RE: 164 trunk (release)

["Glenn Wasserman" <glennwa@domain.elided>]

Yes, there is logic to what the car allows and when. I think the logic
Alfa has locked the gas cap into is particularly annoying, though. You
can't open the fuel filler door if the car is on. That means you need to
shut the car off... But if you live in a state with a stupid law
outlawing self-service gas stations, then you need to open your window,
which requires the ACC or ignition to be on. It causes me to go through
an annoying process of 1) drive up to the pump 2) open the window 3)
shut the car off 4) open the fuel filler door and 6) turn the key back
on 7) shut the window.

Of course this gets easier if you just leave the window open, but it
would have been a very long winter if I did that. It's a mild annoyance,
but still something that makes one ponder "WHY?!?!??!" Ranks right up
there with the fiddly igntion key removal button, which I have mastered
completely but my wife can't seem to figure out.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Matson [mailto:jsm8@domain.elided]
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 9:34 AM
To: alfa-digest@domain.elided
Subject: re:164 trunk (release)


Hmmm.  My 164 trunk can be opened with the car running, but not with it
moving.  This is a nice feature, I think.  I have more than once hit the
trunk button while reaching for the A/C recirc button, and it's nice to
not have the trunk pop open on the highway.

Jeff Matson
Harvard, MA
'91 164 L
'74 2000 GT Veloce
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