Hey All, good to be back on this channel, I have some big updates coming on both channels soon that i hope prove entertaining and informative for everyone, I should also mention we are just waiting for parts to fix the car. thanks for coming along! CHAPTERS BELOW Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code NAKEDGURU for an extra 4 months free at surfshark.deals/NAKEDGURU CHAPTERS 00:00 What Happened With The Police 02:13 Process Of getting New Tax 06:24 Previous Problem With The Car 08:37 How Much For The Tax? 09:51 Police arrive.. charged again? 10:45 Do you need a car in Thailand? 12:12 Location X in Khon Kaen 15:58 How Much Was It?
Licences are only valid if they have been issued by a country that has a treaty with the Thai Government allowing the mutual acceptance of driving licences. These countries include the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. This is for the country's driving licence valid in Thailand.
In order to drive in Thailand the law requires you to have a either a Thai driving licence or valid foreign licence that is complete with a photograph. If you are using a foreign license it should be in English or alternatively be accompanied by an official translation into Thai or English.
You should learn the basics like filling the coolant and oil checking the tyres and brakes . You don't need to know much more as modern cars are often quite complex. Doing the basics will save you money and keep you safe
I have lived in Chiang Mai for a year now. I started in Saraphi which is outside the city. I had a truck. I couldn't imagine living there without it. I just moved into the city. Sold the truck and bought a motorbike. Now I couldn't imagine not having a bike. Transportation in thailand is like real estate. LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION!!!!!!
FYI He was checking the beam allignment of the headlights on both dip and main beams. In the UK, we insure the car before it goes for a MOT. Then you need both the MOT and insurance certificates before you can get it taxed. On my car in the UK, this costs me a total of £500 per year (20000 baht approximately) The tax is renewed online, and the certificates are registered online as well. Otherwise, it's a visit to the post office. The wheel vibrations are because the wheels need to be rebalanced.
Ex car technician here. Wheel imbalance is just one of several possible causes. It's not something that can be diagnosed without an inspection/test drive
FYI First, check that the wheels are balanced. Secondly, check that the ball joint rubber boots are not split open. As this can cause play in the ball joints. Third, on front wheel drive vehicles, the CV boots need to be checked for splits. CV joints can knock when going around things like roundabouts or sharp bends. There are a few other tests that can be done on the car, like checking for play in the wheel bearings, brake disks, or drums. Make sure the wheel nuts have been tightened correctly. I am sure that a competent vehicle technician should be able to find the fault. However, in my personal experience of wheel, 90% of the time, the wheels vibrate when a wheel is out of balance because a balance weight has fallen off. Also, I had vibration at speed when the garage didn't tighten all the wheel nuts correctly.
Looks like a standard vehicle inspection to pass for a roadworthy certificate The headlight check is verify the height of the lights on the road for high and low beam All pretty standard stuff and and good to see they doing it to that extent in Thailand
The registration tax is dependent on engine size. The bigger the engine and the newer the car the more tax. I have a SUV that’s now 8 years old and its about 4000 and started off at nearly 5000 when I got it new. Car checks don’t start till that age and are not required before that. I generally take my car for a service before this so there’s no issues. In bigger centres there’s a traffic office and you get the new sticker at the same time. The vehicle checkpoint will stamp your 3rd party insurance certificate and which you take to the traffic office. If you don’t have one you can buy it there. The compulsory insurance spoken of is 3rd party only covering medical matters and is about 650 for car while insuring the car is extra but advisable. Another thing to consider here is the taxes on sedan vehicles are very high which is why you see so many large pickups and SUV's as you pay the same or less for much larger car. Much better value for money. They burn juice if you’re on a budget but are way better on the country roads and also for nudging through traffic as right of way rules are somewhat "fluid". Parking can be a pain though and not recomended for the city. As a final tip if you live in the country and drive to Bangers go to the outermost train stations where they have cheap, undercover, plentiful and secure short and long term parking at the stations. Cost me 75 for a day when I went to the embassy and that included the 2 way train ticket. You’ll get around quicker, cheaper and with much less stress than driving.
100% agree with getting the vehicle serviced just before the annual tax/inspection process - particularly if it's years old. My user-friendly place here in Chiang Mai offers to take my 20-year old SUV post-service to the inspection place & adjacent drive-through tax office for all of 300 baht....... job(s) done! They even drop off the car at my place (of course, YMMV). Yes the SUV (V6 Ford Escape) is a bit thirsty (specially if you're heavy-footed - but I'm not). With hindsight, I'd also probably go for a pickup - but either which way I want to be sitting high in something that's solid enough for me to survive a crash (way too much Thai driving/road sense is jaw-dropping).
