Picture from Vietnam [I know not about Solara's]

[SleeperSolara]

Here are some pictures i took in Vietnam.


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All ready boxed up and packed ready to go.
5 boxes, and 4 big suitcases, and about 6-7 carry ons.


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The start of the trek from Seattle to Taipei.


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Dinner.


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Half way there.....





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Gettin' so close.....


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As JDM as i can get.




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Continuin'.


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Mmm.... breakfest.


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Taipei.


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Don't have a fire ladder so you got to use this.


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Our luggage is in there somewhere....


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There goes Taipei.


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Welcome to Vietnam.


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The airport looks very different when i first came back to Vietnam.


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Our van to the city we stayin' at.


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DHL of Vietnam.


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Vietnam does love thir Honda bikes.
I saw a sport bike pass me one day but i didn't get a chance to take a picture....


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My grandparents house.
The only house wit A/C in the whole neighborhood block.


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Room i was stayin' in.
A/C unit in the top left corner.


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Attemptin' to get some avcados.


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Cops again.


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Toyota 2000










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Cluster fu(k.


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When traffic is a jam ride on the sidewalk.


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Cops again.


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When in need use this to break the window.....




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Infamous rice fields.


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On the train.







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He's got some skills to carry that compressor on a bike.
They carry so much stuff on the bike it's crazy, from big pieces of glass, to baskets full of fruit in the back.


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For all your turbo needs, this is were you go.






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Crappy picture, but it still counts.
The only RX-8 i saw over there.






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The bike lane.


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Hard to see, but it's a Circle K



While at the beach resort...
It's a blurry picture but you can make it out somewhat....

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So what's hidin' behind the bushes??


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It was this!!!!!!
Blurry, but still f-in' counts.


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Cops!!!!


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Silver tanks are for water.
They don't have plumbin' like we have over here.




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Food on the way to Taipei i think, we had about 4 - 6 meals.


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At the Taipei airport.
You can see the white PS3 on the left in the background.....


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Another airplane meal.


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Another airplane meal.

I have about 800 pictures from over there.
Let me know what you guys think.

[Toy1mzfe]

Nice. It looks like there are alot more cars now.

Use to be a bunch of bikes and couple K' cars.

DAm i miss that place.

[TRDSleeper]

Cool pixs. They provide a short trip down memory lane for me. I haven't been back to Vietnam ever since I came to USA in '93. Nice to see how much nice cars some people could afford there. Especially that Audi R8.

[SleeperSolara]

Nice. It looks like there are alot more cars now.

Use to be a bunch of bikes and couple K' cars.

DAm i miss that place.

Yeah.
Oh really??
First time i went there, there were a few nice cars.

Cool pixs. They provide a short trip down memory lane for me. I haven't been back to Vietnam ever since I came to USA in '93. Nice to see how much nice cars some people could afford there. Especially that Audi R8.

Yeah.
Dang man.
I know.

[iinokturnolii]

WOW! looks fun! i didnt know there were that many nice cars out there...

[supernatural]

wow... R8 in vietnam... and lots of poor people. I don' get the society over there, you have people on the opposite extremes and there's not that many in the middle. Anyways, looks like a fun trip. Wish i can go back sometimes.

[indiglosolara]

My parents pretty much live part time in vietnam.. they actually just got back.

My GF went earlier this year to visit family. I haven't gone to vietnam to visit yet but someday I will.

[RandySolara]

wow... R8 in vietnam... and lots of poor people. I don' get the society over there, you have people on the opposite extremes and there's not that many in the middle. Anyways, looks like a fun trip. Wish i can go back sometimes.

RX-8, BMW and Mercedes are nothing to them, dont even mention about Lexus, the rich peoples driving at least Porche, they have a Ferarri, Lamborgini, Bentley, Aston Martin, Lotus, Mascratti, Audi R8, Nissan Skyline GTR, Nismo Fairlady, whatever Supercar in this world, they will have ! some how i did not see a Dodge Viper. check www.vnexpress.com 24/7 news/rumours like CNN CBC.

Mercedes is cheap in Vietnam, aswell as Japanese cars, except the Lambo n Ferarri, dam it they paid 700k$ USD for the Lambo Diablo, due to the goverment and freit double tax, they are crazy rich peoples. the Tax in Vietnam is Double, if the Vehicle cost is 300 with tax will become 550 or 600. Yep and there alot of families have no food to eat, not even 1kg of rice, they went on the street for begging, this was the reason We Left Vietnam ! but now whatsoever, be cool to all.

