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On what side you have the fuel/electricity cap

On what side do you have the fuel an/or electricity cap?

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Interesting stuff. Maybe some of these decisions appeal to the global regions where the model makes the most profit.

I like having it on the steering wheel side. It gives a level of convenience and safety in so many situations. There is a good chance that you will realize that the pump is still attached before you drive away.
Mumbles said:
'02 Ford Exploder on the right.
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It's on the left for the '98.:dunno:
 
eiraved said:
Fortunately the Sam's Club gas hoses are very long.
I had that same situation happen to me many, many moons ago. I noticed the overfill before anyone else did and released the handle latch to stop the gas flow. Unfortunately some got on my shoes and I had to roll the windows down so as not to inhale gas fumes on the drive home.
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In Romania they are long too. At least that's what people say.
The majority of the fuel units have hoses on both sides.
 
Same here if I'm understanding what you mean. Ours are typically an island with a pump facing either side, so hose on either side. Not a great picture but you get the idea. Sometimes its 2 or 3 of these in a row in larger stations. Ones with diesel have a second hose.

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In Romania you have more fuel on one "pump". If you don't have motorină (Diesel fuel), you have benzină (petrol, gas) with different octane number.
I see at those pumps you can pay with different credit cards, but do I see it wrong, or you can pay also with cash? without going to the cashier.
Island type pumps exist im Romania for a long time, but back in the days, they could acomodate just one type of fuel/pump
 
I've never run into a pump that takes cash but maybe some do. I think you may be looking at the receipt printer. Its the small black thing sticking out towards the left side of the buttons.

The gasoline pump above is the usual 3 octane selections for a single hose. If it was also a diesel pump, there would be a second hose for the diesel. We don't have many diesel-only pumps here but they do exist in older stations mostly. More often its a diesel / kerosene pump and its off to the side of the main island.

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This is one of the old style diesel/kero pumps. I think this one specifically is kerosene on both sides but I've seen them diesel / kero in this style.

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On my '56 chevy (1st car) the gas cap was behind the left tail light. I pity the fool who borrowed somebody's '56 and then later needed gas. Then again back in the 60s there weren't as many cars around and there were actual people at gas stations.
 
On the right.
It's not important to me.
When driving someone else's or a rental car needing to fill up, or if you're having a sudden lapse of memory and forgot to which side the filler cap of your own car is;
Just check which way the arrow next to the fuel icon points.

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P.s. The option 'both sides' is missing in the poll. Is the case on several electric cars and a handful of gasoline ones too.
 
P.s. I thought that 102 (or 100+) octane fuel pumps (besides the ones next to racetracks) were gone for a while, but we still have them over here.

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I wonder how many people put that in their cars that absolutely do not need it and are convinced it improves performance.


I used to run 93 (regular is 87 here) in a 70s VW Beetle because it was cheaper per-mile. The compression ratio didn't justify it but air cooled engines run hotter and it liked the higher octane fuel.

US octane is rated differently too. There is MON and RON. Here, we use RON + MON / 2, I think Europe uses RON. RON will generally measure higher than MON on the same fuel, so R+M / 2 is in between. What we get here as 93 I think is what you'd have about 98 or so in Europe.
 
gadget73 said:
I wonder how many people put that in their cars that absolutely do not need it and are convinced it improves performance.


I used to run 93 (regular is 87 here) in a 70s VW Beetle because it was cheaper per-mile. The compression ratio didn't justify it but air cooled engines run hotter and it liked the higher octane fuel.

US octane is rated differently too. There is MON and RON. Here, we use RON + MON / 2, I think Europe uses RON. RON will generally measure higher than MON on the same fuel, so R+M / 2 is in between. What we get here as 93 I think is what you'd have about 98 or so in Europe.
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102 will burn the crud off your injectors for sure! And no ethanol.
Great for older cars/bikes and performance turbo cars. Can add 1 to 3 hp performance wise so negligible in that regard.
I used it from time to time in my 90's Alfa, seemed to run better, but might have been a figment of the imagination.

Fuel ratings EU<>USA compare thusly:
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Oh, even the octane number is different in U.S.A. ...
Just only hose for 3 different octane gas. Dosen't sound good.
Funny thing: I've seen some '60's Euro cars, but never noticed that is no visible fuel cap. Only these days, when I took intrest in it.
 
Two 1985 models from same manufacturer, different side refueling locations.

From before the fuel gauge indicator as to the side with the filler location.
 
Most German cars have the fuel cap on the passenger side... My two Volkswagens do. My Toyota has it on the driver side...
 
Last two cars (2013 Mustang and 2024 Mustang) Filler has been on the left (driver's) side. I do appreciate the capless filler.
Regarding octane, the 2013 was a six cylinder designed for regular 87 octane. The 2024 is an 8 cylinder GT designed for 91 octane although it will automatically detune itself to run on regular. However, I would feel really stupid spending all that money on a high performance car and then chintzing on the fuel.
One more thing, whatever the octane needed, I will spend the extra for Top Tier gasoline, a program that guarantees the additives used.
www.toptiergas.com

TOP TIER - High-quality Fuel Performance Standard - TOP TIER™

TOP TIER is developed and enforced by some of the leading automotive manufacturers and supplied by participating fuel retailers.
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Nautiker said:
Most German cars have the fuel cap on the passenger side... My two Volkswagens do. My Toyota has it on the driver side...
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European cars are typically on the right/passenger side, IIRC 70% of rear-end accidents are on the left/driver side so Mercedes and others locate the filler on the side less likely to be hit (Mercedes brochure from the early ‘80s pointed this out).
 
SaturationPt said:
European cars are typically on the right/passenger side, IIRC 70% of rear-end accidents are on the left/driver side so Mercedes and others locate the filler on the side less likely to be hit (Mercedes brochure from the early ‘80s pointed this out).
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Ironically, the only rear-end accident that caused damage to one of my cars, was when someone in a pickup truck hit the rear and side of the PASSENGER SIDE of my 1984 VW Quantum. Caved in the rear quarter and tore up the gas door.

I managed to beat the panel back into some semblance of alignment, but had to get another gas door from a junkyard...

Regards,
Gordon.
 
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