This statement is definitely wrong.

Dollar to dollar wise, fuel here is dirt cheap.
Dollar to dollar comparison, mean you need to convert into the same currency to compare.

Rm1.90 mean about Euro 0.50, you cannot possible to get Euro 0.50 for every litres in developed countries.

If want to say it is expensive,
then correct term is purchasing power aka fuel price vs income.
The price paid for petrol vs income.

Disregard our crude oil is higher quality or not.
The petrol we pumped is the same with overseas one.

The crude oil quality aka less sulphur content and low in viscosity is concern for refiners only. Aka refiner take more effort to extract or refine the crude oil, eventually more cost to the refiner, that's why it is cheaper.

Those better quality crude oil, market refer it as sweet crude, which is easier to be refined, and able to produce more petrol than heavy oil or better yield.

But final product, aka petrol and diesel is still the same which depended on refiner spec, or specifically the market demand or standard of the particular place.

Dollar to dollar <-- means you use the same dollar to compare, not one earn RM, one earn USD to compare.

We should use the term of purchasing power, or goods price vs income ratio.

It is based on the spec and standard set at respective location.
It may not the same due to local standard or specification set.

What I mentioned is that the final product from the refiner is petrol.

Petrol = petrol, if both are same Ron and additive used, whether it come from sweet or soul crude, they are the same, if spec and additive is the same.

It is like murky water vs a clean water, both go to the water treatment plant, the mulky water is more difficult to do the filtration, but end of process it is still a clean water and drinkable water for both.
If both water spec and ingredient is the same, both are the same. It won't be the source which is clean water one is more "quality".
Get what I mean.

This post has been edited by cherroy: Jun 18 2012, 01:59 PM

I have no data or info on petrol used in Europe.

My previous post just to highlight that just because Malaysia export sweet crude or so called high quality crude, it doesn't mean petrol used here is inferior, both are unrelated.

Personally, I don't like cruise control, unless it is a total blank/no traffic highway.
Otherwise, in an uneven road, water, holes etc.
the car may try to accelerate to the pre-set speed if hitting those obstacle, quite dangerous for my liking.