If the engine is losing water you have a problem already. Hopefully you'll se a puddle under the car which means you have a leak in a hose, radiator or water pump. If you don't see a puddle then it's a much bigger problem like a bad head gasket or warped head. Maybe you can just keep adding water and getting by but it's not normal for a car to lose or use water.
It's so easy to renew Tax and compulsery insurance once a year. They test the pattern of the lights and that they're pointing at right height&direction, not brightness.
I've been informed that if you have any traffic violations, ie traffic camera, that you've ignored when you go to pay road tax any unpaid violations will have to be paid in full before you can get your road tax sorted. This also applies to renewal of DL. Fortunately tax here is relatively minimal🎉 ❤ 🇹🇭
Interesting Vlog in regards to the Tax requirements. Not everyone is a mechanic but you could save yourself some heartache and money by just doing a couple of very basic checks on your car every day if necessary. One check the oil level on the dipstick. Two check the coolant level in the coolant reservoir. If either one is showing low levels then you likely have a issue and should take it to the mechanic asap before it becomes a issue . Like not having enough coolant and cooking your engine. These are very simple basic checks you can easily do. If you can pull a Saxophone apart then you can handle those simple checks. Keep up the good work Ryan
The yellow building is the inspection station. Cars need a yearly inspection when they are seven years old. Some of the inspection stations will do the compulsory insurance. The tax is paid at the DLT (department of land transport) once you have compulsory insurance and the inspection if required. The inspection stations will go to the DLT and get your tax sorted for a small fee, usually about 200 baht, and takes them a few days to do. You can take the documents to the DLT yourself if you don't want to pay the fee. Takes me ten minutes to do at my local DLT.😮
Yes in rural Thailand a truck is a must. Even the major roads can be treacherous to suspensions. After a few years, many rural folks don't bother with paying the tax or insuring. Beware 😂
If you go over potholes it matters very little if its a truck or a car its still the same steering mechanism. Track rod ends, steering rack. Get it checked regular if you always hit pot holes
Just a tip, I know how it is to drive at night in Thailand. Your headlights looks like they could need a polish and new brighter bulbs. Makes a huge difference for the night driving at rural Thai roads where people tend to appear out of nowhere..
The guy is not checking the brightness of the lights; he is checking that when dipped, they drop down to the right, and do not shine on the opposite carriageway and blind oncoming drivers.
I got the same a few months ago. They were very friendly and fined me same 500 baht. My son in law got pulled over last year for tax and didn't get fined 500 baht.
Always interesting and informative and entertaining. The MOT is every year after the car is 3 years old unless that has changed. If it fails you cannot use it on the roads ( but some do ) until the faults are repaired .They will pass it and advise you to get things done .
Unbelievable. I have a Mazda 2. Twelve years old. 170Klm. Never had a problem with it until this year. Things are wearing out. Needed a new radiator, radiator fan and new bushes on the track rod ends. Head lights need regular polishing.
The shaking of the wheels might be the alignment or you might need new trackrod ends joints. If your tracking is out your tyres will wear out on one side quicker than the other side
A department was set up in 2014 to monitor social media for anything on Thailand.....which is why many thai girl horror story channels get their videos blocked and anyone critical ot that who can't be spoken finds themselves charged with 112 because of liking a RUclips video or a comment on Facebook. If you are critical of Thailand you will have more problems on RUclips than if you posted cat videos.....there is also that thai fascist group the Rubbish collectors that scour the internet looking for people who offend their fanatic nationalist fantasy. You are being watched.
A little bit of maintenance, check oil, coolant level, tyre pressures, might save you from bigger problems and costs, plus its can be a safety issue, its not rocket science.
Steering wheel shaking above 80 km/h is likely due to out of balance tires. I highly recommend Cockpit in Nang Rong or Buriram (next to the PTT Station before you get to Robinson's, coming from the south) for anything related to wheel alignment or balancing. Highly recommend.
Hey Ryan, Car dealer here - sounds like your wheels are off balance if the shake is getting worse the faster you go - due to repeated pot holes but a easy fix - you might have a bent rim - lower profile tires are not good for rural living as they are more easily damaged - IF you hear a grinding noise when you turn your steering wheel a bit while driving it's a Wheel bearing ( fix that asap safety issue ) - you want the mechanic to check your "rack and pinion" if a wheel balance doesn't fix your shake. Love your content and congrats on having such a lovely family.
