Guys, thanks for all the help. I emailed Masrati of Long Island last night and had two calls before I got into my office this morning. Both Jim (service) and Tom Roach (Gen. Manager) were extremely helpful and I'm rather impressed with their after the sale service. My call was transferred to one of the service techs, who told me that it's a piece of rubber that sets the proper seat of the flap, and that it's possible that it's worn. He suggested using a piece of adhesive tape to set the flap so that it sealed "flush" with the bodywork and not about 1/8 inside like it was doing. He also suggested the same credit card trick as Mark from M of M.
Thanks for the help, and when I get a chance to get it to a shop, I'll ask them to permanently fix it.
Oh, by the way. . .I was able to gas the car up. I got a piece of metal and wrapped some paper napkins around it and pryed the flap open while pulling on the emergency release cord. It worked for about 4 or 5 more times (just making sure it was going to) before getting stuck again. So, at least I can fuel my car until I get it to a shop in Houston (3 hours away) to get it permanently fixed.
Thanks again for the help and advice!
