Very accurate prediction!

Excellent prediction!

Time to fill up tomorrow then!

So is it confirmed going down tomorrow?

Haiya, so many straight weeks going up, then down only 2 weeks, now already going up again!?

Hahaha yeah I also don't follow as closely BUT if can delay refueling and if know price going down then no harm just to delay, that's the point. If still need to refuel then just go ahead as the difference also not much. So for me, if my tank is almost empty or at least less than half tank and already Wednesday then I check if price going up or down to determine if I refuel Wednesday or delay Thursday, provided I also remember to check! If my tank still more than half tank on Wednesday then I just don't bother to check. That's the approach I'm taking now.

This post has been edited by 6UE5T: Jan 11 2018, 03:15 PM

Walao, big jump!

Similar to MYR, quickly keep appreciating in the last few months?

Agree. Targeting fuel subsidy for the people who need them the most is a noble ideal but in practice can be difficult to implement to ensure it's still fair and no loop holes for abuse and corruption, or generating a new black market for fuel. Indonesia for example has been tinkering with this idea for the longest of time but until now still not able to implement it due to such various challenges, hence still just subsidize for all. So not sure if Malaysia can do it in such short time frame too.

Subsidy purely based on car's engine size is just too simplistic and unfair, just like the road tax regulation.

I actually would love to have lower ron fuel at much cheaper price because actually one of my cars does not need ron 95! So the subsidy is not exactly on target there coz people like me can still enjoy it. Furthermore that can be easily abused as people can just fill up their cars with the lower ron even though not ideal for the car.

Petrol vouchers might be able to target more fairly but it's a limited subsidy, so there's a ceiling only up to certain amount of purchase and not every time. And then there can still be subject to abuse and even black market fuel if not controlled tightly.

Such targeted subsidy is really easier said than done, but we'll see.

But that means the so called 'targeted' subsidy will still miss the target a bit or can still be subject to abuse or profiteering. That's why Indonesia also has not yet been able to do it and still resorting to subsidy for all.

Let's see if Malaysia can really do a proper targeted subsidy. I'm not so optimistic though but who knows.

Then that would be a good time to use 97 for those who want to try coz the price difference is minimal.

Agree, I'd love to have ron91/92 coz definitely my wife's car doesn't need 95. Actually still many lower end cars can benefit and save money from using lower ron coz even 95 is overkill for those cars.

That is because we only have 95 here as the lowest. See if have 91/92, surely they will say minimum 91/92 as well!

Yes, if the engine is already designed to work at the most optimum (with regards to FC & power) using higher ron then you should use the higher ron accordingly but if not then it's a total waste of money. Even for many cars nowadays whereby their engine technology & mapping is already pretty wide, then even though the spec says it should take higher ron but in reality they can also still drink lower ron with about the same performance and FC. For example is just my car where in Japan the ideal spec is to drink 98, but the mapping is wide enough that it can still drink 95 without sacrificing any noticeable drop in power or FC. As for my wife's car, it surely does not need even 95, so if the gov introduce 91/92 then that would be good for me to save money.

Ron88 is still available in Jakarta but not all stations.

I doubt so especially if the engine is designed with the older fuel spec in mind.

Sucks, that's kinda cheating!

What will be the estimation for 97 this week?