[olddog]

Karl,

Your point on function may be true. I never questioned that in my mind. I was thinking three things.

One, more risk of dripping gasoline on the paint.

Two, if you ever have to put gasoline in from a can it is going to be a back breaker, and reaching over it at a gas station might be a bit much for many older backs.

Three, if a defective nozzle fails to turn off, fuel may go into the passenger compartment.