Beware cheap petrol!!

mick the builder · Aug 29, 2014

Just been caught out by a scam which has grown big time over here. Some petrol stations cutting there fuel with Kerosene/ ethanol. Had an old nissan almera with 40thou on the clock and running like a sowing machine. week after filling up, noticed running lumpy, smell of ****y petrol in car. Oil light started to flicker then refusing to start. eventually got started but with plumes of black smelly smoke. Pressure test revealed less than half normal reading in on pot and down on another two. New engine time

. gonna take head off next week to probably find melted rings or pistons.
Bit of research told me over twenty cars are in local indie dealers with same probs, some looking at over 7k for repairs.
Moral.... if it looks to good to be true, it probably is!
Customs have been informed.

-Defender110- · Aug 29, 2014

local to you mick? or should i be on the lookout here in limerick too?

mick the builder · Aug 29, 2014

-Defender110- said:
local to you mick? or should i be on the lookout here in limerick too?

Id say it would be in more places than here. Semi rural but even been mentioned on local radio and national newspaper, headlined "petrol stretching" Id stick to large petrol stations if i where you. Its only petrol afaik.

johns90 · Aug 29, 2014

I`ve heard a lot about this in Galway as well. They closed a petrol station down for illegally tampering with the fuel

mick the builder · Aug 29, 2014

There we are then! So difficult to resolve as well, i payed by cash as the lad came to the car to fill it up for me and i didn't bother going to the office for a receipt. Proving i got it there, was it already in the tank before i topped u,p and could i have got it anywhere else after, is all the obstacles that they will put in the way.

Al2O3 · Aug 29, 2014

Mick, I should think a sample from your tank and from theirs will prove your fuel came from their place! They must be liable, mate. Get the cops involved.

glynnp · Aug 29, 2014

How cheap are you talking?

Al2O3 · Aug 29, 2014

How cheap are you talking?

Hmmm, that's an interesting question.

glynnp · Aug 29, 2014

It is as if the wife sees super cheap fuel she'll put it in. I'd have to slap her if she did.

TD5power · Aug 30, 2014

supermarkets do the same to

fanatic · Aug 30, 2014

TD5power said:
supermarkets do the same to

Your proof please

lynall · Aug 30, 2014

fanatic said:
Your proof please

My first thoughts to, another conspiracy theorist!

PLus if the op wasnt such a tight #### and ran a defender all would be okay, if he does in fact run one hes obviously still a tight #### and should run two

mick the builder · Aug 30, 2014

lynall said:
My first thoughts to, another conspiracy theorist!

PLus if the op wasnt such a tight #### and ran a defender all would be okay, if he does in fact run one hes obviously still a tight #### and should run two

It seems your right on all points, I am a tight ####, living over here, you have to be. And in fact, i do run two defenders, just.

lynall · Aug 31, 2014

mick the builder said:
It seems your right on all points, I am a tight ####, living over here, you have to be. And in fact, i do run two defenders, just.

Brilliant reply

I was reading some article about new build houses over there being almost impossible to sell due to the house market slump?

mick the builder · Aug 31, 2014

lynall said:
Brilliant reply

I was reading some article about new build houses over there being almost impossible to sell due to the house market slump?

Just heard today on local radio, 3, 3bed terraced houses about five years old built for tinkers but evicted and gone( probably with most of the interior) in a reasonable town close to airport up for auction. Start price E25000 .............for the Three.
We are lucky, sold up in uk ( thanks Maggie for RTB scheme) and built our house for cash so no mortgage. Lots of friends in neg eq and may take years to get out of it.

lynall · Aug 31, 2014

mick the builder said:
Just heard today on local radio, 3, 3bed terraced houses about five years old built for tinkers but evicted and gone( probably with most of the interior) in a reasonable town close to airport up for auction. Start price E25000 .............for the Three.
We are lucky, sold up in uk ( thanks Maggie for RTB scheme) and built our house for cash so no mortgage. Lots of friends in neg eq and may take years to get out of it.

Kin hell 25k for three unreal!

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