Get A Grip! Does Your Minnesota Car Have This Hidden Feature?

I NEVER KNEW...

I discovered something on my vehicle the other day, that I never knew existed. All these years and I've never used this handy little feature; so I thought maybe I'm not the only one that didn't realize it is on just about every vehicle out there.

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THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR VEHICLE HAD TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER

I was scanning the internet and saw this article about 'Things you never knew your vehicle had" and scanned through it.

One of the things I found on the list, was this handy little gas cap holder.

THE GAS CAP HOLDER

Some of you may not even have gas covers anymore, but when I switched vehicles, my new vehicle had a gas cap. At first, I couldn't figure out how to use it. I was pumping gas and looking at it from all different angles. What can I say...I never was good at putting the shapes in the right hole of that toddler toy I had as a kid.

The good news is, I'm a grown-up now; and although it took me 40 years of driving to realize that there is a holder for your gas cap, I'm glad I know now. I guess this isn't such a big deal if your gas cap has that nice little attachment cord attachment on it, so you don't lose it, but if yours is broken, you now have a place to put your cap without having to shove it in your pocket and make your close smell like gas.

SECRET COMPARTMENTS?

I also heard that your vehicle may also have a secret compartment in the back where your tire is kept. If you lift up the carpet in the back, you actually have room to put a tool kit or emergency kit, or other items that might fit there. Now in reality, was it really created to put extra stuff in there, or is it just a coincidence that you CAN if you want to? I'm thinking it was a "Hey...they could put stuff in here, too!" kind of moment.