By VeeDubDisaster - 17/01/2010 02:35 - United States

Today, I went to start my just bought '79 VW bus. I put my key in but stopped due to the strong gasoline smell. I went to check. Found puddle of gas. The previous owner figured duct taping a cracked tank was the same as fixing it. And didn't bother to share that tidbit with me. FML
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liindsey 25

Probably should have had the car checked out before you bought it? .-.

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Jeff2017 0

should of said "show me the carfax"

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Horney4her69 0

jeez, just take off the old tape

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vvvalori 0

Good plan. Take off the tape, the only thing holding the tank semi together.

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Shokz992 0

I'm with Nixot, sort of :P I can cope with Americans saying gas instead of petrol, but I get annoyed at gasoline instead of petroleum. Probably because I take Chemistry >.> Oh, and what do you guys call diesel?

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Postlude 1

We refer to diesel as diesel, but nobody in the states uses petrol or petroleum. Unless referring to Vaseline. >_> Plenty of people here take chemistry and recognize that yes, it's technically petroleum, but it's just an idiom. It's not really the end of the world.

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perdix 29

Shokz and postlude, You both fail at chemistry. Petroleum (literally "rock oil") is crude oil which can contain up to about a thousand different organic compounds. Some count the natural gas included as part of the petroleum, but others say it is only the liquid part. This liquids range from light, volatile compounds to waxes, paraffins and asphalts. Gasoline (or petrol) is a blend of the light volatile compounds that combusts under certain conditions. It is not a single molecule (neither is diesel fuel), although a version of octane is used as a reference to measure performance. While you didn't do well at chemistry today, you both look like Antoine Frickin' Lavoisier compared to the idiot who bought a 31-year-old "fried-out combie" and expected no trouble. ;)

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toomuchcrap 0

that guy is a horrible redneck, the gas tanks should be made of duct tape

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Hermyoni 0

Maybe try looking at the Lemon Law in your state.

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Miso_Soupu 0

I'm going to assume you are not stupid enough to buy a used car without having a mechanic take a look at it. So FYL for having a shit mechanic. Find someone new.

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Kylias 6

Hnngh. This is not a. Proper sentence structure. As for the car, you deserve it for not getting it checked. Or at least checking it yourself. Oh, great. Now you've got me. Doing it.

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TheLetterZero 7

Ahhh, I was gonna. Say that! OP, work on your. Sentences, they are awful.

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vvvalori 0

I totally sympathize with you, the strong smell of gas made my car refuse to start too.

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lunargh 7

Looks like you've got yourself a project there! Hopefully you're a clued-in VW fan or at least know a good mechanic; you're in for a lot of maintenance work with a bus like that.

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