Penang state gov’t picks Toyota Camry as official car

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The Penang state government has decided on the Toyota Camry 2.5V as its official car, according to The Sun. The Toyota D-segment sedan leads its class in terms of sales, and the 2.5V is the range topping variant in the local Camry range.

UPDATE: Story updated with more details.

The black Camrys will replace the Pakatan Rakyat-led state government’s present fleet of Mercedes-Benz and Proton Perdana cars serving the chief minister, executive councillors, state legislative assembly speakers and ex-officio members.

A total of 15 units of the Camry will be purchased at a cost of RM1.705 million. This translates to RM113,666 per unit, which is similar to the Langkawi tax-free price of the Camry 2.5V, on-the-road without insurance. Sales tax and excise exemption for official cars was allowed for by a 1994 treasury circular.

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The PR state goverment said the decision to replace the old fleet was due to the high costs in maintaining them – all the cars are more than 15 years old. “The cost of maintaining all 21 official state cars was RM370,400 in 2011, RM383,000 last year and for this year, up until now, RM301,238,” state exco member Chow Kon Yeow told the press.

It was pointed out that the oldest official car still in service is a 21-year-old Mercedes Benz 200E, used by the current State Housing, Arts and Culture Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh. The W140 S320 used by current Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his predecessor, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, is 18 years old.

Earlier this month, it was confirmed that the Proton Perdana Executive and Proton Inspira in the federal government vehicle fleet will be replaced by the Honda Accord. Click here to read more on that.

Click here to read our review of the current XV50 Toyota Camry 2.5V, which has been recently updated with the inclusion of Vehicle Stability Control (VSC).

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Comments

  • dugong on Aug 21, 2013 at 2:06 pm

    Toyota – choice of Ah Beng or uncle aunty that only worship it like god.

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    • Ah Beng or uncle aunty, they are much smarter and nice looking than you dugong face.

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      • Service Contract? on Aug 22, 2013 at 9:46 am

        Nothing beats the BN government. They give Perdana to their officials but the Service Bill for each of those Perdana’s in 3 years was RM300,000 each. This came out in the media few years ago AND it is still going on.

        So, it does not matter what car is given, see who and how much the service contract is. And biasalah, the fleet Service Contract will be given to the kakak ipar Menteri or as usual, to cover their tracks, more distant, cucu or cicit or bapa saudara or anak ipar.

        Go and see who gets the Service Contract. That is the main cash cow.

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      • My conclusion is…as long it is yellow man made decision no problem.

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    • biasalah..tgk la sapa yg lead itu negeri..

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      • Tapi orng yng lead negeri tu layak pakai Camry. Dia transformed Penang mcm singapore.

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        • Rakyat on Aug 21, 2013 at 7:33 pm

          Agree, LGE lebih layak daripada crony BN.

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          • Ayam Pin on Aug 22, 2013 at 1:23 am

            The dislike shows that BN crony butthurt liao. Haha…

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        • confused on Aug 22, 2013 at 5:04 pm

          whattt?? ‘transformed penang macam singapore’ my FOOTTTT brader my FFOOOOT….singaporeans dont burn paper effigies on the open la…here in penang its like paper carnival, doing all sorts of burning like as though their fathers land…in singapore there is no procession for dead criminal gang members….just because property prices in penang are sky high doesnt mean its been transformed into singapore…so childish you

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        • jinjangman on Aug 23, 2013 at 12:53 am

          transformed penang mcm singapore??? what a joke! kahkahkahkah…

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      • Pihak yg lead msia tu tukar accord camne? Bkankah mereka lantang suh rakyat support proton?…bagai meludah ke langit kah3…

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      • rejim bn yg tak layak jaga gerai burger tukar kereta menteri jadi Accord, u tak bising!
        org PR tukar camry bukan rolls roycae macam kuncu bn di Sarawak. kenepa tu you tak bising? hipokrit!

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    • dugong on Aug 21, 2013 at 5:53 pm

      Only chief minister should get D segment car. the rest should use nissan almera at most. If not its wasting taxpayer money.

      Almera sure better RV, lower maintenance and lower FC, and much cheaper to buy than fugly camry.

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      • dugongisbutthurtprotonsupporter on Aug 21, 2013 at 7:15 pm

        You should use almera because dugong look like almera, same species.

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      • Suprimau on Aug 21, 2013 at 8:15 pm

        Gov pun tak support you, tukar kereta to Honda, buat apa cakap bukan-bukan di sini? Tukarlah lu punya Plotong to Almari if it is beautiful.

