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discussion Diesel prices
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1 Eyed Monkey
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E90 filled and parked. Using Grand i10 if I need to use a car. Luckily the daily is a company bakkie.
DRCraig
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Me and my wife both use diesel cars for commuting. Our monthly fuel bill increased from R4200 to an estimated R5500 (to be confirmed April-end). With the projected fuel price for May, I see it increasing further to over R7000 per month.
We own a 1.4 Swift we rotate every other week, but you still feel the pinch at the pumps even after seeing consumption figures as low as 4.0l/100km. It's terrible.
The surge in fuel prices inevitably sparked an even higher demand for EV's and PHEV.
We own a 1.4 Swift we rotate every other week, but you still feel the pinch at the pumps even after seeing consumption figures as low as 4.0l/100km. It's terrible.
The surge in fuel prices inevitably sparked an even higher demand for EV's and PHEV.
///M Individual
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Same here bud.
Find ourselves using the 20d more than the 30d where we can.
Hoping something changes before the estimate R9 per litre increase in May.
EATYOURVITAMIN5
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Crazy times we live in where I'm genuinely better off daily driving the 335i over the E91 diesel..
That being said, selling should be the last thing on your mind - it's important to remember that yes, the current situation is grim, but eventually things will die down again and combustibles will return to their normal price.
The last thing you need is sellers remorse because the price of fuel jumped for a little bit.. nothing we haven't seen before as I remember just prior to me leaving for Portugal a few years ago, the price of 95 per litre hit around R27!
As a wise man once said:
That being said, selling should be the last thing on your mind - it's important to remember that yes, the current situation is grim, but eventually things will die down again and combustibles will return to their normal price.
The last thing you need is sellers remorse because the price of fuel jumped for a little bit.. nothing we haven't seen before as I remember just prior to me leaving for Portugal a few years ago, the price of 95 per litre hit around R27!
As a wise man once said:
Rocky_cpt
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I was speaking to a mate of mine in the motor industry, who doesn't sell cars but is something of a mechanic. He reckons if this doesn't die down within 6 months, alternative options should be considered. Not selling exactly if we don't have to, and space permitting, but looking into the EV's as dailys and using diesel or petrol vehicles as holiday vehicles for longer distance drives.
My concern is post the "shortage". They were talking about prices staying high and gradually coming down yesterday on the radio. 2026 is going to be wild
My concern is post the "shortage". They were talking about prices staying high and gradually coming down yesterday on the radio. 2026 is going to be wild
AshG108
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Both cars diesel here, so far...both of them are running on the fill-up from the beginning of the month so have not felt any pressure yet.
Having looked at prices close by to me, it doesn't look too drastic till the next fill up.
However, rental vehicles have felt the pinch down at our project. R400 refills are dying out within the week compared to before where it lasted for a week plus.
Having looked at prices close by to me, it doesn't look too drastic till the next fill up.
However, rental vehicles have felt the pinch down at our project. R400 refills are dying out within the week compared to before where it lasted for a week plus.
In my opinion, more and more EVs, even in trucking (like what the US and Europe have) must be introduced into the market. We can't have a situation where every time a war happens, prices for fuel shoot up some 50% as it affects everything. Food, manufacturing, etc. Only a fool today will say EVs don't have a place on our roads. If half the cars were EVs, barely anyone would care about some war on the other side of the world.
All the fuel stations along the N3 to Durban can be extended to fit fast charges for commercial vehicles. Nowadays, it takes 5 minutes to charge from 20 to 80% battery. So it most definitely is practical to do. Loadshedding is gone and Eskom is sitting with 10GW of spare capacity doing nothing. Massive projects for solar are being done across the country so Electricity supply is not a restriction also.
Schalk94
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Between my Pajero and the wife's 530d we use 260-280L of diesel a month,so this price increase is definitely felt and the potential May increase definitely causes some further concern.
