If given a choice, which would you choose between Proton Perdana and Mercedes E200K? I would definitely choose Mercedes E200K. No, not because of maintenance expenditure, why should I care about maintenance cost as it is being paid by the government! The reason people are crazy about power and authority is to get hold of the privileges that comes along... luxury and attention.
Would you look twice at anybody driving a proton - no, perdana - no, toyota camry - just a toyota, cefiro - never heard of it before, mercedes - "waaaaaa.......! VIP la!", that is the perception you get. Have you seen a multinational corporate company's CEO driving a proton, the expression "sengkeklah!", the same applies to politician.
Furthermore, they already own bimmers, mercs, lexus as their private cars, how are they gonna go around in cheaper cars to meet rakyat... "Exco ni sengkeklah...!"
If the economy is good and a full majority controlled by BN, the rakyat will just close one eyes for such an expenditure, but during economic downturn, politicians spends like nobody's business, it should create negative response.
The excuse is about maintenance, have they done any paperwork on the purchase, surely it must include the feasibility studies and the justification for the huge expenditure. My mathematic is not so good but even my primary school children know the difference between RM3.43million (14 E200K) and RM1.4million(14 Perdana). Maintenance, for perdana every 5,000km around RM300, while for E200K every 12,000km costs between RM700, please do the calculation, it is almost the same, where is the savings?
These power crazy people never learn... I am afraid the issue will just die down.......
Just to quote a remark by one BN Minister, "These people are making a fool out of themselves, riding a bicycle to parliament doesn't fit the status of a MP." because some opposition MPs ride bicycles to Parliament. Is status so important? or saving duit rakyat...?
There goes rakyat's monies....
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