This just in. The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has issued an official statement regarding the viral High Performance Police escort cars, stating that the five supplied vehicles it received on October 7 were only for proof of concept or evaluation purposes.
It emphasised that the quintet – a BMW M3, two units of BMW X3 and two Volkswagen Tiguan – was not purchased, but supplied by BMW Malaysia and Volkswagen Passenger Car Malaysia to be evaluated over a period of two weeks.
“PDRM understands the government’s financial constraints,” the statement read, and assured it did not buy the expensive cars with public money. The G80 BMW M3 is priced from RM665k in Malaysia.
The trial, which will be conducted by PDRM’s KNDKA, traffic (JSPT) and escort divisions (CCP), will determine if these high-performance vehicles are suitable for official police duties.
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All cover up only, just like ex-PM name
Looks like after the backlash from social media, BMW Malaysia & VPCM CEOs are clamming shut and not taking responsibility for making such offers to PDRM.
Shame on you guys! Know how to milk credit when there is good publicity but shun it when there are bad ones!
For sure PDRM will get backlash from Rakyat. Rakyat alr lost thrust and confidence in corrupted and incompetent PDRM. Deswai…
Kesian PDRM, totally innocent but kena drag into this by BMW & VW. Its okay we all forgive them but we will think 3-4X before buying a Beemer or Vdub from now on.
So BMW and VW are colluding with the malaysian police to enable them to give preferential treatment of VIPs when compared to general rakyats.
Should we support such companies?
PDRM should be the protector of the rakyat.
not becoming the servant of the VIP few.
The people’s representative must represent the people and any threat to them is a threat to democracy. Insufficient protection would constitute an attack on the people’s inalienable democratic right to be governed by leaders of their choice. And these leaders must be protected by every possible means no matter how much we might regret the necessity for doing so. In that case, the PDRM is actually protecting the people’s inalienable democratic right as they should be, yes?
So Matthew H Thong wrote another piece to highlight his incompetence? Next time it is better you get your facts right before rushing to sensationalise everything. Paultan seriously needs to set some standards his coffee shop writers.
It’s utter garbage if you consider this as journalism. In truth, PaulTan is just a blogsite and the writers are paid to write, most AFAIK do not have journalistic education nor journalism background. Sensationalism sells so an article or two or three or more of late to stoke the fanboyism, partisanship, hatred & anger, trolls and all manner of divisive negativity is the special order of these day.
You mean me?
Of course technically they did not buy the evaluation cars.
But the act of them even asking those 2 manufacturers for test cars are a clear proof that they have the intention of buying those expensive cars for VIP escort purposes.
Because why have nice things, eh?
no, not that.
because why when there is a trust deficit among the rakyat, PDRM is planning and priortizing things to protect the rich few VIPs?
a clear sign that the rakyat is not a priority for the police force.
and shamefully manufacturers looking forward to making money from this blatant inequality.
Kesian PDRM, totally innocent but kena drag into this by BMW & VW. Its okay we all forgive them but we will think 3-4X before buying a Beemer or Vdub from now on.
The people’s representative must represent the people and any threat to them is a threat to democracy. Insufficient protection would constitute an attack on the people’s inalienable democratic right to be governed by leaders of their choice. And these leaders must be protected by every possible means no matter how much we might regret the necessity for doing so. In that case, the PDRM is actually protecting the people’s inalienable democratic right as they should be, yes?
Lol try to cover up..then why even bother putting the decals..for syiok sendiri, want to be acah acah Dubai police? Sohai better go catch criminals..they once said want to find Jho low sampai lubang cacing LMAO
Catch? Tangkap? That’s not what our popo’s are for! Squeeze the pipits, serve the helangs! Flex “rezeki” they didn’t earn.
No they are for raiding ex-PMs house and threatening his entire family.
