- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
0
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:23 am to TigerGman
Audi too
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:25 am to DLauw
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:31 am to 4WHLN
quote:
Explain the Camero then.
I’ve had literally 15 vehicles and my Camaro is the first on the right ever. I’ve had Nissans, Fords, Chevys, GMC, Jeeps, Plymouth’s, but no the frickin Camaro has to be on the right side in a car with a million blind spots.
What makes it worse is I drive the Camaro maybe 2x’s a week so I rarely need gas, so it screws it all up for me. At least my Silverado is still Left side.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:34 am to wickowick
I had forgotten all about gas caps behind the license plate!
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:34 am to LouisianaLady
quote:
I’m confused. Are these not people who are still dumb for running out of gas?
Law of averages
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:34 am to DLauw
Light on my gf's car comes on when she gets to around 17gal empty. She has a 24gal tank. I'm guessing she had her fuel pump replaced at some point, and the arm wasn't bent down low enough. Took me a while to push the limits, and I ran out of gas a block away from my house once.
My F250 would go from 100mi to empty to completely out of fuel in like 10 seconds. Ran that out of fuel twice.
Current truck has a custom tank. I haven't run it out of gas, but I'm assuming I can go ~100mi on the highway once the light comes on
My F250 would go from 100mi to empty to completely out of fuel in like 10 seconds. Ran that out of fuel twice.
Current truck has a custom tank. I haven't run it out of gas, but I'm assuming I can go ~100mi on the highway once the light comes on
This post was edited on 12/4/18 at 8:37 am
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:35 am to RougeDawg
quote:
I had forgotten all about gas caps behind the license plate!
I hated those. Those were hard to fill completely.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:36 am to DLauw
You do realize that most of the world, other than the UK, Ireland, some commonwealth countries and a few random other, drive on the same side as we do, right?
I really don’t understand your complaint.
I really don’t understand your complaint.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:38 am to DLauw
The perfect spot was behind the license plate or at the decklid like older cars.
Better still was the Jaguar XJ. Had two eight gallon tanks, one on each side. You had a selector switch like in a small plane.
I also like the Porsche fuel door as it's always easy to get to on either side. What irks me, is that pretty much every gas station has a simple LCD screen with a graphic. On that graphic is a Porsche 911 with a gas hose in it's left quarter panel instead of it's fender. Drives me nuts.
Better still was the Jaguar XJ. Had two eight gallon tanks, one on each side. You had a selector switch like in a small plane.
I also like the Porsche fuel door as it's always easy to get to on either side. What irks me, is that pretty much every gas station has a simple LCD screen with a graphic. On that graphic is a Porsche 911 with a gas hose in it's left quarter panel instead of it's fender. Drives me nuts.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:39 am to DLauw
quote:How does it mess up the flow of traffic at the pumps? You do realize there are 2 sides to a pump?
Why would an American car maker design a car with the fuel door on the passenger side? It fricks up the flow of traffic at the pumps.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:41 am to NOSHAU
quote:
How does it mess up the flow of traffic at the pumps? You do realize there are 2 sides to a pump?
It’s such an odd compliant. Makes no sense to me.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:41 am to soccerfüt
quote:
Car originally designed for the UK, Japanese, or Australian market(s)?
Thought the same thing, but I got a Ford Explorer for my Son that has the same thing. First time I ever had an American made car with it that way.
I will say it's one of those cars that don't have a cap you unscrew. You just open the door.
This post was edited on 12/4/18 at 8:43 am
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:41 am to wickowick
What is funny about that scene is that he eventually finds it near the hood.
If that was a real car with the gas cap in the front then the designers really need to be ashamed for their lack of safety.
If that was a real car with the gas cap in the front then the designers really need to be ashamed for their lack of safety.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:42 am to 4WHLN
quote:Explain how the spelling of simple words can be a mystery to adults.
Explain the Camero then.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:43 am to NASA_ISS_Tiger
It wasn't the placement of the fuel neck, it was that those cars didn't have the tank venting we do now. I have had a few old cars and they all do it. It takes a lot longer to fill a tank too. Similar to that would be in a modern car if your fuel tank canister clogs and your vehicle is hard to fuel.
I had a 90's B-Body chevy Impala and it filled it's 25 gallon tank quick and a little over 25.
(would get from NOLA just outside Austin on a tank of gas)
I had a 90's B-Body chevy Impala and it filled it's 25 gallon tank quick and a little over 25.
(would get from NOLA just outside Austin on a tank of gas)
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:44 am to DLauw
My Subaru was built on an assembly line in Indiana and it has a right side fuel door.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 8:48 am to Napoleon
My first car was a '63 VW bug dune buggy conversion. The tank access was under the hood (front). There was no gas gauge just a lever to flip to dump a reserve gallon of gas into the main tank.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:29 am to NOSHAU
quote:really? Do you not understand how flow works? Were your parents salmon?
How does it mess up the flow of traffic at the pumps? You do realize there are 2 sides to a pump?
If filler location were standardized (left or right) everyone at the pump would be facing the same way.
Years ago, I had someone get upset because I didn’t pull up to the farthest pump. He was trying to back in behind me because his filler was opposite of mine. He put it back in drive and pulled around the lot to the pump in front of me. My filler on my CJ was right rear.
Is it that big of a deal? No, but standardization is always nice and keeps things moving.
Posted on 12/4/18 at 9:31 am to DLauw
We don’t buy vehicles made in America.
I hate the no gas cap shite that vehicles use now.
I hate the no gas cap shite that vehicles use now.
This post was edited on 12/4/18 at 9:35 am
Page 2 of 4
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News