Unsubsidised diesel could affect pick-up truck sales

Unsubsidised diesel could affect pick-up truck sales

In Budget 2024, it was announced that the government will introduce a targeted diesel subsidy in phases. As stated by prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during his tabling of the budget, subsidised diesel would continue to be enjoyed by selected users such as goods transport and logistics companies, while other users will be charged a higher price.

He also provided an indication of what users of unsubsidised diesel could expect to pay for the fuel when subsidies are removed. Anwar said that the current subsidised diesel price, which is set at RM2.15 per litre, was actually RM3.75 per litre at market price, meaning that at present, the government is bearing RM1.60 for each litre of diesel sold.

While the move will save the government money, it could potentially affect sales of diesel-powered pick-up trucks, according to the Federation of Motor and Credit Companies Association of Malaysia (FMCCAM). According to FMCCAM president Datuk Tony Khor, this was due to the higher cost that would be incurred by consumers and companies using pickup trucks to deliver business supplies.

Unsubsidised diesel could affect pick-up truck sales

“Definitely, the pick-up business will be affected. People are now buying pick-up vehicles because diesel is cheap, but if a higher cost is inflicted, their business is definitely going to be affected,” he told the New Straits Times.

Khor urged the government to clarify aspects of the implementation of the targeted subsidies and the groups set to receive the subsidies. “We are still waiting for further details from the government,” he said.

He said small businesses that used pick-up trucks to transport items would also be affected, considering that most of the vehicles were registered under private use and not included in the two groups set to receive subsidies, namely goods transport and logistics companies.

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Comments

  • Chavev on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:12 am

    It’s time to hunt down these Traitors pnkhianat negara generally local pipu in kelantan, Kedah dn perlis.. smuggled and sold our cheap diesel across the border.

    My studies show, sales of pickup only gone up 2%.
    But Sales of diesel ballooned 40%… Key mark tull geng2 pnyamun utara

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    • Undi PH dapat Zahid on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:55 am

      Makin biol sejak geng dengan zahid

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    • Those 3 states are like parasites, barely any contribution to Malaysia’s GDP but damn good at digging away these fuel subsidies for a bunch of outsiders.

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      • Susukotak on Oct 18, 2023 at 6:23 pm

        If one forget….Like johor let singa pore subsidised ron95

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    • If the statistics can narrow down which states got ballooned the most of diesel sales volume can even more precisely tell what went wrong.

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    • Fishermen also get subsidised diesel. MUch more subsidy than that sold in petrol pump. They go thailand or if singapore, sell diesel to bunker ships. In fact fish shortage at one time was attributed to fishermen making more selling diesel than catching fish.
      Or those in sabah sell diesel to philippines.
      And fishing vessels can take much more in their fuel tank.
      Our economy so inefficient cannot compete with thailand or philippines who have no fuel subsidies.

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    • Anti Seludup on Oct 19, 2023 at 9:06 am

      To reduce diesel smugglings:

      – Put colour dye marker on all diesel shipments as trailing purposes

      – Set monthly limit diesel quota to fishermen, shipping firms, vessels owners if request more show GPS keypoints for their sea travels mileage to tally with extra diesel supply

      – Same goes to all industrial/commercial/transport users to prove mileage and GPS locations monthly if want to buy subsidised price diesels.

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      • Once the dyed diesel crosses the border, do we have any authority to check

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    • Chavev replier on Oct 19, 2023 at 12:24 pm

      You mentioned your studies show what? or you just copy paste data from the article. do not claim you did your own research when you are not!!!!!
      The penyamun minyak really deserved the condemnation along with penyamun IP like you.

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  • Dah Menang Semua on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:15 am

    Many drives pick-up as passenger car
    So needs to be targeted only fair

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    • Anti Smuggle Solution on Oct 18, 2023 at 11:43 am

      Simple fair solution:
      – diesel subsidised price only for pickup truck below 2800cc
      – limit to 500 litres per month, if exceed pay Rm4 per litre
      – using diesel card to purchase like current system
      – only for individual below Rm10k monthly income, more than 2 children per family, data cross check with Lhdn, Jpj, Jpn, etc.

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      • How to even implement. Pickup trucks should be commercial cars, and if they want real commercial they can buy a van like the NV200. This targetted system proposed by government works the best.

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      • Malaysia have all sorts of policies but when come to enforcement, I can only laugh

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    • Kapten Sembang Kuat on Oct 20, 2023 at 8:11 pm

      If you can afford pick up as passenger car, you not B40

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  • Nurul Izzah on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:20 am

    Anwar menang subsidi hapus

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    • subsidi tak hapus sama sekal on Oct 18, 2023 at 12:00 pm

      subsidi masih lagi kekal untuk golongan berpendapatan rendah

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      • PennyNotWise on Oct 26, 2023 at 12:44 pm

        Betul. Penyokong Anwar sokong buta. Reality dgn fantasy x dpt beza.Bagus la golongan B40 masih dapat subsidy. Nanti lu tgk lah harga barang semua naik mcm roket.

