Saturday July 26, 2008
Terengganu’s cars only cost RM542 a year, says Proton
PETALING JAYA: The average maintenance cost for each Perdana car sent by the Terengganu Government was only RM542 per year, said Proton Holdings Bhd managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir.
He said in a statement yesterday that this was based on records of 35 cars sent by the state government to its authorised service outlets.
He also said Proton was currently reviewing its service data and records involving all Proton vehicles, particularly the Perdana, sent for maintenance by the Government.
“We are more than willing to provide all necessary assistance to the state governments if they require clarification on issues relating to the Perdana or any other Proton vehicles bought by them,” he said.
Syed Zainal said RM542 was a reasonable figure, adding that the average total maintenance cost for a car travelling up to 30,000km per year was RM2,300 and would increase with heavier usage.
He was commenting on the state government’s disputed purchase of 14 Mercedes-Benz E200 Kompressors for the use of its executive councillors to replace its Perdana V6 fleet, which were said to be too costly to maintain.
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