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        • Anak jati johor on Aug 21, 2013 at 10:35 pm

          Apa la lu mamat…Honda kan bawah DRB Hicom (Malay Chairman)..DRB Hicom siapa punya? bukankah Gov yang punya..Apa masalahnya Gov guna Honda..pusing2 tang tu juga..bengong punya orang…Toyota under siapa???sendiri mahu ingat laa bro..

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          • Pontiac on Aug 21, 2013 at 11:32 pm

            Ya. Ur answer correct bro. Toyota vs honda like BN vs PR.

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          • alldisc on Aug 22, 2013 at 8:20 am

            umw has been around for 30 years, but not many realises that PNB holds 50% shares while EPF has 15.8% oh shares in it, which makes UMW directly a GLC.

            the govt is biggest shareholder in UMW.

            http://www.umw.com.my/Download%20Documents/Investors/Corporate%20Presentation/Corporate%20Presentation.pdf

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    • Good taste!

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    • Ah Beng on Aug 21, 2013 at 6:23 pm

      Better choice than Suprimau

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    • kadajawi on Aug 21, 2013 at 6:27 pm

      You jelly?

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  • MalaysiaAman on Aug 21, 2013 at 2:06 pm

    nanti dengarlah suara2 sumbang dari cai2 kata Penang Gomen diorang habiskan wang rakyat….

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    • Elaine on Aug 21, 2013 at 2:43 pm

      I think in the long run Japanese cars have better resale value and is more reliable than PROTON. So this move should be seen as cost saving for us taxpayers.

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      • Sam Loo! Sam Loo! where are u….?

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      • sam loo's gynecologist on Aug 21, 2013 at 5:06 pm

        forget about RV.. elaine whats ur number. muahahaha

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      • Anak jati johor on Aug 21, 2013 at 10:41 pm

        Lu minah ckp banyak pandai…dulu semasa proton (ORANG MELAYU PUNYA IDEA TAU)tak semua rakyat Malaysia boleh pakai kereta jepun baru semuanya pakai secon hand..bila ada proton dapat juga rakyat Malaysia guna kereta baru…kau ingat semua kereta jepun tu bagus???kalau dah manusia yang cipta tak semuanya perfect..

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        • Rakyat on Aug 21, 2013 at 11:37 pm

          So we should thank you for creating Proton?

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        • kereta proton?! sudah lah! dah nyawa nyawa ikan tu! baik bungkus aje lah! walaupun semua kereta are less than perfect tapi proton antara yg paling tak perfect tapi org malaysia kena paksa jugak pakai!
          proton sampai skrg pun t

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          • kereta Jepun kat Malaysia dah ketinggalan dah. Masih pakai enjin zaman dinasour gear pun balik-balik 4 je. takde pembaharuan langsung

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        • Aku suka proton on Aug 23, 2013 at 1:22 pm

          aku tak tau la proton tu idea orang melayu ke tak. harga kereta tak macam babi sebelum proton keluar. aku tak tau la kereta jepun tu bagus ke tak, tapi kebanyakan kereta proton pakai design and enjin jepun. so kira jepun tu bagus la. kalau tak buat pe proton pakai? haha. kalau jepun bodoh, proton pun bodoh la bodoh.

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          • proton tu buah fikiran dr m yg keturunan india islam, bukan melayu.

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          • yippy on Aug 24, 2013 at 7:20 am

            persaingan tetap ada, kalau handling memang Jepun tak boleh lawan Lotus rnh, memang jauh lagi sedap.

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      • lol spoken like a true malaysian! not yet buy car already think about resale value! haha

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    • pooyu on Aug 21, 2013 at 3:23 pm

      umw pun tersenyum…

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  • This car safety rating is good or not?

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    • kadajawa on Aug 21, 2013 at 3:45 pm

      10 times better and 20 years ahead of Perdana V6 for sure!

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      • V6ers on Aug 21, 2013 at 4:22 pm

        Would not be accurate to say 10 times better, But safety wise your right it would be 5 times better however don’t under estimate the power of the v6, a lot of v6ers still running some if optimum conditions even after 10 years on the road and its still the highway king of cars.

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  • Penang on Aug 21, 2013 at 2:08 pm

    Bravo

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    • antidap on Aug 21, 2013 at 3:28 pm

      menghabiskan duit rakyat!kata nak jimat..beli la vios!

