Which side do you prefer the gas door to be on?

"Stupidru" (Schm1an) 11/21/2014 at 10:26 • Filed to: None

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Let's have a poll... which side do you prefer your gas door to be on, the drivers side or the passenger side and why?

Mattbob > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:28

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don't care. I just hate it when I forget which side it is. I think having it on different sides makes the distribution on cars at gas pumps better.

Bandit > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:28

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Neither. Back.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:29

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Driver's side. Makes it more convenient, then I don't have to walk around the car.

Rico > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:29

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My Benz is the first car that has it on the passenger side I've driven on a consistent basis, some people say it's "less convenient" but it really doesn't make a difference at all.

JGrabowMSt > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:30

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The back-side

$kaycog > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:31

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I'd prefer driver's side, but mine is on other side. I don't like to walk on drippings from cars.

ACESandEIGHTS > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:31

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Don't care so long as there's an arrow on the gauge pointing to the correct side of the car.

wagon guy now drives a boostang > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:32

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Passenger side. It gives me another chance to walk around the car and make sure everything is the way it's supposed to be.

RazoE > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:32

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Passenger side. I always pull forward and am afraid I'm going to scrape my door on the concrete block when it's on the driver's side.

EL_ULY > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:32

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every car i've owned has had it on the passenger side. I'm used to it now.

Rock Bottom > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:33

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Stupidru > RazoE 11/21/2014 at 10:35

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Me too! I had it on the drivers side on my first car and I would always be scared that I would hit my door on the concrete barriers. Now it's on the passenger side and I love it. However, the car I'm buying this weekend has it on the drivers side again

CB > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:35

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Driver's side. Much easier to deal with.

Stupidru > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 11/21/2014 at 10:35

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Aren't you afraid of hitting your door when you get out?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:36

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Whichever side is the less common one in whatever country I'm in. That way less of a queue for the pumps :)

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:36

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Doesn't matter in Japan, because they've got overhead petrol pumps.

Stupidru > CB 11/21/2014 at 10:36

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Aren't you afraid you'll hit the door on the concrete barrier when you get out?

Coty > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:36

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Driver's. MURRICA.

burntartichoke > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:39

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The passenger side because I have had to refill a friend's Mustang and my wife's old Saab with the filler on the driver side with the car stopped on too small of a shoulder for either vehicle. I'd rather have the car closer to traffic than myself. Safety over convenience. (P.S. if three or four extra steps is inconvenient, I feel sorry for you)

ttyymmnn > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:40

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When I bought my '01 Golf, the salesman said that the gas fill is on the right side of the car to keep you out of traffic if you're filling it on the side of the road. Ze Germans, zay sink of ev'rythink. Whether or not that's true, I don't know. But the fill on my Odyssey is on the left side, and I keep getting it confused. Ultimately, it doesn't matter.

Milky > Rock Bottom 11/21/2014 at 10:40

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Cougar?

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:40

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Not sure actually...

-On the driver side, it is easier to snug up to the pump.

-On the passenger side, you don't smash your door getting out.

I'll take a filler behind the rear license plate.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 11/21/2014 at 10:41

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THIS. IS. BRILLIANT.

jariten1781 > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:42

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Drivers side. The parking garage I use has way more dangerous pillars than any gas station so I'm not worried about that.

I don't find walking around to the passenger side inconvenient in and of itself however the gas station I most frequent has terrible awnings that don't extend over the whole car. When it's raining (and for a while after it stops) and I'm driving one of my cars with a passenger side fill I get nasty roof runoff all over myself getting out of and back into the car.

Stupidru > burntartichoke 11/21/2014 at 10:42

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That's a good point. I had to help a friend whose float was stuck so he ran out of gas on the freeeway at night. I had to use the old cop trick and park my car a few feet closer to the road to protect us from the cars whizzing by

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > ACESandEIGHTS 11/21/2014 at 10:42

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^this.

Tohru > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:44

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While Bandit already gave the correct answer, I like the fuel door on the driver's side - the left.

Fuel door on the left usually means a vehicle designed for the North American market.

Fuel door on the right usually means a vehicle designed for international sales.

I say usually because some folks don't follow the plan. Which is why I own a Dodge Ram 50 (Mitsubishi Mighty Max in the rest of the world) with a gas door on the driver's side, and a Pontiac Grand Am SE with the gas door on the passenger's side. :/

CB > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:45

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No, because I don't drive a vehicle low enough and/or park close enough to make that an issue.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:46

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no, I've never hit one in over 10 years of driving all driver side gas door cars/trucks why would I now?

