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07-01-2008, 02:25 PM #1
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07-01-2008, 03:46 PM #2
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Seriously. And why didn't Honda put a locking flap on my Element??? I don't want to get a locking cap because the original one is leashed to the car, so I won't lose it.
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07-01-2008, 04:06 PM #3
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Ditto here. I've been thinking of calling the dealer to see if they offer one that works with the leash....Otherwise, I'm afraid I *would* lose it
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07-01-2008, 04:13 PM #4
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I've wondered when this was going to start to happen.
I weathered the 70's without a locking gas cap. Wonder if i can do it again
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07-01-2008, 06:29 PM #5
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I dunno. I'm in the same boat. Originally Posted by Tuckervill
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07-01-2008, 07:40 PM #6
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My car gets parked in the garage for a reason. At work I park next to a wall, honestly it would be a very thin thief to be able to even access my gas tank. I worry about the truck sitting in the driveway, luckily it never has more than half a tank. We may still need a locking gas cap.
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07-01-2008, 07:52 PM #7
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The receptionist at my office and I were discussing this. She has a car with a big V-8 and she's thinking about putting a sign up that says "Free gas card if you steal the car."
I bought my civic back when gas was about a buck and a half a gallon. I feel better about it now.re-cur-sion ri'-ker-shen n: see recursion
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07-01-2008, 08:00 PM #8
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This has been happening for a while here in Tulsa - unfortunately. What's worse that I hear is that some theives are totally bypassing the cap and drilling a hole in the bottom of your tank to get the gas! Unbelievable, isn't it? Gawd!!!
I don't even have the words to describe these type people...desperate doesn't even begin to do the job.
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07-01-2008, 09:58 PM #9
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LOL.... are you my husband?!?!?!?Given my general level of personal abrasiveness, I worry about people pouring solvent or something in the tank.
Kidding, but we talk about this a lot -- he is a teacher and was a coach, and kids do all kinds of things to his car. And he does have some level of what you call "personal abrasiveness"! I love that term!
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07-02-2008, 03:19 AM #10
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I guess the word KABOOM has little meaning to them. Originally Posted by BabyBlueNTulsa
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