Ara Damansara

Article and pic by LeeYK
Jan 27

When petrol prices shot through the roof last year, many motorists jumped onto the bandwagon to convert to LPG. For shops specializing in such conversions, it was a windfall and they did more business during those few weeks than perhaps the entire year before. For some, the petrol price increase was the catalyst that push them into the conversion, something which they had always wanted to but kept putting off for various reasons. For others, the price increase was too much to bear and they decided to bite the bullet for a very expensive cash outlay in return for some savings in the future.

One of the biggest deterrents of converting to LPG is the lack of re-fueling stations. Looking for such a station is like searching for a gem in a river bed and once found, it remains inked in your memory perhaps forever. In your first encounter, the initial exhilarations quickly turn to despair. Often you find a train of red and white vehicles snaking round the block. Welcome to Economics 101! It’s the demand and supply theory in action.

If you have done the conversion, feelings of regrets start to creep in. You ask yourself : Why, on earth, did I dish out a couple of grands to land myself in such a situation? Why do I give up the convenience of driving to any petrol station any time of day (or night), refuel and done with in less than 10mins?

For Ara Damasarians, here is the comforting news. The Petronas station in our neighbourhood now offers this re-fueling service. It has been in operations for a few months now. So if the lack of station is holding you back, you can’t use that excuse now!

Happy re-fueling!