a day at the petrol station

by Grace on December 12, 2007

Yesterday I went out to put gasoline in the car. It was full-tank last Saturday when M left for Japan (for a business trip) but since I had been doing so many errands here and there, the tank is half-empty. I don’t want to be too busy driving to drop by a petrol station and end up pushing the car home so I drove to the petrol station.

Then it struck me: I do not know the kind of petrol we use!!

I had been just a spectator in the passenger seat all this time. I never even bothered to ask my husband how much gas or the type of gas the car consumes. I was stumped. The station boy told me I can put either Super Extreme or Extra Special; funny names, I know and too redundant, don’t you think? 

He suggested Super Extreme and it costs US$1.8 per gallon. The Extra Special, which I learned later was the type that M always fill the car with was a little bit cheaper at US$1.5 per gallon. 

(Actually, we can use whichever as long as it is not diesel)

Anyhow, I am surprised though at how cheap the petrol is here. I guess this is one of the perks in living in an petroleum producing country but then I don’t know the price in other countries aside from Japan.

Is it cheaper in your place?

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1 bing December 12, 2007 at 4:24 am

Here in MY, petrol is cheap also. But in our home country super MAHAL!!! Extra Special is almost 50/liter! :cry:

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2 rose December 12, 2007 at 4:31 am

i have no idea. never cared… wala man car. hehe

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3 Desert Songbird December 12, 2007 at 6:13 am

Wow! You have great gas/petrol prices. Considering where you are, that shouldn’t surprise me, though.

Our prices are around US$3.00 per gallon; in Southern California, it’s running about US$4.00 per gallon.

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4 Carrie Lofty December 12, 2007 at 6:29 am

Yes, $3.08 today when I filled up.

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5 Robin December 12, 2007 at 11:42 am

Cheaper? Not by a longshot. Mine is $6 (yes, that’s a SIX) per gallon for standard unleaded.

Yes, you’re allowed to faint now.

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6 Grace December 12, 2007 at 12:02 pm

Robin,

My eyes are popping out with that figure!! Why it’s that expensive!? Conspiracy or something? :-)

7 Mar December 12, 2007 at 6:47 pm

It’s about 1.10 euro/liter… can’t do the math! which reminds me I have to tank :) !

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8 cheh December 12, 2007 at 7:28 pm

Relatively expensive compare to Austria.

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9 kailani December 12, 2007 at 11:42 pm

I think a gallon of regular gasoline is now about $3.31/gallon. And since I drive an SUV, I’m filling up every 5 days!

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10 pussreboots December 12, 2007 at 11:54 pm

No it’s not. It’s closer to $4 a gallon here.

11 jen December 13, 2007 at 12:56 am

AAHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Try double that! I’m going to cry under my desk now and give thanks I don’t need to drive anywhere for the next couple of days!

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12 Matt Ellsworth December 13, 2007 at 5:36 pm

Interesting. We pay about $3.50 for 93 octane and about $3.20 for 87 octane. New York state though takes a lot in taxes – so a large portion of the mark up is from that.

I know what you mean though by not remembering what kind of gas to use. annoying.

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13 Jenny December 13, 2007 at 8:14 pm

Prices here are actually going up. It’s nuts.

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14 Hopeful Spirit December 15, 2007 at 7:39 am

I paid $3.29 per gallon tonight. :mad:

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