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Originally Posted by Pepper
Well then, I stand corrected.  |
Pepper, maybe if I had gotten $20 worth of bad gas I would not have gotten far, but the problem was that by the time I bought gas at Cumbies the pump filters were already clogging up. I pumped just over 1 gallon of gas into my car which took more than 1 minute to do. I and another customer using the same pump on the other side both said there must be something wrong. He and I gave up and drove out. I then went to the Mobil across from Lowe's in Gilford and put $20 worth in to top off the tank. While I was there, the other Cumbie customer also pulled in and we chuckled that we both had the same idea. I still wonder to this day if that guy with the orange Charger also had a problem later. So, I had a mix of about 14 gallons of good gas and 1 gallon of bad gas in the tank. Maybe that's why I made it another 42 miles before the car died.
Cantin, I feel, did not gouge me at all compared with Formula's experience. They had to drop the tank, clean and drain it, put in 5 gallons of gas and road test - came to $280.14. Cumbie reimbursed the whole amount. Since I called GM roadside assistance I never was charged for the tow from the corner of Lily Pond Rd. & Route 11 to Cantin's. Thank goodness for OnStar. They were a real life saver. Nothing like breaking down 300 miles from home on a Saturday afternoon when the dealer was closed for the weekend. Thank goodness too for 2 of my favorite Forum Friends who came to my rescue!