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Originally Posted by Tyvokka
Status symbol among the local is a well known culture. COE pushes the price up obviously.
Where would they go in a GC, what would they tow? Camping trips to Malaysia/Thailand.
Lots of money there from mainland Chinese investors
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Nowhere, there is no where to go but Malaysia for the weekend - Then drive like idiots thinking they own the road.
Having a car there is a status thing more than anything. It is sometimes inconvenient to drive a car there with limited and expensive parking. Only the rich or PRChina will make the local's feel outcast.
I think Jeep's wont do it for them either, if you have the money then they like their continental cars.
When they first announce Jeep Grand Cherokee will be coming to Malaysia a few years back, it was around RM400k, or RM600k+ for the SRT. The insurance on them worked out something like RM20k per month. At most, I saw ONLY 1 on the road there.