Small car, big price

Graham Crocker

Jan 20th 2008, 14:31

Mr Grech, no offence meant, but I think you are missing the point entirely. We're talking about cars here, and when service is needed, there is no rule that prevents us from servicing it at the local mechanic, Hence the problem of service is purely nonsensical when put into context of this letter.

Apart from that I never said the word "Only" and never said my model is 50% more expensive, to be exact it was Lm113.33 and in Malta the previous model was Lm190 - Lm230 in fact the model hadn't even reached our shores until 3 months after I had it, unfortunately I didn't check the price of the model I had when it arrived in Malta.

But my experience tells me it would have been at least Lm30 more expensive than the previous for 2 months and then gradually fall to the price of the previous model.

I need not be up on my feet and rest assured on the fact that I keep my head on my shoulders at all times.

peter grech

Jan 19th 2008, 22:37

From all shops in Malta your model is 50% more expensive. Products only get faulty if you dont take care of them? Get up on your feet Mr.Crocker

Graham Crocker

Jan 19th 2008, 20:50

Mr Grech, what a lame question. My camera cost Lm200 in Malta, when I went abroad I bought a better newer version for Lm100. It lasted me 3 years and now it is giving me trouble, but I can always buy a new one with the money I saved, obviously from abroad.
Also I never serviced anything I bought, because I like to take care of my stuff. Easy for the shop to make up excuses to rip off their clients, and very easy for the shop to lose their clients to Ebay. We're Smart Island, Remember? Look around you Mr Grech, 60% of the cars you see in the streets are over 6 year old cars , 20% are falling to pieces, belching black toxic waste into our atmosphere and 10% are nice new cars. Any foreigner would think they landed in Kosovo 9 years ago with the state of our roads & cars. If there was a registration tax for Cameras and other items, half of us would still be using 35mm Cameras, just like half the cars on the road still don't have Airbags, ABS brakes and other Safety equipment, because instead of Scrapping them like other 1st world countries do, we go to the mechanic so he puts in a Lm300 Toyota Diesel engine.

peter grech

Jan 18th 2008, 14:44

It is easy for you to blame the shop that sells the camera for Lm114. But what if the camera you bought abroad needs service?

Graham Crocker

Jan 18th 2008, 10:03

Registration Taxes for sure and the worst bit is one cannot buy it from the EU and avoid the tax.

D. Zammit

Jan 18th 2008, 09:44

So who is keeping us citizens behind? Supposed to be living in a developed country, but still with roads very similar to the face of the moon.

N. Psaila

Jan 18th 2008, 08:22

In Slovakia is starting price of this car €9,179.89.

Winston Fenech

Jan 18th 2008, 07:54

I wonder if "our" MEPs have viewed this article. What a joke!

joe tabone-adami

Jan 17th 2008, 15:39

Nothing but a blatant and Bare-faced rip-off. Two weeks ago I had bought a latest-model digital video camera from Spain. In Malta it cost Lm114 (€326)more than the €400 paid by me abroad.

Steven Grech

Jan 17th 2008, 14:41

And then we wonder why Malta's roads are littered with old and unsafe cars!!!