Fuel door on passenger side...other rigs
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2014 Warthog
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I used to LOVE having the fuel door on the passenger side on my 85 truck 
Even then the practice was waning and it was always easier to find an open spot on the left side of pump island than on the right
It used to probably be closer to 50/50, in the 80-s it was like 25/75. Though these days with maybe 5% of the cars being on the passenger side, I'm guessing that everyone now just goes around the back and fills up the pumps on both sides by facing the other direction making it harder for the remaining passenger side fillups.
I'm guessing that mostly foreign cars did it that way because in the UK, Japan etc, that would have been the driver side! They can switch the steering console for America or japan/uk but switching the tank and exhaust and filler pipe etc was too much trouble.
Even then the practice was waning and it was always easier to find an open spot on the left side of pump island than on the right It used to probably be closer to 50/50, in the 80-s it was like 25/75. Though these days with maybe 5% of the cars being on the passenger side, I'm guessing that everyone now just goes around the back and fills up the pumps on both sides by facing the other direction making it harder for the remaining passenger side fillups.
I'm guessing that mostly foreign cars did it that way because in the UK, Japan etc, that would have been the driver side! They can switch the steering console for America or japan/uk but switching the tank and exhaust and filler pipe etc was too much trouble.
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MyHigh
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+ one on fuel do being on passenger side.
My 86 4runner was set up that way, and I loved driving up to the gas station and passing all the other cars waiting to get gas, they would always give dirty looks like I'm cheating or something....lol.
Oh and I live in Oregon where the people are so dumb they don't trust you to pump your own gas, so really it only pissed the meth addict pump person because he has to walk to the other side. :biggrin1:
My 86 4runner was set up that way, and I loved driving up to the gas station and passing all the other cars waiting to get gas, they would always give dirty looks like I'm cheating or something....lol.
Oh and I live in Oregon where the people are so dumb they don't trust you to pump your own gas, so really it only pissed the meth addict pump person because he has to walk to the other side. :biggrin1:
1engineer
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I used to LOVE having the fuel door on the passenger side on my 85 truck
It used to probably be closer to 50/50, in the 80-s it was like 25/75. Though these days with maybe 5% of the cars being on the passenger side, I'm guessing that everyone now just goes around the back and fills up the pumps on both sides by facing the other direction making it harder for the remaining passenger side fillups.
I'm guessing that mostly foreign cars did it that way because in the UK, Japan etc, that would have been the driver side! They can switch the steering console for America or japan/uk but switching the tank and exhaust and filler pipe etc was too much trouble.
This.
KidVermicious
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I don't care which side it's on, I just wish all my vehicles were the same way. Having the fill door on the passenger side on my '85 and the drivers side on our '99 leads to frequent swearing by me at the gas station when I get out of the truck and find the fill door on the wrong side.
LandCruiser
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I like the rear entry fuel door behind the license plate on old 'merican cars.
Pro tip though... the little triangle on the fuel gauge tells you which side has the fuel door.
That "little triangle" is otherwise known as an arrow.
I never cared which side the tank was on. If I find an open spot at the gas station I'll pull into it regardless of the side of the tank. The hoses at the gas stations are usually long enough to reach around to the other side of the vehicle.
bofa
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That "little triangle" is otherwise known as an arrow.
I never cared which side the tank was on. If I find an open spot at the gas station I'll pull into it regardless of the side of the tank. The hoses at the gas stations are usually long enough to reach around to the other side of the vehicle.
Arrows have tails/shafts. Learn to geometry. :moon:
Chsbrgr
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I used to LOVE having the fuel door on the passenger side on my 85 truck
It used to probably be closer to 50/50, in the 80-s it was like 25/75. Though these days with maybe 5% of the cars being on the passenger side, I'm guessing that everyone now just goes around the back and fills up the pumps on both sides by facing the other direction making it harder for the remaining passenger side fillups.
I'm guessing that mostly foreign cars did it that way because in the UK, Japan etc, that would have been the driver side! They can switch the steering console for America or japan/uk but switching the tank and exhaust and filler pipe etc was too much trouble.
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner. Ya know, I think you are right. Each of the rigs with the fuel door on the passenger side were "global platforms", and are manufactured outside the US.
LandCruiser
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The real pain is renting cars. When I used to travel every week, I inevitably ended up with a new make/model every week. Now that was a pain.
Pro tip though... the little triangle on the fuel gauge tells you which side has the fuel door.
The Nissan Altima rental crap fleet cars have two fuel indicators.
One is on the LCD center display which displays miles to empty and MPG and has a fuel pump logo that points to the right (passsenger), the other is on the fuel gauge and points to the left (driver).
Derp.
nevada
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my tow rig is on the left, the towed rig is on the right.
what a PITA when im getting fuel. pull in one way for the first truck, then pull back around to a different pump for the other truck.
also, I have a 4runner with a left side fill, and one with a right side fill. I prefer the right side.
what a PITA when im getting fuel. pull in one way for the first truck, then pull back around to a different pump for the other truck.
also, I have a 4runner with a left side fill, and one with a right side fill. I prefer the right side.
