I stopped at the Texaco station next to Metro this afternoon to fill the gas tank on my 2010 Honda CR-V. The display on that gas pump was clearly not measuring the volume of gas correctly. I had a little over 1/4 tank of gas in my car when I pulled in, and I told the attendant to fill the tank. After the automatic shutoff tripped the nozzle to show that the tank was full, the attendent continued to pump gas a very slow rate. I did not say anything at first because I know it is normal for these guys to try to top off the tank as much as possible. But the display on the pump slowly continued to increase non-stop for about 2 minutes until I finally told the attendant to stop when the display showed that 15.3 gallons had been pumped.
The capacity of the gas tank in my Honda is only 15.3 gallons when the tank is completely empty and, like I said, the tank was more than 1/4 full when I pulled into the station. The first click to release the nozzle hit when the display showed about 11 gallons. After that, the amount on the display just continued to increase apparently indefinitely until I demanded that the attendant stop.
There is no way that my car could have taken more than 12 gallons. I keep careful track of my mileage at every fill up, and I had traveled 217 miles since the last fill up. So if you do the math for 15.3 gallons, that works out to be about 14 miles to the gallon. For a Honda CR-V that is in perfect running order??? I don't think so.
While the attendant was continuing to pretend to pump gas a slow rate, I noted that I could not hear or smell any gas. Also, there were no further automatic shutoffs after the initial one at 11 gallons. I'm no expert on the mechanics of gas pumps, but it appeared to me that, when pulling the lever on the nozzle only slightly, the display would continue to increase even though no gas was being delivered.
Buyer beware!. Needless to say, I will never return to that Texaco station again. Or if I do, I will insist that the attendant stop pumping as soon as the first automatic shutoff trips the nozzle. I made my displeasure known to the attendant and tried to explain to him why the display on that pump could not possibly be correct, but he just shrugged as one would expect in typical Dominican fashion.
The capacity of the gas tank in my Honda is only 15.3 gallons when the tank is completely empty and, like I said, the tank was more than 1/4 full when I pulled into the station. The first click to release the nozzle hit when the display showed about 11 gallons. After that, the amount on the display just continued to increase apparently indefinitely until I demanded that the attendant stop.
There is no way that my car could have taken more than 12 gallons. I keep careful track of my mileage at every fill up, and I had traveled 217 miles since the last fill up. So if you do the math for 15.3 gallons, that works out to be about 14 miles to the gallon. For a Honda CR-V that is in perfect running order??? I don't think so.
While the attendant was continuing to pretend to pump gas a slow rate, I noted that I could not hear or smell any gas. Also, there were no further automatic shutoffs after the initial one at 11 gallons. I'm no expert on the mechanics of gas pumps, but it appeared to me that, when pulling the lever on the nozzle only slightly, the display would continue to increase even though no gas was being delivered.
Buyer beware!. Needless to say, I will never return to that Texaco station again. Or if I do, I will insist that the attendant stop pumping as soon as the first automatic shutoff trips the nozzle. I made my displeasure known to the attendant and tried to explain to him why the display on that pump could not possibly be correct, but he just shrugged as one would expect in typical Dominican fashion.
