NO drain plug...

[neanderpaul]

On the 97 2 door aspire gas tank. .... lame.
They took a perfect car - festiva - and messed up a ton of things. They only got the brakes right. Lame.

[NicholasJackson]

You could always make one? A lot of effort, worth it in the long run.

[neanderpaul]

This is true.

[freshtiva]

I just drained nearly 5 gals of old gas out of a festiva yesterday. I was wonderng then if there were many other cars with a gas tank drain plug. I would like to thank the people who designed festivas for including it !!

[neanderpaul]

Yet another way the festiva is the best car ever.

[ckiesman]

Yet another way the festiva is the best car ever.

I keep telling my friends that, and at this point, they are either really agreeing with me, or are just sick of me saying it.

[FestYboy]

uuhhh Paul, you could always swap in a festy tank... it'll fit.

[neanderpaul]

The bad news is that this nice gas tank out of the aspire is not so nice. I don't need a gas tank at the moment. I just thought I had a good spare from this aspire I just parted out.

[kellen302]

I keep telling my friends that, and at this point, they are either really agreeing with me, or are just sick of me saying it.

same with mine, and I don't even have one yet

[perucho]

... I was wonderng then if there were many other cars with a gas tank drain plug. I would like to thank the people who designed festivas for including it !!

I told my friend that I was going to have to drain the 3 year old gas in my '88 Montero and he couldn't believe me that the gas tank has a drain plug. Every car should have one!

[milehighbear]

Most cars nowadays don't have a drain plug on tank because with gas being high, it would be too easy for someone to steal your gas. You can't even put a siphon hose down one nowadays to remove the gas. Blame it on oil companies.

[perucho]

Most cars nowadays don't have a drain plug on tank because with gas being high, it would be too easy for someone to steal your gas. ...

Is that a guess or a fact?

[FestYboy]

the fact that newer cars dont have a drain plug is true, but the reason isn't theft, it's emissions/leaks (mainly leaks).

[neanderpaul]

Drill a hole, weld a nut over the hole, thread in a bolt, cover it in some bed liner stuff. Voila. Still irritated that they messed up the perfection that is festiva.

[TominMO]

Drill a hole, weld a nut over the hole, thread in a bolt, cover it in some bed liner stuff. Voila. Still irritated that they messed up the perfection that is festiva.

Recommend you drain the gas before welding....