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      • Sohai antidap, tell this to those BN who use our money to buy E Class, n use our money to buy ferrari under their own name. Jerk

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      • apelakoni on Aug 21, 2013 at 4:09 pm

        nak jimat naik public transport la, ade pulak nak beli vios akai ada ka

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        • ha ha ha..pemikiran ko sama je macam pak menteri..ayam mahal jangan beli ayam..pui

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          • apelakoni on Aug 22, 2013 at 9:17 am

            ayam tu sumber keperluan utama makanan.
            kereta bukan keperluan utama ada option lain yang boleh digunakan untuk jimat. ni la kalau otak letak kat lutut.

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          • apelakoni!
            kau pernah naik tak public trnasport negara ni ke? dah lama terbiar kan?

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      • Hadi75 on Aug 21, 2013 at 4:34 pm

        Oooooo….habiskan duit rakyat….yg beli honda accord tu apa citer????tak abiskan duit rakyat….??nape tak suruh beli honda ex5 aje….kan lagi jimat……kalo tak pun suruh naik aje pengangkutan awam……baru tau berapa effisiennya sistem pengangkutan kat malaysia……

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      • UMporNO on Aug 21, 2013 at 9:55 pm

        Erk BN yg tukar honda accord tu cite ape? Jeng jeng jeng..

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      • Anak jati johor on Aug 21, 2013 at 10:45 pm

        Aku sokong dengan antidap…ckp kerajaan BN pehabis duit rakyat..habis tu beli camry guna duit siapa??/LGE ATAU LKS punya duit..gilaa…nak guna kereta yang sedap aje…kenapa tak guna kereta keluaran mat saleh…kan lagi selesa..

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  • inderaloka on Aug 21, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    I think it’s a smart move. And it will be smarter if they use white Camry. Just my two cents. :-)

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  • Of course la, any state govt or federal govt will buy a car same price similar to Langkawi. Tax exemption given for any govt dept and agency.
    It already known by the public.

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  • federal/state government cars can get tax free unit is it? hmmm…

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    • alldisc on Aug 22, 2013 at 9:04 am

      even if they pay also, this means govt is paying the tax to itself. no profit nor loss.

      its like money from left pocket to right pocket…

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  • Kenneth T. on Aug 21, 2013 at 2:17 pm

    Fight fight fight! In the end, the Japs still win.

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  • magpie on Aug 21, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    Honda pro BN, Toyota pro PR. No more proton vs perodua.

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  • Guan Yin Ma on Aug 21, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    The car not for personal use, but for government senior officer use as daily basis, the purpose of this car is as a servant for government, sure tax free. Their own car for child, wife, still need to pay tax ….

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  • mr jem on Aug 21, 2013 at 2:42 pm

    Pakatan led gov buy: smart move
    BN led gov buy: korup
    Rakyat buy: car with extra tax plus plus

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    • dua2 pun korup
      rakyat juga sengsara at the end of the day

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  • Just came back from Penang, and that VSC will come mighty handy on that kind of roads with that kind of harmoniuos mix of bus/cars/bicycla/motorcycle.

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  • doktor on Aug 21, 2013 at 2:58 pm

    On Toyota website, a 2.5V Camry sells for more than 180k.
    So almost 70k is the tax we DONATE to government.
    Although I have the money to buy 2.5V right now, I won’t buy because I am unhappy I have to cough up 70k as tax for nothing.
    No thanks.

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    • query on Aug 21, 2013 at 7:03 pm

      i thought you will say that you are more patriotic than proton supporters

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  • YeapyEvo on Aug 21, 2013 at 3:01 pm

    Should go for CBU Japan Mazda 6, looks so much better than this ugly CKD XV50 Camry.

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    • what to do..ah beng like toyota maaa..

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      • kentji on Aug 21, 2013 at 4:07 pm

        name a car other than camry that save the most taxpayer money?
        in terms of resale value, service & maintenance, reliability issues
        the look of the car wasn’t a main priority as the aim is to have a well-reputed reliable car for the officials

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        • groupie on Aug 21, 2013 at 4:44 pm

          Perodua VIVA/ALZA (Y)

          Save taxpayer money : check
          Resale value : check
          Service n maintenance : check
          Looks wasnt priority : check
          Reliable n well reputed : after all its Toyota/daihatsu mah ;)

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      • apek tu macai on Aug 21, 2013 at 10:01 pm

        Toyota ke honda…asal bkan potong la kah3…pemerintah yg kamu sembah tu pun ambik honda xmau potong…tinggal pencacai cam kamu je beli proton…huhuhu

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  • Mamat on Aug 21, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    BN and PR use import car…Rakyat used local car only..what the shit!!!!

