Comments on: Selangor govt’s new fleet powered by UMW Toyota

By: catdeco

catdeco — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:45:02 +0000

something need to be cleared up here.
the Lexus actually is belong to him.
but he use the govt fund for the car’s maintenance.
the car is only for official use of govt purpose not for a daily use.
his son/daughter cant use the car for dating purpose.hahahaha.
so no worries.

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By: anonymus

anonymus — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:14:52 +0000

I think its quite clear in the Bernama report or even in other news portals that khalid ibrahim is using his personal car with the number plate WQR 779 as his official car. This should not be a problem since he bought the car with his own money even before he was appointed as menteri besar. I think many readers here has misunderstood this fact and thought the state government is buying him a new car. Come on….would he get an exact same vehicle as the one he already owned? All this no thanks to this article report either that harshly says ‘Toyota Camrys purchased at RM 130,000 each are not good enough for Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim’. I would strong disagree with this statement

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By: msian

msian — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:47:46 +0000

hmm…politics and cars really dont go well together…lets just stick to cars….

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By: torque

torque — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:38:10 +0000

Aiya…same old story meh?! Agree with HARTAPERAK, all of us here are better than those politician scumbags especially when we share the same passion…CARS! Just stick it to a car forum as it is and any political agenda/news especially some EXCOs or some state gov purchase new fleet of cars better leave it be. In the beginning it got interesting la, lama2 sudah basi and becoming such a freaking boring news. They still buying, we still nagging, nothing change…nuff said! Cheers everyone…

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By: HARTAPERAK

HARTAPERAK — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:03:02 +0000

Paul ….. and the rest of the people here ………. this is a car forum, why bring politics into the place ?? Once you start …. very difficult to stop.

It is really uncalled for the posting ….it is implied as though Khalid is wasteful but bear in mind that is his own money ….. what about the other MBs of the state …. Terengganu which went ahead to buy E200K for their EXCOs and our Ministers at the Federal level …..

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By: NutzeyWagen

NutzeyWagen — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:32:24 +0000

he bought with own money or using state gov’s money, wtf, who cares, n really, what can we do? vote him out? bcos of 1 car? it really doesn’t make any difference.

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By: najibest

najibest — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:25:32 +0000

i think we really need to make sure which lexus is being referred to in the bernama article. if it’s true it’s the WQR779 lexus that’s being referred to then it’s really Khalid’s own. i think Paul need to investigate a bit deeper for this 1. just so that people would not get confused. don’t get me wrong, i’m not trying to defend any sides here, frankly speaking i couldn’t care less about malaysian politics, just trying to make sure that the facts are right

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By: zidane

zidane — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:04:44 +0000

In a recession, i always thought that people would buy less?

I guess people would buy more……MORE than normal…..

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By: Carz

Carz — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:14:48 +0000

“Khalid Ibrahim, as he has declared a new Lexus SUV (according a Bernama report, presumably the Lexus RX 350) as his new official car to be used for official business only.”

Really sick with politicians.. nothing else to do then waste the rakyat’s money and SHOW OFF… we dun need this attitude.. especially in the era of global turmoil..

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By: tiadaid

tiadaid — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:30:53 +0000

Prem3377 said,

February 8, 2009 @ 3:21 am
so we should not assume its a new one..dont trust national media..i mean the mainstream once!!

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Oh, like the alternative media is any better! The truth is, always look at both sides of the story, rather than just stick to just one source

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By: e-nabilll

e-nabilll — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:27:30 +0000

if it was bought by him thn its jus a normal personal purchase i see noting to get furious abt , bt since paul posted it , it seems logical to assume it was bough by the selangor G …..and for us to shoot our guns !

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By: lambov12

lambov12 — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:40:20 +0000

looks like Selangor state govt is totally fed up with Proton ..

If for BN, they surely will buy S-Class or Volvo XC90 gua ..

anyway, i dun think now is the correct time to do that as the economy is gettting worse and worse ..

they should put more effort on recovering the economy ..

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By: Prem3377

Prem3377 — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:21:41 +0000

moha774 said,
February 8, 2009 @ 2:29 am

“Khalid Ibrahim, as he has declared a new Lexus SUV (according a Bernama report, presumably the Lexus RX 350) as his new official car to be used for official business only.”

