Man Gasps at R3 000 Petrol Bill for 142 Litres to Fill Up His Bakkie, Leaving South Africans Dumbfounded
- A man shared his petrol bill with peeps on Twitter after spending over three thousand rands to fill up his bakkie
- Tweeps were confused by the amount of petrol he needed for his bakkie and compared it to their bakkies
- Others sympathised with him while some advised him to get a smaller car, claiming that their cars' fuel consumption was cheaper
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Mbongiseni Mbatha couldn't hold back how surprised he was after paying R3000 for 142 litres. He shared with peeps on Twitter that he was filling up his van.
Mbongiseni captioned a pic of the petrol tank saying:
"My Bakkie full tank..."
Source: Twitter
Twitter peeps were confused by how much petrol Mbongiseni's bakkie consumes. They shared that their bakkies consumed almost half of what he spent. Some advised him to get a smaller car while others sympathised with him.
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@Nqo_Radebe tried to reason:
"What Bakkie has such a large Tank? I fill a TLB with that amount."
@JaphtaMulamula shared a funny meme:
@Vho_Bele couldn't believe it:
"Lol nah, This is a lie, this is a small truck probably, not a bakkie."
@poomlah123 joked:
@MojalefaTleane reasoned:
"No bakkie at the moment can be filled up with 3k even if the diesel price is this high bru unless it's a land cruiser."
Man caught on camera trying to steal petrol from another car leaves the internet divided about desperation
The scourge of high petrol prices has gripped the globe. According to Briefly News, across the world, the high price of petrol is being felt; in fact, desperate people are attempting to steal fuel from other people's cars.
An incident in California captured on camera by San Ramon resident Garrett Orman shows him confronting a man trying to steal from Orman's car.
The video of the attempted theft has since gone viral on social media, gathering over one million views on Twitter. The price of fuel across has the world has increased significantly, particularly due to the uncertainty as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, NBC Bay Area reports.
Source: Briefly News
