It seems to me that American made cars don't have locking fuel doors....am I wrong? And why wouldn't they?
I have heard one cannot siphon fuel like they could in the old days, but seems all foreign vehicles have locking doors.
By the way, didn't want to start a new thread. I get my gas at Costco in NJ, so full service.
I was watching recently, and thinking, what's taking so long? How come the attendant can't just turn it to one click and be done?
Well, I tried at home, and the cap had a super high amount of resistance, and virtually no click. I didn't know because I don't pump my own gas much.
Jumped on eBay and got a Toyota/Lexus OE cap for $23 shipped (not much savings maybe $2). Now, there is a light resistance to put it on, and a solid/springy click. Very satisfying.
Then, I decided lemme check my wife's GM. Very very weak click (2011 car). So I got a new GM OE as well. An amazon buyer had a great review and tip, on how to remove the tether (I love getting tips as opposed to inventing the wheel). He said he pushed it up the left side, clipped it with scissors, voila. The Toyota simply buttons into the gas door, but the GM drops down somewhere the way that fuel overflows.
Now, both our cars have new gas caps. The garage queen is probably ok.