The government is misleading us about the hike in petrol prices and RON rating

[The_YongGrand]

Rebranding those gangsters on the roads???

They have to be sent to the rehab to get them fixed with proper road manners first!!

A Honda engineer wouldn't be interested in the wheelies. He will be interested in how he could make the bike to be safer for the next new design.

[zy]

booting 180 km/h.. sure. not that hard. what automotive engineers have to face is emmission standards for vehicles on road. all those horsepower/torque got lost in the emission system. besides, cost somes into play too.

how often fo you see can manufacturers making 1000hp cars for users?

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by zy

booting 180 km/h.. sure. not that hard. what automotive engineers have to face is emmission standards for vehicles on road. all those horsepower/torque got lost in the emission system. besides, cost somes into play too.

how often fo you see can manufacturers making 1000hp cars for users?

I think they were referring to the 80-100 cc kapchai motorbikes.

Of course, Mat Rempits don't care about the environment. Heck, they don't even care about the mess they make when they plow into people, vehicles, trees, road surfaces, etc.

[karhoe]

1000hp? That's Bugatti Veyron

[zy]

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

I think they were referring to the 80-100 cc kapchai motorbikes.

Of course, Mat Rempits don't care about the environment. Heck, they don't even care about the mess they make when they plow into people, vehicles, trees, road surfaces, etc.

yes, i do know they are referring to lower end bikes.

but then, you can do anything to an engine to boost it. probably the reliability will drop. remove air filter.. straight exhaust.. etc..

its just like overclocking a CPU..

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by zy

yes, i do know they are referring to lower end bikes.

but then, you can do anything to an engine to boost it. probably the reliability will drop. remove air filter.. straight exhaust.. etc..

its just like overclocking a CPU..

LOL! I just find it funny that they are insinuating that Mat Rempits are smarter than Honda engineers.

Oh well, I really hope either Khairy Jamaluddin or Abdul Azeez (the two proponents of Mat Cemerlang) will insist that Mat Rempits be roped in as "consultants" in the 1Malaysia F1 team.

[ianho]

OMG! This Abdul Azeez character came from which jungle? "If we can't beat them, join them"??????? So go join all the drug addicts, drug dealers, robbers, rapists, since we cant beat them? Mebe he's a closet Rempit who dons his Superman suit every Friday night. LOL

[Adrian Wong]

He's just another UMNO opportunist pimping to the media spotlight. Haven't heard from either him or Khairy since they last promoted Mat Cemerlangs. I guess the silence is proof that there are NO Mat Cemerlangs.

Oh, our esteemed Prime Minister and his bootiful wife has recently jumped onto the Mat Rempit bandwagon. They didn't quite call them Mat Cemerlangs but they too want to turn those street hooligans into useful members of society by sending them to leadership camps, etc.

PS. Coming back to topic, I think this F1 venture could be the reason for the "adjustment" in petrol prices. They obviously need a LOT of cash for the F1 team (plus sizeable fees for their "consultants" of course). The hike in petrol prices will provide plenty of money for the government to do just that.

[jason18689]

I’m writing in reference to the piece “How will you benefit from the new RON95 petrol?” by Leong Hung Yee.

I’m no motorhead but this is a misleading piece of spin. Here are the reasons why :

1. RON97 petrol, before and now, is the same product. It was not “upgraded” as the writer mentioned.
2. The government had earlier promised that the price for petrol will remain until the end of the year. The statement that RON95 will be capped at RM 1.80 is nothing more than an attempt to cover up the price hike. Then again, he’s a politician.
3. RON number does not measure the octane “quality” of the fuel. The octane rating is a measure of the RESISTANCE of petrol to premature detonation. It has nothing to do with fuel quality. The word “quality” should have never been mentioned, unless it was inserted intentionally to mislead the reader.
4. RON97 has “stronger” ingredients? A higher octane rating merely means the fuel is more resistant to premature detonation. It doesn’t mean the fuel is stronger or has stronger ingredients.
5. RON92 is NOT leaded petrol! Leaded petrol has been discontinued in Malaysia for years. RON92 is simply unleaded petrol with a Research Octane Number of 92!

Seriously, has the journalistic and editorial quality at The Star dropped so low that neither the journalist or the editor bothered to do a little fact-checking before publishing the piece?

If you do print a correction, please do inform the public that using petrol with a higher RON rating that your car’s engine supports is a waste of money. Petrol with a higher RON rating will NOT deliver better performance. If your car supports RON 91, then RON 91 is good enough.

Good one, i totally agree with this one...
For me, it shows how pathetic they are at publishing an article..This is just misleading...Many of the newspaper readers do follows and believe whatever is written on the newspaper..
TheStar

[karhoe]

Oo, now JFB also in this forum already, welcome LOL