For all intents and purposes, during that evaluation period these are full fledged police cars and should be used as such hence the decals, sirens and other police gears fitted. Upon returning them, all of these will be stripped from the cars and returned back to civilian form. Not using public money, Dredd agrees.
We shall see…. Please don’t waste tax payors money. In fact our VIP can just be ecsorted using Proton Wira. They are not important to us, in fact they are all useless.
So Matthew H Thong wrote another piece to highlight his incompetence? Next time it is better you get your facts right before rushing to sensationalise everything. Paultan seriously needs to set some standards his coffee shop writers.
it did not buy the expensive cars with public money….
Err…isn’t our civil force funded by public money?
If not public money, whose money?
Copy paste: “five supplied vehicles it received on October 7 were only for proof of concept or evaluation purposes… was not purchased, but supplied by BMW Malaysia and Volkswagen Passenger Car Malaysia”
Just get the hilux, add the kangaroo bar and light bar.
500nm can handle.
Durable, comfortable and Powerful
A better escort. See further ahead
Sit so low in M3 how to escort?
The 4 door M3 is no best premium too, it’s just more sporty.
5 series, E class, Lexus ES are more premium for Escort.
Ninja King even Better.
yeah la, test only.
you won’t test a car unless you got interest to buy right??????
macam those people who go showroom test drive car for fun? waste salesman time?
Two weeks???? Then what’s next??? U no need to test it if you know you won’t purchase at 1st place. All these excuses might be good for kindergarten kids
Lame excuse…why want to test drive if you have no intention to buy? Think BNW & Volkswagen Co. got nothing better to do?
So if tested suitable then you going to buy, is it?
testing .. all cars are fully fitted, paint job and with full car registered.
I wonder… how true is that
Actually i see the test is to see if rakyat backlash or not. If no complain next time will test Bentley ferrari. Now after see the reaction must U turn the car. BMW and VW could have said this is part of donation to police since police still have to pay to replace or need more car. Corporate company who make good profit do good to police to enhance ties appreciate their hard work.
Hahaha, If Tiguan bcome police car, criminal rate will get higher. The police will have his car on the roadside more fequently waiting for tow truck.
I had two Passat and one Tiguan, i experienced alot. Now driving New Camry.
I dont think we need such cars as our MPV or escort cars at this moment. VIP escort cars does not have to be a supercar or super suv, their purpose is to escort at ‘safe’ speed and this can be done by normal sedan like whats being done now.
What the police actually needs right now is more mpv to add and replace the old wira. I bet some rural areas still have kancil as ocs car. Its sad to see some station ‘borrowed’ the waja from other station.
The preve should have been bought or supplied in numbers to replace the wira and waja but that was not done. Same goes for the Civic, that was not done either. Newer car is bought too late and too little in numbers causing only bigger station or IPK to get them and the outgoing waja being handed to smaller station.
Above all, the maintenance aspect must be improve. It does not make sense to wait 1 week for a set of Waja absorbers when replacement can be done in an hour at any workshop. What the police need to do is learn from our army on how to get their land fleet running efficiently.
Its also baffling to see that when civilian customer vehicle is sent for servicing or repair, it will be completed and the vehicle will leave the service center asap. But when gov vehicle is sent for repairs, we can see it parked at the service center for weeks. What is happening here? On my way to work i will drive pass a Toyota sc and i can see gov ambulance and vans parked there for weeks. Then few fire trucks being parked for almost 2 month at a heavy vehicle repair center.
Personal accidents no need to be accountable.
Govt accidents someone needs to be accountable. Investigations must be done & dusted for Treasury to issue payments for repairs.
that car looks more like a 4 series than a 3 series
LOL @ tegas, adil dan ….
Does any car test drive include harsh drift,
Repaint job and putting police logo and stickers?
Test car go showroom lar. No need to use Polis painting and all, more environment friendly dude. BTW, test what ar? car stability ke, reliability ke, or Rakyat intelligence?
Better use Tesla 3 rather than m3