Petrol price, anyone else see this?

[dxbtiger]

Taken from a thread in GG, I am genuinely shocked (and pleased)

http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/proposal-to-cut-u...

[shirt]

great news. clearly another intitiative to appease the local citizens [not sure why, they don't seem the rioting type] but at least it'll benefit us for once.

[6th Gear]

Yep. More reasons to love living in the UAE as a petrol head.

8L Viper anyone?

[dxbtiger]

6th Gear said:

Yep. More reasons to love living in the UAE as a petrol head.

8L Viper anyone?

That is EXACTLY the car that came to mind when I read it.

Or be sensible cos of the dogs and get a Ram SRT-10

[yorky500]

UAE has the highest petrol prices within the GCC.

Whats the bet the price reduction is only for "locals"

[Chilli]

You pay for petrol here? I thought you just tipped the attendant.

[Hitch78]

We get 1000AED per month on an ENOC card - not sure I've ever even got close to that, never mind if it bought me 100% more fuel!

[yorky500]

Hitch78 said:

We get 1000AED per month on an ENOC card - not sure I've ever even got close to that, never mind if it bought me 100% more fuel!

You can give it to me if you like. I use about AED350 per week

[shirt]

i use 200 a week as i reckon i get 14-15mpg on a good day. the article says it'll be a blanket price drop for expats and locals alike. good news as i'm not far off getting a car allowance and the real fun can begin!

[croyde]

You B'stards

And to think I felt happy when I filled up in Battersea yesterday for a paltry £1.34/litre thinking wow! it's getting cheaper.

[Funk]

And here we are being crucified on price in the name of the 'environment'.

It's utter, utter bks, isn't it?

[shirt]

dxbtiger said:

That is EXACTLY the car that came to mind when I read it.

Or be sensible cos of the dogs and get a Ram SRT-10

i quite fancy a wrangler with the 6.2l v8

Funk said:

And here we are being crucified on price in the name of the 'environment'.

It's utter, utter bks, isn't it?

you're being crucified as britain taxes the wrong end of the spectrum. if fuel taxes were abolished and the income tax rate hiked 3-4% i reckon very few would complain.

[IanUAE]

Nice isn't it when you go car shopping and the one thing you don't even think about is the fuel efficiency.

[yorky500]

IanUAE said:

Nice isn't it when you go car shopping and the one thing you don't even think about is the fuel efficiency.

Thats true, but the biggest ball-ache if you do fill up daily is the queue's to get into most of the petrol stations!

[Desert Dog]

That's why the smart people buy a car with the filler cap on the right hand side!

[6th Gear]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/chevrolet/cama...

MMM!

[yorky500]

Desert Dog said:

That's why the smart people buy a car with the filler cap on the right hand side!

That only counts when in Dubai, in AUH its a free-for-all.

[Harris_I]

Do you mean the AUH pump lines extend round the other side of the car, like in the UK?

[yorky500]

Harris_I said:

Do you mean the AUH pump lines extend round the other side of the car, like in the UK?

Yup. The ones I see do. You can pull up to a pump irrespective of which side your filler cap is on.

[Asterix]

That explains why Adnoc has just bought lots of the petrol stations in the Northern Emirates - brings everything under one roof.

60% decrease in prices - that means the Porsche would cost AED40 to fill up - £7 - hahahah!

Now can we lobby for the price of tyres to come down?

Edited by Asterix on Monday 28th May 19:34