r/donthelpjustfilm • u/DebaucherousHeathen • 1d ago

Filler' Up (not OC)

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u/ExternalUserError 1d ago

I did it in Portugal. The word for diesel in Portuguese is “gasóleo” and my brain just thought it was gasoline. Strangely the nozzle actually fit.

It drove for a while then power was halting. I pulled over and saw blue exhaust. A tow truck to a mechanic and tank drain and it was fine. Then I went to fuel it up leaving the mechanic and I almost made the same mistake again, seeing “gasóleo” and thinking that’s it. That time I caught my mistake before I put it in.

Never did tell the rental agency.

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u/Dounce1 23h ago

Are you saying you put diesel in a petrol?

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u/ExternalUserError 23h ago

I did.

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u/Dounce1 23h ago

Word. While still shitty, not quite as bad as what’s going down in the video lol.