About that little arrow that is supposed to help you...

"Kate's Dirty Sister" (KDS) 03/08/2015 at 14:55 • Filed to: None

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Knowing on which side is the gas door.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/08/2015 at 14:58

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It's on the left. I think.

Tohru > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/08/2015 at 14:59

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Often it's what side of the cluster the gas gauge is on.

My truck has the gauge on the left. The fuel door is on the left.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/08/2015 at 15:00

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Ill bet its on the left. In older cars like the 'Chero and my Capri, both without the arrow, the filler was on the same side as the gauge.

Kate's Dirty Sister > Tohru 03/08/2015 at 15:01

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In that case, it's not even

Kate's Dirty Sister > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 03/08/2015 at 15:02

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It's on the right, like most euro cars

Kate's Dirty Sister > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 03/08/2015 at 15:02

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on the right

Nibby > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/08/2015 at 15:03

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Figures, BMW doesn't leave an... indicator

Kate's Dirty Sister > Nibby 03/08/2015 at 15:05

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yeah I guess most BMW drivers don't care with indicators

Nibby > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/08/2015 at 15:07

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Should be on the right side of the car. Most German vehicles do.

Mustafaluigi > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/08/2015 at 15:10

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I've always seen that's it's been left for everything thats American. If it's "American" aka badge engineered euro car, or just euro or Asian it's been on the right.

Kate's Dirty Sister > Nibby 03/08/2015 at 15:12

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yes it is, and I know, it's my car, just found it funny that this little life hack trick was not 100% accurate

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/08/2015 at 15:14

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Same thing happened to me like a week ago when I bought an e36. I guessed it was on the right side

Kate's Dirty Sister > Mustafaluigi 03/08/2015 at 15:14

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on my focus st, it's on the right, but the current focus is not really american

TheHondaBro > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/08/2015 at 15:15

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It's what side the pump nozzle is on. Looking at this, I'd say it's on the right.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/08/2015 at 15:17

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Ahh. Must be a 'Murican thing then.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/08/2015 at 15:19

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The only car me or my immediate family has owned that had an arrow, was my '01 escape.

E39Geek > Nibby 03/08/2015 at 15:25

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Yes, this. And BMW expects you to have read the owner's manual (or taken their driving course if you bought new). Too lazy for these activities? Tough schnitzel.

Buick Mackane > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/08/2015 at 16:13

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What arrow? There is no arrow here and no indication of which side the fuel filler door is on.

brianbrannon > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/08/2015 at 20:43

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Arrow or the side of the pump the hose is on as shown in the symbol. So the right in your case

FromCanadaWithLove > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/08/2015 at 23:36

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Never realized that. Mine doesn't show it either.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > brianbrannon 03/10/2015 at 00:45

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The hose thing isn't standard. Back in highschool, I worked at a full service gas station. I once had a guy drive up on the wrong side of the pump. When I told him he'd done that, he started arguing with me about which side the fuel door was on, him going from the pump on the gauge, me from looking at the side of his truck. I eventually gave up and went and pumped someone else's gas. He got out, swore a couple times, and then hopped back in his truck and left.

buford-t-justice > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/12/2015 at 13:58

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My last car, Mexican built ZX5 was right side

505 - morphine not found > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/13/2015 at 10:13

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*like most German cars

Italian and French cars are much less consistent with this rule even though there is logic in it: placing the filler the opposite to the driver door, so you can park close to the filler without hampering egress and ingress.

Same reason why most Japanese and Korean cars have it on the left, those are RHD home markets....

jsmizira > Kate's Dirty Sister 03/13/2015 at 12:31

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every german car ive ever owned had it on the right side. i think its a german thing.