RON97 goes down further to RM2.60 - 5 Jul 2012

With the price of crude oil currently below USD90 per barrel, it's a much welcomed move from the authorities to reduce further the price of unsubsidized RON97 at the pumps to RM2.60 per liter.

This is a further reduction on top of the RM0.10 drop effective beginning of last month. Of course, RM2.60 per liter is still significantly higher than the subsidized price of RON95 which is currently holding flat at RM1.90 per liter.

This bodes well for owners of foreign-registered vehicles (due to Government sales restrictions) and high-performance cars like the Honda Civic Type-R and Suzuki Swift Sport (of course one may argue that the price of fuel is relatively negligible compared to the cost of these cars anyway). And of course too, to those of use who drive *normal* cars who choose, for whatever reason, to refuel with RON97. :)

Your experience and vehicle needs might vary, but previously, I had no issues running my Honda Civic FD2 on RON92 when it was available for sale some years ago.

Well, regardless of the price per liter of fuel, we should always make it a habit of driving sensibly and in an economical manner. For those of you who are thinking of getting a car, do include fuel efficiency as one of the factors for consideration, as in the long run, the savings will be substantial.