Hi Ryan good episode. Your Mazda 2 is generally a reliable car. Sounds like may need to replace tie rods. I’m just guessing so have the car checked it could be any number of reasons that the car shakes at 80 kph. should not be expensive. As for a truck. I have a truck as I see you have access to one so you know the advantages and disadvantages. Get your Mazda 2 properly repaired (maybe try another garage) it should be fine they are reliable cars.
Interesting that they recognized you as a vlogger. In my Nick of the woods Philippines, the police set up road blocks and check vehicles usually scooter drivers are out of compliance. We are always current with our registrations so I’ve never been ticketed.
Very interesting. I also think a normal saloon car doesn’t have suspension suited to rural Thai roads. The trusty pickup is a necessity imo. Sounds like your steering rack is on its way out
I would love to know a little more about the water in the car. Im sure its only 2 places, the coolant & the windscreen washers. So the little thing you sort of mentioned, well im lost.
The place you went in Thailand seems really thorough 😮 In Australia it's called getting a Pink Slip. In New Zealand it's called a Warrant of Fitness or WOF for short lol. It's getting tough to get one in Australia now . Not so many places to get it passed where they are pretty relaxed. I had to get rip of my last car as it was getting too expensive 🙃
Yes you right on the money about your car,it’s not suited for your environment,a double cab 4x4 well side would be better suited,and my choice would be Toyota,they very hard to beat for quality and reliability.Trevor from Chch
In Australia used to be called a pink slip as the form is pink in color but now it is done electronic and if passed is sent to the RTA same sort of checks but also a short drive with a machine to test the brakes. And even easier for motorcycles only checking the headlights and indicators are working to pass costing $28 in Sydney.
130k km on a small car like this basically means 6-7 years of age. That's about the time when things start getting expensive and there won't be an end to it. If you can swing it financially, I'd look into replacing it in the next 1-2 years, or it'll be a bottomless barrel.
I was stopped for not having a motorbike licence they gave me a 200 baht fine and a slip and was told dw if you get stopped again just show them the slip 😕
Shipping containers are notorious for being a hot box . Now with reciprocal driving rights regarding driving licences, does travel insurance cover you incase of an accident ?
Going through highways in/out of KK is notorious for checkpoints. Maha Sarakhram also for cameras where you will get a fine in the post should you be speeding on the highway. Next time just do your road tax at the actual DOT government office. They usually just ask you verbally "your car runs ok, no problems?" just say yes runs perfectly and off you go no checks required.
I had a long day today with a few first world problems and got home and poured a glass of Pinot and chose your vlog because I felt like listening to your voice Ryan. I needed a calming tone to chill a bit. Thank you
Tax is paid automatically here, if you don't have tax they will come round to your house and take the number plates off, same with insurance. MOT is every 2 years for cars over 4 years old, again no MOT plates off..
& you should always check your fluid levels at least once per week, probably on a daily basis. Thats coolant, oil level, washer level, brake fluid level,. On the newer cars i believe they may have colour coding. But i havent had a car in a long time now. But if you drive without coolant you will distort the cylinder head & if you run out of engine oil you will sieze up your engine. Its verry simple checks you should make like tyre wear & pressurers & depths. Its easy to do & essential.
Its surprising the amount of people that can forget the essentials , whether that be visa renewal or tax or insurance on your car . No doubt you have a mobile therefore do as I do and enter your calendar and set an notification for a week before an expiry. I think they check the distance from the center of the headlights to the ground , ensuring that they are not too low and therefore resulting on you not seeing the road clearly in front of you and more importantly not to high that they are blinding oncoming traffic. Overall compared top Australia you got off very lightly , in Australia they even checked the noise of my exhaust and exhaust emission testing but they check just about everything , even your wipers, all lights,mirrors,horn etc etc .
This mundane stuff is what I like. My Thai / Japanese dual citizen wife normally deals with all this stuff. We live half the year in each country, and she has to do this in both countries.
It's mainly to make sure the lights are at the right angle and not going to blind oncoming traffic. If it's out normally they can adjust there and then. One problem you have. You can't drive a saxophone. If you have a wheel shake at 80 mph I would get your wheels balanced.
All of things are normal. You need to have regular maintenance. And you need to get another garage. If they didn't notice the fluids in your car they are incompetent. Your steering, if one of those rods come off or break you will not have any steering. GET IT FIXED IMMEDIATELY!!! I'm a woman and I know these basics.
