Caltex RON 95 Refill

JB areas - Kulai - JB - Kulai - JB

Hot weather - cold aircond

Engine idling, kids sleeping

Not so slow driving manner

9.4 km/litre

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Refill Caltex RON 95

Kulai - Semangar - Felda Simpang Waha - Kota Tinggi - Damansara Aliff - Munsyi Ibrahim - Bandar Baru Uda

Weather was hot. Crawling traffic between Kota Tinggi and Ulu Tiram. Some engine idling to cool down the car with air-cond. 3 adults, 4 kids with luggage.

10.32km / litre.

Raya Caltex Refill RON 95

JB - Muar - Kulai - JB

Lots of stuff for 3 nights and 3 kids and 2 adults.

10.86km / litre.

Caltex RON 95 refill

Prior to Hari Raya trip, 9.2km / litre.

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Caltex RON 95 refill

Hot weather - more burden on airconditioner, heavy eid hamper for gifts - 7.3 km/litre.

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Dash

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Caltex RON 95 Refill

Re-fill my tank with 31+ litre tonight.

Not so many idle engine plus many long distance journeys with some office travels - 9.37km/litre.

Caltex RON 95 refill

Refill last night. Town drive mainly - 7.8km/litre.

Absorbers change

2004 Proton Perdana V6

Absorbers change - Feb 2009.

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Ipsum & RON 95

I have been busy lately. But I am pleased that RON 95 does not affect the Ipsum's performance. This may be as a result of previous consumption of RON 92 thus RON 95 is like an upgrade.

However, the case is not the same with my 2004 Perdana V6. I felt less power during acceleration. The reduction is obvious.

My brother in law did also complained the same problem with his 1996 Iswara 1.3 aeroback.

We have to drive slower. Pushing the car to deliver the same power should be bad for the fuel consumption.

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Nokia 5800 as MP3 player & weekend

We're happy with the 5800. I only wish if the volume can be a bit louder by either higher volume out from the 5800 or higher volume in on the AV input.

Oh yeah... I wish the head unit touch screen could control the 5800 too.

All this while, I'm stuck with the Greatest Hits by Kenny G on my CD since my kids love them so much. Now daddy has got some music to listen to.

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AV Input and Nokia 5800

There is AV input on the Ipsum. Yesterday I tried connecting Nokia 5800 as an MP3 player. Look what I've got on the LCD screen!

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Ipsum's used spares / half cut

I came across this advertisement by Harp Thai Auto Parts while waiting my other car being washed.

They have Ipsum's half cut.

• Harp Thai Auto Parts 03-80604399

1st Refill With Caltex RON95

Did my refill.

Fuel consumption for the previous 3/4 tank was 11km/litre.

Not bad. But now we have to live with 10 sen more expensive RON 95.

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Weekend trip to Muar

We went to Parit Jawa, Muar last weekend. The Ipsum was installed with a clean air filter.

We are still happy with Toyota Genuine Motor Oil. The car felt stable. With the clean air filter slotted in, the acceleration is much smoother. When overtaking, power came in without notice and the engine did not sound harsh.

It is difficult to tame the accelerator paddle. The Ipsum loves cruising over the limit. At 140 km/h the Ipsum felt as if it has more to give.

My average speed was 110 km/h at the highway and 90 km/h outside the motorway.

From Parit Jawa we picked up 3 adults and proceed to Muar town. The Ipsum does not feel overload and can accelerate and overtake with ease. The weather was hot, thus the air-conditioning was worked harder. But, the engine was still less heaty than before the service.

I'll post the fuel consumption after my next re-fill.

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RON 95 and consumption

It has been reported that RON95 lead to less travel. The figure of the shortage is significant enough that if this is true, this "price decrease" will be a bad detriment to the consumers at large because (1) we are getting less for the same price and (2) our vehicles travel less than before.

Some said that it is best to try all petrol brands to see which one is more suitable for your vehicle and you.

I'll be starting with Caltex RON95. Since I have been using RON92 prior to this (except the latest few fillings), I except the same or better fuel consumption for my Ipsum.

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RON 95's price

We came back from Muar last Saturday. I planned to re-fill today, after fuel price reduction from RM1-80 (RON 97) to RM1-75 (RON 95). I went to Caltex last night at about 10 PM to check whether I can re-fill at the new price. But, it RON 97 was still at its old price. Thus I went home.

The news came to me at 11.15 PM that RON 95 will also be priced at RM1-80. Too late and already tired to go back to Caltex.

What is this Mr Gomen??

If the price of RON 95 was really introduced at RM1-75, I am very certain that the news at RTM/TV3/etc will show interviews of fuel pump customers saying thank you Mr Gomen, the lower fuel price will certainly help in this difficult time, thank you for the creative thinking, we don't really need RON 97, RON 95 is good enough.

But tonight I am sure that this will not happen. I wonder why...