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Old 09-02-2008, 03:38 AM   #1
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No need to get out of the car to refuel. A new Dutch robot can do it for you.
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Old 09-02-2008, 04:08 AM   #2
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Bugger that.
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Old 09-02-2008, 04:40 AM   #3
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It takes too much time by the look of it, way too slow.

But I guess thats a good thing though, speed kills.
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Old 09-02-2008, 05:23 AM   #4
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save's you from standing in the rain good.
misses the filler and dent's/sratches your car bad.
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Old 09-02-2008, 11:29 AM   #5
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I'd like to see that work on an x-series or any other one with a rear filler cap! :
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Old 09-02-2008, 11:57 AM   #6
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I wonder how it would go with the dodge?
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Old 09-02-2008, 01:03 PM   #7
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half the fun is gettin out of your car, and standing next to it when u re fuel lol
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Old 09-02-2008, 05:30 PM   #8
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I've never seen fueling up my car as particularly difficult & if it smacked my car like that I'd kick it's $100,000 metal head in.
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Old 09-02-2008, 05:48 PM   #9
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the touchy feely method of finding the fuel cap ......not for this little black duck.
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Old 09-02-2008, 06:26 PM   #10
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Yeah no thanks, im quite happy getting out of my car to fill up thanks.
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Old 09-02-2008, 06:32 PM   #11
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I don't like getting out at petrol stations. Too many fumes, I'd rather a robot take them than me
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Old 09-02-2008, 06:51 PM   #12
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another excuse for the servos to increase the fuel price

wonder what its second hand market would be if it did scratch my car?
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Old 09-02-2008, 06:52 PM   #13
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too bad if you park on the wrong (filler) side. The robot will try ram the nozle into yout rear panel & how does it remove the variety of filler caps?
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Old 09-02-2008, 06:52 PM   #14
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cheaper to train monkeys
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Old 10-02-2008, 03:20 PM   #15
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i much rather do things by hand anyhow. lol
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Old 10-02-2008, 03:32 PM   #16
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yep pass, no way is that thing going anywhere near my XC
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