Today, my wife and I were driving to the gas station, she let me out before she pulled up to the pumps because I had to buy some things from the store. I returned to see my wife proudly filling the tank. Smiling, she told me that diesel was cheaper than regular gas. We don't own a diesel car. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I took my partner’s car to fill with gas because mine was in the shop. Out of habit, I put diesel into the tank. We discovered it three hours later; the tow bill ate my weekly budget, the mechanic sighed through the repair estimate, and I spent the evening on hold with roadside help. FML
Today, I was out with my youngest cousin and we had to stop for gas. Since he just got his license, I asked if he wanted to pump the gas while I went into the station to get snacks and pay. He pumped my car full of diesel. FML
Today, I went to the gas station, paid the clerk, and drove off without pumping any gas. FML
Today, trying to do something nice for my brother, I filled up his truck's gas tank. I didn't realize until too late that it's a diesel. FML
Today, my wife put petrol in my diesel car and ruined the engine, I got a bit upset, but I wasn’t screaming or yelling or anything, but she flew completely off the handle at me at how I was putting all the blame on her and it wasn’t fair. I ended up apologising to her for her mistake. FML
Today, I spent £107 filling wife's car up with fuel. When I get home she says "don't forget we have to fill my car up at Tesco at the weekend". "I've already done it at Asda earlier" I say. "You stupid dumb idiot" she says, "I wanted it filled up at Tesco so I could get Clubcard points". FML
Today, I stopped at the gas station to fill up my tank and get some snacks. I paid the cashier, then got back into my car, totally forgetting to pump the $50 worth of fuel I'd just prepaid for. Too bad I didn't realize until my car came to a sputtering stop about a mile down the road. FML
Today, I let my brother borrow my car, as he had a job interview. I told him the tank was nearly empty and gave him $20 to put some petrol in it. Ten minutes later, he calls me, saying the car won't start. He filled it up with diesel. It's a petrol car. FML
Today, while getting gas, a hottie pulled-up to the pump next to me. I finished filling my tank and started to drive away. As I was checking her out and paying no attention to my driving, I ended up taking the front bumper off her car with my truck. FML
Today, after a tearful weekend of burying my best friend, I stopped for gas on my way home. I got distracted by a guy next to me who was acting strange. I unknowingly filled my car with Diesel. It cost over $1000 to tow home, and I can't even get it looked at until Tuesday. FML
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YerPal 0
Here in America, we have much larger nozzles for diesel gas, so that people like your wife cannot put diesel in their cars. The nozzle will not fit into the tank. Only cars with diesel engines have holes large enough to stick the diesel nozzle in.
Tri_fml 5
Oh dear God. :( Strangely diesel is more expensive here in the UK.
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DaftBrian 0
I would have screamed "FALCON PUNCH" followed by "FALCON DIVORCE"
NatsaPanda 0
I don't drive a diesel. In fact. I don't really have a car. Public transit ftw. So I'm not really sure. This is most definately a stupid question. But will that destroy the engine or something? I'm assuming from the reaction isn't really bad.
piddlesandbeans 0
I CALL BULL. Diesel pumps are made to where they don't fit in regular tanks. Sorry douchebag, if you were on MythBusters, you would be busted.
dnm 0
Putting diesel in a gasoline engine will cause predetonation. Diesel engines ignite their gas by compressing them to the point where they spontaneously combust, whereas a gasoline engine will compress and then ignite with a spark plug. Gasoline is designed NOT to spark on its own without a plug (and the higher the octane, the less likely it is to do so), so putting diesel in a gasoline engine would likely cause the engine's fuel to knock from spontaneous combustion when it's not supposed to. At best the car would run like crap, at worst, you'd bend rods, break seals, etc. As long as the car isn't started, you can drain the tank and refill it with gasoline, a little octane boost and some fuel line injector cleaner, and you'll be fine. If you started the car.. oh boy. Similarily, gasoline in a diesel engine could be catastrophic because the gasoline would likely not ignite from the compression (or would ignite at the wrong time), and then would get shot out into the exhaust system, and might ignite there because of its temperature, and blow the exhaust system apart. There's lots of other things that can go wrong like fouling up injectors, fouling up plugs, clogging filters, etc, too.
dnm 0
#25: Not all diesel pumps are high-speed large sized nozzles.
KenMcGormick 0
#26... nice explanation
sallem5 0
The fact that diesel was cheaper isn't the point that sticks out to me. It's the fact the woman didn't know that diesel isn't supposed to go into a regular gas tank. Has she never pumped gas before?
RLJJ 0
Poor, poor man ! With such a wife I'm sure you'll be a regular end efficient provider for this site. At first I wanted to express my sympathy, then I read #18...
watupyo 0
Hahah that sucks...I bet the wife feels awful for feeding the stereotype that women know nothing about cars.
sahreeg 0
diesel is cheaper than gas in my country :/ and your wife FAILED in life