Interesting exchange. Tomorrow I get a plug extension with handle. Seems to be well worth it to avoid problems in the future and I have done a little tugging. I also dropped the air pressure in the tires. I have been running at upper 70's as they put that in when installed the pressure monitoring system. It rolled well but on the expansion joints on highway with miserable repair I was getting a bit of a jolt. So lowered to 70 all around. Made a significant difference. I recall when it was new I was running 65 front and 70 rear and that was nice. When fuel price increased I increased the inflation in tires to increase mpg but sacrificed ride but I think the ride sacrifice was greater than the mpg gained. I will drive slower. Notice in warm weather and longer trips I gain 8 to 10 psi in tires when warm.