Well I never knew this.

[heebeegeetee]

Forgive me if this is a repost, but just in case...

I never knew that most cars have an indicator within the fuel gauge that tells you which side of the car the fuel filler cap is.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1280536/Ha...

Congrats to Steve Sutcliffe's mother in law.

[vonhosen]

Hand back your licence now.

[matt 2LT]

why does it even matter what side its on?

[zippyprorider]

wow i didnt know that! Bonus!

[Ian974]

Meh. More often than not I end up filling up on the 'wrong' side of the pumps anyway.

[heebeegeetee]

vonhosen said:

Hand back your licence now.

[Urban Sports]

Not this again!?

[devout gooner]

It`s not suprising you didn`t know - did you read the article ? It says it is an urban myth .

[GKP]

Wasn't this doing the rounds a year or two ago?

[mcbook]

Doesn't work on my Golf and a number of other makes/models I have driven.

[heebeegeetee]

devout gooner said:

It`s not suprising you didn`t know - did you read the article ? It says it is an urban myth .

It says "Ford, Volkswagen, Toyota and Nissan all said their modern vehicles had such an indicator".

It's something i'll start looking for.

[sebhaque]

Someone debunked this a while ago - apparently it's not always the nozzle of the pump but there's a little arrow next to it showing where the cap is.



I took this on Friday as it was so bloody hot. Coincidentally you can also see the little arrow next to the petrol pump.

My TT didn't have an arrow but the nozzle in this case pointed to the side of the cap.



However my friend's F40 has the petrol nozzle on the right hand side of the pump, and the cap is on the left hand side of the car.

[whythem]

I always fill up using the pump on the opposite side to the filler cap. 1. there is free petrol in the bend of the hose. 2. Women and idiots always look at you as if you have just killed thier puppy, if you sail into an empty bay while they are all queing up like mugs for the "right" bay.

[Defcon5]

whythem said:

1. there is free petrol in the bend of the hose

There is?

[reggie82]

Defcon5 said:

whythem said:

1. there is free petrol in the bend of the hose

There is?

Yeah, if you don't mind taking your time, go from pump to pump and just take the petrol from the bend and you can fill up your tank for free!

[heebeegeetee]

reggie82 said:

Defcon5 said:

whythem said:

1. there is free petrol in the bend of the hose

There is?

Yeah, if you don't mind taking your time, go from pump to pump and just take the petrol from the bend and you can fill up your tank for free!

Might take a while to fill up.

Won't it evaporate quicker?

[madala]

matt 2LT said:

why does it even matter what side its on?

....ever had a hire car and you pull into the forecourt and you don't know which side you filler caps sits....maybe you are less confused now.....

[whythem]

madala said:

matt 2LT said:

why does it even matter what side its on?

....ever had a hire car and you pull into the forecourt and you don't know which side you filler caps sits....maybe you are less confused now.....

Madala, it doesn't matter because the hose will reach both sides of the car.

[jb9193]

Lol I don't see the issue really!
If the petrol station is exceptionally busy, I don't mind which side I go on, just stretch the pump over to the other side, I've seen countless people do it too...

[Corpulent Tosser]

jb9193 said:

Lol I don't see the issue really!
If the petrol station is exceptionally busy, I don't mind which side I go on, just stretch the pump over to the other side, I've seen countless people do it too...

Then you clearly don't care about the paintwork of your car and so cannot be a pistonhead member any more, hand in your keyboard and never darken our website again.

I do it too