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Just saw this while getting gas. Why is it illegal to get less than 4 gallons? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 6 months ago (23 children)

Buying E10 fuel (a mixture that contains 10 percent ethanol) from a hose that also supplies E15 fuel (a mixture that contains 15 percent ethanol) must buy at least four gallons to protect customers following behind. Ethanol is hard on engines and less efficient than regular gasoline. E15 can even cause engine failure in smaller or older engines. So if you’re using a blender pump to buy E10 that sells both E15 and E10, the residual amount of E15 left in the hose from the previous customer could cause significant damage to those smaller and older engines—unless you purchase at least 4 gallons.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago (17 children)

Hold the fuck up.

Customer A buys 10 gallons of E15.

Customer B buys 1 gallon of E10 from the same pump.

Customer C buys 1 gallon of E10 from the same pump and puts it in his chainsaw. If that gallon ruins Customer C's chainsaw, it's legally Customer B's fault? What the fuck?

Forcing B to buy more gas than he might want, to protect the customer after him, because of the customer that came before him, is some horseshit.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Legally customers C fault. He needed to buy 4 gallons and fucked himself.

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