It happens often and applies to motorcycles as well! It's a real money maker for the police. I try to keep up with my tax stamps and insurance but occasionally miss them. I am taking Google-translated photos of the tax sticker showing the expiration date (in English) and keeping the paper in plain sight. Every car owner must know how to check oil and water levels in their vehicle!
No sympathy. The taxes are next to nothing. Pay attention to your paperwork. Taxes, insurance and inspections are common everywhere. 5k baht is the additional insurance, the required is about 400 baht. Replace all of the suspension bushings while they have the front end apart. They are cheap and can save your life. The most annoying part is that the insurance dates do not match the inspection and tax dates.
That airplane veered off the runway on landing 8. sept. 2013 and was stored until 2017, before being sold as a cafe decoration 😂 Google HS-TEF and you can see pictures of it flying 😅
Definitely take my moped on the back of my truck when we go touring especially in big towns and cities I just use the moped park the truck up smart thinking goes a long way
Licences are only valid if they have been issued by a country that has a treaty with the Thai Government allowing the mutual acceptance of driving licences. These countries include the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. This is the country's driving licence is valid in Thailand.
You still require an international driving permit as well as your home county license I found it easier getting a Thai license as it was a five minute process if you have an international and home country license If no international license then the five minute process becomes a drawn out process
Dude get that steering fixed. It's what is called a tie rod. If that lets loose, the tire will steer all the way in one direction causing you to most likely crash. It's not something to ignore.
Hey All, good to be back on this channel, I have some big updates coming on both channels soon that i hope prove entertaining and informative for everyone, I should also mention we are just waiting for parts to fix the car. thanks for coming along!
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CHAPTERS
00:00 What Happened With The Police
02:13 Process Of getting New Tax
06:24 Previous Problem With The Car
08:37 How Much For The Tax?
09:51 Police arrive.. charged again?
10:45 Do you need a car in Thailand?
12:12 Location X in Khon Kaen
15:58 How Much Was It?
Hi Ryan if you head out to Khon Kaen again hit us up. Bring your son and he can fish in our pond.
@@sgraham005cheers Graham 👍👍
Licences are only valid if they have been issued by a country that has a treaty with the Thai Government allowing the mutual acceptance of driving licences. These countries include the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. This is for the country's driving licence valid in Thailand.
Good info, thanks chief!
In order to drive in Thailand the law requires you to have a either a Thai driving licence or valid foreign licence that is complete with a photograph. If you are using a foreign license it should be in English or alternatively be accompanied by an official translation into Thai or English.
You should learn the basics like filling the coolant and oil checking the tyres and brakes . You don't need to know much more as modern cars are often quite complex. Doing the basics will save you money and keep you safe
I have lived in Chiang Mai for a year now. I started in Saraphi which is outside the city. I had a truck. I couldn't imagine living there without it. I just moved into the city. Sold the truck and bought a motorbike. Now I couldn't imagine not having a bike. Transportation in thailand is like real estate. LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION!!!!!!
Bikes are very cheap to repair, too, but they're dangerous.
สภาพ - condition
สุขภาพ - health
สุภาพ - polite
which all sound similar .
Impressive
IF IT GOT TIT,S OR TYRES IT'S GONNA BE TROUBLE ...
Say whaaaaaaaaaaaat?
@@ryanmcmahon2422 you have boyfriend then?
that’s hilarious
Dumb saying
😂😂😂
FYI
He was checking the beam allignment of the headlights on both dip and main beams.
In the UK, we insure the car before it goes for a MOT. Then you need both the MOT and insurance certificates before you can get it taxed.
On my car in the UK, this costs me a total of £500 per year
(20000 baht approximately)
The tax is renewed online, and the certificates are registered online as well. Otherwise, it's a visit to the post office.
The wheel vibrations are because the wheels need to be rebalanced.
Ex car technician here. Wheel imbalance is just one of several possible causes. It's not something that can be diagnosed without an inspection/test drive
FYI
First, check that the wheels are balanced.
Secondly, check that the ball joint rubber boots are not split open. As this can cause play in the ball joints.
Third, on front wheel drive vehicles, the CV boots need to be checked for splits.
CV joints can knock when going around things like roundabouts or sharp bends.
There are a few other tests that can be done on the car, like checking for play in the wheel bearings, brake disks, or drums.
Make sure the wheel nuts have been tightened correctly.
I am sure that a competent vehicle technician should be able to find the fault.
However, in my personal experience of wheel, 90% of the time, the wheels vibrate when a wheel is out of balance because a balance weight has fallen off.
