Locking Gas Caps?

Since gas prices are so high I was thinking about getting a locking gas cap. Does anyone her ehave one? Did you buy it because of the price of gas is so high and you don't want people stealing it from you?

I have one... I bought it for several reasons. Prices being high is one of them. Also because of snotty teenagers in the neighborhood we lived in

The access door to my gas cap has to be unlatched from inside the car, with a little lever next to the driver's seat. I had a locking gas cap on one of my older cars, and I always thought it was worth it, as long as you don't lose your key!

My gas cap has to be unlocked from inside the car as well, so I'm not too worried at the moment.

Besides, if someone is THAT desparate to syphin gasoline, I guess I should let them have. Gasoline leaves a disgusting taste in your mouth, even after you spit it out.

Originally Posted by Phenomsmom

Since gas prices are so high I was thinking about getting a locking gas cap. Does anyone her ehave one? Did you buy it because of the price of gas is so high and you don't want people stealing it from you?

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I bought one last September after prices skyrocketed. It cost me $15, but I figured it is worth it. About a month after installing it, I found that it had been tampered with, but no one was able to break though it, so I was very glad that I'd gotten it! Over the last 6 months or so we have seen an increase in siphoning crimes.

I say, go for it. Better safe than sorry!

I had one once---- the darn thing broke/malfunctioned while locked on my gas pipe thingy!!!!!!!! I stopped to get gas one day and ---NOPE! My dad knocked it of with a 2x4 and I never want one again!

The cost of our petrol has rocketed lately. I have a locking cap on my car which is standard for the UK. Pete's car has an internal release.

My Harley is not a lockable cap, but we dont really worry about the petrol being knicked, the real problem would be if someone poured something in

Originally Posted by lunasmom

My gas cap has to be unlocked from inside the car as well, so I'm not too worried at the moment.

Besides, if someone is THAT desparate to syphin gasoline, I guess I should let them have. Gasoline leaves a disgusting taste in your mouth, even after you spit it out.

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You don't syphon it out with your mouth anymore They sell syphon pumps at any auto parts store... so you just put pipe in the victims gas tank, the other side in your container, a couple of pumps and let gravity do the rest. It's kinda weird how they work, but you can get 5 gallons rather quickly.
I've got locking gas caps on all of our cars... lots of locals were complaining about 20-30 gallons going missing overnight from their trucks and SUVs, so I decided it was worth the $13.

Originally Posted by VampireCat

The cost of our petrol has rocketed lately. I have a locking cap on my car which is standard for the UK. Pete's car has an internal release.

My Harley is not a lockable cap, but we dont really worry about the petrol being knicked, the real problem would be if someone poured something in

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I looked into getting a locking cap for my Harley Sportster as well, but the cost was too ridiculous - I figured if I lose 3 gallons, I lose 3 gallons - better than losing 15 from my truck all at once!

My mom tried to get me to buy one of these after some report on the news about a year ago. I thought it was ridiculous, still do, and haven't bought one. I still don't know a single soul who has had thier gas stolen.

Can you get these at an auto parts store??? are they sized??

I don't have one, but one of my friends does- cause he has some psycho exes that have been known to sugar his tank

I need one. The other night we went to milwaukee for a concert, and when we got back in the car, the gas was on empty. We were quite mad, as we just put out last 15 bucks in.

UGH!

A locking gas cap is no deterrent. My late husband owned an auto repair business back in '73. He made a LOT of money, replacing gas tanks, which had been punctured by gas thieves. Let them siphon your gas - its cheaper to replace a tank of gas, than the whole gas tank.

Originally Posted by katl8e

A locking gas cap is no deterrent. My late husband owned an auto repair business back in '73. He made a LOT of money, replacing gas tanks, which had been punctured by gas thieves. Let them siphon your gas - its cheaper to replace a tank of gas, than the whole gas tank.

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Good point... I hope people don't start doing that.

My gas cap can only be opened from the inside of the car with a little lever. This is a nice security feature and much more handy than having to have yet one more key to keep up with for unlocking it.

Mine also has to be released by a lever next to the driver's seat. I have thought about getting a locking cap tho because on my last car, thieves pried the little door open.

looked into getting a locking cap for my Harley Sportster as well, but the cost was too ridiculous - I figured if I lose 3 gallons, I lose 3 gallons - better than losing 15 from my truck all at once!

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Harley parts dont come cheap When i order parts i get them from the US now, even with import taxes it is still cheaper than getting them here.

We are paying approx 97p a litre in the Uk which is about $1.84. I dont hear much about syphoning off, i dont think its a problem in our area.

Loosing 15 gallons as you say it is a lot of fuel to loose !

Our car has the release lever inside. We used locking gas caps on our old car, and actually had a station attendant steal one (with the key).