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| St. Vitus Dance Instructor  |
2010 Ford Escape | |||
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The real reason is probably something like putting the cap on is a an extra step after the filler neck flange gets secured. By doing away with the cap, that's one less production cost. And just like that, some poor cap twister-on'r robot is out of a job. In this economy.  | |||
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Wasn’t my choice. My performance car has the same thing, the lever to pull. Thankfully the gas door locks. But it has the screw on cap. I like the Honda system better but I didn’t buy either because of a fuel cap or locking mechanism. Driving dynamics > everything else. What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone | |||
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| Ammoholic |
I have to agree on the driving dynamics bit. Besides, even a button or lever inside beats the heck out of the old locking gas caps that require a key to open the cap. Thankfully those are gone. Their passing is not in the least lamented. | |||
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As does my wife's '24 CX-50. Its fuel filler door momentarily unlocks when the car is turned off. No button to push, no lever to manipulate. If no one opens the filler door in roughly 30 seconds, it automatically relocks itself. -MG | |||
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Get Off My Lawn |
My 2022 Mazda MX-5 has a twist on gas cap with a push-open door. But then it also has a real 6-speed manual transmission. "I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965 | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
The capless systems should come with a tool to insert into the spout, it's basically a funnel, to add fuel from a can. At least there's one that comes with my Honda. _____________ | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss  |
I have several. Bought them when gas/diesel went north of $5/gallon. The likelihood of someone siphoning off of me around these parts is pretty slim, but I don't trust anyone. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
The funnel is junk when used with a gas can that requires pressure on its spring loaded nozzle to get fuel to flow. It works well though with my VP Racing and Buc-ee's "water" jugs. The treaded portion of the spout on those jugs does not play nice with the capless fillers. | |||
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I thought gas caps were obsolete until I found one on my '24 Toyota Crown. Not sure if there is a reason as it's a hybrid but when I pointed it out to the Salesman all he did is shrug and say it was at least tethered. | |||
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| Conservative in Nor Cal constantly swimming up stream  |
My car doesn’t have a gas cap. Come to think of it, it doesn’t have a gas tank either… It’s a Mustang Mach E. My 2014 Escape didn’t have a gas cap. ----------------------------------- Get your guns b4 the Dems take them away Sig P-229 Sig P-220 Combat | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
I wouldn't know. I converted my gas cans to the old style without the spring loaded shit. Also drilled a vent for the top back for air to get in when I use the fuel can. It's a metal cap which screws on. _____________ | |||
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I gotta wonder what happened between 1955 and 2020 that sparked the minds of people to finally, after s O o o long, To say gas caps, cumbersome ? Problematic ? Nuisance ? Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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| Conservative in Nor Cal constantly swimming up stream |
I would think it’s a cost savings model. ----------------------------------- Get your guns b4 the Dems take them away Sig P-229 Sig P-220 Combat | |||
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My ‘21 Highlander and my ‘24 BMW each have a gas cap. I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown ................................... When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham | |||
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| It's pronounced just the way it's spelled |
My 2011 BMW has a gas cap. Our 2014 F150 does not. My wife’s 2017 Mercedes has a gas cap. | |||
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I'm starting to see the "gascap-less" cars more and more over the last few years, and I don't mind it, one less thing to lose/forget/mess with. Maybe one day we can do away with the gas cap covers too, (same applies to EV's charge port covers). | |||
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