Also, I had vibration at speed when the garage didn't tighten all the wheel nuts correctly.
10-15,000 Baht repairs? I wish!
I just had my car repaired - new instrument panel and a knock sensor £2709 / TB126,000 +/-
"a metal rod that connects the wheels"... love it.. 😃
Looks like a standard vehicle inspection to pass for a roadworthy certificate
The headlight check is verify the height of the lights on the road for high and low beam
All pretty standard stuff and and good to see they doing it to that extent in Thailand
The registration tax is dependent on engine size. The bigger the engine and the newer the car the more tax. I have a SUV that’s now 8 years old and its about 4000 and started off at nearly 5000 when I got it new. Car checks don’t start till that age and are not required before that. I generally take my car for a service before this so there’s no issues. In bigger centres there’s a traffic office and you get the new sticker at the same time. The vehicle checkpoint will stamp your 3rd party insurance certificate and which you take to the traffic office. If you don’t have one you can buy it there. The compulsory insurance spoken of is 3rd party only covering medical matters and is about 650 for car while insuring the car is extra but advisable.
Another thing to consider here is the taxes on sedan vehicles are very high which is why you see so many large pickups and SUV's as you pay the same or less for much larger car. Much better value for money. They burn juice if you’re on a budget but are way better on the country roads and also for nudging through traffic as right of way rules are somewhat "fluid". Parking can be a pain though and not recomended for the city. As a final tip if you live in the country and drive to Bangers go to the outermost train stations where they have cheap, undercover, plentiful and secure short and long term parking at the stations. Cost me 75 for a day when I went to the embassy and that included the 2 way train ticket. You’ll get around quicker, cheaper and with much less stress than driving.
100% agree with getting the vehicle serviced just before the annual tax/inspection process - particularly if it's years old. My user-friendly place here in Chiang Mai offers to take my 20-year old SUV post-service to the inspection place & adjacent drive-through tax office for all of 300 baht....... job(s) done! They even drop off the car at my place (of course, YMMV).
Yes the SUV (V6 Ford Escape) is a bit thirsty (specially if you're heavy-footed - but I'm not). With hindsight, I'd also probably go for a pickup - but either which way I want to be sitting high in something that's solid enough for me to survive a crash (way too much Thai driving/road sense is jaw-dropping).
Spending a bit more for a Toyota Hilux that's a bit newer will serve you well
If the engine is losing water you have a problem already. Hopefully you'll se a puddle under the car which means you have a leak in a hose, radiator or water pump. If you don't see a puddle then it's a much bigger problem like a bad head gasket or warped head. Maybe you can just keep adding water and getting by but it's not normal for a car to lose or use water.
Puddle can be AC condensate water. No problem.
It's so easy to renew Tax and compulsery insurance once a year. They test the pattern of the lights and that they're pointing at right height&direction, not brightness.
I've been informed that if you have any traffic violations, ie traffic camera, that you've ignored when you go to pay road tax any unpaid violations will have to be paid in full before you can get your road tax sorted. This also applies to renewal of DL.
Fortunately tax here is relatively minimal🎉
❤ 🇹🇭
yes i usually scan pay anything like that and we are lucky!
Interesting Vlog in regards to the Tax requirements.
Not everyone is a mechanic but you could save yourself some heartache and money by just doing a couple of very basic checks on your car every day if necessary.
One check the oil level on the dipstick.
Two check the coolant level in the coolant reservoir.
If either one is showing low levels then you likely have a issue and should take it to the mechanic asap before it becomes a issue .
Like not having enough coolant and cooking your engine.
These are very simple basic checks you can easily do.
If you can pull a Saxophone apart then you can handle those simple checks.
Keep up the good work Ryan
Interesting vlog! Nice place and amazing view! Thanks for sharing your experience.
I use RooJai for insurance as well. I also have their roadside assistance.
yeah ive found them pretty easy
The yellow building is the inspection station. Cars need a yearly inspection when they are seven years old. Some of the inspection stations will do the compulsory insurance. The tax is paid at the DLT (department of land transport) once you have compulsory insurance and the inspection if required. The inspection stations will go to the DLT and get your tax sorted for a small fee, usually about 200 baht, and takes them a few days to do. You can take the documents to the DLT yourself if you don't want to pay the fee. Takes me ten minutes to do at my local DLT.😮
Try Direct Asia for insurance - cost me 340 baht a mont for Full Comp. They were testing the direction of the lights
Yes in rural Thailand a truck is a must. Even the major roads can be treacherous to suspensions. After a few years, many rural folks don't bother with paying the tax or insuring. Beware 😂
If you go over potholes it matters very little if its a truck or a car its still the same steering mechanism. Track rod ends, steering rack. Get it checked regular if you always hit pot holes
Get a a front end alignment and balance the tires....might help the shake.