Anyways nice pics, whatever America has, Vietnam will too, i bought most of my Celica accessory parts from Vietnam n Hongkong

PS: hey SleepSolara, those Turbo Anh Son will kill ur engine lol, unless u bring ur car back to Vietnam they have some mod n its will work , Vietnam Cops look like an idiot, they looks funny to me hahaahah n American Cops looks Retarted

[ptballer]

^ aren't they taxed on ALL cars that imported? I know for a fact that toyotas imported carry the same 100% tax rate. A lot of ppl import cars from the US actually.

I wanna go back soon...

[RandySolara]

^ aren't they taxed on ALL cars that imported? I know for a fact that toyotas imported carry the same 100% tax rate. A lot of ppl import cars from the US actually.

I wanna go back soon...

Anything import will be taxed, the thing is, If from America or Europe the tax is much much more, thats why "Ford, GMC, Dodge"+ European's car are popular in Vietnam, peoples from Vietnam like United-State products lol, anything that "Made in USA" they will buy ahahah,

i remember 9 years ago i bought a GUESS pant here for 200$ this pant specially Made in USA orginally from the big GUESS Jean Co. LTD. i brought it back to Vietnam n rich boys offered me 400$ USD no not CAD$ they asked me to sell for them for 400 USD$ Because its Made in USA lol.

I wanna go back there soon too.......

[Eye8Pussies]

wow...thanks for the pics....I want to go visit vietnam some time when I'm back east. It looks a lot like mainland china.

And I never knew about that 100% tax on cars in Vietnam as well. I thought that was just in HK, where they have the 100% new car luxury tax

[SleeperSolara]

WOW! looks fun! i didnt know there were that many nice cars out there...

Yeah i know man.
It's crazy.

wow... R8 in vietnam... and lots of poor people. I don' get the society over there, you have people on the opposite extremes and there's not that many in the middle. Anyways, looks like a fun trip. Wish i can go back sometimes.

Yeah it's crazy.

My parents pretty much live part time in vietnam.. they actually just got back.

My GF went earlier this year to visit family. I haven't gone to vietnam to visit yet but someday I will.

Nice man.
I want to back again, but i don't want to get lost where i stay over there. lol.
That's cool. You should go back to Vietnam.

RX-8, BMW and Mercedes are nothing to them, dont even mention about Lexus, the rich peoples driving at least Porche, they have a Ferarri, Lamborgini, Bentley, Aston Martin, Lotus, Mascratti, Audi R8, Nissan Skyline GTR, Nismo Fairlady, whatever Supercar in this world, they will have ! some how i did not see a Dodge Viper. check www.vnexpress.com 24/7 news/rumours like CNN CBC.

Mercedes is cheap in Vietnam, aswell as Japanese cars, except the Lambo n Ferarri, dam it they paid 700k$ USD for the Lambo Diablo, due to the goverment and freit double tax, they are crazy rich peoples. the Tax in Vietnam is Double, if the Vehicle cost is 300 with tax will become 550 or 600. Yep and there alot of families have no food to eat, not even 1kg of rice, they went on the street for begging, this was the reason We Left Vietnam ! but now whatsoever, be cool to all.

Anyways nice pics, whatever America has, Vietnam will too, i bought most of my Celica accessory parts from Vietnam n Hongkong

PS: hey SleepSolara, those Turbo Anh Son will kill ur engine lol, unless u bring ur car back to Vietnam they have some mod n its will work , Vietnam Cops look like an idiot, they looks funny to me hahaahah n American Cops looks Retarted

Yeah. Vietnam does have their own Benz factory.
Vietnam will have most of what US of A has, but not the quality?? IMO, cause the A/C units over there are tiny compared to here. lol.

I know. The cops do look funny.

Anything import will be taxed, the thing is, If from America or Europe the tax is much much more, thats why "Ford, GMC, Dodge"+ European's car are popular in Vietnam, peoples from Vietnam like United-State products lol, anything that "Made in USA" they will buy ahahah,

i remember 9 years ago i bought a GUESS pant here for 200$ this pant specially Made in USA orginally from the big GUESS Jean Co. LTD. i brought it back to Vietnam n rich boys offered me 400$ USD no not CAD$ they asked me to sell for them for 400 USD$ Because its Made in USA lol.

I wanna go back there soon too.......

I didin't know that.....

wow...thanks for the pics....I want to go visit vietnam some time when I'm back east. It looks a lot like mainland china.

And I never knew about that 100% tax on cars in Vietnam as well. I thought that was just in HK, where they have the 100% new car luxury tax

No problem.
When you talk about Vietnam most people think about bicycles, and hella old cars.
Well i have the pictures to prove other wise. lol.

[RandySolara]

wow...thanks for the pics....I want to go visit vietnam some time when I'm back east. It looks a lot like mainland china.

