Fuel filler location...how come? - Page 3

Seasonone · July 25th, 2008, 06:35 AM

Isn't the fuel filler on the opposite side as the exhaust? That makes more sense than an economic or RHD/LHD reason. Safety > worries of congestion in a gas station.

chris311 · July 25th, 2008, 07:10 AM

All cars built today have Fuel indicators. Now not all of them will have an arrow pointing to what side, its all in the little picture of the Gas pump symbol.

If you look at the gas pump symbol, look at if the handle is on the pump or off the pump.

If it is on the pump, the gas cap is on the left of the car, if the off the pump the gas cap is on the right of the car.

Hidden_Hunter · July 25th, 2008, 07:29 AM

Interestingly enough the integra has it's fuel filler on the left and the commodore had it on the right both RHD designed cars.

Spectre · July 25th, 2008, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by chris311

All cars built today have Fuel indicators. Now not all of them will have an arrow pointing to what side, its all in the little picture of the Gas pump symbol.

If you look at the gas pump symbol, look at if the handle is on the pump or off the pump.

If it is on the pump, the gas cap is on the left of the car, if the off the pump the gas cap is on the right of the car.

Except that's wrong, too. My pump symbol on the Pathfinder has it "on the pump" and my filler is on the right side.

Adunaphel · July 25th, 2008, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by chris311

All cars built today have Fuel indicators. Now not all of them will have an arrow pointing to what side, its all in the little picture of the Gas pump symbol.

If you look at the gas pump symbol, look at if the handle is on the pump or off the pump.

If it is on the pump, the gas cap is on the left of the car, if the off the pump the gas cap is on the right of the car.

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Originally Posted by Spectre

Except that's wrong, too. My pump symbol on the Pathfinder has it "on the pump" and my filler is on the right side.

Same here.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/adunaphel/Rw9_6aJCVYI/AAAAAAAAAdo/RTpdH-XRPG8/100_2667.jpg?imgmax=640

And the filler is on the right rear quarterpanel. (The single exhaust is on the left side of the car, even though the entire exhaust tract is on the right side of the car, it switches sides just after the rear axle)

IceBone · July 25th, 2008, 12:35 PM

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Yeah, that seems to be the case - or they loop around (gas stations tend to be on large lots here thanks to EPA tank storage/installation/access regulations) and come back in if they entered the wrong side. It's pretty rare to see a head to head accident at the gas station here - the typical accident is someone trying to pull up as close as possible to the car in front of them and blowing it. Well, that and driving off with the pump nozzle and hose still stuck in the car.

I stand corrected, i think there's 1 pump where you can enter from both sides. Almost crashed straight on into a truck once. But anyway, all others are one way, the hoses do stretch and the roads outside are always widened to make for a new turn off lane if you're coming from the other side. I really don't see why it should be any other way. It's the most logical of all.

NooDle · July 25th, 2008, 03:19 PM

the pump icon has meaning? So if I'm getting this right this means if you have the pump icon in your car and the nozzle thingie is on the left that means your fuel filler cap is on the left? that's actually not a bad idea...

Never thought of it that way.

so by that logic this =>

http://www.worldofstock.com/slides/BEN1270.jpg

would mean the filler cap is on the right?
I'm asking because I have never seen an icon where it's on the other side

IceBone · July 25th, 2008, 04:22 PM

No, it means it's on the left of the car. images/smilies/tongue.gif

If it was on the right, you'd have to drag the pump across the car.

EDIT: I've never noticed this until i checked, but my dash has the fuel pump with the nozzle on the right, and an arrow pointing left, which makes sense. Although, Adu's dash has the pump with the nozzle on the right side too, but his fuel door is on the right. Guess there really aren't any rules. images/smilies/wacko.gif

NecroJoe · July 26th, 2008, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by IceBone

Guess there really aren't any rules. images/smilies/wacko.gif

I refuse to accept that.

Lupin_IV · July 26th, 2008, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by NecroJoe

I refuse to accept that.

Too bad.

Crazyjeeper · July 26th, 2008, 08:21 AM

Accept it, that is just how it is.

D-Fence · July 26th, 2008, 12:08 PM

http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2008/7/05jul19-she-came-out-the-wrong-end.jpg

that just popped into my mind images/smilies/smile.gif

klankymen · July 26th, 2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Spectre

Well, that and driving off with the pump nozzle and hose still stuck in the car.

lol, I've never seen that before... that strikes me as being (ironically) funny... I usually just drive off with the fuel door open images/smilies/lol.gif

Spectre · July 27th, 2008, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by IceBone

I stand corrected, i think there's 1 pump where you can enter from both sides. Almost crashed straight on into a truck once. But anyway, all others are one way, the hoses do stretch and the roads outside are always widened to make for a new turn off lane if you're coming from the other side. I really don't see why it should be any other way. It's the most logical of all.

Typically in the US, we have larger stations. The pumps are double-sided but perpendicular to the major road. One simply pulls in, turns into a lane next to the side you are going to fill up on, and pulls "forward."

Despite the vast numbers of idiots with driver's licenses in the US, gas stations are oddly enough one of the least likely places to see an accident. I've never even heard of a head-on accident in one, other than someone trying to pull forward and bumping into the car in front of them. Most of the time there's an incident, it's some idiot just driving off with the hose still attached to the car. I have no idea how you'd manage *that*, but people still do it.

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Originally Posted by klankymen

lol, I've never seen that before... that strikes me as being (ironically) funny... I usually just drive off with the fuel door open images/smilies/lol.gif

http://www.szilagyi.us/images/woman-driver.jpg

And yes, the majority of people that drive off with the hose still in the car, both from personal experience when I was working at a gas station as a kid and from talking to attendants, are women.

