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04-17-2012, 10:45 AM | #1 |
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Difficulty filling up gas?
Anyone else finding it very difficult to fill up gas? It seems like the insert is very narrow and the pump doesnt fit into it. It also is shaped in a very ackward position. Is this normal on all BMW's?
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04-17-2012, 12:14 PM | #4 |
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I have no issues. But you are right, the angle is a bit awkward. Have you tried different gas stations? All the same issue with the nozzles? The nozzle size should be standard, and the car should accommodate.
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I always find that crazy every time I am in the UK. That would hurt the pocket big time. Luckily you guys are a small country and getting public transport to most places is easy. All the people i know use their cars mostly to drive a mile to the train station and on the weekends. In the UK the average miles driven in about 7500 while here its closer to 15000 so I guess that helps too.
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Agreed, that's not normal though. |
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JK. No issues with mine, I like narrow inserts. |
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04-17-2012, 05:11 PM | #13 |
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I don't pump my own gas ;] lmao
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04-18-2012, 07:56 AM | #14 |
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No pump your own in NJ is the stupidest rule ever. I hated every single fill up in that state, and I had a lot of them living on the border and getting cheaper gas there, and then living there as well. You had to wait for the lazy-ass attendants to stroll their way out of the booth and take care of one customer at a time. Oh, and this was in the days before pump mounted cards so when you were done they had to run into the booth to charge your card.
Took freaking forever! Much rather do it myself (and did, and got yelled at and didn't care!). |
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04-19-2012, 09:25 PM | #16 |
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I learned something new today. I've been living here in Michigan all my life and I've never heard of that. Im always in a rush. I can't imagine waiting for some guy to fill up my tank.
I guess the government doesn't trust you New Jersey guys Anyways, filling up gas takes me forever because the pump's safety shutoff feature always goes off regardless of how much pressure I put on it. And this happens at multiple gas stations around my area. |
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