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Gas Tank.. Useful...

PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:17 pm
by ABSOLUTE_MASTER
Someone forwarded this to me... May be useful... maybe not.. It's raining, so I'm not going to check...

"I have been driving for over forty years. One would think I would have noticed the little secret on my dashboard that was staring me right in the face the whole time. I didn't and I bet you probably haven't either.

Quick question, which side of your car is your gas tank on? If you are anything like me, you probably can't remember right away. My solution is to uncomfortably stick my head out the window, strain my neck and look. If you don't do this in your own car, you definitely have done it in a borrowed or rental car.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to share with you my little secret so you will no longer look like Ace Ventura on your way to the gas station or put your neck at risk of discomfort or injury.

If you look at your gas guage, you will see a small icon of a gas pump. The handle of the gas pump will extend out on either the left or right side of the pump. If your tank is on the left, the handle will be on the left. If your tank is on the right, the handle will be on the right (see photo). It is that simple!

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I don't know how you feel right now but when I found out this morning I felt cheated!

Why don't the dealers share such important information with car buyers? I don't understand why this isn't in the driver's manual? I don't get why any mechanic I have ever been too or know has even thought of mentioning this to me? The only possible explanation can be that all these people probably don't even know!

Go out and share the world's best kept auto secret with your friends as this information is way too important to be kept secret. "

PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:34 pm
by wicked
Actually, it's where the arrow is pointing in the 2nd pic.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:41 pm
by browng-08
wicked wrote:Actually, it's where the arrow is pointing in the 2nd pic.
Yeah, in the second photo, the gas tank's actually on the left side, not the right. :lol:

PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:01 pm
by hecter
The text says "It will be on the left side of the car"...

PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:10 pm
by wicked
hecter wrote:The text says "It will be on the left side of the car"...


Not for the 2nd one.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:28 am
by Snorri1234
You guys don't know on which side your gas-tank is?

PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:32 am
by reminisco
Snorri1234 wrote:You guys don't know on which side your gas-tank is?


yeah, for real. the only times i get caught not knowing which side the gas-tank is on is in rentals, and even then, i've rented enough times to almost always check and make a mental note of where the gas-tank is before getting in the car the first time.