1st experience being viewed as a smug prius owner

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jendbbay @ Feb 3 2007, 01:04 AM) [snapback]384776[/snapback]</div>

Everyone knows the car is the safest place to be in a lightning storm. But it's not because it's not grounded. The tires would have to be something like half a mile thick to do that. It's safe because it's a Faraday cage. When you're surrounded completely by metal, outside electricity can not touch you. So if you have a fiberglass car, I guess you're in trouble.

As for touching your door - that's the best thing you can do. When you rub your butt against your seat, your car is transferring all those excited electrons to you. When you touch the door, you're just giving them back.

 

I always thought that removing the gas cap with the engine on (ready mode for us) would result in a DTC. after all, there IS a DTC that is triggered when the gas cap is loose (This was even in ODB1 cars if I remember properly.)