My Hyundai Getz was checked in yesterday into Hyundai Global City – that’s the Hyundai service center at the Fort, my favorite place to get it checked-up – for her 45,000km checkup. I’ll post the checkup list later today, but just to give you a ballpark figure of how much I spent, I spent roughly Php3,300.

As predicted by my visitor Robbie, my Hyundai Getz’s Bosch headlights conked out. :p I decided to therefore go with Hyundai Fort Bonifacio to take care of it, even if it costs so much more than the bulbs available at Ace or Blade. It’s Php590 per piece. OUCH, right? Plus, Php400 for labor to install it. But I did the math, the bulbs I bought for a little less than Php800 lasted five months because I wasn’t ready for it. In theory, the Php1,500 I spent will last me at least two years. Worth it, because it’s all Hyundai original. Haaay.

This morning, I swung by the Shell gasoline station along Bonifacio Global City’s 32nd St. I saw a flyer for its e10 fuel and my interest was piqued. For the information of Life With Gina readers, our Getzes’ engines are compatible with e10 gasoline, so I just thought this information would be useful. I’ve used Shell’s e10 gasoline for quite some time because it’s better for the environment. It hasn’t shown itself in my experience to more less fuel efficient than Shell’s regular fuel, so that’s why I use it. (And no, this isn’t a paid ad for Shell. I have no relationship with Shell or anyone who works for Shell.)

The flyer said the following of Shell’s e10:

• Shell e10 gasoline will not damage car engines and neither is it corrosive.
• Shell e10 gasoline contain a corrosion inhibitor additive, which provides added protection to engine component parts such as carburetors, fuel pumps, and fuel injectors.
• Shell e10 gasoline fully conforms to the Philippine National Standard (PNS) for ethanol-blended (E10) gasoline.
• Shell e10 gasoline does not contain water or any impurities that could damage engine component parts.
• Shell has developed and put in place stringent quality assurance procedures for storage and handling of ethanol and E10 gasoline to ensure that e10 gasoline is not in any way contaminated with water or any impurities along the supply chain from source to the vehicle’s gas tank.

So, there. If you wanna give e10 a shot, why not try Shell’s e10?