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    • Ahmad badrul on Oct 23, 2023 at 5:23 pm

      Tak tau apa jangan komen, nampak bodoh.

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    • MenangSubsidiHapus on Oct 26, 2023 at 12:38 pm

      Mati la org sabah sarawak sebab parti harapan.

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  • Janji dicapati on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:21 am

    Refer my name

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  • PM Zimbabwe on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:22 am

    Mythomania bermaksud kelainan psikologi yang menyebabkan seseorang mempunyai perilaku berbohong secara terus-menerus dan dalam jangka waktu yang lama.

    Berikut adalah ciri-ciri mythomania:

    – Pembohongan mereka tidak mempunyai kelebihan tertentu

    – Kisah biasanya dramatik, rumit, dan sangat terperinci

    – Biasanya mereka menjadi penyelamat atau mangsa utama dalam cerita

    – Mereka percaya bahawa kisah mereka benar-benar berlaku

    – Pembohongan diceritakan berulang kali.

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    • Dah tahu kamu masih perlukan rawatan masalah psikologi on Oct 18, 2023 at 12:08 pm

      Dah masih lagi jelas yg kamu ni dah kenal sangat dgn ‘mythomania’ kerana kamu masih berbohong kpd diri sendiri yg kamu ni PM Zimbabwe, sedangkan jawatan PM Zimbabwe sebenarnya tidak wujud lagi sejak 10 tahun yang lalu bila perlembagaan Zimbabwe diubah.

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    • Mythomania ialah Amerika (CNN/BBC dll) on Oct 18, 2023 at 2:32 pm

      Betul kata kamu. Ini mmg ciri ciri kebanyakkan menteri kita. Tapi raja Mythomania adalah Amerika. Setan atau alim senang cam saja. Kita tengok sesiapa yang berpihak atau sokong Israel, sudah konfirm mereka tu puak Shaitan. Yang sokong Israel (USA, Canada, France, Germany, UK, India, Japan) Negara yang bersuara untuk Palestine (Middle east, Russia, China, Middle East, negara Latin, Bangladesh). Kita jangan ditipu shaitan. Kenali lah kawan dan yang alim.

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      • Memang jangan kita ditipu oleh syaitan on Oct 19, 2023 at 11:09 am

        Saudara menyatakan bahawa negara China adalah 1 daripada negara yang bersuara untuk Palestin. Walau bagaimanapun, di belakang tabir, pemerintah komunis China telah menyumbang kepada ekonomi Israel dengan pembelian teknologi ketenteraan Israel untuk memajukan angkatan tenteranya sendiri. Oleh kerana ini lah, negara China sekarang lebih berani untuk menunjukkan keupayaan ketenteraannya di kawasan yang berhampiran dengan Taiwan, dan juga di kawasan perairan Laut China Selatan, berhampiran dengan negara2 ASEAN Filipina, Malaysia & Vietnam.

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        • Ini Dia Syaitan Yang Ingin Memperdayakan Kami Dengan Cerita Kiling on Oct 19, 2023 at 1:35 pm

          Ini dia muka Ular yang saya ingin bg tahu diatas. Kata kata kosong untuk tipu semua orang seperti pemberita barat di CNN, FOX, BBC, WION dll. Syaitan mmg pandai tipu dgn macam macam cerita dongeng. Tak payah la nak cakap pasal dulu. Kita cakap pasal masa kini. Negara mana yang tolong bawa keamanan diantara Iran dan Saudi?? China/Russia. Negara mana yang minta Israel henti kekejaman mereka di Palestine?? China/Russia dan banyak lagi kecuali USA, UK, India, Jepang, Canada. Semua kawan dan anjing Amerika akan sokong Israel untuk membunuh insan insan di Palestine. Buka la mata saudara saudari. Jangan diperdaya dengan cerita kiling lagi

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          • Ini bukan cerita dongeng la on Oct 19, 2023 at 8:40 pm

            Hubungan diplomatik, termasuk diperingkat tentera, dan hubungan perdagangan, termasuk industri aeroangkasa & pertahanan/ketenteraan, antara rejim zionis Israel dan pemerintah komunis republik rakyat China memang benar2 wujud & bukan lah cerita dongeng seperti yg digambarkan oleh saudara. Oleh itu, jika pemerintah komunis republik rakyat China betul2 ikhlas menyokong pejuangan rakyat Palestin tanpa berbelah bahagi, ia patut memutuskan segala hubungan diplomatik & perdagangan dgn rejim zionis tersebut dan menjadi sebahagian kumpulan negara2 dunia ini yg juga tidak menjalinkan apa2 hubungan diplomatik & perdagangan dgn rejim tersebut, seperti Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Iran, Arab Saudi, kerana kuat menyokong pejuangan rakyat Palestin.

