I pulled up to a full service kwik fill and told the attendant to fill it up with diesel. As I was pulling my wallet out, he grabbed the normal gasoline pump and put it into my fuel door!

He apologized profusely and said he wasn't paying attention.

I'm grateful I didn't end up with a topped off tank of the wrong fuel!

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Lawsuit

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

LOL. No time wasted!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

I haven't seen a full serve gas station in 20 years. Do you live in a time warp?

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

They all are in New Jersey (no self serve by law) and I've seen lots in N.Y. Seen a few in small-town parts of Pa., although not many. I can't think of any in Del.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

No I live in Ithaca NY.

When I'm in Jersey all of the gas stations there are full service . I believe it is a state law.

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Yep. Fuel prices have traditionally been cheaper there, though, so sometimes it's worth dealing with the attendant. I really had to talk one guy into putting diesel in my Jeep though ... he was rather incredulous.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

Diesel nozzle shouldn't fit in a gas filler neck.
There are stations here in PA that still pump for you. I've got one close by. NJ and Oregon are the only 2 states prohibitting self-serve fueling.

That's the law in the state of Oregon, also.


You sure dodged a HUGE bullet on that one. Eternal vigilance needs to be your watchword.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Every so often I do come across a really small diesel nozzle that doesn't look like it would have trouble fitting into a gas filler neck. Personally I hate the things as they pump so damn slowly.

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

man, that's why i try to avoid that place. that, and the diesel pumps are only at one end of the line. no matter how hard i try to play by the parking lot rules, it always looks like i'm budging in line or going the wrong way down the aisle to get to the diesel pumps. i don't trust the employees there to fill my tank, your story proves me right.

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1985 300D - 1984 Euro 280E AMG Clone (SOLD) - 1978 280CE (SOLD) - 1983 300D (SOLD) - 1981 300D (SOLD)

But that's half the reason why I go there

This one lady was giving me the worst look and I rolled off with my shades

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That is exactly why I LOVE filling up at truck stops when they're not busy. 25$ worth of Diesel is in my tank in less than, what... 10 seconds? lol

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2007 BMW 328XI

Yes, but the gas nozzle will fit in a diesel filler neck ... which is why full-serve makes me nervous.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

A friend of mine pulled into a station just ahead of me a few weeks ago in his Honda Accord. He started pumping before me and I asked how many gallons he had to pump, he said 15 or so. I bet him that I would be able to pump my full 21 gallons faster then he could pump his 15 even though he started ahead of me......I won by a significant margin

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."