Stories when filling up at \"gasoline station\"
My First Time
Here's my first fill up experience story....
I picked up my brand new VW Beetle. It is a GLS TDI-PD with the DSG auto tranny. It is Blue Lagoon and frankly guys, Blue Lagoon is an amazing color. I love all the Beetles, but Blue Lagoon somehow, for me, just really stands out.
So, I get it from the dealer, drive it home and then we decide to do a bit of a shake down cruise, our first road trip, around on winding roads, etc. But . . . I'm headed out and can't help it. I've got to pull up at the station I see with diesel and try this famous "venting" technique!! The fuel gauge showed just about full, I mean, just a HAIR under full.
So, I pull up to the pumps. This is my first time doing this diesel thing. I notice first of all there are actually two diesel pump. One has an ominous warning sticker on it. "Dyed Diesel, tax free use only!!" so I figure, "OK, maybe that's not for me." The other pump was just diesel.
So, I open the fuel cover, really cool on the Beetle, nice to have it so flat.
I start pumping and the thing kicks off pretty quick. I did the vent trick and actually got 3.7 gallons into it.
So, I go inside to pay and the guy at the register looks at me and says, "I'll take you here sir." I say, "I filled up at your diesel pump." He quickly looks out the window and said, "But that's a Beetle, how did you get diesel into it?" I said, "I just put it in. It is a diesel." Suddently, I had four men sort of gravitating to our conversation. One of them said, "That thing's a diesel? Doesn't it smell?" The gut at the register says, "Yea, I thought it was crazy for VW to put a diesel engine in their Beetle."
So, I politely ask, "Do you know about these diesel engines in the Beetles?" He looks sheepish and says, "No." I proceed to say, "Well, first of all, its unlike any other diesel engine in the world today. It is a four cylinder and runs very smoothly. Doesn't smell at all and gets fantastic mileage plus great torgue." The other guys listening say, "Really? How?" So, I proceed to give the men in the gas station a five minute lecture on diesel engine basics, explain the "pumpe duese" whatever technology and then, they all ask, "OK, so how's the mileage?" I say, "Well, it's rate for 36 city and 42 or so highway."
You should have seen the looks on their faces. Priceless. The register guy said, "Awesome."