If you are in the market for an SUV between the price of RM140,000 and RM150,000 in Kota Kinabalu, you are in for a big surprise — none of the SUVs at that price range is in stock! You name it, none of them is there — Kia Sportage, Honda CRV and Ford Escape. Not sure about Hyundai Tucson though.
According to the guy at Honda, the SUV’s stock has been affected by the floods in Thailand. “Maybe we can have the car in stock next year,” he said. “But exactly when next year, I won’t be able to tell.”
As for the Ford Escape, you’d have to place an order; even then. not all the colour variants are available. The only Ford SUV available in Kota Kinabalu at the moment is the Ford Escape 2.0 XLS 2.3L 4×2.
The same goes with the Sportage. The stock for the new Sportage will only be replenished early next year. The third generation Sportage is available though but with the latest Sportage looking highly sophisticated, I doubt anyone would settle for the old one, though the price is much lower.
Meanwhile, the face-lifted Toyota Fortuner will only be available within the next three months, according to a salesman there. The current Fortuner generation is also running out of stock, with the only one available at the moment being the Fortuner 2.7 TRD Sportivo.
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