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    • Turoi Manuk Kinumombob on Oct 20, 2023 at 12:20 am

      must be applied to either hamas and Zionist.

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  • Menteri cap ayam on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:23 am

    The price of everything will go up. That’s what PH voters want, hahaha.

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    • You still forget there should still be subsidized fuel for commercial vehicles on Oct 18, 2023 at 12:13 pm

      Are you still assuming that just because the rich bosses of companies that sells goods to the common folks won’t qualify for subsidized fuel and thus pass their higher fuel costs to the consumers by increasing prices?
      If so, you’re still missing the point that consumer goods are transported by commercial vehicles, not by the personal vehicles belonging these rich bosses, and commercial vehicles should still qualify for subsidized fuel.

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      • PennyNotWise on Oct 26, 2023 at 12:41 pm

        Rich bosses my a**. If you don’t drive pick up, good for you. Some people drive pick up or buy second hand pick up for side income like palm oil, vegetable or fruit planting. Parti Harapan dan penyokong tahu makan saja. You ingat harga barang turun kah selepas subsidi minyak diesel kena hapus. Harga ringgit pun turun.

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        • Yes, u r not wise. on Nov 02, 2023 at 9:07 am

          Already said that most consumer goods are transported to shops, mini marts, super/hypermarkets with commercial vehicles that should still qualify for subsidised fuel, but you want to sidetrack to people who use pickup trucks for side income. Is this group as big as the fleet of commercial vehicles in the goods transportation sector nationwide? You definitely proved that you are not wise.

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  • PHBN Korup on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:23 am

    This is all what PH voters want. GST, targeted subsidies, and corrupt politicians in cabinet. Just accept that without arguing with me.

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    • OK Accept on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:42 am

      Asalkan bukan PN Murtad Syirik Islam

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    • As if you always like to be in debt on Oct 18, 2023 at 12:21 pm

      Late last year before GE15, the government debt was already reaching RM1.5 trillion. With the country’s population of 30 million plus, that would be about RM50k debt for each citizen. Unfortunately, there is among some of the rakyat who have this childish mentality that the government debt has nothing to do with them & want more handouts from the government.

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  • Dulu benci Zahid sekarang sayang Zahid on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:24 am

    Tax the rich help the poor

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  • Rafizi sembang kencang on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:24 am

    Hanya org bodoh dan kurang cerdik je percaya dengan kerajaan ni. Rasakan hahaha…

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    • abah tak sembang seperti budak mentah mcm kau on Oct 18, 2023 at 12:25 pm

      Tahun lalu, abah pernah memberitahu para pemberita bahawa kerajaan mampu menjimatkan perbelanjaan sebanyak RM20 billion setahun melalui pelaksanaan skim subsidi bersasar, kerana tanpa skim tersebut, hanya 20 peratus subsidi yang disediakan kerajaan digunakan oleh golongan B40, manakala selebihnya dinikmati oleh golongan yang tidak sepatutnya, dimana hampir 50 peratus daripada subsidi kerajaan digunakan oleh orang dalam kategori yang berada, orang kaya, kenderaan besar dan macam-macam lagi.

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  • Ex Rafizi supporter on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:25 am

    Apa boleh buat. Sudah geng dengan perasuah. Hadap jelah dengan KERA jaan MAhal DAh NI yang temberang ni. Dulu cakap lain, sekarang cakap lain.

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    • Keluhuran Perlembagaan on Oct 18, 2023 at 12:30 pm

      Adakah kamu masih lagi berpendapat yg penubuhan kerajaan perpaduan ini yg telah dicadangkan oleh DYMM SPB YDPA menurut perlembagaan negara, tidak sepatutnya berlaku?

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  • Helenesssssssssssssssss on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:26 am

    Good! Too many of them drives like a$$ holes in the city

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    • hailak on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:45 am

      Very true. what makes it worse, they are heavy as hell. imagine if got knock by one of these pharkers

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  • HAHA001 on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:47 am

    Remove all subsidy together la including ron95, why treat diesel user like a lab rat? fyi if you wanna tax the rich, there is more premium car users using ron95 than diesel users.

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  • Seljuk Mamluk descendants at Canaan not Semitic on Oct 18, 2023 at 10:52 am

    Registered Hilux Ranger Storm Navarra privately bcoz most of them do enterprise business?

