FoXy
09-02-2011, 09:38 AM
Sooo yesterday after running around I see that I am pretty much empty and have 10kms "remaining" before I am totally empty so I head to the gas station to tank up. Then when I get there and am trying to take my gas cap off you literally could not PAY me to get the damn thing off. I was trying soooo hard and it wouldn’t budge...
OF course I start panicking thinking that if I can't get it off I am screwed cus I have no gas to take the car anywhere. Then with my last ounce of strength and patience i finally think I have it... but no, the whole top of the gas cap snaps off and is then in my hand... at this point I am furious and thinking "wtf kind of pos is this!", I am able to get the white part out of the hole and tank some gas.
Enraged at that point I start driving to the Ajax Mazda dealer as it's the one I go to all the time. The "manager" tells me that is wont be covered cus I am 10k out of warranty so I have to pay up.... then he tells me it is going to cost me $56 for a new one... and that's WITH the "discount" of 10% they gave me....
I am still really mad about it but what can I do. He told me that sometimes when you go to full serve gas stations they cross thread the cap and ream it on. But I tanked last Friday and I know that is not the case at all. And I looked at it after, there were no "markings" that he mentioned would be there after reaming it on. I am telling you it was like vacuumed on, which I know happens. It happened once before to me but Mat got it off.
Has this happened to anyone before? OR had a hard time getting if off? or am I the only one?
Oh btw that manager guy claims he is going to try to get mazda to pay for it... we'll see what happens with that but let's just say I am not holding my breath.
FML :bang
OF course I start panicking thinking that if I can't get it off I am screwed cus I have no gas to take the car anywhere. Then with my last ounce of strength and patience i finally think I have it... but no, the whole top of the gas cap snaps off and is then in my hand... at this point I am furious and thinking "wtf kind of pos is this!", I am able to get the white part out of the hole and tank some gas.
Enraged at that point I start driving to the Ajax Mazda dealer as it's the one I go to all the time. The "manager" tells me that is wont be covered cus I am 10k out of warranty so I have to pay up.... then he tells me it is going to cost me $56 for a new one... and that's WITH the "discount" of 10% they gave me....
I am still really mad about it but what can I do. He told me that sometimes when you go to full serve gas stations they cross thread the cap and ream it on. But I tanked last Friday and I know that is not the case at all. And I looked at it after, there were no "markings" that he mentioned would be there after reaming it on. I am telling you it was like vacuumed on, which I know happens. It happened once before to me but Mat got it off.
Has this happened to anyone before? OR had a hard time getting if off? or am I the only one?
Oh btw that manager guy claims he is going to try to get mazda to pay for it... we'll see what happens with that but let's just say I am not holding my breath.
FML :bang