jberks
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The old man rang last night. Flying out in the early hours so popped into the local BP and popped 24l of unleaded in the tank. Fine, except its a 2003 E220cdi. Suffice to say, he was less than pleased with himself.
We've had a number of discussions on this subject but placed on the spot, my view was that if it had been 10l or so in a 60l tank, then ok, drive a few miles, fill up again etc, but 24/60l - too much to chance a £3k repair.
So, we got it a breakdown truck and hauled it over it to his mechanic who kindly waited for him (at 8pm - there's service for you!) and drained the tank. I haven't heard from him since so I assume he and his freshly refueled E220 made it to Manchester Airport this morning.
Would anyone have driven it?
We've had a number of discussions on this subject but placed on the spot, my view was that if it had been 10l or so in a 60l tank, then ok, drive a few miles, fill up again etc, but 24/60l - too much to chance a £3k repair.
So, we got it a breakdown truck and hauled it over it to his mechanic who kindly waited for him (at 8pm - there's service for you!) and drained the tank. I haven't heard from him since so I assume he and his freshly refueled E220 made it to Manchester Airport this morning.
Would anyone have driven it?