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  • Malaysians species on Oct 18, 2023 at 11:02 am

    Malaysia Malap don’t petrol-powered pick-up trucks

    How good malaysia govt depend on how good malaysian species are

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  • Rakyat Tak Bodoh la on Oct 18, 2023 at 11:07 am

    Is this PM stupid or what?? Everyday tell us our fuel is subsidized. Hei bangang, our soil produces oil la. Subsidized apa???

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    • rakyat tak bodoh, kecuali kau aje on Oct 18, 2023 at 3:49 pm

      Adakah bapak engkau yg gali telaga minyak negara & oleh itu kau harap kerajaan bayar kau duit saku utk seumur hidup? Memang rakyat tak bodoh kecuali engkau aje..

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      • Rakyat Tak Bodoh on Oct 19, 2023 at 1:38 pm

        Kau ni mmg bodoh. Tak pandai Gali mai bagi saya galikan. Esok 1 liter 50 sen jadinya tanpa subsidi. Tak tahu gali tolong pergi jauh jaug main guli

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        • Mmg kau pandai.. pandai temberang la.. on Oct 19, 2023 at 10:38 pm

          Kebetulan budak anak jiran sebelah pun ada bukak cerita temberang yg dia pandai gali.. Ni mesti kau belajar kat sekolah yg sama dgn dia kot..

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  • Bieight8 on Oct 18, 2023 at 11:17 am

    Less pick up means safer road

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  • Z900 2016 on Oct 18, 2023 at 11:22 am

    if really want to remove subsidy, remove for all laa…not just private users, targeted subsidy will always have loopholes for people to manipulate….how to prevent people from utilizing friends/families companies to fill up??? doesnt make sense. i can always ask my makcik/pakcik with eligible comp to fill up my pickup truck….stoop1d b4ng4ng implementation

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  • Laugh on Oct 18, 2023 at 11:30 am

    Hip Hip Horray!!!

    Can mark up the price of things i’m selling already.
    Why? My company is not logistic company and we use in house delivery vehicles.

    Hmm… I can’t decide whether to take the S400 or G Wagon.

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  • Ongtk on Oct 18, 2023 at 11:31 am

    I drive a Mazda CX-5 2.2D because I enjoy driving across the country. I am retired. Hopefully I will be entitled to subsidy otherwise would have to get a hybrid Corolla Cross or equivalent.

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  • Manja on Oct 18, 2023 at 12:42 pm

    Who cares if your business will be affected.
    Why gov need to babysit your business.

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  • Datuk Tony Khor should ask the Thais on Oct 18, 2023 at 12:47 pm

    Datuk Tony Khor should ask the Thais the reason diesel pick-up trucks are still popular in their country when their diesel fuel is already unsubsidised.

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    • CarBuyer on Oct 19, 2023 at 11:48 pm

      In southern Thailand, a lot of their diesel fuel is actually subsidised by us!

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      • Since February this year... on Oct 20, 2023 at 12:43 pm

        Since February this year, Thais who drive their diesel vehicles into Malaysia, are only allowed to fuel up at certain stations that sell unsubsidised diesel fuel when they are near the border.

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  • t333son on Oct 18, 2023 at 1:43 pm

    Monster bully diesel trucks have always been in demand because they are classed as commercial vehicles I think. They pay less tax hence the prices much cheaper. Wonder if they need regular Puspakom checks like other commercial vehicles? Fact is there are many trucks that are not used for commercial reasons but enjoy the benefits of one that is

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  • Ben Yap on Oct 18, 2023 at 1:52 pm

    the B40 should buck up…. if they don’t just leave them behind. you can’t please everybody. but Government need to please those tax payers because these tax payers pay their salary.

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  • alldisc on Oct 18, 2023 at 2:22 pm

    I know in middle east countries, the Toyota Hilux was sold with 2.7 litre petrol engine option. So, no problem. They can still buy pick up truck with petrol power.

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  • most of the vehicles were registered under private use on Oct 18, 2023 at 4:09 pm

    Unlikely companies do that

    Smelly diesel pickup trucks are mostly driven by SELF Employed contractors to show Off

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  • hazri on Oct 18, 2023 at 5:33 pm

    one who afford to buy a raptor like sanusi dont care about this subsidy.

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  • Pickup made in Thailand so money flowing out will slow.

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  • Sherman Jansen on Oct 18, 2023 at 9:19 pm

    #rethinkdieselprice2024
    #fikirsemulahargadiesel2024

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  • Ford Ranger Raptor 3.0 TT V6 owners right now: meh.

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  • Sinalau Bakas on Oct 20, 2023 at 12:18 am

    Sabah Sarawak surely effected.most of us forced by nature to use 4×4 truck.no option.our road is terrible.how about perodua bring kei kar with 4×4 option? i mean axia 4×4.dont mind if price gone up slightly as long as not as expensive as the failed nautica

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