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    • Apa mau buat?…kerajaan pun tau proton tu langsung tak boleh pakai.

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    • Amir Sufyan on Aug 21, 2013 at 3:22 pm

      Yeah..they shud use exora instead…ppl will respect. Walk the talk

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    • Hadi75 on Aug 21, 2013 at 4:39 pm

      What do you expect….even our menteris and their families member dont use proton or perodua…..they only drive it when masuk tv only after that….simpan rumah aje…

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    • Ayam Pin on Aug 21, 2013 at 9:07 pm

      Proton supporters say Toyota outdated, Proton better mah! So let them use Proton.

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  • Smart choice and smart deal. That the way to do it!!!!!

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    • waste of rakyat’s money!where are those perbelanjaan berhemah? open tender or not?

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      • kadajawa on Aug 21, 2013 at 3:46 pm

        Jealous betul ini apek. Pakai saja lah Perdana cabuk awak tu lagi jimat kahkahkah

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        • eleh..bila ada org kondem org tu beli camry dia kata kita jeles..bila ada org kondem org yg satu lagi beli accord dia kata membazir. aku dapat agak ko ni jenis oorg apa..hahaha..pui

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  • Ha Gnih on Aug 21, 2013 at 3:16 pm

    Better than wasting money on German marques. Toyota is the way to go. Regardless of what people say, it is a good car.

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  • Good move by Penang state govt.

    So now, which state govt is going to replace their cars with Nissan Teana pulak?

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    • Later, Ayah pin (sky govt) also will announce to use Nissan as official car..

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      • hahahaha on Aug 21, 2013 at 4:44 pm

        no Ayah pin better use mazda because, it has SKYactiv tech in it..

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  • Chris on Aug 21, 2013 at 3:37 pm

    383k for maintaining 21 cars a year? Anyone have a detailed breakdown of the cost? I just find that a bit too shocking… Mercedes or not…

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    • I used to drive a 14 years old perdana. In year 2012 I have spent more than RM 10k for maintaining the car. And it’s funny that some original Proton parts are more expensive than Merc. As mentioned, their fleet is more than 15 years, I think the figure is reasonable. The problems are actually the over-priced Proton parts and the problematic body, engine & gearbox.

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      • Chris on Aug 22, 2013 at 8:45 am

        No kidding?!

        Guess I’m just one of those poor bastards who keep driving my car as long as it moves.

        Me: Oh the wheel seems to be vibrating..
        Mech: Seems like the tires need replacing.. they cost xx each, you need two.
        Me: Wha-? Nvm I’ll drive below 70 so it doesn’t vibrate…

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    • alldisc on Aug 22, 2013 at 9:17 am

      21 cars, total 383k. each car 18k per year @ 1.5k a month average.

      if buy new car, cost of repair is all absorbed by warranty. only service maintenance only pay.

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      • gaban on Aug 22, 2013 at 2:25 pm

        declare 383k, actual cost only half.. The other half masuk pocket as usual laa
        corruption.jpeg

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  • Just another crony move ..next!!

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  • Let’s boycott Toyota n Honda, starting support Nissan n Mazda

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  • NoName on Aug 21, 2013 at 3:59 pm

    Sebagai seorg anak kepada doktor bertangga gaji jusa B, saya berpendapat tidak patut pegawai khas kerajaan diberi pakai kereta inspira sebagai kereta urusan rasmi. Inspira satu kereta yg sgt bgus (2.0 premium driven) tp x berpatutan. Bygkan seorg doktor biasa kerja swasta dgn pendpatan senang2 bleh cecah 10k permonth and bleh pakai mercedes anytime. Tp kerja kerajaan berpuluh tahun yg mana keje government memang gaji x sberapa dan penat berganda dari swasta tp bila smpai pngkat pegawai khas, diberi kereta inspira je? Omg.. Patut ramai doktor lari ke swasta..

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    • Bidin al-Zaifa on Aug 21, 2013 at 4:17 pm

      Pegawai kerajaan dapat kereta percuma. Tak kisahlah Inspira atau Accord. Cuba pergi rumah diaorang, ada lagi Alphard, Vellfire, Merc atau Bimmers selain kereta Inspira gomen tu.

      Dr swasta beli Merc hasil titik peluh sendiri. Yg dapat kereta pun yg taraf specialist je.

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      • bukan free la. when they are going to retire they have option to buy it at half price.