Just a tip, I know how it is to drive at night in Thailand. Your headlights looks like they could need a polish and new brighter bulbs. Makes a huge difference for the night driving at rural Thai roads where people tend to appear out of nowhere..
The guy is not checking the brightness of the lights; he is checking that when dipped, they drop down to the right, and do not shine on the opposite carriageway and blind oncoming drivers.
"it is a good idea to have a license" under statement of the year!It is very important!
I got the same a few months ago. They were very friendly and fined me same 500 baht. My son in law got pulled over last year for tax and didn't get fined 500 baht.
Always interesting and informative and entertaining. The MOT is every year after the car is 3 years old unless that has changed. If it fails you cannot use it on the roads
( but some do ) until the faults are repaired .They will pass it and advise you to get things done .
cheers michael!
Unbelievable. I have a Mazda 2. Twelve years old. 170Klm. Never had a problem with it until this year. Things are wearing out. Needed a new radiator, radiator fan and new bushes on the track rod ends. Head lights need regular polishing.
The shaking of the wheels might be the alignment or you might need new trackrod ends joints. If your tracking is out your tyres will wear out on one side quicker than the other side
I have an older vigo hilux 4 door. Been very happy with it
Sounds like you need tie rods, and a wheel alignments, do it or your tires will wear out in a couple of months or they drop of and you can't steer
A good reminder to Farang vloggers - they are not always under the Thai radar and the audience is not always just Farangs
3 of the officers that fined me were subscribers
A department was set up in 2014 to monitor social media for anything on Thailand.....which is why many thai girl horror story channels get their videos blocked and anyone critical ot that who can't be spoken finds themselves charged with 112 because of liking a RUclips video or a comment on Facebook. If you are critical of Thailand you will have more problems on RUclips than if you posted cat videos.....there is also that thai fascist group the Rubbish collectors that scour the internet looking for people who offend their fanatic nationalist fantasy. You are being watched.
@@thenakedguru😂
Honestly they wanted Selfies 😁
Economy is down...Thai always Scheming.......lol.hahaha.
"The Tax man has all my dough." that is a universal thing!
Track rods broken Ryan. Yeah. The bumpy roads will do that. Take it easy through those potholes!! 😅
A little bit of maintenance, check oil, coolant level, tyre pressures, might save you from bigger problems and costs, plus its can be a safety issue, its not rocket science.
I should be coming over in November. Happy to teach some basic mechanics & electrical.
Steering wheel shaking above 80 km/h is likely due to out of balance tires. I highly recommend Cockpit in Nang Rong or Buriram (next to the PTT Station before you get to Robinson's, coming from the south) for anything related to wheel alignment or balancing. Highly recommend.
i would check oil & coolant (water for engine) every few weeks & thats it!
Hey Ryan, Car dealer here - sounds like your wheels are off balance if the shake is getting worse the faster you go - due to repeated pot holes but a easy fix - you might have a bent rim -
lower profile tires are not good for rural living as they are more easily damaged - IF you hear a grinding noise when you turn your steering wheel a bit while driving it's a Wheel bearing ( fix that asap safety issue ) -
you want the mechanic to check your "rack and pinion" if a wheel balance doesn't fix your shake. Love your content and congrats on having such a lovely family.
Cheers Scott 👍🙏
Hi Ryan good episode. Your Mazda 2 is generally a reliable car. Sounds like may need to replace tie rods. I’m just guessing so have the car checked it could be any number of reasons that the car shakes at 80 kph. should not be expensive. As for a truck. I have a truck as I see you have access to one so you know the advantages and disadvantages. Get your Mazda 2 properly repaired (maybe try another garage) it should be fine they are reliable cars.
😂 Junk yard cafe. Thailand inspection is so much more thorough than New Jersey! The only thing checked now is emissions. 😅
Interesting that they recognized you as a vlogger. In my Nick of the woods Philippines, the police set up road blocks and check vehicles usually scooter drivers are out of compliance. We are always current with our registrations so I’ve never been ticketed.
Your car shaking at 80 would point towards your front tyres needing balanced.
