Gas Pump...Arrow....Right.....

NISSNISS370Z · 02-22-2010, 10:20 AM

I have a few vehicles so i get mixed up on what side the gas tank is on. My girlfriend and i were running some errands this weekend and i asked her what side the gas tank was on and she showed me on the gauge where there is a gas pump and an arrow indicating that the tank is on the right.....well to make a short story long..it was new to me and will make my life easier, some may already know this but for those who don't i just wanted to share.

shumby · 02-22-2010, 10:38 AM

lol ya that is what it is there for

TamZ · 02-22-2010, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by NISSNISS370Z

I have a few vehicles so i get mixed up on what side the gas tank is on. My girlfriend and i were running some errands this weekend and i asked her what side the gas tank was on and she showed me on the gauge where there is a gas pump and an arrow indicating that the tank is on the right.....well to make a short story long..it was new to me and will make my life easier, some may already know this but for those who don't i just wanted to share.

I learned something new today. I didn't know this either

Thanks!

kannibul · 02-22-2010, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by TamZ

I learned something new today. I didn't know this either

Thanks!

Same here.

NewlyIMPORTed · 02-22-2010, 11:44 AM

every car has that haha

IDZRVIT · 02-22-2010, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by NewlyIMPORTed

every car has that haha

As far back as 1996 on a Ford Aspire.

TamZ · 02-22-2010, 11:59 AM

Now I'm going to have to go out and see if my other car has it..lol..

TamZ · 02-22-2010, 12:21 PM

Interesting, my H2 does NOT have an arrow, just the standard gas pump looking thing..which is probably why I never thought of it before! The Z does have the arrow!

radio5boro · 02-22-2010, 12:27 PM

NOT every car has this. but yes it does help on the car that do.

TamZ · 02-22-2010, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by radio5boro

NOT every car has this. but yes it does help on the car that do.

And of course, my cars are on opposite sides, which makes me have to do a double take and make sure I remember which one I'm in when I pull into the gas station. H2--drivers side Z--Passenger side

NISSNISS370Z · 02-22-2010, 12:41 PM

yup, it will make it easier. I had a 04 VW R32 and dont know if that had one.. I traded it in to get the 370

fly yellow · 02-22-2010, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TamZ

Interesting, my H2 does NOT have an arrow, just the standard gas pump looking thing..which is probably why I never thought of it before! The Z does have the arrow!

I guess they figure that the H2 will spend so much time at the gas station that it will just become engrained in the owner's mind which side the fuel door is on.

Vegitto-kun · 02-22-2010, 01:46 PM

eh. I never noticed that I mean. if you buy a car you know the side where you need to fill her up.

Don't most cars have it on the right?

kannibul · 02-22-2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun

eh. I never noticed that I mean. if you buy a car you know the side where you need to fill her up.

Don't most cars have it on the right?

Not in the USA...

USA production models have them on the left.
Non-USA production models have them on the right.

To save costs, vehicles that are both USA and Non-USA market, have them on the right, since the majority of the world is right-hand drive.

Look at any US "domestic" vehicle that's been sold in non-USA markets, I bet it's on the left.

zmyride · 02-22-2010, 05:05 PM

And if the gas pump on the gauge is showing the wrong side, and you drive a toyota, then a recall is coming.

02-22-2010, 10:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
NISSNISS370Z Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: orange county Posts: 87 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 15	Gas Pump...Arrow....Right..... I have a few vehicles so i get mixed up on what side the gas tank is on. My girlfriend and i were running some errands this weekend and i asked her what side the gas tank was on and she showed me on the gauge where there is a gas pump and an arrow indicating that the tank is on the right.....well to make a short story long..it was new to me and will make my life easier, some may already know this but for those who don't i just wanted to share.

02-22-2010, 10:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
shumby Captin Canuck Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: with your mom Age: 44 Posts: 6,288 Drives: your sister Rep Power: 236	lol ya that is what it is there for __________________ Originally Posted by SAM@GTM Engine detonation is not normal and it should never never happen, and whoever told that need to do something else for living . Sam

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NewlyIMPORTed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 1,109 Drives: 11 STI Sedan Rep Power: 18	every car has that haha __________________ 2011 WRX STICobb Accessport, Nameless Performance exhaust, COBB SF Intake, COBB downpipe, 20% tint, Work Emotion XD9's

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02-22-2010, 12:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
TamZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 433 Drives: 2011 Mercedes GL 350 Rep Power: 16	Interesting, my H2 does NOT have an arrow, just the standard gas pump looking thing..which is probably why I never thought of it before! The Z does have the arrow! __________________ Tammy

02-22-2010, 12:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
radio5boro Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 158 Drives: 09 MBlue 370z 6MT Rep Power: 16	NOT every car has this. but yes it does help on the car that do.

02-22-2010, 12:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
NISSNISS370Z Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: orange county Posts: 87 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 15	yup, it will make it easier. I had a 04 VW R32 and dont know if that had one.. I traded it in to get the 370

02-22-2010, 01:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
Vegitto-kun A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 2,011 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 262	eh. I never noticed that I mean. if you buy a car you know the side where you need to fill her up. Don't most cars have it on the right?

02-22-2010, 05:05 PM	#15 (permalink)
zmyride Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 631 Drives: 10 Black Sports 7AT Rep Power: 17	And if the gas pump on the gauge is showing the wrong side, and you drive a toyota, then a recall is coming.

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