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A woman woke up to realize that someone had drilled a hole in her car\u2019s gas tank overnight. It turns out it was done to most of the cars in her apartment complex.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Faith (@faithmackh<\/a>) says that gas thieves are hitting cars in the North Austin, Texas area.<\/p>\n \u201cGood morning Austin, good morning to everyone,\u201d she says. \u201cExcept for the [expletive] that decided to come into my complex last night and drill holes into everyone\u2019s gas tank in their car and let the gas flood throughout our complex.\u201d<\/p>\n She says the entire complex reeks of gasoline.<\/p>\n The damage isn\u2019t just expensive and smelly: it could\u2019ve been deadly. Faith says the complex, including car ports, is made of wood.<\/p>\n \u201cYes dangerous, but whatever, it looks gorgeous,\u201d she concedes.<\/p>\n \u201cYou could\u2019ve killed us all,\u201d she says of the vandals.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd now I have to pay like $3,000 to replace my gas tank.”<\/p>\n \u2018She Couldn\u2019t Even Get in Her Car:\u2019 Woman Goes Out With Friends. Then Someone Patrols the Parking Lot with a Key Fob Reader <\/a> People were very confused about why anyone would randomly drill holes in gas tanks.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat was even the point of them doing this?\u201d one commenter wondered.<\/p>\n Another person had a theory: To steal the gas.<\/p>\n \u201cThey let *some* of the gas leak,\u201d he pointed out. \u201cThey weren\u2019t interested in being neat.\u201d<\/p>\n Gas theft is nothing new. Historically, thieves would siphon fuel<\/a>. Now they\u2019re moving on from siphoning fuel from the cap to going underneath cars to steal gas directly from the gas tank by drilling a hole in it.<\/p>\n This is becoming a trend amongst thieves. Thieves across the country, from Seattle<\/a>, San Diego<\/a>, Denver<\/a>, and more are using this tactic to steal gas.\u00a0<\/p>\n Faith says that it will cost her $3,000 to replace her tank.<\/p>\n The average cost for a fuel tank replacement is between $1,500 and $1,800, RepairPal<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n This does not include labor and taxes, however.<\/p>\n Consumer Affairs<\/a><\/em> reports that the range is $700 to $2,500 to replace a gas tank.<\/p>\n Protecting your car against gas thieves can be simple and free in most cases. Kelley Blue Book (KBB) reports the following ways can help keep your car safe against thieves:<\/p>\n Park indoors \u201cCall your insurance company, this would fall under comprehensive coverage and you only need to pay your deductible,\u201d one commenter shared.<\/p>\n Comprehensive insurance provides extra protection against events outside of your control.<\/p>\n According to Liberty Mutual<\/a>, comprehensive car insurance helps cover repair and replacement costs caused by things other than a collision, such as a storm, flood, fire, vandalism, hitting an animal, falling trees, or theft.<\/p>\n Thieves drilling into the gas tank can be claimed as vandalism, Smart Financial<\/a> claims. To file a claim, a police report is needed with photo evidence, according to Best Insured<\/a>.<\/p>\n Faith told Motor1<\/em> that she didn\u2019t immediately realize that she\u2019d been targeted when she got in her car.<\/p>\n \u201cI got the alert that my car was empty, despite having filled it up the night before,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Thinking she had a gas leak, she parked it back at her complex.<\/p>\n \u201cLater in the day, we noticed everyone\u2019s cars had puddles underneath them and the air reeked of gasoline,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n That\u2019s when she says she realized it wasn\u2019t a maintenance issue. It was a crime.<\/p>\n \u201cI was not expecting to spend my morning calling 911 to coordinate with the fire and police department that morning, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A woman woke up to realize that someone had drilled a hole in her car\u2019s gas tank overnight. 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