IceBone · July 28th, 2008, 01:17 AM

This is what a normal local pump looks like. Runs parallel to the road, and is one way. You pump before paying and they're all self service. This one's on a highway, so there's another one on the opposide side.

http://www.sloveniaholidays.com/images/avtodom/slike/velike/petrol_lukovica.jpg

Spectre · July 28th, 2008, 02:45 AM

We don't generally have those "motorway integrated" gas station. Here are some more typical American ones:

Some smaller ones:

http://www.bigisleproperties.com/Pic/Ainaloa-Shell%20gas%20station%20and%20convenience%20store.JPG

http://www.edmunds.com/media/advice/specialreports/why.we.buy.hybrids/gas.station.waiting.line.500.jpg

A larger one:

http://www.treveyelectric.com/images%5Cgas_station.jpg

http://www.treveyelectric.com/images%5Cgas_station_2.jpg

People just don't have difficulty navigating these designs (unless someone screws up and put the pumps too close to the building, etc., etc); I find it amazing that some Europeans would.

Hm, here's an "American style" one from somewhere in Europe:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/chris_.james/Dave/d-pics/Full/Invading%20Gas%20Station.jpg

syncview · July 28th, 2008, 04:11 AM

damn! that is one serious discussion going on in here images/smilies/tongue.gif

NooDle · July 28th, 2008, 12:17 PM

All the gas stations I've ever been to have been the "American" kind where you can pump from either side.
I still don't get how you can crash into each other that way... images/smilies/wacko.gif

July 25th, 2008, 07:29 AM	#43
Hidden_Hunter D: Joined: Oct 7th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 4,335 Car: '08 Honda Accord Euro Rep Power: 46	Interestingly enough the integra has it's fuel filler on the left and the commodore had it on the right both RHD designed cars. __________________ My car is dark grey not black!

July 25th, 2008, 03:19 PM	#47
NooDle Joined: Jul 20th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Belgium Age: 27 Posts: 2,628 Car: 2004 Opel Astra 2.2DTI Rep Power: 37	the pump icon has meaning? So if I'm getting this right this means if you have the pump icon in your car and the nozzle thingie is on the left that means your fuel filler cap is on the left? that's actually not a bad idea... Never thought of it that way. so by that logic this => would mean the filler cap is on the right? I'm asking because I have never seen an icon where it's on the other side

July 25th, 2008, 04:22 PM	#48
IceBone Gulf Livery Rules Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 12:29 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 24 Posts: 6,650 Car: Mitsubishi Carisma GDI Rep Power: 70	No, it means it's on the left of the car. If it was on the right, you'd have to drag the pump across the car. EDIT: I've never noticed this until i checked, but my dash has the fuel pump with the nozzle on the right, and an arrow pointing left, which makes sense. Although, Adu's dash has the pump with the nozzle on the right side too, but his fuel door is on the right. Guess there really aren't any rules. __________________ The Mitsubishop of Natural Aspiraton

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July 25th, 2008, 06:35 AM	#41
Seasonone Joined: Jun 30th, 2008 Last Online: 06:48 AM Location: Portland, Oregon USA Age: 24 Posts: 593 Car: RB25 "silvia" Rep Power: 16	Isn't the fuel filler on the opposite side as the exhaust? That makes more sense than an economic or RHD/LHD reason. Safety > worries of congestion in a gas station.

July 25th, 2008, 07:10 AM	#42
chris311 Joined: Jul 6th, 2008 Last Online: November 24th, 2008 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	All cars built today have Fuel indicators. Now not all of them will have an arrow pointing to what side, its all in the little picture of the Gas pump symbol. If you look at the gas pump symbol, look at if the handle is on the pump or off the pump. If it is on the pump, the gas cap is on the left of the car, if the off the pump the gas cap is on the right of the car.

July 28th, 2008, 01:17 AM	#55
IceBone Gulf Livery Rules Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 12:29 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 24 Posts: 6,650 Car: Mitsubishi Carisma GDI Rep Power: 70	This is what a normal local pump looks like. Runs parallel to the road, and is one way. You pump before paying and they're all self service. This one's on a highway, so there's another one on the opposide side. __________________ The Mitsubishop of Natural Aspiraton

July 28th, 2008, 02:45 AM	#56
Spectre Joined: Feb 1st, 2007 Last Online: 07:23 AM Location: Dallas, Texas USA Age: 31 Posts: 3,008 Car: 87 XJ6, 95 XJR, 90 WD21, 86 CB700SC Rep Power: 52	We don't generally have those "motorway integrated" gas station. Here are some more typical American ones: Some smaller ones: A larger one: People just don't have difficulty navigating these designs (unless someone screws up and put the pumps too close to the building, etc., etc); I find it amazing that some Europeans would. Hm, here's an "American style" one from somewhere in Europe: __________________ 1986 Honda Nighthawk 700S (project, light restoration in progress) 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Series III Vanden Plas (modified) 1990 Nissan (WD21) Pathfinder SE 4x4 (little red offroad commuter box) 1995 Jaguar (X300) XJR (modified) My truck can swim the English Channel; what can yours do? It's just another day / Where people cling to light / To drive away the fear / That comes with every night

July 28th, 2008, 04:11 AM	#57
syncview Joined: Oct 11th, 2007 Last Online: November 28th, 2008 Location: Lahore, Pakistan. Posts: 189 Car: Suzuki Alto...yayyy! Rep Power: 6	damn! that is one serious discussion going on in here

July 28th, 2008, 12:17 PM	#58
NooDle Joined: Jul 20th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Belgium Age: 27 Posts: 2,628 Car: 2004 Opel Astra 2.2DTI Rep Power: 37	All the gas stations I've ever been to have been the "American" kind where you can pump from either side. I still don't get how you can crash into each other that way...