Comments on: What happens when you put unleaded gas in a diesel rental car?

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:06:50 +0000

How much did AVIS charge you at first? I just had same situation with half tank of gas going into diesel rental, just a few hundred yards before the heathrow AVIS drop off. They are saying could be as much as £575 ($1000) to “fix”.

By: avidyvette

avidyvette — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:09:28 +0000

Well I feel better now. I did the same thing in Portugal and felt like a complete idiot, even though the station attendant pointed me to the wrong pump. Avis wasn’t happy. They had to come by and give me a new car and charged me a fee, which I then disputed back home in the U.S. Avis lowered the fee 50%. I definitely learned my lesson too and swear I’ll never do it again! Thanks for the story.

By: dennis gray

dennis gray — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:54:58 +0000

well after driving my gas fueled truck all week on vacation and getting gas every day, I just filled my diesel van full of gas…… does any one know if anything need to be done after removeing gas and fueling with diesel before trying to start it?

By: Steve from TravelingProfessor.com

Steve from TravelingProfessor.com — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:54:32 +0000

How is “unleaded gas” and “diesel” designated on the pumps?

By: Pete Meyers

Pete Meyers — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:35:08 +0000

Well, there could certainly be worse places to be stranded than on your way to a Gucci outlet, right?

Thanks for sharing, Dino. And we agree, we’ve gotten plenty of “mileage” out of our diesel story as well!

By: Dino

Dino — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:24:23 +0000

Had a similar problem in Tuscany in 2001 while driving three women to the Gucci outlet near Florence. Luckily, I do speak Italian and happened upon a wonderful young mother who piled the three women into her car with her children and drove them to Gucci while I waited for the tow truck. Believe me, I swore I’d never do this again, and I definitely appreciate the experience. Luckily, the women were just as jovial about it as well, and it’s a story we’ve all told time and again.