New vehicles with no gas caps

[VanTrekker]

<img style="width: 182px; height: 116px;" class="bbc_img" src="http://i.usatoday.net/money/gallery/autos/wheels/m090702_fordtaurus/c3a.JPG" rel="lightbox"><br><br><br>Don't get me wrong - I'm not bashing Fords but don't like this one feature.&nbsp; Here is why.<br><br>These days I'm working at a gas station.&nbsp; Today a&nbsp;newer Taurus rolled in, driven by a sweet elderly couple.&nbsp; They filled, inserting the nozzle into the cap less fuel filler.&nbsp; The nozzle jammed.&nbsp; They called the Ford dealer who advised them to have someone strong yank the handle out.&nbsp; I did, leaving a collar from the nozzle in their fuel filler.&nbsp; The folks&nbsp;had to take the car to the Ford dealer.&nbsp; <br><br>I learned from Internet posts that this has happened many times, occasionally leaving people with hefty repair bills and having to be towed.&nbsp; One of the things that concerned me was the very narrow clearance between the inlet and the pump handle.&nbsp; It looked very tight!<br><br>I thought I'd share this experience with you.&nbsp; If I was looking at a vehicle, I'd immediately rule out anything with a cap less fuel filler.&nbsp; That's just my opinion... I'm a Chevy and Mopar lover anyway.<br><br>V.T.

 

[Niall-CorollaLiving]

I use to drive an F150 as a company truck, never had a problem fueling up. But I don't understand the need for the change.

 

[StarEcho]

My husband wants to know who pays for the broken fuel pump nozzle? &nbsp;<img rel="lightbox" src="/images/boards/smilies/confused.gif" class="bbc_img">&nbsp; Obviously if they drove off it wasn't them, but if part of it is in their gas tank, does that mean the nozzle is broken? &nbsp;I'd never heard of this so thanks for posting about it. &nbsp;<br><br>After some searching, it looks like one of the reason they are changing over is to prevent siphoning of gas. &nbsp;Apparently the only nozzle that will fit into the special spring-loaded flapper door is a standard nozzle????? &nbsp;So you can't accidently put diesel fuel in your non-diesel car or truck. &nbsp;WTH??? &nbsp;Was any of that really such a problem? &nbsp;Also, and probably farther up the reason list is that apparently lots of people lose their caps and then don't replace them and every moment the cap is off nasty things happen to the environment.. oooookaaaayyyyy. &nbsp;Another plus (or minus for the average person) is that if you need to put a couple of gallons of gas in your tank with a gas can, the nozzle won't fit and you have to use a special funnel that they provide with your emergency roadside kit...LOLOL<br><br>Let's not even think about how this will affect us in a zombie apocalypse &nbsp;<img rel="lightbox" src="/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif" class="bbc_img">&nbsp;when we are looking for fuel for our MH or vans...<br><br>Think I'll stay away from any vehicles with this wonderful feature.<br><br>