I wanna be an Exco too!That is the question! That's the question that many Malaysians including top guns like PM & the DPM has been itching to know from the Terengganu State Government.
The Menteri Besar of Terengganu, Datuk Ahmad Said has announced that the State will acquire 14 Mercs for its Exco members; costing around RM3.43mil. The reason given is that the current batch of Proton Perdana V6 is expensive to maintain and low on safety features. Hmmm..... now finally someone is admitting that our local car is low on quality? Interesting....
RM3.43mil is a lot of money, even for a state that produces oil. This purchase MUST be scrap or put on hold at least until our economy is "back on its feet". Federal Government wants the Rakyat to change its lifestyle; to face the harsh reality of expensive oil and yet Terengganu is planning to spend lavishly. Change our lifestyle? YOU BET! The state keeps on telling us that its not using the oil royalty for the purchase. Aisay man..... so, the exco members gonna pay from their own pocket? Not in 3.43mil years... make it light years! It's still tax payers money, Einstein!
Maintenance costs is one of the factor sited for ditching the National car. Expensive to maintain, maybe..... but spending over a 100k for maintaining 1 car is just ridiculous. Either the state engages a very expensive/posh workshop or there's foul play. Kasi resit, saya boleh claim punya. Nanti I kasi you sikit duit kopi la..... Maybe the drivers are so lousy, they tend to cock-up the car. Maybe the car itself is pretty cocked-up. Proton, please explain why your car so lousy one!
While big cars can be expensive to maintain, certainly it doesn't justify to the fact that Merc is the choice for the Excos. There are thousand of cars cheaper than Merc but better than Proton. Japs are reliable. Skodas are nice cheaper conti alternatives. Maybe the State want to tunjuk terror ma... Anyway, it just shows how arrogant they are. Great job Terengganu folks for voting them in. Syabas!
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