And I never knew about that 100% tax on cars in Vietnam as well. I thought that was just in HK, where they have the 100% new car luxury tax

Hongkong China Vietnam 100% tax, in Beijin Hongkong Saigon and Hanoi = almost the same living style.

[Duyquach]

wow... R8 in vietnam... and lots of poor people. I don' get the society over there, you have people on the opposite extremes and there's not that many in the middle. Anyways, looks like a fun trip. Wish i can go back sometimes.

RX-8, BMW and Mercedes are nothing to them, dont even mention about Lexus, the rich peoples driving at least Porche, they have a Ferarri, Lamborgini, Bentley, Aston Martin, Lotus, Mascratti, Audi R8, Nissan Skyline GTR, Nismo Fairlady, whatever Supercar in this world, they will have ! some how i did not see a Dodge Viper. check www.vnexpress.com 24/7 news/rumours like CNN CBC.

Mercedes is cheap in Vietnam, aswell as Japanese cars, except the Lambo n Ferarri, dam it they paid 700k$ USD for the Lambo Diablo, due to the goverment and freit double tax, they are crazy rich peoples. the Tax in Vietnam is Double, if the Vehicle cost is 300 with tax will become 550 or 600. Yep and there alot of families have no food to eat, not even 1kg of rice, they went on the street for begging, this was the reason We Left Vietnam ! but now whatsoever, be cool to all.

Anyways nice pics, whatever America has, Vietnam will too, i bought most of my Celica accessory parts from Vietnam n Hongkong

PS: hey SleepSolara, those Turbo Anh Son will kill ur engine lol, unless u bring ur car back to Vietnam they have some mod n its will work , Vietnam Cops look like an idiot, they looks funny to me hahaahah n American Cops looks Retarted

I haven't posted here in a while and i just thought i'd come by and say that cars not being expensive (any car) is a load of crap. My cousin over there when I was visiting is rich out of her mind and lives in a 6-story house (yea wtf i know) and the CLS550 she had cost $140,000 US when here it's around $80,000. So i wouldn't use the word cheap but compared to other cars in the country, maybe so. A toyota camry was going for 60-70 grand when i was there just a few months ago.

[RandySolara]

wow... R8 in vietnam... and lots of poor people. I don' get the society over there, you have people on the opposite extremes and there's not that many in the middle. Anyways, looks like a fun trip. Wish i can go back sometimes.

RX-8, BMW and Mercedes are nothing to them, dont even mention about Lexus, the rich peoples driving at least Porche, they have a Ferarri, Lamborgini, Bentley, Aston Martin, Lotus, Mascratti, Audi R8, Nissan Skyline GTR, Nismo Fairlady, whatever Supercar in this world, they will have ! some how i did not see a Dodge Viper. check www.vnexpress.com 24/7 news/rumours like CNN CBC.

Mercedes is cheap in Vietnam, aswell as Japanese cars, except the Lambo n Ferarri, dam it they paid 700k$ USD for the Lambo Diablo, due to the goverment and freit double tax, they are crazy rich peoples. the Tax in Vietnam is Double, if the Vehicle cost is 300 with tax will become 550 or 600. Yep and there alot of families have no food to eat, not even 1kg of rice, they went on the street for begging, this was the reason We Left Vietnam ! but now whatsoever, be cool to all.

Anyways nice pics, whatever America has, Vietnam will too, i bought most of my Celica accessory parts from Vietnam n Hongkong

PS: hey SleepSolara, those Turbo Anh Son will kill ur engine lol, unless u bring ur car back to Vietnam they have some mod n its will work , Vietnam Cops look like an idiot, they looks funny to me hahaahah n American Cops looks Retarted

I haven't posted here in a while and i just thought i'd come by and say that cars not being expensive (any car) is a load of crap. My cousin over there when I was visiting is rich out of her mind and lives in a 6-story house (yea wtf i know) and the CLS550 she had cost $140,000 US when here it's around $80,000. So i wouldn't use the word cheap but compared to other cars in the country, maybe so. A toyota camry was going for 60-70 grand when i was there just a few months ago.

Im saying, the tax is Crrra-zy, one of the person in Saigon just bought a Toyota-Solara 2008 Convertible for 98k$ USD, its a Pure Red Solara Convertible, ya even Toyota Honda Mazda Nissan cost too much for them over there due to the high tax rate.

"All my infos are from vnexpress.vn.com"

What is 6 stories house ? i dont know what ya meant by that ? lol we were talking about expensive car n crazy tax rate in Vietnam bro, we dont show-off about cousin's or sister's assets/money/7-story-house, we discussing about the rich the car n the tax.