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View Poll Results: Do You Use A Locking Gas Cap?
I have a locking fuel Door- Use Non Locking Gas Cap inside
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I have a locking fuel Door- I also Use a Locking Gas Cap Inside
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No Locking Outside Fuel Door- I use Non Locking Gas Cap
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No Locking Outside Fuel Door- I use a Locking Gas Cap
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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 12:00 AM
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Not so much with fuel, but we do have a lot of convertor and copper wiring thefts.
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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 11:21 AM
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I went with "I have a locking fuel Door- Use Non Locking Gas Cap inside", technically there is no actual lock on my fuel door, but you do have to be able to get inside of the car and hit a button to open it.
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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 05:20 PM
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I didn't find the "Poll Option" for) "Lives in very rural area where rednecks often shoot at strange noises in yard at night"
The 2005 doesn't seem to be able to be siphoned, I've tried when the wife was gone and my lawntractor ran out of gas. I, like Brian, figure it you put a locking cap on it is going to invite damage you rather trade off for a couple gallons of gas lost.
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Old Mar 26, 2014 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 75 racer
With OBD2 cars they seen to cause EVAP codes.
A friend of mine bought one after a gas thief was active in her area. She got nothing but check engine lights, and eventually gave up on it. Of course, had I known the dealers had model-specific ones, I would have pointed her in that direction.

I don't bother with one, personally. If someone wants to go through the trouble, I'd rather replace $40 of gas than scratched paint, a bent fuel door, a broken filler hose, etc.
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Old Mar 27, 2014 | 06:15 AM
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i had it too. i didnt want a locking one but the gasket was cracked on my oem one so i was near a pep boys and that was all they had at the time. didnt last long before it was in the garbage
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Old Mar 28, 2014 | 09:01 AM
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Kinda miss having my locking fuel door. GM deleted that from the GXP for some reason
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