[John 070]

Yesterday, the attendant dropped the gas cap and it bounced off the 1/4. Later I looked and there was a scratch, not sure if from this time or another, who knows. Made me think back to the squeegee man who scratched the car when I wouldn't give him any money. Then, the pump stops after .7 gal goes in, and it takes the attendant another 3-5 min to come back, seeing as he handles 3 islands all by himself. I just broke the law and pumped it myself, because it takes a BMW sometimes 4-5 times of stopping and restarting to get the tank filled.

[hugus311]

Why I don't like full serve

The same reason bmw owners hardly ever valet and park 3 blocks away from front entrance of any store.

[John 070]

Originally Posted by hugus311

The same reason bmw owners hardly ever valet and park 3 blocks away from front entrance of any store.

I always love the posts, "drove my M3 to Costco last Sat to buy one item at 5 pm, and got a ding!"

[B-737]

My personal favorite is when they back hand the fuel door shut while having a ring on their finger.

Because of this I put "clearbra" over the gas door and a clearbra bib beneath the fuel door. No worries now...

[ChasVS]

Originally Posted by John 070

Yesterday, the attendant dropped the gas cap and it bounced off the 1/4. Later I looked and there was a scratch, not sure if from this time or another, who knows. Made me think back to the squeegee man who scratched the car when I wouldn't give him any money. Then, the pump stops after .7 gal goes in, and it takes the attendant another 3-5 min to come back, seeing as he handles 3 islands all by himself. I just broke the law and pumped it myself, because it takes a BMW sometimes 4-5 times of stopping and restarting to get the tank filled.

WTF? Where do you get Full Serve and it's by law?

[Potty_Pants]

Originally Posted by ChasVS

WTF? Where do you get Full Serve and it's by law?

NJ for one state...

[GetSomeE92]

Originally Posted by Potty_Pants

NJ for one state...

That's lame. One more reason to avoid that area like the plague, on top of practically being prohibited from owning a firearm.

[Never-Enough]

Originally Posted by GetSomeE92

That's lame. One more reason to avoid that area like the plague, on top of practically being prohibited from owning a firearm.

I used to live in NJ. It's not that hard to own them there. However, you cannot carry in NJ. One reason I left.

[Nalod]

Or: I park in the back lot to get away from other people and I can look at my car more when I walk back and some idiot always parks next to me!".

Im waiting for: "I only drive at nite now so the UV rays don't discolor my paint!" "Grrr I hate the solar system!"

[mike-y]

in Oregon, it's illegal for you to pump your own gas as well, and you have to let the attendant fill up your car. When I was visiting, I started to pump my own gas out of habit, and a dude came running over yelling at me that I wasn't allowed to do that, haha.

[chromisdesigns]

Originally Posted by ChasVS

WTF? Where do you get Full Serve and it's by law?

New Jersey and Oregon

[gizmo335i]

Wow....can't imagine that...do you have to tip them?

[Syndicategt]

Originally Posted by gizmo335i

Wow....can't imagine that...do you have to tip them?

No. If it's bad weather outside I used to tip though. Also, I would go to the same gas station with the same attendant, tipped him and got to know him.....he took care of me

I love these jokers who park their car a mile away....it's a damn 3-Series...not an exotic. I was at a Home Depot the other day, saw some 328i parked across the lot, walked up to the store and there was a 430 right there with all the "commoners".

Sure it's good to take care of your car, but I don't go too far out of my way. Just stay away from minivans and those cars with the stupid family stick figures on the window.

[cssnms]

Originally Posted by Bargamon

Or: I park in the back lot to get away from other people and I can look at my car more when I walk back and some idiot always parks next to me!".

YES and it gets me so pissed off! It's usually some big POS with 8' long doors too! I think they do it intentionally.

[Miami]

Originally Posted by cssnms

YES and it gets me so pissed off! It's usually some big POS with 8' long doors too! I think they do it intentionally.

+1
lmaoooooo its always some 1990's buick with long ass METAL DIPED IN DIAMOND (to make sure it scratches nice and deep) DOORS!

