In the 1990s, a former product development executive Stiven Sim saw what his friend’s new 4WD, a Mitsubishi Pajero, could do and was smitten. The next day, he went looking for one and bought a Dahaitsu Rocky.
“I bought the 4WD for RM18,000 from my hard-earned savings. It was a lot of money for a wage earner,” said Taiping-born Sim, 64, adding that today a vehicle can cost a whopping RM150,000 and more.
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