Bro.. read clearly… The word NEW Lexus SUV means it will be a new car (because he already had one since before he became Selangor MB).. I can swallow the fact that they bought Camry because the franchise holder UMW Toyota can be considered a GLC in virtue of part of PNB group… a new Lexus?? Well… I still remember what they (the Pakatan Leader) said just after they held office.. they would not waste money on new car or office renovation in virtue of giving good example to the people and to be prudent… Although it is his privilege to have a new car, but at least wait until the economy heading for recovery before getting the car… he really does got taste and the car is practical enough for site visit to remote village…

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dont get fool by our media,bernama,nt7 ,tv3 or wat..moha774 said,
February 8, 2009 @ 2:29 am

WQR 779 is the number plate of the actual lexus…i saw again on malaysiakini webpage and some undated photo..and another photo which had a background banner with the date 7 june 2008…so it cant be a new car for sure..

check this link..malaysiakini one..

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/97816

so we should not assume its a new one..dont trust national media..i mean the mainstream once!!

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By: News Editor

News Editor — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:32:28 +0000

Story has been updated according to suggestions.

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By: moha774

moha774 — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:29:57 +0000

“Khalid Ibrahim, as he has declared a new Lexus SUV (according a Bernama report, presumably the Lexus RX 350) as his new official car to be used for official business only.”

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By: calvin_ngan

calvin_ngan — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:25:58 +0000

hey paul,

I think you need to state clearly Khalid bought the car with his own money, he is after all a very rich man before he joins politics. Most readers are confused and thought he used Selangor’s money, which is not true. It is his money and his car.

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By: najibest

najibest — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:06:22 +0000

not trying to side to anyone here but i think there’s a bit of confusion here. as said by prem3377, the car is actually Khalid’s own, bought with his own money. he’s been using it for quite a while, even before the 2008 general election.

it’s just that now he declared it as his official car meaning he can claim the service for that car from the state government. is it wrong or right? don’t ask me. just clearing things up for those who thought that Khalid instructed the Selangor govt to “buy” the Lexus for him.

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By: Prem3377

Prem3377 — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:50:05 +0000

hello people…he didnt buy that lexus using over money…the lexus is his own car…read properly before making a conclusion please!!!

paul i think the way you wrote is not clear enough..maybe u have two write a short note that the car was bought by him and not by the state government

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By: bmpower

bmpower — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:49:05 +0000

not only millions, but billions.. correct correct correct

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By: bmpower

bmpower — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:48:15 +0000

Najib’s spending is the highest one after all.
and if we included his wife expenses, I bet it will be far more!

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By: chee89

chee89 — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:37:23 +0000

wow..
say the word ‘recession’ to these ministers, they all gonna give you blank stares, ask you wtf is that?

apparently that word only comes up in their speech written by someone else to get themselves outta trouble..

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By: xenith

xenith — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:06:20 +0000

When his term finishes, he can buy at “special” price right?

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By: e-nabilll

e-nabilll — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:21:33 +0000

this is the lowest point of human morality

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By: Wisdom

Wisdom — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:20:59 +0000

They bought Camry…. i didnt mind coz it shows that they give credit to quality.
They riot….. i didnt mind coz sometimes we need to ‘go down’ to deliver our message.

I’ve been looking up to them until the day they challenge the holy sultan.

Ahh what the heck..

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By: michly

michly — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:01:42 +0000

ppl already suffering.. he can buy new car somemore.. tapek . dont tell me because he has to spend to make the market grow..

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By: shianghorng

shianghorng — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:48:07 +0000

Haizz…

Fed up with these people…

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By: lochangyong

lochangyong — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:40:59 +0000

well, you see that khalid actually uses his own car for this purposes, probably he feel comfortable to use it , which is ok. then he claim the allowance for the usage of using his own car , which is ok too . less use one car, means they buy 1 car lesser for khalid.

the thing is that the car belongs to him, what makes it ok is … it actually belongs to him. he just use it for working purposes. a rich folk like him should be ok with such thing. he don’t need to do those dirty stuff as he is wealthy enough even before he became a menteri besar.

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By: tokmoh

tokmoh — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:09:53 +0000

I thought he said that Lexus RX350 is his one bought since Ijok by-election? Or dun tell he’s gonna buy a completely brand new one registered under s’gor govt?

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By: kahing

kahing — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:09:47 +0000

Whatever happened to “BELILAH BARANGAN BUATAN MALAYSIA” shit ? Oh yeah, the Proton Perdana rakes up more on maintenance cost compared to imported cars.

And Malaysians are raking up more on income taxes just so that some menteri or menteri besar can be fussy about cars GIVEN to them for official visits. And the living standards and conditions of most Malaysians are still like SHIT !!!!

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By: vivio

vivio — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:06:00 +0000

wow!!

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