Pity they don’t.

They only care about the image of the Prius being the car driven by DiCaprio and other Hollywood celebs…

might as well i save that money and save my family first….crazy!!@@##

this topic already discuss N years ago, still don't have any action, so nowday everybody just go guan-ni-ma .com and pray pray, hope this day will come soon…

August 6, 2009 @ 2:21 pm

Overprice, did Honda Civic overprice…

If anyone of you feel Civic was nto overprice then Prius did not overprice either.

Civic 2.0 Sold in Taiwan at NTP829k (almot RM82.9) but Malaysia sold at RM129k where gap of RM46k.

Prius 1.8 sold in Taiwan at NTP1.29m (almost RM129k) where M’sia estimated sold at RM175k and the gap also RM46k.

So simple calculation, did Prius overprice against Civic… Toyota is not making huge profit per unit whereas they sell cheaper but in huge quantities. We buy expensive foreigner cars due to the ‘IMPORT TAX’, not because of the huge profit they earn.

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Sky, is the price in Taiwan including tax or not? If not, where can compare with the taxed price. You should have compared the price for Labuan/Langkawi, since it's taxless. Besides, if you want to compare comparisons have been made between Malaysia and the US, where the Prius was sold for RM80K+ in the US, while Malaysians in Labuan & Langkawi would have to pay RM127K for the same car. There's a RM40k gap between the two, which does not go into the tax, mind you.

Franchise holder of hybrid cars given 100% import duty and 50% excise duty exemptions on new CBU hybrid cars

For honda civic hybrid is selling at 97,887.80 in langkawi , in US , it sell for

$23,650 – $26,850

For Toyota prius , they sell at RM 127,408.45 but in US they sell for $22,000 – $27,270 ..

hmm.. either UMW are launching the high spec version or they just simply rip us off …

More so to this expensive Prius, 'expensive' means one spend more than the actual value of one product. That is expensive,… Prius is certainly not luxurious.

Both cars is directly import from Japan, what it has to do with Taiwan or USA or any part of the world? Why not convert from currency of Timbaktu? The price quoted already inclusive of taxes and 'profit'.

Tax structure for CBU 1.3 litre & 1.8litre does not defer that much. 35% difference in this case, remember both car is at best, in similar price bracket in Japan, if that is not Profit to UMW Toyota, then perhaps all Malaysian accountants should just work in Japan for accounting skill transfer.

There maybe duration to the Hybrid tax structure introduced year ago, but why bring in this model when they were no incentive or whatsoever benefit to the brand. What is the point of commitment for bring in this product when it is so expensive?

The Prius comes with 15" lightweight alloys. The plastic hubcaps are there to make it more aerodynamic creates less drag, while maintaining the light unsprung mass. If they were to make the whole alloy aerodynamic, that would weight alot, and defeats the purpose of making the wheels more aerodynamic in the first place.

If anyone of you feel Civic was nto overprice then Prius did not overprice either.

Civic 2.0 Sold in Taiwan at NTP829k (almot RM82.9) but Malaysia sold at RM129k where gap of RM46k.

Prius 1.8 sold in Taiwan at NTP1.29m (almost RM129k) where M'sia estimated sold at RM175k and the gap also RM46k.

So simple calculation, did Prius overprice against Civic… Toyota is not making huge profit per unit whereas they sell cheaper but in huge quantities. We buy expensive foreigner cars due to the 'IMPORT TAX', not because of the huge profit they earn.

Take an example the market in Taiwan, Honda Civic 2.0 sold in Taiwan around NTP829k (almost RM82.9k). But in M'sia, Honda sold 2.0 Civic at price around RM129k which is RM46k higher than Taiwan.

Brand new Prius sold in Taiwan was NTP1,290k (almost RM129k) where Malaysia sold approximately at RM175k. The gap between 2 countries for the same car was RM46k which is almost the same as Civic case.

For those who always think Toyota makes lots of profit, you should work out how they earn. Toyota produce car where people afford to buy while the car is drive for long duration and less maintenance cost.

Simple math, Toyota sell cheaper and earn lesser however due to huge amount of units it sold where it comes with huge profit. The MAIN REASON foregin automakers sell expensive in M'sia was HUGE IMPORT TAXES, NOT HUGE PROFIT.

BTW I am not Toyota hard core supporter but I tell the truth only.

Duit you yg punya, ikut hati you sendiri.

Tapi, jangan guna duit haram, duit tak halal…Nanti mati dlm accident dlm keadaan negri.

kalu i jual 3 pieces karipupp for rm10, sure ada orang beli juga maaa….i boley tipu cakap my inti karipup made from organic veggies bla bla bla.

even if UMW puts a rm200k price tag, some rich dato' datin will surely buy it maa. jangan harap itu UMW n Honda Msia akan kasi turun harga kereta jika P1 tutup or AFTA berkuat kuasa.

August 6, 2009 @ 7:56 am

rav said,

August 5, 2009 @ 9:09 pm

as long as P1 exist, wat can we expect…

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as long as you exist (or anyone like you)…P1 & our country will never/slowly improve…

wat can we expect….

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I second that..

some people are really 3x economic blind.

no wonder they cheated by japanese.

August 5, 2009 @ 9:09 pm

as long as P1 exist, wat can we expect…

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as long as you exist (or anyone like you)…P1 & our country will never/slowly improve…

wat can we expect….