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Message: <blockquote data-quote="k3nny" data-source="post: 14910" data-attributes="member: 139"><p>Just wanted to know what everybody's thoughts on the parallel imported "grey market" cars were. For instance, if there was only authorized distributors selling the E60 in malaysia, the price of buying a new one would be RM398/408k now and second hand ones would depreciate accordingly. But now there is an additional variable. Unregistered imported parallel cars! As such, the prices of our locally purchased cars are hit as well. Thats not the thing though. A 5 series is a RM350k - 450k car, if bought through the official channels.  Now with these recon cars going at RM230 - 240k and second hand recon cars going at 170 - 180k, any joker with the ability to borrow RM200k is driving a 5 series! Where is the exclusivity in owning one anymore?  Essentially the rest of us who bought one from AB/Sapura etc and paid RM350k - 400k is now driving the same car and at the same level as a person who was able to borrow RM200k, 100% financed, and got himself a parallel imported car. Im okay with parallel imports as long as there are no official channels to obtain the car locally. If there is, like with the E60, then AP's shouldnt be issued in my opinion. It erodes the market for the rest of us and really brings down the target market and the ownership demographics of the car. Then again, its just an opinion. I wonder what all of you out there think? Yay or nay to parallel imports that are so bloody cheap that every tomdickharryahsengahbeng is now driving an E60? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

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