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mariosim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 245 Votes: 20 Registered: 28-Jul-2004	why do some cars have gas caps on the driver side, while others have them on the passenger side? a few still have them behind the license plate. i own three vehicles, and all have gas caps placed in the above mentioned paragraph. random placement? are vehicles assembled in foreign countries e to fuel holes placed in spots opposite of "american" made cars. another thing that makes you go hmmmmm?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
lil_mikey69 Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3180 Kudos: 2380 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jan-2003	Are you saying new cars still have gas caps behind the license plate? Last time I've seen that 'feature' was like a 84 Caprice :lol:
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	yeah, i think they're all being put on the driver side these days. "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
AndyCLS Fish Addict Posts: 590 Kudos: 1584 Votes: 107 Registered: 13-Mar-2003	Depends on the manufacturer... A lot of german cars here in the US - BMW, MB, VW, Audi, Porsche - have their gas caps on the passenger side (relative to our left-hand drive). Most of the domestic brands and Japanese makes have their gas caps on the driver's side. I think Jaguar puts their gas cap on the passenger side. Same with Volvo. I can't really picture any others right now. One explanation I can think of is that when cars are adapted from right-hand drive to left-hand drive, the position of the gas cap isn't moved... but that's just a guess.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
mariosim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 245 Votes: 20 Registered: 28-Jul-2004	the license plate one is an 85 cutless p^&&#&- never mind. i manage a very busy pizza place, and most of my 20+ delivery drivers have newer cars. gas cap placement seems to be random, regardless of manufacture. this was just a question to spur interest in something different.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	I have a 98 Ford Ranger and the placement is on the driver's side...Leslie has a 2000 (?) Ford Taurus and it's on the passenger side...so it isn't age, or maker...though my toyota was on the left, and my dodge was on the right...things that make us go hmmmmmmmmmm..... Heidi [/font][/font] "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Jags are usually on the top, passenger-side.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	On my 96 Ford Taurus, it's on the passenger side. And it's annoying as hell. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32
whetu Mega Fish Posts: 900 Votes: 63 Registered: 31-Jan-2003	A lot of german cars here in the US - BMW, MB, VW, Audi, Porsche - have their gas caps on the passenger side (relative to our left-hand drive). Most of the domestic brands and Japanese makes have their gas caps on the driver's side. This would make sense... except in Germany and the US the driver sits on the left, and in Japan the driver sits on the right. So in fact the Japanese cars have their gas tank on the original passenger's side. :%)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:32


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