Should I buy a gas tank lock?

Question

Is it a good idea to buy a gas tank lock?

Answer 1

Yes but get the correct one from the dealer because many of the aftermarket ones will not seal and you will have the check engine light come on and I see about 20 a week that have bought the cheaper ones....

Answer 2

Gas thefts are on the rise.  As more and more people cannot afford the gas it takes to get them back and forth to work, the more dangerous things will get.  When ordinary people find themselves backed into a corner there is not telling what they will do.  Everyone should buy a gas tank lock.  It will just give you a little piece of mind.

Answer 3

yes get one.

Answer 4

I suggest everyone does! I have one!

Answer 5

Yes it is,thieves are everywhere.

Answer 6

so how many time has someone suck the gas out of your bike..... really them things have been around since i was a kid and they work about as good now as they did back then a good screwdriver will open them all really a waste of money if someone is wanting to steal a few gallon of gas when they could just steal the bike

Answer 7

If someone wants the gas bad enough, they'll find a way to get it, lock or not.

The biggest disadvantage of a locking gas cap is that it can freeze up during the winter months. It happened to me once. Standing there next to a gas pump in frigid weather with a cap that won't come off is not exactly a pleasant situation.

I ended up prying it off with the tire iron. So I learned two things in the process. Locking caps can freeze, and they can be easily removed with a tool that nearly everyone has in their vehicle. I haven't used one since.

Answer 8

Yes

Answer 9

It's always a good idea to put one on but if there going to steal the gas the news states they just punch out the tank, after they notice that the tank gauge reads full, if it reads after the key is pulled out. If so keep very little gas in the tank and they might just walk away, if you park in an unsafe area.