BoulderZ > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:46

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Not much preference, but if I get to pick I'll take passenger side. Door doesn't get imperiled by the steel and concrete pump protectors in case of wind gusts, etc.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:47

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Driver side is the correct side.

I've owned 4 vehicles that were personally mine.

88 S10 Blazer

04 Blazer

07 Milan

68 Montego

All on the driver side, which is in fact - the correct side!

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 11/21/2014 at 10:47

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Most amazing moment of clarity when I pulled into a petrol station in Japan this summer. Such a simple idea, but with so many benefits.

RazoE > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:48

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Yeah, my Supras had it on the passenger-side. My xB had it on the driver's side. Always hated it. Then I bought my IS and guess what..? Driver's side..=/

The Magic Rev Matching 4Runner > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:48

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Passenger side.

There seems to be a pattern with cars I loved driving having the passenger side, and every car I've driven with it on the drivers side, I've hated.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:50

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I prefer it on the same side for all cars. My cars have them on opposite sides, so I always forget which way to pull up to a pump.

uofime > Bandit 11/21/2014 at 10:51

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I wonder how that works out for people in California with their 3 ft gas hoses.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:52

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I honestly don't care.

However, if I had to state a preference, I'd say passenger side. That way, if you are ever silly enough to run out of gas, when you are holding the jerry can up to fill it, you aren't on the side facing traffic

*Only valid if your car is designed for that market (i.e. LHD cars with RHT, and RHD cars with LHT)

BarryDanger > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:54

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Passenger side. I stare at dat ass as I walk around it.

Also... I've owned this car for 18 months and I still have to check my gas gauge for the little indicator arrow.

Rock Bottom > Milky 11/21/2014 at 10:55

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I think you're right... many American cars had fuel in the middle up until the late 80s. I was actually looking for a GM G Body or A Body pic with the fuel door behind the license plate (I've had a few of those), but this pic was so damn perfect that I had to post it!

Cebu > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:57

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Is it okay if I forget which side the gas door's on?

McMike > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:57

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I want it on the driver's side. Why?

Because that's where all the others are, and it's sometimes impossible to pull up to a pump at a crowded station when it's on the other side.

On my daily driver it's right behind the front right wheel. That's pretty tough sometimes.

Group B Enthusiast - Captain of the supercharged barge > Bandit 11/21/2014 at 10:57

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Behind the license plate... It's convenient, AND people can't figure out what the hell you're doing to your car. trololololol

Mercedes Streeter > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 10:58

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Passenger side! <3

Get out, twirl around the rear, then pump that fuel.

And I can open my door any way I want without craning my neck to look for the darned concrete block/steel bollard...

qbeezy > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 11:06

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Driver side. Nice to be able to reach it from inside the car when it is cold.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 11:07

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Passenger side because it usually means the exhaust is on the driver's side. And as someone who is a cyclist part of the time, I like it better when a car's exhaust is on the driver's side.

RazoE > uofime 11/21/2014 at 11:16

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Just pull forward like you're always supposed to.

RazoE > Milky 11/21/2014 at 11:16

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Goatse (can't unsee)

uofime > RazoE 11/21/2014 at 11:21

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that doesn't really help when the filler is in the middle of the car. Back it in?

RazoE > uofime 11/21/2014 at 11:23

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Yup. I see people wait up to 10 minutes to get a spot when all they have to do is a quick turn around. Lazy people.

borkborkborkbork69 > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 11:23

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I would never buy a car with the gas door on the passenger side (unless it was a saddle tank GMC Stepside with a gas door on both sides.)

briannutter1 > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 11:25

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passenger side to offset driver weight.

Milky > RazoE 11/21/2014 at 11:30

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GTO? I'm sorry, I don't get the reference.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 11:34

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Driver's side.

Don't have to walk around.

My cars all sit up to high to scrape on anything.

It's easier to get close to the pump, which at the gas station I frequent is important so another car can get to the other pump in the lane.

And the way the gas station close to my house is set up, mostly easier to get a pump. I beat an X3 to an open pump just yesterday because they had to drive around. Not a happy X3 driver.

And really, every car at my house has always had it on the driver's side, so I'm used to it. When I fill my girlfriend's Taurus with the filler on the passenger side, I'll sometimes accidentally park like its on the driver's side.

