Graham DownsApr 1

In case you missed it, here are the fuel prices in South Africa (inland) from today:

- 93 Petrol: R23.25 (from R20.19 yesterday)
- 95 Petrol: R23.36 (from R20.30 yesterday)
- Diesel 0.05% (wholesale): R25.90 (from R18.53 yesterday)
- Diesel 0.005% (wholesale): R26.11 (from R18.60 yesterday)
- Illuminating Paraffin: R28.14 (from R12.54 yesterday)
- LPGAS (per kg): R36.05 (from R34.97 yesterday)

#SouthAfrica #FuelPrice

Show threadDeManiak 🇿🇦
@GrahamDowns Looks *harder* at that BYD Dolphin Surf #EV
Apr 1 at 6:17pmWeb
Show threadKim van WykApr 1

@kaasbaas @GrahamDowns we sold a diesel chugging Ford Ranger this week to buy a PHEV and feel quite lucky about the timing :-)

Our smaller Suzuki Ignis is very light on fuel but a BYD Dolphin is looking like a very nice alternative to it round about now.

Show threadDeManiak 🇿🇦Apr 2

@kimvanwyk @GrahamDowns noice.

which phev did you go for?

at some point, will also have to make a plan with diesel double cab here, but..baby steps.

Lucklily we don't drive THAT much.
but even then, these diesel prices are looking NUTS

Show threadKim van WykApr 2
@kaasbaas @GrahamDowns we've just collected a Chery Tiggo 7 Ultra PHEV. We slightly preferred it to the BYD Sealion 6.
Show threadDeManiak 🇿🇦Apr 2

@kimvanwyk @GrahamDowns snazzy!

May you have many trouble free KMs !

Show threadBig GeorgeApr 2
@kimvanwyk @kaasbaas @GrahamDowns what was the thinking ? Just looks ? I haven't seen a 7 yet but saw a sealion 6 last night
Show threadKim van WykApr 2
@BigG @kaasbaas @GrahamDowns looks didn't really enter it, externally they look quite similar. Chery offered a better discount and we preferred the bells and whistles in terms of driver comfort and various driver assistance features. We'd however have almost certainly been very happy with the Sealion too, they're both very nice cars and pretty much on par with each other. The bar was low though, it's replacing a 9 year old entry level manual Ford Ranger doublecab with hand cracked windows.
Show threadBig GeorgeApr 2
@kimvanwyk @kaasbaas @GrahamDowns my friend says BYD is basixally the biggest battery maker.... so you are buying good batteries with a car thown in.... thats a positive thing...
Show threadKim van WykApr 2
@BigG @kaasbaas @GrahamDowns I had the same thought and was surprised that Chery offered a 10 year warranty on the battery and BYD only an 8 year warranty.
Show threadDeManiak 🇿🇦Apr 2

@kimvanwyk @BigG @GrahamDowns now that is interesting.

BYD likes to brag their blade battery is the safest on the market - apparently their fav party trick at auto shows is a battery puncture demo - with no resulting "thermal incident".

FWIW - got BYD batts as part of the home PV system. Can't lay any faults there...

Cherry is a solid brand by now - if they are willing to throw 10 years on their batts, that does say something.

Show threadLeon CowleApr 2
@kimvanwyk @kaasbaas @GrahamDowns What international EV brands sound like to our (competition starved) American ears: enjoy your Chikka Floof Mountain Subgoo Extreme! (PS We’re jealous!)
Show threadKim van WykApr 2
@leoncowle @kaasbaas @GrahamDowns in this case I was choosing between the Chery Tiggo, the BYD Sealion 6, the Haval H6 and the Jaecoo J7, so it was at least the more pronounceable of the available brands. Jetour, Omada and BAIC didn't have vehicles in the range we were looking at, for a not-even-complete list of the brands that were not available here when you lived here (and possibly didn't exist yet).
Show threadLeon CowleApr 2

@kimvanwyk @kaasbaas @GrahamDowns Not a single of those brands were there (afaik) or like you say probably even existed yet in 2001. You were considered “exotic” and “brave” back then if you got one of those new fandangled South Korean “Hyundai”s! (Not quite, but nearly). LOL.

And also, April Fools was yesterday, you can lay off simply making up shit names of cars now. 😂😉🤣

Show threadBig GeorgeApr 2
@kaasbaas @GrahamDowns I have heard good things....