissan ? Sure, buy the owner will have a lot of FACE with the MB badge ! They can afford it at the top ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Leopard Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 7/21/2019 at 2:23 PM, transam said: The one to have, the V6 top of the range is 48,500 quid, the basic one with the Nissan engine is 38,000+ quid... https://www.autoebid.com/new-vans/Mercedes-Benz/X-Class/3.0CDi-V6-258-uk-deals Planning on some track days Transam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 31 minutes ago, shy coconut said: I don't think high IQ has anything to do with driving ability, the questions posed in the tests I've done have no logical link to driving. What I think the poster who brought up the driving/IQ connection was clumsily trying to say was that all Thais are stupid and bad drivers. A double bash in one comment is pretty good going for this place. By the way, I did abysmally in all the IQ tests I attempted but I am probably the best driver on the planet!! Back on topic, it does look like a Nissan with a Merc badge. It is an awful amount of money to spend on any kind of vehicle, let alone a pick up truck. If you were to give Thai drivers an IQ test of driving questions the vast majority would have a very low score. And that is not Thai bashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Well worth watching if you can find the full episode. The boys do a comparison of a Mercedes X-class, a Ford Ranger and a Volkswagen Amarok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 58 minutes ago, shy coconut said: I don't think high IQ has anything to do with driving ability, the questions posed in the tests I've done have no logical link to driving. What I think the poster who brought up the driving/IQ connection was clumsily trying to say was that all Thais are stupid and bad drivers. A double bash in one comment is pretty good going for this place. By the way, I did abysmally in all the IQ tests I attempted but I am probably the best driver on the planet!! Back on topic, it does look like a Nissan with a Merc badge. It is an awful amount of money to spend on any kind of vehicle, let alone a pick up truck. "What I think the poster who brought up the driving/IQ connection was clumsily trying to say was that all Thais are stupid and bad drivers". Yes, I realized that, that's why I asked him the question that I was sure he wouldn't have an answer for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo0 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 And you can also get your head x-ray done at a hospital if you buy one , although I doubt they will find much inside it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plfomylo Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 only you didn't know it seems ! New on Internet ? ???? By the way, some rumors already announcing the end of the Benz Pick up. Sad for farmers with style as I am ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugattiklaus Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I already got one . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnomick1 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 7/22/2019 at 8:17 AM, VocalNeal said: There was a company in Northern England that would take the innards out of MGB's and put them in Marina pickup bodies. Once upon a time I was going to get one and put a US style camper on the back. Definitely a Morris Marina, renown as being the worst rust bucket produced by BL ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 On 7/22/2019 at 2:17 PM, VocalNeal said: There was a company in Northern England that would take the innards out of MGB's and put them in Marina pickup bodies. Once upon a time I was going to get one and put a US style camper on the back. You could buy a Marina with MGB stuff in it. MGB had the regular BMC 1800cc B engine with twin carbs, some BMC saloons had the same stuff.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 12:38 PM, transam said: But if Merc discontinue their venture it may become a classic....???? How true; see VW which managed precisely three successful cars, the van/bus, the beetle and the golf/rabbit. All the rest was loud farting in the 60s, 70s and early 80s - some became seriously sought-after classics (T14 and even more so T34 spring to mind) ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airbagwill Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 This Nissan based pick up is soon to be discontinued by Merceds Benz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 12:38 PM, transam said: But if Merc discontinue their venture it may become a classic....???? So is a Wartburg or even a Trabant? Although in fairness I may be being a bit unfair to the Wartburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidst01 Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 1:06 PM, shy coconut said: I don't think high IQ has anything to do with driving ability, the questions posed in the tests I've done have no logical link to driving. What I think the poster who brought up the driving/IQ connection was clumsily trying to say was that all Thais are stupid and bad drivers. A double bash in one comment is pretty good going for this place. By the way, I did abysmally in all the IQ tests I attempted but I am probably the best driver on the planet!! Back on topic, it does look like a Nissan with a Merc badge. It is an awful amount of money to spend on any kind of vehicle, let alone a pick up truck. theres always going to be someone richer or poorer than you shy coco. maybe 100k is peanuts to some? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Wicket Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 On 7/19/2019 at 7:26 PM, Just Weird said: Really? Never heard that old chestnut trotted out before! The ultimate apologist. I'm sure Just Weird is in a basement somewhere and forced to make these comments under duress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Sticky Wicket said: The ultimate apologist. I'm sure Just Weird is in a basement somewhere and forced to make these comments under duress Apologist? Why, exactly? Did I dispute the figures in that comment? I just made a reference to Pilotman's hackneyed, old comment that some people drag out at the slightest opportunity. Odd how some people who cannot come up with a rational response so often just revert to a flame or personal attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 9 minutes ago, Just Weird said: Apologist? Why, exactly? Did I dispute the figures in that comment? I just made a reference to Pilotman's hackneyed, old comment that some people drag out at the slightest opportunity. Odd how some people who cannot come up with a rational response so often just revert to a flame or personal attack. Pot, kettle, kettle pot...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, transam said: Pot, kettle, kettle pot...... Explain how that is so, specifically. If you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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