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    • gOOsh on Aug 21, 2013 at 4:19 pm

      esok2 dapat la your father tukar that inspira to accord… sabar bro…
      if tak puas hati jugak, ask your father to lari to swasta… then he can also buy a rocket if he wish to…

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      • Noname on Aug 21, 2013 at 7:08 pm

        Father x nak kuar g fully swasta uk balas budi kerajaan sebab blaja dgn biasiswa.. Lol.. Kat rumah den kete paling mahal ada, naza ria only bro..

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    • saya setuju dengan awak. saya juga seorang doktor (bukan pakar). Evene kereta housmen dan MO pun lagi besar daripada kereta JUSA. Sanagt tidak berpatutan

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      • Najib on Aug 21, 2013 at 10:45 pm

        Bersyukurlah dengan kerajaaan BN, jgn x kenang budi tau?

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      • Amir Sufyan on Aug 22, 2013 at 3:14 pm

        Din, aku rasa kereta sebenar diorang simpan kat umah, gi kerja je pakai inspira.

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  • Dear Chris,

    18k per year to mantain a unit of perdana v6 is normal. Kenapa tidak percaya?

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  • tishaban on Aug 21, 2013 at 4:24 pm

    I wonder if buying the Honda Accord with unlimited mileage 5-year warranty would’ve been a better choice for the state government from a maintenance cost point of view?

    Or the Penang govt must do things differently from the federal govt? :D

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    • Penang govt got a lot money. Always surplus.
      No need longer warranty.

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      • groupie on Aug 21, 2013 at 5:43 pm

        Why don’t they spend the so called “surplus” for the RAKYAT? hospital for better healthy living, school forbetter or even free eeducation. Why did they simply give back those amount of money to UMW crony?

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        • Noname on Aug 21, 2013 at 7:14 pm

          The issue here is the high cost of maintenance of proton perdana bro.. Thats y they change to camry.. Last previous car, perdana had gearbox problem within 3 years.. It is reasonable to change car..

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        • Even federal gov aldy change to honda accord…whats wrong if penang gov chg to camry…perdana hv high maintanance cost…and chief minister’s merc aldy more thn 15yrd old..

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        • alldisc on Aug 22, 2013 at 9:25 am

          toyota has a proven track record with PR govt, since selangor govt and kedah used them 5 years back.

          they really fear of the story ‘my honda tak guna’

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    • frenzyaustin on Aug 21, 2013 at 5:08 pm

      Because DRB-Hicom is pro-BN, that’s why.

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  • clutch_plate on Aug 21, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    @NoName on Aug 21, 2013 at 3:59 pm : So, apa masalahnya? Dah DIBERI kereta pun dah cukup baik. Boleh je kalau nak beli kereta mewah macam Merc/BMW/Jaguar/Audi etc untuk kegunaan PERIBADI kalau dah sampai tahap Jusa B. Nama pun kereta RASMI – Untuk kegunaan masa kerja / menjalankan urusan rasmi je bukan untuk personal matters. Kenapa rasa lekeh sangat ke pergi kerja kalau pakai Inspira?

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    • shane on Aug 21, 2013 at 7:16 pm

      No, inspira should replace waja. Both are in C segment. Previously Perdana is in D segment, replaced by same segment Accord/Camry

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    • logic on Aug 21, 2013 at 8:18 pm

      imho they deserved it if they r honest in their work. u guys should compare their responsibility vs their salary + benefits. if u guys think they r not competent, apply working 4 the govt n do it yourself. btw i know retirees of JUSA B only using viva and the other 1 using spectra only.

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  • DKBOSS on Aug 21, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    First rule in government spending, why build one when you can build two, twice the cost.. :p

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  • Come on guys
    Cars bought by large corporations, institutions and car rentals prefer established makes (or reputable) n models during ownership. Points on reliability, easy and quick maintenance + support, probably strong resale value (these cars will clock high mileage)n image are usually d main requirements b4 finalizing d candidates.

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  • Let the corruption begins.

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  • LimPek on Aug 21, 2013 at 5:02 pm

    are u joking? government buy car cheaper than us rakyat?
    we pay huge car tax, income tax (pay more than China, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Korea & etc..), expensive electricity tariff to TNB & IPP, thus IPP claims huge subsidy from Petronas, 2nd highest alcohol tax in the world, & etc……
    look like Malaysian are richest country !!!

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    • frenzyaustin on Aug 21, 2013 at 5:09 pm

      Our tax is 1st world country, our salary is second world country.

