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How NOT to save money when filling up
qman69
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It's 7:00 in the morning and I'm tired after a couple of nights sleeping badly. I filled up with petrol (£50) and on the way home the car starts mis-behaving. When I get home I check my receipt and find I've filled up with unleaded petrol instead of diesel !! 
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:mad: :eek: :rotfl: :rotfl:
How things can change overnight -
February 06 - With self control I will be debt free in three years (apart from my mortgage!)
Total - £25,000 :eek: Estimated Debt-Free date - January 2009 :j :rotfl:
July 06 - Made redundant and given early retirement
Total - £0 and replaced the car.
Now looking for a job to top-up the pension. :T
How things can change overnight -
February 06 - With self control I will be debt free in three years (apart from my mortgage!)
Total - £25,000 :eek: Estimated Debt-Free date - January 2009 :j :rotfl:
July 06 - Made redundant and given early retirement
Total - £0 and replaced the car.
Now looking for a job to top-up the pension. :T
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That is a VERY bad mistake !
It is not just the wasted money of the fuel, the petrol will have damaged parts of your engine/fuel system beyond repair. It could cost a LOT of money to put right.
Do Not drive the car further. Get advice from a reputable garage immediately.
Best of luck !To infinity and beyond!0 -
mike_paterson wrote:That is a VERY bad mistake !
It is not just the wasted money of the fuel, the petrol will have damaged parts of your engine/fuel system beyond repair. It could cost a LOT of money to put right.
Do Not drive the car further. Get advice from a reputable garage immediately.
Best of luck !
Fortunately, one of my friends runs a garage so I'm going to call him and see if he can help me out.:rotfl: :rotfl:
How things can change overnight -
February 06 - With self control I will be debt free in three years (apart from my mortgage!)
Total - £25,000 :eek: Estimated Debt-Free date - January 2009 :j :rotfl:
July 06 - Made redundant and given early retirement
Total - £0 and replaced the car.
Now looking for a job to top-up the pension. :T0 -
Let us all know the outcome - I am crossing everything !To infinity and beyond!0
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Telegraph article on misfuelling Sorry this article is somewhat alarmist. I think if you have an older diesel you are more likely to get away with it.My weight loss following Doktor Dahlqvist' Dietary Program
Start 23rd Jan 2008 14st 9lbs Current 10st 12lbs0 -
Ted_Hutchinson wrote:
very informative and alarming article , £7000 avg !!! I would be cheaper scrapping my diesel."The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."
happy travels !!
"No matter where you go, there you are."
albalad0 -
I did exactly the same thing with our new car, a week after we bought it! Luckily my brother was in the car with me at the time and as soon as the car felt jerky I realised and he told me to pull over straight away.
Cost me just over £150 to have to completely flushed through, although the garage owner said a lot of people make it worse by trying to fill it up with the correct diesel/petrol which only adds to the problem.
Good luck and hope there hasnt been too much damage done.0 -
Just remembered, we did notice a leak in the fuel pump a few weeks later. This I'm told was caused by the petrol burning the rubber seal away????
Anyway we managed to get it done on the cars warranty.0
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