refuel a VW Polo Vivo in SA

It’s Mzansi’s most popular passenger car but how much does it cost to refuel a VW Polo Vivo in SA? Picture: File/Fotor.

Will it still cost R1 000 to refuel a VW Polo Vivo in SA next week?

Embattled motorists can’t wait for a third consecutive fuel-price drop next week. Here’s how much it’ll cost to refuel a VW Polo Vivo in SA.

refuel a VW Polo Vivo in SA

It’s Mzansi’s most popular passenger car but how much does it cost to refuel a VW Polo Vivo in SA? Picture: File/Fotor.

From Wednesday 6 December 2023, here’s how much it will cost to refuel a VW Polo Vivo in SA after the next fuel price decrease. As we already know, the diesel price is in for a near-record decrease next week, while the petrol decrease is marginal. And here’s how much it’ll cost to refuel a VW Polo Vivo in SA – Mzansi’s most popular passenger car – after the next price decrease takes effect next week.

REFUEL A VW POLO VIVO IN SA

refuel a VW Polo Vivo in SA
The Volkswagen Polo Vivo, SA’s most popular passenger car. Picture: VWSA.

A diesel-price decrease of more than R2 per litre might have everyone really excited, but petrol is also enjoying a price drop in December 2023:

Fuel Price Change
Petrol 93 decrease of 65 cents per litre
Petrol 95decrease of 65 cents per litre
Diesel 0.05% (wholesale)decrease of 235 cents per litre
Diesel 0.005% (wholesale)decrease of 241 cents per litre

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Fuel INLANDNovember price December price
93 PetrolR23.44 R22.79
95 Petrol R23.90 R23.25
Diesel 0.05% R24.17 R21.82
Diesel 0.005%R24.40R21.99
Fuel COASTALNovember price December price
93 Petrol R22.72 R22.07
95 PetrolR23.18R22.53
Diesel 0.05%R23.44R21.09
Diesel 0.005%R23.71 R21.30

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HOW MUCH WILL YOU SAVE FILLING UP?

Estimation of fuel prices going up
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Looking at the numbers, when you refuel a VW Polo Vivo in SA here’s how much it will cost you. The popular South African-made passenger car has a 45-litre tank and when you refill it with 95 Petrol it will still cost you more than R1 000.

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Specifically, it will cost R1 046 to refuel inland and R1 013 at the coast. While still not into triple digits, it compares favourably to R1 075 and R1 054 before the December fuel-price drop. A saving of R41 across the range. Every Rand and cent counts over the festive season.

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