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Old 18-04-2005, 17:27
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He is not a guru after all.

Both the car and the motorbike is in MY name, no hassle with paperwork since the dealers take care of that for you.

You need a non immigrant visa, notification of stay from immigration office and perhaps a work permit. I showed my work permit but I think LivinLOS said in another thread this was not required.

Honda Jazz and Toyota Vios are popular cars now and good value for the money (They are manufactured in Thailand). Last year the laws changed so large 4x4 cost more due to the tax raised by 5% and economic cars (2.0 litres or less) got a reduction of 5%.

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Originally Posted by domifletch
I have read on www.thailandguru.com that a farang legally cannot buy and own a car in Thaialnd, due to the protective laws in LOS.
The link is http://www.thailandguru.com/transport-car-own.html

I knew that is was impossible to buy a land (only 30 years leasing contracts, except if you are American), but looks a little bit strange for a car.
I guess it would be possible to find some tricks, for example by putting the car on the name of a Thai people, but maybe some expats on this forum could give you more advices.
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