Mid-A fuel pump FAIL

Kirkster · 04-19-2011, 01:03 PM

Just filled up today and noticed this out of the corner of my eye.

As if 4 dollar per gallon gas was not enough. I watched it for about 10 seconds thinking to myself "who would believe this" then throwing up the

and whipping out my iPhone.

Reposted from the general section of the forum since it is relevant to MD..

m4a1mustang · 04-19-2011, 01:05 PM

Whiskey tango foxtrot... those sneaky bastards!

shadoquad · 04-19-2011, 01:12 PM

f*cking ridiculous.

greedy, greedy, greedy bastiches.

birdmanx1 · 04-19-2011, 01:15 PM

Uh Oh, busted... I have to agree it's kind of disturbing. I hope you got to fill up for free after than. When I first saw the video post; I thought you completely filled up the car for $46. I just dumped $73 yesterday filling mine up

GM_Traitor3.5 · 04-19-2011, 03:33 PM

WTF?!?! Hope you gave that place hell! Hmmm lets see... filler is out of the gas tank, yet the cost continues to rise. Like oil companies need to screw us out of even more money...

christian370z · 04-19-2011, 03:40 PM

That is truly pathetic, their profit margins on gas are small but come on. Did you report them?

b1adesofcha0s · 04-19-2011, 03:42 PM

Obviously the gas was being teleported into your fuel tank, so you couldn't see it. Knowing this, the gas pump was charging you for the teleported fuel

eastwest2300 · 04-19-2011, 06:50 PM

Dude, thats crazy... As for my gas situation, my Z has been retired temporarily, I had to jump on the motorcycle..

m4a1mustang · 04-19-2011, 08:51 PM

So did the pump stop counting? If it did, I suppose the computer itself could have just been lagging severely. It's a computer so it could happen.

Jordo! · 04-19-2011, 09:32 PM

Wow.

That's definitely not acceptable -- hope you reported this.

BJ Gas or FU Gas?

Kirkster · 04-19-2011, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

So did the pump stop counting? If it did, I suppose the computer itself could have just been lagging severely. It's a computer so it could happen.

Not a computer error...

m4a1mustang · 04-19-2011, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirkster

Not a computer error...

Gotcha. So did you resolve the situation?

Kirkster · 04-19-2011, 09:57 PM

Have talked to the corporate HQ. As well as MD Department of Weights and Measures.

Boost_lee · 04-19-2011, 11:45 PM

Good. Report it and weights and measures will perform an inspection on that. I've seen it happen before

jayhuffdaddy · 04-20-2011, 12:06 AM

I have also forwarded this thread to the consumerist.com so they can post it hopefully.

04-19-2011, 01:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kirkster A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Peoples Republic of MD Posts: 1,792 Drives: Roadster of DOOM Rep Power: 19	Mid-A fuel pump FAIL Just filled up today and noticed this out of the corner of my eye. As if 4 dollar per gallon gas was not enough. I watched it for about 10 seconds thinking to myself "who would believe this" then throwing up the and whipping out my iPhone. Reposted from the general section of the forum since it is relevant to MD.. __________________ Powertrain Warranty voided on 5/14/2011 Mod List:GTM Supercharger,SmartTop module, Oil Cooler, GT-R Start button, Nismo Exhaust, BC Racing ER Coilovers, Backup Camara For eastwest:

04-19-2011, 01:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Whiskey tango foxtrot... those sneaky bastards! __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

04-19-2011, 01:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
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04-19-2011, 03:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
GM_Traitor3.5 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 3,073 Drives: '13 GT/Brembo 6MT Rep Power: 22	WTF?!?! Hope you gave that place hell! Hmmm lets see... filler is out of the gas tank, yet the cost continues to rise. Like oil companies need to screw us out of even more money... __________________ 2013 5.0 \| Brembo \| Steeda \| Koni \| Borla \| MGW \| TWM \| JLT \| UMI \| Whiteline \| Fays2 \| McLeod \| Redline Goods \| Redline Tuning \|

04-19-2011, 03:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
christian370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Newport Beach Posts: 3,900 Drives: 2010 370Z/Saab 900se Rep Power: 432	That is truly pathetic, their profit margins on gas are small but come on. Did you report them? __________________ -320whp / 259wftlbs- SP Rays -- RE-11s -- SpecialtyZ Tune -- Swift Springs -- Stillen 25R Oil Cooler -- Stillen G3 Intakes -- Berk HFCs -- F.I. 12" CBE -- Stillen Sway Bars -- Es14 Spring -- INGS+1 lip -- CF Spoiler -- GTR Start Button -- VLED Parking Lights -- PWJDM V2 shift knob

04-19-2011, 01:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
shadoquad A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: . Posts: 42,608 Drives: . Rep Power: 3886	f*cking ridiculous. greedy, greedy, greedy bastiches.

04-19-2011, 03:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	Obviously the gas was being teleported into your fuel tank, so you couldn't see it. Knowing this, the gas pump was charging you for the teleported fuel __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

04-19-2011, 06:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,974 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	Dude, thats crazy... As for my gas situation, my Z has been retired temporarily, I had to jump on the motorcycle.. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

04-19-2011, 08:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	So did the pump stop counting? If it did, I suppose the computer itself could have just been lagging severely. It's a computer so it could happen. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

04-19-2011, 09:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	Wow. That's definitely not acceptable -- hope you reported this. BJ Gas or FU Gas? __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

04-19-2011, 09:57 PM	#13 (permalink)
Kirkster A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Peoples Republic of MD Posts: 1,792 Drives: Roadster of DOOM Rep Power: 19	Have talked to the corporate HQ. As well as MD Department of Weights and Measures. __________________ Powertrain Warranty voided on 5/14/2011 Mod List:GTM Supercharger,SmartTop module, Oil Cooler, GT-R Start button, Nismo Exhaust, BC Racing ER Coilovers, Backup Camara For eastwest:

04-19-2011, 11:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
Boost_lee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 2,813 Drives: 09 370Z TT 6MT Rep Power: 29	Good. Report it and weights and measures will perform an inspection on that. I've seen it happen before

04-20-2011, 12:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
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