I must have been the last person on earth to learn that the little triangle next to the gas-pump symbol on the dashboard points to the side with the gas cap.
I’m so old I remember when gas caps were hidden: behind the license plate,behind the rear tail light and let’s not mention VW bugs(especially the ’66 model).
My favorite thing was watching a woman pull up to the pump at the local gas station, get out and seeing that the gas door was on the far side of the car, pull , turn around, and drive up on the other side of the pump, only to get out and see that the gas door was STILL on the wrong side of the car. She did that 3 times before she figured out that she had to pull up to a pump on THE OTHER SIDE.
All my most recent cars had the gas opening on the side opposite me. I have trouble with depth perception, so I always had trouble getting close enough to the pump to avoid being in the way of other people. Why do they do this? It would be so much easier if it was on the same side as the driver.
I’ve got two vehicles, one with the tank on the driver’s side and the other on the passenger’s. Of course, sometimes I forget and pull up to the pump on the wrong side.
ekke almost 5 years ago
I’m so old I remember when gas station pumps had long hoses, for just this reason. A few (Costco) still do.
pschearer Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I must have been the last person on earth to learn that the little triangle next to the gas-pump symbol on the dashboard points to the side with the gas cap.
mywifeslover almost 5 years ago
Is this an innuendo?
Masterskrain almost 5 years ago
On a lot of cars, whichever side of the speedometer the gas gauge is located is the side of the car the gas door is on…
SheMc almost 5 years ago
I thought I was the only one!!!
hda2z Premium Member almost 5 years ago
as a kid I always wanted to pump my own gas. Now on these single digit tmperature days I would not mind some one else doing it.
jamestipton222 almost 5 years ago
I’m so old I remember when gas caps were hidden: behind the license plate,behind the rear tail light and let’s not mention VW bugs(especially the ’66 model).
Zen-of-Zinfandel almost 5 years ago
I don’t get why some folks pay big money for old gas pumps.
Boots at the Boar Premium Member almost 5 years ago
“And I’m too lazy to turn the car around.”
Masterskrain almost 5 years ago
My favorite thing was watching a woman pull up to the pump at the local gas station, get out and seeing that the gas door was on the far side of the car, pull , turn around, and drive up on the other side of the pump, only to get out and see that the gas door was STILL on the wrong side of the car. She did that 3 times before she figured out that she had to pull up to a pump on THE OTHER SIDE.
chromosome Premium Member almost 5 years ago
All my most recent cars had the gas opening on the side opposite me. I have trouble with depth perception, so I always had trouble getting close enough to the pump to avoid being in the way of other people. Why do they do this? It would be so much easier if it was on the same side as the driver.
PAR85 almost 5 years ago
I’ve got two vehicles, one with the tank on the driver’s side and the other on the passenger’s. Of course, sometimes I forget and pull up to the pump on the wrong side.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
On my car the gas fill symbol is crossed off.