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      • Third world. Be be remembered that Malaysia is still a third world country full of retards.

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        • jarami on Aug 21, 2013 at 7:19 pm

          including retard commenters
          even if government buy with tax applied, the amount will get back to them.
          it defeats the purpose

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          • Yup, many retards commenting here. How silly can relate Car brand with political parties. LOL..

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    • logic on Aug 21, 2013 at 8:05 pm

      err… if govt pay tax, the receiver also the govt. right pocket to left pocket only. so y the need for govt paying tax.

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  • frenzyaustin on Aug 21, 2013 at 5:11 pm

    A crappy car as Camry, but Proton still unable to build one of these.

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  • Guan Yin Ma on Aug 21, 2013 at 5:34 pm

    UK, Japan, Sweden, Belgium, income tax 50% for the highest income group, why no ppl complaint here ??

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    • You are right on figure.

      An American engineer can drive BMW, buy a big house, traveling to oversea every summer.

      An Malaysian engineer can drive PROTON “SAGA”, buy (or borrow money from parents) a small house but huge loan, travelling to KL every summer.

      Funny right?

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      • logic on Aug 21, 2013 at 8:35 pm

        imo, the problem is our average salary. although our per capita income increased, the average salary for the majority of people r low. if im not mistaken, the average starting salary for fresh grad from year 2000 till now r still @ around RM2000 although all price increased. govt need to address this main issues.

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        • Have to address corruption first. That’s the main issue.

          Do you really think it will be addressed?

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  • Jerry Tan on Aug 21, 2013 at 5:42 pm

    is good also that both BN & PR using Japanese car. Both also good resale value compared to local car Proton. Proton now should realize their weakness & wake up & start to innovate. the latest new model which Proton paint with Doraemon colour is not a good examples of innovations

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  • Jimmy on Aug 21, 2013 at 5:53 pm

    Small overlap crash test result improved already?

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  • Gua Punya Rasa on Aug 21, 2013 at 6:02 pm

    this is not about BN or PR, Gua rasa govt negeri or federal mesti la pakai kereta nasional, kita Malaysia, support Malaysia la..

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  • Rakyat on Aug 21, 2013 at 6:19 pm

    To Proton:
    The Gov also don’t want to use your car because you are too expensive to maintain…

    To Proton supporters:
    Suprimau lagi mahu? Hahaha…

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  • Jamil on Aug 21, 2013 at 6:25 pm

    Pr sama BN gaduh, Jepun carmakers tepuk tangan.

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  • By the end of the day. Its still pr macai lawan bn macai. To me, both parties have the right to change their preferred car. But of coz, apa yang dijanjikan, harus ditepati. Not dicapati. Example, car tax. Talk about reducing tax but i see no action until now. Doesnt matter which party become G, after all, ppl elected them. If they dont fulfil their dury and talk cock. We will pull them down hard. Afterall, party is just a party. Malaysian is the core of the country.

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  • NISSpengAN on Aug 21, 2013 at 6:50 pm

    Nissan for life!

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  • Fahmi on Aug 21, 2013 at 7:08 pm

    Pakai kereta negeri sampai 21 tahun, dari 1992, nak jadi apa?? Baik tukar baru… Kereta lama – maintainence tinggi..

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  • Fahmi on Aug 21, 2013 at 7:17 pm

    Old cars must be replaced, or at least supplemented… My relative uses E36 318i and W201 190E, gives lots of headache, luckily he’s a mechanic.. I love old cars like BMW E34 and E36, but as a reliable daily driver, newer cars are better…

    What’s wrong about purchasing new official car? As long as purchase price is right, its okay… Either BN or PR, never mind lah… If the price of Camry is RM1 million (per car), then it’s totally silly…

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  • Lolipop on Aug 21, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    they deserve for it..

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  • Crasher on Aug 21, 2013 at 8:45 pm

    I came in here for all the arguments, I’m not disappointed…

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  • albag on Aug 21, 2013 at 9:08 pm

    toyota is famous for its reliability… choosing such car is a smart move… unlike using Perdana for BN states

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  • EDDIE on Aug 21, 2013 at 9:39 pm

    2.5 eh….I think its a lil underpowered…Need the V6 3.5 for this one….”AURION”

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  • Carl Wong on Aug 21, 2013 at 10:39 pm

    Why not PRIUS :)??