I would potentially look at swapping daily's with the SO should this madness continue past just 2-3 months,because the BMW is significantly lighter on the golden juice than the Pajero,literally a 70% saving on fuel over the Pajero. Racking up serious mileage on the 5 series isn't quite part of the plan though....
I would potentially look at swapping daily's with the SO should this madness continue past just 2-3 months,because the BMW is significantly lighter on the golden juice than the Pajero,literally a 70% saving on fuel over the Pajero. Racking up serious mileage on the 5 series isn't quite part of the plan though....
TBP88
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This will accelerate the trend we already see. The problem ironically isn't actually so much "cost of travel", in SA that's a big deal because our public transport sucks, but it's shipping costs for food and other goods.
So, the inflation will materialize across the board and looks like to result in higher rates at a CB level too (so more money spent on your home loan and other debt). My advice would be to lay off any big purchases, live marginally more frugally. Realistically everyone should be contemplating the shift to full EV for the daily anyway. As time goes on (and I've said this elsewhere) it makes more and more sense. If you have a home solar setup then it's doubly so. Our next family car will 99.9999% be an EV at this point. We're in a fortunate spot that we're not shopping today - so we can see the longevity and depreciation on them in a few yrs. I'll be VERY keen to see what a 5/6yr old ev with a 30% depleted battery costs... As I've said elsewhere again, if it has 300km range and that degrates to 200km, that's still fine for 99.9% of our use cases!
So, the inflation will materialize across the board and looks like to result in higher rates at a CB level too (so more money spent on your home loan and other debt). My advice would be to lay off any big purchases, live marginally more frugally. Realistically everyone should be contemplating the shift to full EV for the daily anyway. As time goes on (and I've said this elsewhere) it makes more and more sense. If you have a home solar setup then it's doubly so. Our next family car will 99.9999% be an EV at this point. We're in a fortunate spot that we're not shopping today - so we can see the longevity and depreciation on them in a few yrs. I'll be VERY keen to see what a 5/6yr old ev with a 30% depleted battery costs... As I've said elsewhere again, if it has 300km range and that degrates to 200km, that's still fine for 99.9% of our use cases!
Mitchenator
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I normally commute 4 days per week on my bike and one day the Z4. Then everything else my Everest V6 diesel.
Now commuting with the bike is 5 days per week, come rain, hail, cold or sunshine. My bikes uses 5.5L/100km (and half the time to get to work) and both cars average about 14.5. So with petrol cheaper than diesel, if I don't need 4 seats the Z4 now gets preference. This is going to hurt especially if diesel goes to R35ish next month
Now commuting with the bike is 5 days per week, come rain, hail, cold or sunshine. My bikes uses 5.5L/100km (and half the time to get to work) and both cars average about 14.5. So with petrol cheaper than diesel, if I don't need 4 seats the Z4 now gets preference. This is going to hurt especially if diesel goes to R35ish next month
Two diesels here.
We both full time at the office every day.
I filled half a tank on my 530D on Sunday. The difference is def noticeable and has added a hectic increase to our monthly budget.
Hoping this wont last that long.
That being said is till will never sell my X3 20D or 530D.
In case it helps anyone:
Sasol Edenvale, (next to Mintys) 10ppm R27.69 a Litre
We both full time at the office every day.
I filled half a tank on my 530D on Sunday. The difference is def noticeable and has added a hectic increase to our monthly budget.
Hoping this wont last that long.
That being said is till will never sell my X3 20D or 530D.
In case it helps anyone:
Sasol Edenvale, (next to Mintys) 10ppm R27.69 a Litre
Just look at the used market in Europe and the US. Autotrader on Youtube did a review on a 700k km Tesla. The battery after that mileage and being if I remember well 10 years old, only lost 10% or so of its battery capacity. So 400km range after 10 years and 700k km, still 360km left.
And dont forget the savings on fuel, maintenance. Not even the mighty Landcruiser will hit 700k without needing a ton of engine work/gearbox work. There is oil changes, filters, etc that needs to be done on ICE gasoline cars. EV? Its just a motor and those can last basically forever.
