how to siphon petrol from a volvo v40 please????

[Vivkins3]

We have a Volvo V40 and are about to trade it in for a different car.

We have about half a tank of petrol left (grrrrr) and naturally we'd like to take it out.

Hubby has tried a couple of different petrol siphons but to no avail. There seems to be some sort of anti-siphoning device fitted.

Can anybody offer any anti-anti-siphoning suggestyions please?

[Vivkins3]

�35 actually - you might have �35 to spare but we don't.

Any sensible answers please?

[NORMANTHEDOG]

put a hosepipe in the volvo and suck hard on the other end,it will come through if you suck hard enough,be carefull though you could get a mouthfull of it.

[Vivkins3]

Thanks but we've tried siphoning it - there seems to be an anti siphoning device fitted and I was hoping somebody might. know a way round it please.

Sucking itt out isn't an option and we've tried a regular patented siphon too.

Anybody with specialised knowledge of Volvos please?

[buildersmate]

Disconnect the fuel line between fuel pump and engine and let the pump do the work into a series of cans.
Personally I don't think the effort is worth it.

[gonzo00]

are you for real?...does your arse squeak when you walk...you f**kin tight ba*tard...lol!

[Vivkins3]

And there was I thinking this was a place to come for sensible and realistic answers. Mostly I'm getting sarcasm and stupid comments.

Are you really so wealthy that you don't think �35 is worth having?

You also seem to have more time on your hands than you know what to do with.

Well lucky wucky you eh??

[bamberger]

Out of curiosity, how much is the cost to change?

[buildersmate]

In a sense you are encouraging perpetuation of the sarcy comments by reacting to them - and indeed awarding stars to them.
Ring up a long lost aunt (within the range of miles the car has petrol for) and arrange a visit at the weekend. Gauge should come down the zero nicely by time of return.

[daniela31]

I agree with builders mate there.
Use it up yourself before you trade in your car.

Go for a drive in the country, take a flask and a picnic. Make a day of it.

:-)

[sara3]

why don't you ask the seller to stick some petrol in the new car? like for like...

it hardly seems worth getting into this state over it.

[Vivkins3]

Thanks very much for the SENSIBLE responses.

Buildersmate seemed to offer the only solution but like he said, it's not worth the effort. I was just hoping somebody might know of an EASY option - if there WAS one we would have done it.

It wasn't about "getting it out at all costs" - just "if there's a quick and easy way to do it, we'd like to save �35". After all this is supposed to be a place where you can ask that sort of question isn't it?

Are people actually allowed to leave abusive posts when they don't even have the guts to post without abundant use of asterisks?

[bigmamma]

You've actually got fuel left in youe volvo V40 !!! Real greedy on fuel aren't they ?

[keyplus90]

You may like calling in a mechanic, he would charge you about �45 to dismantle the fuel tank underneath the car, tip it our for you and you may ask him to pour that petrol into bath tub until the time is right to pour it back into the car you are buying.

However If this sounds very impractical then I would stick with what buildersmate said. Visit someone, go for a drive, have a picnic or simply just forget about it. I know what you mean by saving �35 as according to an old saying, �money does not grow on trees�. But my dear sometimes saving costs you more than spending would have cost. Being an accountant myself I know someone who paid a book keeper �12 an hr and he spent 3 hrs in finding a difference of �0.15 (15 pence) in the bank reconciliation. There is nothing wrong in accepting the viability of any task on the worth it or not grounds.

[Vivkins3]

Yes thank you - I've taken on board that there is no easy way to do it and that it just isn't worth the time and effort.

A picnic doesn't appeal in this weather and I don't have any old aunties that I would like to visit thanks.

I'm going to close the subject now as nobody seems to have an answer other than lectures on how it's not worth it, pontificating about how uneconomical it is to employ a bookkeeper and name-calling.

[McNoodle]

Pity she closed the question - I have the easiest of solutions and now she'll never know...

[buildersmate]

Oh, go on - tell us. There's dozens of out out here on tenterhooks just dying to know the answer.

[Cockney_si]

Some cars used to have a drain plug on a spanner bolt under the tank.

[McNoodle]

Surely you who knows all can work it out buildersmate?

[keyplus90]

Spanner bolt good idea����.Well that reminded me of something.

A man asked a wildlife expert, �How can I catch a flamingo�. He says, �it is very easy. Flamingos usually rest on one leg with eyes closed. You should creep behind slowly, light a candle and put it on his head. Once candle melts and he opens his eyes, obviously it will get into his eyes and he would not be able to see. Then just catch him, easy�.

�But when I am doing all this and so close to him, why shouldn�t I just catch him there and then?� The other man asked.

�I am sorry that was the only way I learnt myself so if you want to learn from me then do that or else go and find someone else� The expert answered.

Any way she has closed the question, so it will not help any more.