how to drain petrol tank ?NOT filled in error

joylikes2shop

Student daughter filled her car with petrol recently but is now trading it in for newer car.


Not sure how much petrol is in the tank but it looks pretty full judging by the display on the dashboard. Anyhow, she'll probably collect her 'new' car tomorrow and have to put petrol in it straight away.


So, in the true spirit of Money Saving, we wondered if we could drain most of the petrol from her existing car before handing it over to the garage.


So far, despite having various lengths of tubing, we cant access the petrol ourselves (perhaps due to some anti theft fitting in the tank ?)


If anyone has any suggestions of how to do this, I'd be very be grateful.

ballyblack

If you can't get a tube in there?, not an easy job without tools, ramp etc

try the experts on the motoring forum


http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=70


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ben_m_g

Depending on the age of the car, I seem to remember a sufficiently long enough tube would do it (like the stuff used in aquariums.)

Keep a glass of lemon juice handy.

joylikes2shop

ben_m_g wrote: »

Keep a glass of lemon juice handy.

?? ...I'm afraid to ask ?

tommie

joylikes2shop wrote: »

?? ...I'm afraid to ask ?

when you get a mouthful of petrol,

the whole palava just isn`t worth it

qwert_yuiop

Diesel's worse. It sticks to your teeth.

What's the car? Modern fords don't allow access to the tank without using a funnel/pipe, found next to the spare wheel.

motorguy

joylikes2shop wrote: »

Student daughter filled her car with petrol recently but is now trading it in for newer car.


Not sure how much petrol is in the tank but it looks pretty full judging by the display on the dashboard. Anyhow, she'll probably collect her 'new' car tomorrow and have to put petrol in it straight away.


So, in the true spirit of Money Saving, we wondered if we could drain most of the petrol from her existing car before handing it over to the garage.


So far, despite having various lengths of tubing, we cant access the petrol ourselves (perhaps due to some anti theft fitting in the tank ?)


If anyone has any suggestions of how to do this, I'd be very be grateful.

I know you live in northern ireland but curious as to why you put this on the Northern Ireland board? Surely you're more likely to yield responses on the motoring forum?

Unless you reckon NI has more people with "experience" in symphoning petrol?

qwert_yuiop

motorguy wrote: »

"experience" in symphoning petrol?

Only with a very well tuned engine.

Mistral001

This is just being mean in my view. In fact it might be breach of contract. I know that most dealers would probably base the trade-in price on an empty tank, but if the car had a full tank when the dealer looked at it and done the deal and then the car was subsequently handed over with an empty tank, as far as I can see that could be a breach of contract. I certainly have looked at how much is in the tank when buying a car and adjusted my offer price accordingly.


PS. I on second thoughts, I probably got that wrong as the petrol is not a fixture.

qwert_yuiop

That might apply if you'd commented on the full tank when you were negotiating. Otherwise probably not.

A work mate moved into a house and found all the light bulbs gone and a bill on the table for the oil in the tank. He didn't pay it, and when he got a phone call to ask why not, he told them he'd burnt the bill to save oil. Or so he says.

McKneff

That's not money saving, its just plain tight.....


Explain about it when you take the old car in, they may just put some petrol in for her .
I negotiated a £30 worth that way.


Or put off getting the new car for a week, enabling her to use the petrol up in the old car.