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Originally Posted by Frank7
Two weeks ago in our service vehicle we received $90 worth of bad gasoline from the Shell and service station on 441 just north of Rolling Acres Blvd. We got 5 miles away and our Dodge pickup and trailer came to a stall. We then were towed to ourChrysler/Dodge dealer where they pumped out $90 worth of bad gasoline and replaced 8 spark plugs fora total bill of $610.
The good news is Shell picked up the entire tab and reimbursed us for the repairs and lost fuel along with their apologizes for the bad drop of fuel they received. So Kudos to Shell they made good out of bad.
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Wow! You are fortunate. Years ago, I patronized a Shell station near my house and the freeway for all my gas. One day, I filled up my car and only got about 4 miles away when it died. I had it towed to the dealer and they drained the tank and got gallons of bright orange gas(?). The fuel injectors were ruined, the catalytic converter was ruined, spark plugs too. Total for repairs was almost $2400. Shell fought me tooth and nail. I sent them some of the gas to analyze and they said it was too small a sample to test. (I sent a quart. I burned some of the other samples I had on a clean steel plate and it left a sticky residue unlike any gas I have seen.) The station operator admitted the tank was almost empty when I was there. Finally, as I was about to get legal representation, they agreed to reimburse part of the cost by deducting the mileage I had on the car from the average lifespan of the parts replaced. Never used a Shell station again.