Very interesting. I also think a normal saloon car doesn’t have suspension suited to rural Thai roads. The trusty pickup is a necessity imo. Sounds like your steering rack is on its way out
Hmm, amazing. You have to have your car registered in Thailand the same as every other country in the world. How amazing, they enforce the law.
thats exactly what i thought
compulsory insurance cost 645.21 baht cars up to 7 years old dont need that safety check , can go to local transport office for road tax
Thanks for sharing Paul
I hear 5 years…
@@DSandy111 5 years for motorcycles
7 years for cars
@@paulbrend6541 yes, we just found that out. You’re correct.
I paid a fortune to fix the automatic gearbox on an Chevrolet.
I would love to know a little more about the water in the car. Im sure its only 2 places, the coolant & the windscreen washers. So the little thing you sort of mentioned, well im lost.
When you say water for the car, he means coolant. Yes, the mechanic should have checked the coolant for you.
The place you went in Thailand seems really thorough 😮 In Australia it's called getting a Pink Slip. In New Zealand it's called a Warrant of Fitness or WOF for short lol. It's getting tough to get one in Australia now . Not so many places to get it passed where they are pretty relaxed. I had to get rip of my last car as it was getting too expensive 🙃
Yes you right on the money about your car,it’s not suited for your environment,a double cab 4x4 well side would be better suited,and my choice would be Toyota,they very hard to beat for quality and reliability.Trevor from Chch
Only yesterday I renewed my insurance/Road Tax. I also drive a Mazda 2 in blue - here in Bangkok. It's a small world!
I use Bolt here in Pattaya. Its very good 😉
yeah cheaper!
In Australia used to be called a pink slip as the form is pink in color but now it is done electronic and if passed is sent to the RTA same sort of checks but also a short drive with a machine to test the brakes. And even easier for motorcycles only checking the headlights and indicators are working to pass costing $28 in Sydney.
If 5 years or older, it must be inspected every year.
7 years actually
@@Ozthai124 That is what I thought it was, 7-years.
Definitely need a sturdier vehicle suspension if you're living on a lot of bumpy roads! Gotta learn more about vehicles!
I treat it like my dentist, leave it to the professionals 😁👍
130k km on a small car like this basically means 6-7 years of age. That's about the time when things start getting expensive and there won't be an end to it. If you can swing it financially, I'd look into replacing it in the next 1-2 years, or it'll be a bottomless barrel.
No, not true man if you look after a car as I do my truck in Canada, it’ll last forever. My last one had 368,000 km no issues.
I was stopped for not having a motorbike licence they gave me a 200 baht fine and a slip and was told dw if you get stopped again just show them the slip 😕
Shipping containers are notorious for being a hot box . Now with reciprocal driving rights regarding driving licences, does travel insurance cover you incase of an accident ?
Going through highways in/out of KK is notorious for checkpoints. Maha Sarakhram also for cameras where you will get a fine in the post should you be speeding on the highway. Next time just do your road tax at the actual DOT government office. They usually just ask you verbally "your car runs ok, no problems?" just say yes runs perfectly and off you go no checks required.
I had a long day today with a few first world problems and got home and poured a glass of Pinot and chose your vlog because I felt like listening to your voice Ryan. I needed a calming tone to chill a bit. Thank you
Then your car insurance is not valid too. I use Roojai too, and they always remind me to pay the road tax.
With no current Thai driving license --you MAY find your car insurance invalid? Get the License!
I have a license 🤣
Tax is paid automatically here, if you don't have tax they will come round to your house and take the number plates off, same with insurance.
MOT is every 2 years for cars over 4 years old, again no MOT plates off..
Stay eternal, brother.
& you should always check your fluid levels at least once per week, probably on a daily basis. Thats coolant, oil level, washer level, brake fluid level,. On the newer cars i believe they may have colour coding. But i havent had a car in a long time now. But if you drive without coolant you will distort the cylinder head & if you run out of engine oil you will sieze up your engine. Its verry simple checks you should make like tyre wear & pressurers & depths. Its easy to do & essential.
5000 baht a year is cheap , in south Africa its 2000 baht a month like R1200 rand
Phuket gets heavy rain, you need a car. But the traffic is terrible, so you also need a motorbike.
my husbands big pickup here in the USA is 20 years old and the tax is $28 USD and no inspection
Its surprising the amount of people that can forget the essentials , whether that be visa renewal or tax or insurance on your car . No doubt you have a mobile therefore do as I do and enter your calendar and set an notification for a week before an expiry. I think they check the distance from the center of the headlights to the ground , ensuring that they are not too low and therefore resulting on you not seeing the road clearly in front of you and more importantly not to high that they are blinding oncoming traffic. Overall compared top Australia you got off very lightly , in Australia they even checked the noise of my exhaust and exhaust emission testing but they check just about everything , even your wipers, all lights,mirrors,horn etc etc .
