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[–] Carmakazi@piefed.social 76 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Not that I'm looking for advice on stealing gasoline from people, but doesn't like every car made for the last 20 years have a mesh or something that blocks you from snaking a rubber hose into the tank?

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 62 points 1 month ago (2 children)

A lot of the doors are also locked as well. Cant open unless the key is inside the car or pop it manually with a button.

[–] kn33@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, a lot of the time the fuel door either locks with the regular doors or they require pulling a lever in the cabin. That being said, people forget to lock their doors sometimes, and I can't imagine the latch is that strong.

[–] orhtej2@eviltoast.org 9 points 1 month ago

Can confirm, I successfully broke the latch in family car by smashing the fuel door too hard.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 1 month ago

I mean, a small pry tool could get it open in a second or two.

[–] Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah there's a lot of things in place to prevent this, however most gas tanks are plastic now and one could easily punch a hole and drain it that way.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s seems like anyone doing this kind of thing wouldn’t have the discipline or forethought to transfer the gasoline from a large shallow pan you would have to fit under the car, to an actual canister you could transport effectively. Resulting in a lot of waste and damage for very little profit.

[–] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

What you do is have a tube with an end that fits the hole you melt, connected via a little pump to your jerrycan. Bob's your uncle.

At least, if I was doing it, like a prick who did not care about damaging someone's car, that would be how.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not that I’m looking for advice on stealing gasoline from people

Whew, for a moment there I was getting a little suspicious... 🤔 (/s)

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This whole thread is suspicious.

[–] ttyybb@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This isn't the worse way of being added to a list.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ttyybb@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm speaking as a DND player. I once spent a non-insignificant amount of time researching common, naturally found poisions that are difficult to detect because I was playing a poisoner ranger in a futuristic setting where earth was getting torn apart. (We were on a giant space station and would go to earth for missions)

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Whatever you say pal.

[–] Staff@piefed.world 4 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately the gas lock in my car stopped working a while ago. So in my case someone tried to do something there and took the gas cap with them for some reason.

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago

I dontthink they do, and you should try it

[–] ddplf@szmer.info 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lots of old lorries parked in movie theater parking lots where you live?

[–] ddplf@szmer.info 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

How else would their drivers go see movies?

[–] Spot@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago

Curious, I think what you call lorries are what we call a semi (semi-truck). Ours mostly use diesel fuel. Do yours take petrol instead?

... or did I just think way to hard into a joke

Screwdriver or equivalent?