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Fuel Price is da bomb

Just read STI on the fuel prices in Singapore. Can you say WTF?!

Petrol shot up to almost $2 a litre yesterday as fears that Hurricane Katrina would cripple US refining capacity sent crude soaring past US$70 (S$117) a barrel.

The price hike is the fourth to hit Singapore motorists in less than three months and means they are now paying over 20 per cent more for a litre of petrol than just six months ago.

ExxonMobil, the largest player here with 77 stations, made the first move, raising pump prices by nine cents a litre.

Its three grades of petrol now retail at between $1.812 and $1.927 per litre. Other companies are expected to follow suit.

Shell's V-Power, which already retails at $1.93 a litre before discount, will be $2.02 after the expected increase.
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Independent fuel consultant Ong Eng Tong said motorists would be unlikely to start cutting back until petrol 'hits $2.50 a litre'.

'I think that is when people will start to wake up,' he said.

Veteran car dealer Lee Chiu San, 59, certainly doesn't need the wake-up call.

'I remember when petrol was $2 a gallon,' said Mr Lee. That's about 44 cents a litre.

'I was in National Service, and I was riding a 90cc motorbike. I used to fill up for $1 each time.'
Excerpt from STI

When i was in Singapore, i told myself that when fuel prices hit $2 per litre, I shall stop driving. Who knows it happen this fast!!?? Wah kao!!

And that guy who said Last time petrol $2 a gallon, police maybe wearing shorts ok!

But sometimes not driving also quite troublesome if you need to move around in your work.

Looks like we have to go for public transport or hope that Pee Powered cars comes up real soon haha.

But what if you driving larger cars with higher capacity? You might have to stop every 10km to erm....top up fuel. Traffic jam even worse. Now and then see people come out and pour some yellowish liquid into the fuel tank. Or some really unlucky people might need to piss into a bottle in the car.

Then Pee power got grade or not? octane 92 98 or P-Power.

Over and out!
(Forgive my silly stuff lah...haha)

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