Friends lack of car knowledge

[Veryoldbear]

Depends whether you have a petrol or diesel guitar

[anonymous-user]

I LPG converted my guitar.


Sorry, what was the question?

[TONKA2]

Decky_Q said:

If you know which side your exhaust is on, the filler cap will be on the opposite side. LHD and RHD versions of the same model rarely change the position of the filler cap.

What a load of rubbish. First car to enter my head, my MR2 roadster, proves that theory wrong. Both on the N/S as standard.

[evilmunkey]

I am no petrolhead to be honest either, i drive a 10 year old 1.4. fiesta zetec. that said i check oil and fluids regularly and can change a wheel , and i know what the dash lights mean. and the difference between a petrol and a deisel car. for me as lng as a car gets me from a to b and is safe , thats good enough for me . ive never been too interested in the specifics as long as it drives well and is reliable. for me a car is a tool , a means to an end . to get me and her indoors and whatever we are carrying from one place to another, as for spanner works , ive got a good garage ive used over 25 years who always do a great job for a good price , so leave it to the experts apart from normal stuff any car driver should know and check on a regular basis.

[FerdiZ28]

Pericoloso said:

When they get to the filling station ?

I didn't know this either but having never owned one I didn't feel the need to learn this vital information.....

Parrot

[Flibble]

Burgerbob said:

Traditionally the manufacturer always positioned the filler cap on the passenger side of the car for its main market. i.e. British and Jap cars had the filler cap on the left because they drive on the left, European cars on the right...

This meant when you ran out of fuel you didn't have to stand in the middle of the road when you fill up.

Sorry - this is proper car bore stuff and why its good to have friends with no car knowledge...

Not anymore, my Japanese car has the filler on the driver's side.

[Mr2Mike]

DoubleD said:

True. Yet most are.

Not most IME, maybe just the people in your own social circle? Most of my friends are car enthusiasts in some way (eg many involved in motorsport) but they have plenty of other interests and dont talk about cars incessantly.

[FerdiZ28]

Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia in Star Wars) was a big fan of many things while alive.

[exelero]

It's simple really. Just look at the dashboard, it depends what side of the fuel reading gauge the little petrol station sign is, the filler cap is usually on that side.

[anonymous-user]

Ok I'm going to be slated for this, but I think the exhaust thing was true years ago, for good reason, UK right hand drive cars had exhaust on the right, I.e. away from the curb and people, Petrol stations tended to be much smaller and parallel to the road so filler on the left. not like to day with huge forecourts. Today of course with multi country car's its not true, My Dad used to certainly fill up on the way home from work because he could just pull over onto the pump on the left side, the filling station was more a lay by than the giant things Tesco have today.
The only car I know that is not available as a left hand drive today is a Proton and they have left hand fillers, and are basically old Japanese developed cars (right hand drive)
The idea that car manufactures change exhaust exit points to reflect drive position is nonsense.
I've checked all my cars before, none are UK/European spec and none have an arrow on the gauge,

[RDMcG]

I know nothing at all about soccer,rugby,tennis,golf,men’s clothing,watch collecting,the current music scene,what’s on TV and very little about a host of other things.

I do have some cars which my son regards as a quaint eccentricity while he drives a frightful bitsa Land Rover.

It’s not uncommon for people to want to appear knowledgeable about things even if they are not expert.

I have a large wine cellar for instance. and have collected wine for decades. I do not subscribe to the snobbery and faux expertise that accompanies this hobby but have sat politely when people do things like sniff corks and just nod agreeably. It’s all harmless.