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  • Penang state deserves it on Aug 21, 2013 at 10:40 pm

    Even if Cm Lim guan eng chooses an LS, 7 series, XJ or A8, i say he deserves it! In just 5 years, penang has transformed and progressed in terms of economy under his party. I wouldn’t mind my tax money paying for one luxury car for one true leader rather than the corrupted ruling government’s pocket.
    I feel LGE is being very humble by just settling for a Camry.

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    • Painter on Aug 22, 2013 at 11:40 am

      Tax payers money is still tax payers money. You want to reward yourself, please go do your own business.

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      • that’s car is based on position, any person can use it as long as he’s in that position

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    • oghang kampong on Aug 22, 2013 at 2:37 pm

      hang biaq betoi..apa yg economy progressed? hang dok tang mana ni? tanah datuk aku kat Teluk Kumbar (kg nelayan tepi laut) PERDA nak develop buat rumah kos rendah utk org2 Melayu kat situ since perkampungan Melayu kat situ byk kaum nelayan n rumah pon terok dan uzur..LGE opposed pasal katanya tak sesuai..unless condo or bungalow project dia akan approve..kalau tak pervaya go n check aku tipu ka..no wonder byk project condo all around the island..n the majority buyers sapa? so how about org2 kampoung? dont they deserve progress too? BN ka PR ka semua corrupt..pi rahh mabuk politician byk auta ja..oghang Melayu kampung jgk terpinggir..so STOPPPP saying LGE has done a very good joob in Penang..nadaaaa..btw mana janji LGE nak hapus tol Sg Nyior since 2008? bak kata oghang penang, sembang deghaihh..pffttt..

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    • oblong on Aug 23, 2013 at 9:13 am

      People of Penang already rewarding LGE with handing him again the administration of Penang. Buying car using people money for him & co. if regard as rewarding for transforming Penang is a big NO NO unless people of Penang can ‘tumpang’ his official car if bump into him lah.

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    • He should drive Lexus ES, a Camry with a lot of layers of silk

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  • fatkatz on Aug 21, 2013 at 10:52 pm

    I see a pattern here. See, BN and PR are adversary in politics whereas Toyota and Honda are rivals in automobiles….so since BN has selected Honda Accord, it is only natural that PR goes for Toyota Camry !

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  • Why not proton suprima s.. Car wit 1.6 engine with 2.0 performance.. So many airbag, cheap with good quality comparable to Europe high end spec car!! 5star rating crash.. Surely won’t regret :p

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    • Ah Beng on Aug 21, 2013 at 11:51 pm

      Both parties not interested. Leave Suprimau to Proton Supporters.

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    • Fahmi on Aug 22, 2013 at 1:01 am

      Suprima?? The “pseudo hot-hatch”? No, they need a D-segment “psuedo-luxury” car, not C-segment hot hatch…

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    • SS is C segment not D like previous Perdana

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    • clutch_plate on Aug 22, 2013 at 9:10 am

      Hahaha.. sarcasm detected!

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  • Malaysian on Aug 21, 2013 at 11:10 pm

    Good move to have a good reliable car for our leader,

    I m sure u dun wan to see a leader in VIVA while rakyat in Mercedes, that’s really shame

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    • clutch_plate on Aug 22, 2013 at 2:46 pm

      if its happened, then its show how ‘humble’ our leader.. :P

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  • Shame_Loo on Aug 21, 2013 at 11:22 pm

    Shld downgrade to Camry 2.0G for all and upgrade CM’s car to E250 or E300/E400.

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    • True.. But using none nation car for our leader is a shame to the people .. How should we be proud of proton if leader Neva wanna see proton as their car.. Camry is jus a taxy for most country n its a shame that we wanna be proud of it..

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      • Ah Beng on Aug 22, 2013 at 1:51 am

        Taxi but still better than Proton. Sad but true.

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      • Proton no D segment car for now, that’s why

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      • shame_Loo on Aug 22, 2013 at 12:44 pm

        Look at our national car, do you proud of it? Not sure about you, but for me, totally not. Camry, at least it’s more comfortable, safer and “luxury” compare to our national car. For P-Lover, no point of keep on talking about hp/torque but the quality/reliability, comfort, fuel saving & etc are all sub-standard. Preve/sperman maybe able to “ta pao” other cars that came without turbo, but so what?

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  • dodgeviper88 on Aug 22, 2013 at 1:06 am

    Somebody should photoshop the number plate PG1 on the Camry with LGE posing beside it.

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  • azrai on Aug 22, 2013 at 8:27 am

    Since UMW is owned by PNB, so those buying of Toyotas are good for every PNB’s unit trust including ASB, ASN, ASG, AS1M, etc. So the profit will eventually come to rakyat through their investmet in those unit trust.

