U-Haul: Crooked renters refill gas tank with water

U-Haul: Crooked renters refill gas tank with water

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• U-Haul:
• Crooked
• renters
• refill
• gas
• tank
• with
• water

[insgreatintheshwr]

The news just gave more people the idea to do something like this

[creamyfilling102]

i never would have thought about putting water in a tank until i saw this story.

[ffjsb]

@cbr6864 Evidently you don't know most gas stations check their tank daily if not weekly for water and to make sure the gallonage is correct so they can detect if there is any leakage from the tanks. Gas stations are liable for repairs and towing if they have water in the tanks, which can quickly mount up to tens of thousands. Gas leaking out can easily mount up to Hundreds of thousands. Insurance requires it. The stickers are for the accuracy of the pumps, not the tanks.

[cbr6864]

@ffjsb not really next time you are at the gas station look at the inspection sticker some states are only inspected every two years 

[ffjsb]

@cbr6864 That's very unlikely to happen as they will be caught pretty quick when a bunch of cars that just filled up there stop running. Gas and water will not mix, you can't "water" gas or diesel down. And you won't go far with water in the tank.

[kd4pba]

There are several solutions to this. 1) Don't require the customer to refill the tank and just charge them the going rate (local average). 2) There are devices that can be placed into the tank to test the fuel , use those on return before completing the return process. 3) install lock covers on all fuel access points on all the trucks when they are parked only to be removed when the truck is rented.

[cbr6864]

more like gas stations add water, most are only inspected once a year. its a big inside secret

[kel9OOO]

People suck

[482lost]

@ThomasXp It depends on how much damage there is. If the truck were idling, then yea, it could get away with just a tank dump and oil replacement. If the rpms were up, the block could be cracked or the piston rods or valves were bent which would require the whole engine be either replaced or rebuilt. It may not cost $2000, but it is expensive non-the-less.

[SchizoFilms]

@aelli614 Houston's a refinery town. It gets progressively more expensive the farther from the gulf coast you go.

[aelli614]

wow our gas never got that high in houston

[EarthFriendlyMover]

Even when you refill a Uhaul, they charge you $8.00 per gallon for refilling the tank. PAYBACK IS A BITCH, ISN'T IT, UHAUL!