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thaicar website have english
there are exchange and mart type magazines which have tables for new / used prices aswell as adverts for individual cars (enough english) look for big book with a car and a japanese bikini clad girl on the cover (same every week)
new interest rates are around 3per cent but hoops to jump through to get the finance - differ from dealer (thai or even phuket guarantor etc)
if buying new suggest go for toyota, honda or mitsubishi - highest volume here so parts service etc good
'farang' cars bmw etc are ridiculous because of the tax and by buying are only saying you can pay the tax (up to you)
ford have a dealership here but i hear parts are slow to get and expensive
chevrolet have good prices but less volume and relative newcomer
depreciation very slow to what i'm used to slow
if going secondhand may come accross volvos or bmws with toyota engines
i actually bought a heap of junk for 100k to tide me over and actually quite liberating after having ridiculous cars in the uk and runs very well and economical
for insurance (proper insurance because it will be your fault!!!!) think i paid 14000baht for the year - arranged through little garage by shrimp farm near patong temple
they don't go off book value over the phone - send assessor to have a look at the car
also if not already got get yourself a thai licence - on the main road between the labour office and immigration office in phuket town (where you will also have to go to register it in your own name (unless buy new)
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