[Nalod]

Originally Posted by Syndicategt

No. If it's bad weather outside I used to tip though. Also, I would go to the same gas station with the same attendant, tipped him and got to know him.....he took care of me

I love these jokers who park their car a mile away....it's a damn 3-Series...not an exotic. I was at a Home Depot the other day, saw some 328i parked across the lot, walked up to the store and there was a 430 right there with all the "commoners".

Sure it's good to take care of your car, but I don't go too far out of my way. Just stay away from minivans and those cars with the stupid family stick figures on the window.

Actually minivans are great to park next to. The doors are tall but not long. Think about it. Plus the occupants basically drop out of the car so they don't need lot of room like a coupe would.

Also the back doors slide so they can't hit you.

Kids piling out of suburbans scare me. Doors are tall also but kids not paying attention and basically anyone driving them has a sense of entitlement.

LIke BMW owers think they do!

I try to park on the ends to reduce to 50% someone being next to me and try to park on passanger side to also reduce the chance. We know a car has to have a driver but not a passanger.

[cssnms]

Originally Posted by Syndicategt

I love these jokers who park their car a mile away....it's a damn 3-Series...not an exotic. I was at a Home Depot the other day, saw some 328i parked across the lot, walked up to the store and there was a 430 right there with all the "commoners".

Easy there big guy. I park as far as I can away from the other parking lot ass clowns. I learned my lesson over the last 20+ yrs of driving, after having multiple cars dinged, scrapped, backed into etc not to mention all of the money I blew fixing the damage over the years. I can't tell you how many times while walking to my car (on the other side of the parking lot) I have witnessed some chucklehead throw open his door into the car next to him and not think twice about it. There are to many ignorant and inconsiderate people walking god's green earth and I am not about to help them.

Frankly I don't give a shit what kind of car someone drives. I can promise you most 3 series owners including myself work just as hard for our money as the guy with the f430, but perhaps us "commoners" have less disposible income to throw around to fix shit or perhaps it's our only car so we like to take care of it. The guy with the f430 will probably just go buy another one when it gets dented, or hop into his GT3 or Bently.

[jopa489]

Originally Posted by hugus311

The same reason bmw owners hardly ever valet and park 3 blocks away from front entrance of any store.

This. I don't want attendants leaning on my car, scratching it with the nozzle, etc. I pump myself every time.

Originally Posted by Syndicategt

I love these jokers who park their car a mile away....it's a damn 3-Series...not an exotic.

I work hard for my stuff. Nothing pisses me off more than a person's blatant disregard for another person's property. The 3 is my DD, I know it's not an exotic. That doesn't mean I want someone in a rush slamming their door into my car, not backing up properly and scraping the bumper, etc. It happens all too often. The bit of peace of mind (an extra exercise) from parking far away is worth it to me.

[ABerry]

full serve baby. fkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk I hate full serve... the no sales tax is legit, but full serve... we don't need no petroleum transfer technicians here

Originally Posted by mike-y

in Oregon, it's illegal for you to pump your own gas as well, and you have to let the attendant fill up your car. When I was visiting, I started to pump my own gas out of habit, and a dude came running over yelling at me that I wasn't allowed to do that, haha.

haha, sometimes it takes 5-10 minutes for someone to come over and pump for you, if I ever suspect it is going to take longer than 2 minutes to get an attendant I get out of my car and start eyeing the pump as if I'm going to make a move.. someone comes over immediately little trick living here for over 20 years

[Wild Squid]

Originally Posted by ABerry

if I ever suspect it is going to take longer than 2 minutes to get an attendant I get out of my car and start eyeing the pump as if I'm going to make a move.. someone comes over immediately little trick living here for over 20 years

Hahaha!!!! That's great, start reaching for the pump handle, then when they come running over just say you weren't going to do anything!!!!!

[Express]

my car is too low for door dings. i worry about the others cracking my side windows....

[Syndicategt]

You can always point out a NJ or OR driver in another state, they usually wait in their car or scratch their heads looking at the pump Partially kidding, knew a woman from NJ who didn't know how to pump her own gas when she moved to PA.