Pretty Woman and Garage Forecourts

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[asterix]

Sorry, had to laugh, but I just hope that doesn't happen to me!

 

[Red Light]

She's probably paid by the garage to do that throughout the day - doubles their sales!

 

[Fnaar]

You were paying attention to the wrong nozzle there, riever!

 

[Strick]

Bugger, thats damned unlucky! So did you manage to get her number?
Depending what type of van you have, it may be worth you getting a Fuelsure cap; http://www.fuelsure.com/
Ive never put petrol into a diesel, but having bought my first diesel in a good few years earlier this year i decided to get one. As you have pointed out, it only takes a momentary distraction or lapse of concentration and its too late.

In the meanwhile, my lawn could do with a trim if you fancy using up some of that petrol?

 

[Globalti]

On the one occasion when I pulled the same stunt, my car conked out right in the middle of a big junction where I sat feeling like a dickhead waiting for the AA. During the 30 minutes I was there, I was amazed at the number of offers of help I received; one from a bunch of lads who emerged pissed from the nearby pub and wanted to push me (I declined politely) one from a very attractive WPC and one from a young lad who came back five minutes later with a can of petrol! Several other drives pulled alongside to ask if I was OK! Amazing!

 

[snailracer]

Hope you haven't broken your engine
Diesel engines operate at very high fuel pressure, the fuel pump/valves rely on the lubricity of diesel to stop them grinding.

 

[Andy_R]

Don't want to worry you, but have a look here wrong fuel at what you could potentially have done to your van.......

 

[Crackle]

There was no woman was there. It's a cover for the fact you just plain pumped the wrong fuel in.

 

[Globalti]

Scaremongers. The engine will have stopped running long before any damage was done to the distributor pump and in any case the petrol/diesel mix will still have had some lubricating effect.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I know someone who did that once
The AA fixed it for £180. Stuck an expenses claim in for it. Apparently.

 

[Norm]

I know someone who did that once
The AA fixed it for £180. Stuck an expenses claim in for it. Apparently.

You too, huh. Knowing someone, that is. Not that I did it. Or that you did it. But we know someone who did it.

Twice.

 

[zizou]

Went in to fill the van up with diesel this afternoon, and there was this woman hurrying back across the garage forecourt to her car, I couldn't work out if her legs were extra long or her skirt was extra short but bye f**k she was pretty, and seeing her trying to run in high heels was some sight

Anyway undistracted as I was, I filled the van up, paid and left, about a mile down the road, chug chug chug I was slowing down rather rapidly with blue smoke coming out of the back. Pulled into a lay bye and.....Arrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh ....

Three hours later I finally managed to get a mate to tow me the few miles home.

You filthy so and so

 

[Globalti]

If it's an older van you should be able to pick up a second hand DP off a scrappie for reasonable money. Or get yours overhauled.

 

[biggs682]

oh dear