Lock on Gas door?

[ChicagoFJ60]

Why do you think they put a lock on the gas filler door? Was is because if you parked in third world contries they would steal your gas? I guess I appreciate it now that gas went over $3.49 here in chicago.


Nicholas

 

[Doc]

Gas is still under $2/gal here.... I guess being in the middle of nowhere has it's perks sometimes.

Last time I lost my gas cap the guy behind the parts counter tried pretty hard to get me to buy a locking gas cap....

 

[Hildy]

Never really thought about it until a couple weeks ago. Now I have to use the key to open it ever since the little black plastic clip on the hinge broke and fell off. Im sure its locked for theft reasons though.

 

[chitown40]

Funny that you mentioned that. I was in the local Murray's buying some parts and the two people in front of me at the parts counter were looking for locking gas caps. I guess in some areas of our beautiful city there are some bad folks running around with jerry cans and siphons. As far as price, I REALLY hope you aren't paying $3.49 / gallon. Drive 5 miles out of the city limits and get it for about $2.30 /gallon.

 

[Landpimp]

even fj40's had a locking door and in the early 1960's there was a OEM locking gas cap option

 

[GLTHFJ60]

I just found out today that there have been a slew of gas siphoning crimes here in my town too. That's crazy. I didn't think that this even happened in the past 30 years, but oh well. I'm glad once again that I drive a LC.