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View Poll Results: How do you finish fueling up? | |||
Pull out, and hang the pump up straight away |
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62 | 21.16% |
Keep the trigger held in and shake out every last drop |
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231 | 78.84% |
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#61 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,496
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I SHAKE, but only so it does not drip on the car.
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#62 | ||
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Northside Brisbane
Posts: 2,494
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i let the last bit drip out purely to stop it from flicking on me or the car......I have a mate who will fill up .02 over just cos he thinks hes getting free fuel haha
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#63 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 788
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....I finish by going and paying for it......
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#64 | ||
LWBforME
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 373
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I finish by unscrewing the nozzle, checking the pump number, glance at the total (usually about $23) glancing at nearby pumpers of petrol clocking up to $90, walking in to pay with a great deal of satisfaction!
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#65 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 186
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If you shake it more than twice you're playing with it!
I've noticed from the BA's onward if you try and top up after it clicks off you more often than not get it running down the side of the car. So after the first click I leave it. |
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#66 | ||
Windsor Man!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Not under the bonnet!
Posts: 2,048
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I really don't see the point in trying to drain every last drop out. Lets say for example that the tap was at the bowser end of the hose, not the nossle end, not only would you only get like 10-20 cents worth(thats a guess), but, the poor bastard behind you has to pay for the fuel that he doesnt get, unless he too is childish and drains every last drop. Whereas, if you just put the nossle in, pull the trigger till it's full, then take the nossle out, then you don't look like a desperate loser. This is just like the fuel petition thread; if you can't afford the petrol, walk or take a bus.
As for taking it 2 cents over so you get free fuel - someone somewhere is paying for it! After a while, the servo owner realises that he isn't making any money, so he ups the price, to pay for that .02, which probably affects you more. And think about it, if you fill up once a week, 2 cents is $1.04 a year! That won't even buy a can of coke! How desperate does that make you look?
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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running from explosions
Join Date: May 2005
Location: On your lawn
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: sydney
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Virtuous Bogan (TM)
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Location: TAS
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oh my Im in tears!
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#71 | ||
No Car Too Low Too Tow!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: South East Melbourne
Posts: 308
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i usually shake the car (wagon) if im filling it up as it pushes all the air out so u can fit more petrol in and im also a shaker in that sense aswell, but in my car i unscrew it put it back screw the cap on the car and put the number place cover back up as it hinges...
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" Let there be Rock "
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: QLD
Posts: 849
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Oh My God...
I cant believe there are people there who actually say " I shake the nozzle to get my moneys worth." or " I pay for those 2 drops " and I think these people are for real ? So if fuel is $1.30 per litre, how much is 2 drops.... maybe .01 of a cent. If those of you are so Tight, , then why do you drive 6 cylinders ? AC/DC |
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: S E Melbourne
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Official AFF conservative
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Adelaide, SA
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I drive a 25 year old 2L celica at the mo... with paint that rubs onto your clothes if you lean on it.
So im barely even done pumping before i pull out. Sure, it ends up everywhere - but a quick rinse of water and you're good to go.
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Only a matter of time.
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Melbourne
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 774
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Turning towards the dark
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mudgee
Posts: 126
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same way i finish fuelling up my missus ;)
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#78 | ||
Enjoy Life
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Western Sydney.
Posts: 121
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For all you shakers out there just remember that any more than 3 shakes is a pull. But on a more serious note, does it make any difference at all, I have even caught myself doing the same.
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#79 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
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I HATE petrol on my paint. so i shake and wait a sec for any in the nozzle to drain or evaporate, tehn try and get it away from the car as quickly nd cleanly as I can.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Perth
Posts: 1,557
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The poll needed to have 4 options.
1. I shake because i'm a tight wad and trying to get every last cent of bonus fuel i can 2. I shake to avoid messy fuel stains on my paint 3. I wait a second for the fuel to stop flowing from the nozzle, then tilt upwards and remove from the filler 4. I pull out mid squirt and leave fuel all over my paint and the ground. In my eyes there is quite a lot of difference between the quick "tap tap" to avoid the drips on the paint, and shaking the freaking hose dry from up above your head trying to scam every last drop you can! Also whats with people who put $10 bucks or less of petrol in, and do it daily??!!!! Why not just fill up in 1 go! Do they think they collect bonus drips from the bulk number of fills!!!???? Sheesh!!! |
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You too ... it's great isn't it. at least I don't have to ring the back to make sure the loan has approved before filling.
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Only a matter of time.
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LPG > You
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Nowadays, goes from zero to full...
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#84 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2006
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-Company car meh dont care fuel cards eheheheh
-My car lift the hose up and get those few extra drips that get burnt. ehehehe |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Perth
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Ok i'll re-phrase the fill part, instead of putting 10 bucks in every 2 days, why not put 40 bucks in in 1 go. Surely people dont get paid daily. Put ya 40 in on pay day and hopefully you know you're roght til next pay day. |
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#86 | |||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2006
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ahahaha I see this happen all the time. Its funny as watching people being silly. :lookedat: |
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Thing is .... you fill with $40 ... and you have to fill up the next day anyway.
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LPG > You
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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These days its a different story.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Perth
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I worked in a servo many years ago while i was doing an apprenticeship and many people would come in every day or every second day with 5 or 10 bucks. Obviously if they had the 10 bucks every second day, week after week they weren't skint. Maybe they just liked to loiter at the service station. See plenty of that in melbourne anyway. ha. |
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Crusin
Join Date: Nov 2005
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i always shake expeacially with prices these days
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