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  • Sensible1 on Aug 22, 2013 at 8:47 am

    Toyota cars are sold by UMW Toyota, which is a JV between Toyota Japan and UMW Holdings Bhd, a Malaysian Governmentt-Linked Company (GLC).

    There is nothing wrong with selecting a Toyota Camry as an official car for the Penang State Govt.

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  • Painter on Aug 22, 2013 at 11:38 am

    I was thinking, even Kings too should switch to Bufori instead of their usual Maybach, Bentleys and Rolls-Royce.

    Bufori is Malaysian-made, by hand, by our own Malaysian craftmen.

    This is leadership by example.

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  • Rinnegan on Aug 22, 2013 at 12:30 pm

    Toyota Camry vs Honda Accord : No matter who wins, Proton lose….! (Insert theme song of AVP : Requiem)

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    • Ah Beng on Aug 22, 2013 at 1:37 pm

      The theme song should be: Just the 2 of us, Camry and Accord mah. Take that Proton, haha…

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  • Guys, dont be sad. if u bulk purchase a fleet of car. definitely u can get discounts. Try my friend recently bought 6-7 528i with all of his frends together. each unit get discounted 10%.

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  • oghnag kampong on Aug 22, 2013 at 2:58 pm

    to John on Aug 21, 2013 at 6:39 pm ..
    which part of Singapore that you are referring to sama dgn Penang? housing project only meant for middle n upper class sahaja laa? is it? again aku kena cerita 1 more time..tanah datuk aku kat Teluk Kumbar (kg nelayan tepi laut) PERDA nak develop buat rumah kos rendah n double storey utk org2 Melayu kat situ since perkampungan Melayu kat situ byk nelayan n rumah pon terok dan uzur..LGE opposed pasal katanya tak sesuai..unless condo or bungalow project dia akan approve..kalau tak percaya go n check aku tipu ka tak..no wonder byk project condo all around the island especially tepi laut..nak sama mcm singapore la? over crowded? n the majority buyers sapa? so how about org2 kampoung? dont they deserve good house too kat tepi laut? so nelayan tak boleh ada rumah yg bagus2 la? BN ka PR ka semua corrupt..pi rahh mabuk politician byk auta ja..oghang Melayu kampung jgk terpinggir..so STOPPPP saying LGE has done a very good joob in Penang..nadaaaa..btw mana janji LGE nak hapus tol Sg Nyior since 2008? bak kata oghang penang, sembang deghaihh..pffttt..sorry beb..gua meroyan sket..pasal mmg bengang bila org yg tak tau apa2 pasal penang dok puji LGE..

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  • Sam Loo on Aug 22, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    What more can I say?

    Fed Gov change to H, Penang and Selangor use Camry.

    How come no kimchis in the equation? Answer is simple. Its unreliable, not durable, always kwai tai, spare partts takes months to arrive and wears out prematurely.

    And all these leads to low RV

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  • joethepragmatic on Aug 25, 2013 at 10:07 am

    Why buy imported australian Toyota camry when it is cost more than a local assembly Honda accord, and everyone knows that imported Australia camry have a lot of issues with defective parts, that’s why middle eastern buyers are skipping to buy them. Guan Eng where is the transparency, where is the costs structure? trying to smoke the “rakyat out” with BS explainations? You are just another corrupt politician at work..

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    • Joetard on Aug 25, 2013 at 10:12 am

      Camry is also locally assembled. Even if it were cbu it will come from Thailand not australia. Mabuk.

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  • joethepragmatic on Aug 27, 2013 at 7:26 pm

    joetard, check the vin number of the car..what got make thailand? make mahu tipu check lu dulu before u call people mabuk, don’t believe check the serial no on top the engine and vin number…thailand only assemble vios, toyota hilux and hiace bodoh joetard

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  • joethepragmatic on Aug 27, 2013 at 7:28 pm

    by the way. i am one of the toyota employees. i can tell you where LGE toyota are made…

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  • Sam Loo on Aug 29, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    Most importantly, govt dun buy kimchis as fleet vehicles

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  • Sam Loo on Sep 01, 2013 at 1:37 pm

    And guess what? Police Cars in Australia are replacing their fleet of Commodores and Falcons with the latest Camry.

    What does that tell you? Camry is the best selling D-Segment because it is the most reliable and durable model in this segment in the world.

    For C-segment, its the Corolla

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  • Why buy imported camry over local made perdana?

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