Edaran Tan Chong Motor Replaces New Nissan Sylphy for Hunt Participant
Kuantan, 16 August 2009 – VK Chong and his family must be the most fortunate people around during the Nissan Treasure hunt 2009 event that was held on Saturday 16th August 2009. An avid hunter who normally takes part in treasure hunt evens on weekends, VK Chong breaks his normal routine by taking part in the annual Nissan Treasure hunt event with his family, for the second time this year, having started doing it last year when he bought a brand new Nissan Sylphy.
The hunt started from the Edaran Tan Chong branch in Jalan Kemajuan, Petaling Jaya, and headed towards Swiss Garden Resort and Spa, the final destination. Along the way, the weather turned bad, and a fierce thunderstorm lashed the Lebuhraya Pantai Timur expressway while the 50 treasure hunt cars were on the way.
Approximately ten kilometres before the Kuantan exit, VK Chong’s car hit a huge patch of standing water, which caused his Nissan Sylphy to go into a spin, hitting the road divider at the front and rear ends. Fortunately, the Nissan service team was close at hand, and Chong’s family were whisked off to hospital for a check-up; miraculously, all four family members were totally unscathed, but the Nissan Sylphy was in a sorry state, due to the huge impact on the Armco barriers.
VK Chong and his family, however, showed great sportsmanship by insisting to continue onwards to the final destination, determined not to let the horrible incident spoil the holiday trip planned for his family. His treasure hunt documents were lost in the confusion following the accident, so he could not submit them at the finish, although he would have loved to do it if he could. However, at the end of the run, there was yet another ‘I’m Nissan Cra2y’ competition, wherein participating teams were to submit photographs of the team posing with their respective vehicles, and the most original outstanding compositions would win prizes. VK Chong and family demonstrated their gutsy spirit by submitting a photograph of the team posing with the heavily damaged car, and this won them the top prize in the photography contest for being the most outstanding picture of all.
At the prize presentation dinner, attended by 200 competitors, VK Chong and family got the best bonus of the day when the hosts, Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Berhad Executive Director, Dato’ Dr. Ang Bon Beng announced that the company would replace the car free of charge. For VK and family, a bad experience has turned into a good one!
When asked about what happened, VK said, “I really do not know, because everything happened so very fast. However, I am very touched by what Edaran Tan Chong Motor has done for me; one thing is for sure, I will remain a very loyal Nissan customer.”
