[crayman]

Just filled a few drums of distillate at the local servo.
There were old fuel spills on the concrete everywhere, so then it's on your shoes.
The nozzle is always wet as is the hose but I cleaned up as best one can.
Payed the man and had a bit of a whinge.
Steering wheel, seat belt all smell like  diesel, carpets too.
Who'd want a flash diesel car, servos don't give a toss.
I'll stick with petrol.

[The Gonz]

No problem for me. I even use the hi-flo pumps alongside the truckies.
Sheer perfection with Diesel injection.

[Berber]

Translation please for us Brits?

[Doggie 1]

Some servos are better than others.
I try to use the clean ones.
And Hyundai do supply powdery little gloves to put on if needed. 
I just keep some hand wash in the driver's door pocket and use that if necessary to avoid the diesel on the steering wheel problem.
I certainly wouldn't go back to petrol for a daily driver though.

[Berber]

Does servos equals petrol pumps?

We need an Aussie / Brit dictionary.

[John B]

Does servos equals petrol pumps?

We need an Aussie / Brit dictionary.

Here you go cobber.
Australian slang dictionary

[Just Rick]

And Hyundai do supply powdery little gloves to put on if needed. 

The Hyundai ones are crap and they only come in one size for midgets 

I use large surgical gloves,cheap as chips and only wear one on the hand to handle the pump(not myself)

[Just Rick]

I'll stick with petrol.

and use twice the amount of fuel from us oil burners 

[The Gonz]

Does servos equals petrol pumps?

We need an Aussie / Brit dictionary.

Crikey, when are you Brits going to learn English?

[Just Rick]

Does servos equals petrol pumps?

We need an Aussie / Brit dictionary.

Crikey, when are you Brits going to learn English?

Yeah we speak goodera english

[cruiserfied]

And Hyundai do supply powdery little gloves to put on if needed. 

The Hyundai ones are crap and they only come in one size for midgets 

Well they are Korean.

I wish I could have gotten my MD in diesel for the economy. No complaints about the 1.8lt though.

[Asterix]

Crap service stations you got.

My local service station have FOC plastic gloves and paper towels at the pumps. 

[Surferdude]

Crap servos you got.

My local servos have FOC plastic gloves and paper towels at the pumps. 

Fixed it for you.
 

[Asterix]

Crap servos you got.

My local servos have FOC plastic gloves and paper towels at the pumps. 

Fixed it for you.
 

I knew one of you guy's couldn't resist   

[The Gonz]

I've got paper towel dispensers at every pump at my servo.

[crayman]

Sorry fellas, even if you gave me a modern diesel or worse one with a DPF, I'd swap it instantly for a petrol.
I've had diesel trucks and machinery all my working life, but in my opinion the diesel engineers have lost the plot.
The original concept of an engine that is powerful, lasts forever etc has been discarded.
And anyone who thinks they'll save money diesel V's petrol needs to re-do their sums.
Never going to happen, the difference in economy simply isn't there. Distillate costs more, is getting more expensive and you've paid a premium price when buying that diesel car in the first place. 
Long term maintenance cost is mega and although perhaps not a problem while the vehicle is still under warranty, the end result is some poor bugger will buy that thing 2nd hand and they'll know just how expensive a diesel can be.
And yes my local servo isn't nice and clean like some. Gloves are not going to help when you have to walk through fuel either.
Funny how the distillate nozzles are wet, as is the surrounding driveway, like some drunk at a urinal and yet next row the petrol pumps are sparking clean and dry, hey.
I should have taken a photo but we all know how paranoid servo operators can be with mobile phones.
Rant over.

[AlanHo]

It seems that you have separate pumps for diesel and petrol.

In the UK each pump can deliver petrol or diesel through separate nozzles. Hence the argument that you wade through spilled diesel would apply here to both petrol and diesel drivers if our drivers were as sloppy.

It reminds me of the posh Aussie bloke in the Gents toilets who saw a British guy have a pee and not wash his hands.  He said to the guy "At my school they taught us to wash our hands after urinating".

The British guy replied "At my school mate - they taught us how not to pee on our hands"

[Phil №❶]

In defence of Diesel,

Increased cost for Diesel purchase should be recoverable at resale.
Depending on the average driving distance, Diesel is more convenient due to increased distance traveled per tank.
Diesels are good at load carrying, hill climbing and headwind driving.
Diesel's are fun to drive.

All vehicles, including petrol engines, rely heavily on computer technology to achieve correct operation, so any  repair costs will be required regardless of fuel type.

I agree that designers have made huge breakthroughs in order to make Diesel's suitable for private transport, even luxury vehicles. Conceptually the longevity of Diesel's may be affected. The biggest risk to Diesel sales will be the reliability of DMF's, DPF's and ultimately pollution legislation.

[Doggie 1]

With the kms I do, the diesel wins hands down.
Couple that with a five year/unlimited km warranty and it's a no-brainer.
There's no way a petrol car could compete.
Plus, as Phil says, I prefer the driving characteristics of the diesel-engined cars, not to mention 1,000 + kms each and every tank.
The cost of diesel v petrol is also arguable. When I first bought my first i30, diesel was cheaper than unleaded. Currently it is the opposite way around, although the difference seems to be diminishing again. So that can swing either way.
I'll put up with the slight inconvenience of a a dirty fuel bowser.

[Dazzler]

  Phil and Dave...

[FatBoy]

I'm currently in Melbourne and diesel is 10c per litre cheaper than petrol.

I did do my sums, that's why I bought a diesel.

[The Gonz]

Even when it's as high as 7% above price of petrol (often 7% below) I'm still only using half what I would in petrol.

[Just Rick]

I couldn't find one of my earlier posts(forgot what heading it was under)but long story short  fellow townite,purchase a 1.6 petrol same time we bought our two,we do the same K's a week,in dollar costs,he is paying nigh on double what I am forking out  week,as for the price difference between Pet and diesel here,I'm happy to pay the four cents difference,to get the extra 300 K's a tank full from Wayne s car

[PiL]

yes the diesel engine costs more to buy... but the debate about economy and how many kms you have to rack up to claw back that amount is a stupid analysis. if that is your single reason for buying or not buying a diesel, then you've kinda missed the point. probably should have bought a different car to begin with.

 

[Just Rick]

Not sure about the cost difference,mine didn't cost that much more than the 2 litre petrol at the time,benefits of knowing how the game works

[Berber]

servo1/ˈsəːvəʊ/
noun
short for servomechanism or servomotor. (UK speak)
 
 
servo2/ˈsəːvəʊ/
noun
a service station. (Aussie speak)

Crikey its not another language, just differing meanings!

[Doggie 1]