With DREAMS Magazine Vol.4 - Honda Malaysia
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Friend for Life<br />
users’ voice<br />
“The handling (of the CR-V) is smooth, the<br />
seats are very comfortable, and my wife<br />
loves driving it too!”<br />
For as long as he can remember, Yussof<br />
Madat, a 54-year old retired <strong>Malaysia</strong>n<br />
Airlines operations officer, had always<br />
known that he would own a <strong>Honda</strong> some<br />
day. And there are two reasons for this:<br />
first, he wants to support his childhood<br />
friend/secondary schoolmate of 40 years,<br />
Francis Kong, the General Manager of the<br />
Premier Motor (<strong>Honda</strong>) dealership in<br />
Labuan; second, because of his love for<br />
the <strong>Honda</strong> name. “To me, the brand<br />
sounds impressive, reliable and longlasting,”<br />
Mr. Madat explained.<br />
In 2004, Mr. Madat’s wish to own a<br />
<strong>Honda</strong> came true when he purchased a<br />
brand new, second generation CR-V.<br />
“I had my eye on the CR-V since the<br />
launch of the first generation, but was<br />
unsuccessful in meeting loan requirements<br />
and so had to postpone my purchase.<br />
But I assured Francis that I would get<br />
a CR-V some day,” said Mr. Madat with<br />
a smile.<br />
“I love to travel. As an airline employee,<br />
I was entitled to a free air ticket every<br />
year, and only had to pay 10 per cent<br />
of the fare for subsequent air tickets. Even<br />
with such perks, I found it hard to save<br />
at times,” Mr. Madat joked. Nonetheless,<br />
Yussof<br />
one cannot help but be amazed at all the<br />
places that Mr. Madat has been: Cairo,<br />
New Zealand, Jakarta, Bali, Medan,<br />
Balipapan, Bandung, Bangkok, Manila<br />
and Singapore.<br />
When asked if the CR-V met his<br />
expectations of <strong>Honda</strong>, Mr. Madat replied,<br />
“It is more reliable than my first car. The<br />
handling is smooth, the seats are very<br />
comfortable, and my wife loves driving it<br />
too!” Mr. Madat’s eldest son, a 26-year<br />
old university graduate working at the<br />
local port, recently purchased a used<br />
<strong>Honda</strong> Jazz a month back because he<br />
was unwilling to wait a few months for<br />
a brand new one. Mr. Madat added<br />
jokingly, “My second son is 16-years old<br />
and still in school. He likes sports cars.<br />
Maybe he’ll ask me to get him a Civic<br />
Type R when he’s old enough to drive.”<br />
Just like driving his CR-V is enjoyable,<br />
so is sending his <strong>Honda</strong> vehicles to<br />
Premier Motor when it’s time for routine<br />
servicing. Mr Madat explains, “When I<br />
come here, I get to catch up with my old<br />
friends. The waiting time isn’t long too,<br />
about less than an hour.”<br />
When asked what vehicle he was<br />
thinking of purchasing next, Mr. Madat<br />
Yussof Madat's dream to own a CR-V has<br />
come true.<br />
replied in an instant, “The new 2.0S<br />
Model <strong>Honda</strong> Civic. It has very attractive<br />
digital meters.”<br />
It’s easy to see the friendship Mr.<br />
Madat shares with the people at Premier<br />
Motor – and with <strong>Honda</strong> – will last for<br />
many years to come.<br />
Yussof’s Favourite Dealer<br />
2KM, Jalan Tun Mustapha,<br />
87020 Labuan, FT.<br />
: 087-412 282<br />
Fax: 087-416 808<br />
PREMIER MOTOR<br />
SDN BHD<br />
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