Cars Gas Tanks are being Drilled out for Gasoline😡

[IceAge]

Hey everyone I would be very aware of where you are parking your Mustang these days. Gas prices are getting worst and stories in other forums of people getting their nice rides ruined. People are drilling out the gas tank and stealing your gas. Sad beyond sad the change we are seeing in this country.

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[ice445]

Yeah, makes me glad I have an old beater with a steel tank for daily whipping at this point. People are losing their damn minds.

With that said, seems like most of these reports are from California, and even then I don't think it's that common.

 

[IceAge]

Yeah, makes me glad I have an old beater with a steel tank for daily whipping at this point. People are losing their damn minds.

With that said, seems like most of these reports are from California, and even then I don't think it's that common.

Yea it’s actually Washingron state and the reason I posted Is to just to be thinking about it. Doubtful most here will have issues but better to be aware than not.

 

[K4fxd]

I think this would be a bigger problem for pick ups. They are high enough off the ground it would be easy to drill a tank and capture the gas. My mustang is so low it would take some time to steal gas from it.

 

[FreePenguin]

DA won’t even probably persecute them saying “doing what they gotta do to survive” bs

 

[IceAge]

I think this would be a bigger problem for pick ups. They are high enough off the ground it would be easy to drill a tank and capture the gas. My mustang is so low it would take some time to steal gas from it.

Correct and just an awareness to start sharing with fiends and family. As the prices get worst the thievery will rise as well.

 

[Rock&Roll]

Gotta be pretty desperate to drill a hole for $80 worth of gas if the tank is full

 

[K4fxd]

Gotta be pretty desperate to drill a hole for $80 worth of gas if the tank is full

Lots of pick ups have 35 gallon tanks

 

[AvalancheSVT]

that kind of shit gets you perforated in Texas.

 

[Superspirit]

And this crappy state has no castle doctrine. Kinda makes you want to be a criminal just to get your rights back. Really miss being in Texas! Where the citizen had a few rights. Here in NM only criminals have rights.

 

[Rael]

Don't they have stickers on gas tanks warning against the use of electric drills?

 

[ice445]

Don't they have stickers on gas tanks warning against the use of electric drills?

Not like some crackhead could read anyway. And unfortunately, the chance of explosion is relatively low on a plastic tank. The fuel needs a chance to evaporate to become flammable.

 

[Mr. Met]

Yeah, its really sad this is happening now. I just read this article

EXCLUSIVE: Rash of Gas Thefts Involving Drilled Tanks in South Maui

wait, my bad, that's from 2017. I meant this one

Gas thieves moving beyond the hose, grabbing a drill

Ahh shit, not again! That's from 2008. What year is it?

 

[MCS]

that kind of shit gets you perforated in Texas.

I guess my house is part of the Great State of Texas; even though it's in Canada.

As a licensed firearm owner "I felt that my life, and that of my son, was under immediate danger to life and health (IDLH) when I caught the thief in my garage stealing gas from my car. Then the alleged thief became hostile at being observed breaking the law. We tried to remove ourselves from the area however the alleged thief advanced on me and thus I was forced to defend myself, my family and my property".

Self Defense.

 

[Nightmonkey]

Over here only the huge diesel tanks of construction machines are emptied.
But this has always been an issue, sometimes more sometimes less.

The theft of catalytic converters from older* vehicles is compared more of an issue for private owners since the prices of precious metals have become so high, they just cut 'em out.
*In the past, much more precious metal was used in the cats.

Your thieves don't seem to be so smart or actually steal for their own use.

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