Swapping gas station stories

"CAR_IS_MI" (car-is-mi)
06/05/2014 at 13:43 • Filed to: None

My !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! about a genius question that was proposed to me at a red light this morning prompted a small discussion about gas station stories, which reminded me of this story I thought I would share with you all. Its also kind of funny because it works well with today's AOTD.

My best gas station story was back when I had my Mustang. It was 2 years old at that point (so relatively new) and I pulled up to the pump, the big cam thumping away, exhaust resonating off the building, on the other side of the pump a Cayenne GTS.

As I get out the Porsche owner comes over "Nice, bet it't terrible on fuel though?" I inform him its not too bad and I average about 14 to which he proclaims "better than mine!!!" while looking back at his SUV.

The next question is "is it fast?". No as modest and sarcastic as I am, I say, "ehh, it does okay".

He responds with "well how fast does it go?" and I inform him I have never actually topped it out so I do not know.

"Well what does the gauge say?" he asks. I laughed a bit at the ignorance, and said "the gauge only goes to 140, but it can go faster than that" (radar at LVMS has seen that car at 160 and it still had more to go just not enough track...).

The Porsche owner gets this smug look on his face and proclaims "Well, my speedometer goes to 170 so mines faster" and walks away.

I just chuckled and rolled my eyes.

Please feel free to share some (more) of your gas station stories.

DISCUSSION (6)

cazzyodo > CAR_IS_MI
06/05/2014 at 13:46

Like earlier, nobody says crap to me at gas stations either. (because Massachusetts)

JACU - I've got bonifides. > CAR_IS_MI
06/05/2014 at 13:48

I would have replied "Funny, your guage must only read metric."

HammerheadFistpunch > CAR_IS_MI
06/05/2014 at 13:54

I remember having a lovely conversation with a AM V8 owner. He loved the car but the monthly was killing him especially with depreciation he was upside down on the loan. He said he was keeping it because it was helping with his lady friend. 2 weeks later I saw it for sale on the webs...guess that didn't work out for him like he had hoped.

CAR_IS_MI > cazzyodo
06/05/2014 at 13:58

I've been talked to at stations in MA. But that was rural areas...

cazzyodo > CAR_IS_MI
06/05/2014 at 14:26

I recently told someone that Massachusetts doesn't exist to me past the Boston Metrowest area (probably 40 minutes from the city haha).

texasfordfan > CAR_IS_MI
06/05/2014 at 15:50

One time I was filling up next to a Volvo 240. I told the guy I liked his car. He said he thought about getting something newer, but his car hasn't had anything break on it, so there was no reason to get rid of his super reliable sedan.

Another time my grandma tried to put diesel in a gasoline car, but it wouldn't fit. She called my grandpa, and he asked if she was filling the car with diesel. She was all offended until I came back from the bathroom and told her that she was trying to put diesel in.

I don't have any other gas station stories that involve anything other than putting gas in my car and leaving without talking to anyone.