New S4. Huskies. Party music. > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 11:35

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Passenger side. Nothing worse than having to snug up to the pump and then smashing your driver's door on those useless concrete poles. I think they're supposed to stop people from hitting the pumps, but maybe not...

revrseat70 > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 11/21/2014 at 11:36

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Seems brilliant! Does it not drip gas on top of the car?

BTW: This could never work in America, because BRO TRUCK

Audi-os, Amigos! > BarryDanger 11/21/2014 at 11:37

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Hahaha I ogle my car's ass when I walk around, too!

RazoE > Milky 11/21/2014 at 11:38

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Google it. I appologize in advance, it is EXTREMELY NSFW.

revrseat70 > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 11:41

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I like the passenger side for many reasons: 1. don't want to ding my door 2. I don't like the gas door messing with the clean lines when I walk up to the car 3. If I were to run out of gas (which I never have) I don't want to stand in the road to refill 4. I can inspect my car as I walk around (see: admire car) 5. my wife likes to watch me pump gas through the mirror for some reason. I don't ask questions, just enjoy the results ;)

Milky > RazoE 11/21/2014 at 11:44

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Well thats it for today. Might as well start drinking now.

DrScientist > Tohru 11/21/2014 at 11:47

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really? assuming your statement is based on the possibility for non-NA cars to be driven on the left side of the road, what's the proportion of RHD vs LHD markets and actual cars? i can't imagine LHD is anywhere near the number for RHD.

i will say though that my british car has it on the left and german on the right. i always figured it was a matter of convenience in the design of the filler and placement of the tank. but i really have no idea.

William Byrd > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 11:58

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Drivers. Because when its in the 20s, as it is in DC recently, you don't have QUITE as far to go to get gas. :)

Jayhawk Jake > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 12:17

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Really don't care. Like, at all. I'd probably prefer it be on the passenger side so I don't have to see it when I approach the car, and I would think most people would prefer that.

It's a trick we use on our jets sometimes: if something won't look nice, put it on the side the customer doesn't see. For example, we'll try to put access panels on the right side of the plane instead of the left where possible.

Jayhawk Jake > revrseat70 11/21/2014 at 12:19

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That doesn't make sense. The height of the car is irrelevant.

Jayhawk Jake > BarryDanger 11/21/2014 at 12:19

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The side the handle is on tells you what side the filler cap is on

Jayhawk Jake > McMike 11/21/2014 at 12:21

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All the others are?

It's a pretty healthy mix, isn't it?

Jayhawk Jake > briannutter1 11/21/2014 at 12:22

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Only correct answer

McMike > Jayhawk Jake 11/21/2014 at 12:32

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I think a majority of fillers in the US are on the left side.

I have sen right-side fillers on German cars, but not much else.

Jayhawk Jake > McMike 11/21/2014 at 12:36

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Drives car built in Michigan

Filler on Passenger side

I think my Dad's Edge has the filler on the passenger side too.

NervesOfThrill > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 12:46

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Driver's side. It is easier all the way around.

McMike > Jayhawk Jake 11/21/2014 at 12:50

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Ok, so there's one.

Edge is on the majority side of right-handed fillers.

I'd be curious to see what the ratio is between right and left sided fillers on vehicles sold in the US.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Stupidru 11/21/2014 at 21:16

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I prefer it on the right side of the car for a very specific reason: the gas station I use the most has a one-way flow. That means there's always a line for the pumps that fill left-handed cars, because the majority of cars have it on the left, and I can just breeze right up to a pump on the other side because only my car and some Subarus seem to have it on the right.

Tohru > DrScientist 11/21/2014 at 23:32

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As far as I am aware, the fuel filler door is generally placed so it's on the driver's side for the vehicle's (or the vehicle's chassis') home market. It's not just an arbitrary thing.

Sometimes, though, this comes up with weird things - the Ford Fiesta/Mazda 2 and the Fusion have the filler door on the left, the Focus has it on the right.

SwedishMachine > Stupidru 11/22/2014 at 11:09

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Passenger side, as God intended.

revrseat70 > Jayhawk Jake 11/23/2014 at 00:41

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If it's hanging down so the nozzle is seven feet off the ground, that would be two low to park a tall truck under

Jayhawk Jake > revrseat70 11/23/2014 at 01:28

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Not if you do it off to the side