You need to know how to check your oil water and tire pressure its very easy.
Insurance for one year same care is 5000 USD a year !!
Very interesting information vlog 👍
Cheers mate 👍👍
This mundane stuff is what I like. My Thai / Japanese dual citizen wife normally deals with all this stuff. We live half the year in each country, and she has to do this in both countries.
Vibration in your tyres after 80km sounds like wheel alignment needed if your lucky.
It's mainly to make sure the lights are at the right angle and not going to blind oncoming traffic. If it's out normally they can adjust there and then. One problem you have. You can't drive a saxophone. If you have a wheel shake at 80 mph I would get your wheels balanced.
Interesting information on the car 🚗 & police stop. Love the aeroplane ✈️ 😅
All of things are normal. You need to have regular maintenance. And you need to get another garage. If they didn't notice the fluids in your car they are incompetent. Your steering, if one of those rods come off or break you will not have any steering. GET IT FIXED IMMEDIATELY!!!
I'm a woman and I know these basics.
Todays vlog 👍👍
It happens often and applies to motorcycles as well! It's a real money maker for the police. I try to keep up with my tax stamps and insurance but occasionally miss them. I am taking Google-translated photos of the tax sticker showing the expiration date (in English) and keeping the paper in plain sight. Every car owner must know how to check oil and water levels in their vehicle!
Talk to your wife everything you’re not sure what you should or should not do…! It’s for more security.
In south africa we call it roadworthy..we only do it when u buy a second hand car.and then the guy by the roadworthy centre to pass the car
No sympathy. The taxes are next to nothing. Pay attention to your paperwork. Taxes, insurance and inspections are common everywhere. 5k baht is the additional insurance, the required is about 400 baht.
Replace all of the suspension bushings while they have the front end apart. They are cheap and can save your life.
The most annoying part is that the insurance dates do not match the inspection and tax dates.
I saw a plane like that in Chiang Mai too, and they built a restaurant near it.
I have a hilux Toyota truck I love it great on diesel
that's way more than what the government does in Nevada!
Your light covers make the lights look dim.If you get whitening toothpaste & rub on the covers,it will make them look newer,& clearer.
Thats funny, we have to do this today for our car and motorbike 😊
Best of luck 👍
Thanks for sharing the car stuff. It's useful for those of us planning to live in Thailand
Cheers Sean!
Same in most countries or ya insurance
when you say no tax you mean no registration on your car. Insurance is important in Thailand.
Road tax, tax for using the highways have to pay every year
That airplane veered off the runway on landing 8. sept. 2013 and was stored until 2017, before being sold as a cafe decoration 😂 Google HS-TEF and you can see pictures of it flying 😅
Definitely take my moped on the back of my truck when we go touring especially in big towns and cities I just use the moped park the truck up smart thinking goes a long way
Licences are only valid if they have been issued by a country that has a treaty with the Thai Government allowing the mutual acceptance of driving licences. These countries include the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. This is the country's driving licence is valid in Thailand.
You still require an international driving permit as well as your home county license
I found it easier getting a Thai license as it was a five minute process if you have an international and home country license
If no international license then the five minute process becomes a drawn out process
You also need an international license at least for UK licenses
I can see in the background the purpose of that cops visit. 😂
Let's leave it at that.
Don’t pay the fine. Get the new tax plaque and move on. I’d also advise to start doing your own oil changes. It’s only one bolt and unscrew a filter
Ryan , What was the name of of the car insurance company you used please?
Peter,
roojai :)
I just got stopped for same thing in portugal- €250 … im coming to thailand for sure!!
these video's about normal life and the regulations and rules are good especially if like me wanting to move over to the kingdom and live/drive there
Don’t know anything about cars Ryan😱 However, I can talk to you about diamonds, pearls, rubies & sapphires 😬 Hope everything is all sorted out 😊
Thanks Marietta 🙏😊
Dude get that steering fixed. It's what is called a tie rod. If that lets loose, the tire will steer all the way in one direction causing you to most likely crash. It's not something to ignore.
Done 👍 we had to wait for parts
@@thenakedguru Good to hear. Never had one let go while driving, but I have seen the aftermath. Glad to know it's fixed. Best of health to you!