cedros Posted June 7, 2018 Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 Exactly. How will you know it is 10 liters and not 9? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted June 7, 2018 Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 1 hour ago, hammerhead said: Let's see! If the gas price is $20 pesos per lt and I put into my tank 10 lt of gas and stop, the cost should indicate that I owe $200 pesos so far. If it shows more than $200 pesos, then the pump needs calibrating and you are being screwed. Simple and anyone can do it in 15 seconds. Further, if the pump computer is calibrated to show 10 liters, when only 9 is being pumped, it doesn't matter: you are being charged $200 pesos without knowing. As others have said, you at least need a way to measure accurately. So, you'd have to start with a plastic container of exactly 10 litres to make sure you are getting 10 litres. And you'd have to go to more than one gas station, and repeat the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkWebles Posted June 7, 2018 Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 This is better than most Monty Python routines. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted June 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, MarkWebles said: This is better than most Monty Python routines. Keep up the good work. You are easy to entertain, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted June 7, 2018 Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 4 hours ago, ComputerGuy said: Further, if the pump computer is calibrated to show 10 liters, when only 9 is being pumped, it doesn't matter: you are being charged $200 pesos without knowing. As others have said, you at least need a way to measure accurately. So, you'd have to start with a plastic container of exactly 10 litres to make sure you are getting 10 litres. And you'd have to go to more than one gas station, and repeat the process. Exactly. This is how Profeco does it when they check the stations and then publish their Lista Negra de Gasolineras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted June 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 43 minutes ago, mudgirl said: Exactly. This is how Profeco does it when they check the stations and then publish their Lista Negra de Gasolineras. They pump the gas into a 10 liter calibrated container. There is no way for a motorist to get it measured that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 I can most easily buy a 5 gallon gas can, plastic, for example. Doesn't even matter if it is exact or not. It will hold the same from any gas station. So I get 5 gallons, and pay the price. I put it in my tank and go to the next station. And so on. Or am I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted June 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, ComputerGuy said: I can most easily buy a 5 gallon gas can, plastic, for example. Doesn't even matter if it is exact or not. It will hold the same from any gas station. So I get 5 gallons, and pay the price. I put it in my tank and go to the next station. And so on. Or am I wrong? Sorry, I'm not toting a smelly gas can around. I will just be more careful where I buy my fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hud Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 1 hour ago, AngusMactavish said: Sorry, I'm not toting a smelly gas can around. I will just be more careful where I buy my fuel. Funniest Thread in a long time ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 2 hours ago, AngusMactavish said: Sorry, I'm not toting a smelly gas can around. I will just be more careful where I buy my fuel. But how are you going to know where to buy? That website? (I also am not going to be measuring any gas; I thought we were just speculating on procedure.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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