Stant is a big winner in the "price of gas" sweepstakes
While there are a few winners (and many losers) as a result of geyser-like gas prices. One of the winners we suggest you may want to become acquainted with are the makers of locking gas caps, the largest of which is Stant. It's bad enough gas is almost as much as Kobe beef (mmm...Kobe beef) by weight, and you want to make sure that you are the one that takes motive advantage of your liquid investment. According to a story in the New York Post, there has been a "surge" in reports of gas theft recently. Crooks are siphoning tanks of the flammable gold from coast to coast, 24/7. Even police cruisers are not safe from this thievery as evidenced by a recent order for 400 of the devices by the NYPD. Stant has seen their sales for this product shoot up 300 percent in the past year.
Besides the issue of theft, it is also a good idea to occasionally inspect your gas cap just to make sure it fits securely. According to the Stant website you could lose up to 22 gallons a year to evaporation due to a lost or
[Source: New York Post]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
stevefazek 5:13PM (5/24/2008)
we should change the law and make gas theft a national security issue label them enemy combatants.
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Ping 6:04PM (5/24/2008)
buy a diesel, and maybe the crooks will siphon it off and ruin their car.
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BlackbirdHighway 7:47PM (5/24/2008)
Yet another advantage to electric cars!
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Wave54 8:31PM (5/24/2008)
** It's bad enough gas is almost as much as Kobe beef **
Not even close. Kobe beef rib-eye steaks equal to the weight of 1 gallon of gas (6.15 lbs.) would run about $800!
Prices range from ~$30/lb. to over $130/lb. Pricey stuff.
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ale 10:25PM (5/24/2008)
@ Ping-
2. buy a diesel, and maybe the crooks will siphon it off and ruin their car.
HAHAHA! Right-on! "another reason to buy a diesel"
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Peekoyle 4:21AM (5/25/2008)
I'm wond3ring when Dubya will say that the world is now in the 'Peak Oil' cycle.
Because it sure feels like it.
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