Friday, January 18, 2008
Gas caps
Ford has reported that it is eliminating the gas cap on all US-market vehicles. It will use a capless self-sealing mechanism instead, eliminating the hassle and potential loss of the cap and providing a better seal of the tank that will result in reduced fumes. Great idea, right? Of course... except in Washington, DC. How much do you want to bet that the DC DMV, which conducts a gas cap test as part of its vehicle inspection (the only test, I should point out, that my car has ever failed when I lived in DC), is not going to have any idea what to do with a capless Ford, will fail every single one, and when told that the car does not come with a gas cap, will yell at the owner to go buy one?
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That is a peculiar list of "requirements" for a safety inspection. "Mutilated documents," "Damaged and/or missing bumpers" -- apparently these are the things you are required to not have. But then what about "Minor dent on vehicle that doesn't affect the vehicles [sic] operation"? You can fail for that?
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