The Worlds Best Kept Auto Secret

mimo2005 · 10-09-2007, 07:18 PM

what side of your car is your gas tank?

http://www.cameltap.com/?p=538

**carsey** · 10-10-2007, 01:21 AM

What about petrol tank being in the middle so the car is balanced??

**Jack.Sparrow** · 10-10-2007, 08:16 PM

That is cool! Never would have figured that out myself

**Rashiki** · 10-14-2007, 01:42 PM

Must just be where the filler neck is, a lot of vehicle's tanks are in the middle.

**Midnight Tech** · 10-14-2007, 08:25 PM

Not always true...our 02 Silverado has the hose on the right...and the filler is on the left.

soppy1291 · 11-13-2007, 05:40 PM

carsey, he means gas cap, not tank

yustr · 11-26-2007, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Midnight Tech

Not always true...our 02 Silverado has the hose on the right...and the filler is on the left.

Also my 2000 Mazda - figure points right and cap is on the left. My guess is that it has more to do with some designer's aesthetic view than a real symbol. An engineer wouldn't do something so 'elegant" when a simple > or < would communicate more effectively.

**Jack.Sparrow** · 11-27-2007, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yustr

An engineer wouldn't do something so 'elegant" when a simple > or < would communicate more effectively.

Funny you mention that, cause it so happens that dad's new car has an arrow indicating the side, which is different to the side the fuel pump drawn on it would indicate, so I guess this isn't always correct

bulldog54 · 12-13-2007, 12:10 PM

That gas pump image is only telling you that you are looking at the gas level indicator on the car. They started using images instead of words (look at the oil pressure gage and water temperature gage when there is one), so anyone can understand, no matter what language you can or cannot read, or even if you can't read at all! So how does one that can't read get a driver's license?

bry623 · 12-13-2007, 02:02 PM

I figure if you can't remember which side your tank is on then you don't deserve to drive.

**Jason** · 12-13-2007, 09:01 PM

Mine just has an arrow pointing to the side which has the cap.

**ashumann12** · 01-05-2008, 02:27 AM

He He, I have three tanks. One 150gal on left side, one 150gal and one 75gal on right side. Ok yea it's a semi!

but takes over $1200 to fill it up and will go about 2500mi!

**carsey** · 01-05-2008, 09:58 AM

Average of how many miles to the gallon

**ashumann12** · 01-05-2008, 02:32 PM

between 6.25 and 7.25mpg. Depends on weight, wind, terrain, and of course traffic. Has been as bad as 5 or 5.5.

**carsey** · 01-05-2008, 02:33 PM

I bet greenpeace love you

**ashumann12** · 01-05-2008, 10:17 PM

Even greenpeace needs toilet paper.

**carsey** · 01-06-2008, 08:49 AM

soppy1291 · 01-08-2008, 05:44 AM

ebackhus · 01-08-2008, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashumann12

Even greenpeace needs toilet paper.

Best. Quote. Ever.

10-09-2007, 07:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
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10-14-2007, 01:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
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12-13-2007, 12:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
bulldog54 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 48 OS: XP	Re: The Worlds Best Kept Auto Secret That gas pump image is only telling you that you are looking at the gas level indicator on the car. They started using images instead of words (look at the oil pressure gage and water temperature gage when there is one), so anyone can understand, no matter what language you can or cannot read, or even if you can't read at all! So how does one that can't read get a driver's license?

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bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,698 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: The Worlds Best Kept Auto Secret I figure if you can't remember which side your tank is on then you don't deserve to drive. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

12-13-2007, 09:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
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01-05-2008, 02:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
ashumann12 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alabama-usa Posts: 3,945 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 (64bit) My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: The Worlds Best Kept Auto Secret He He, I have three tanks. One 150gal on left side, one 150gal and one 75gal on right side. Ok yea it's a semi! but takes over $1200 to fill it up and will go about 2500mi! __________________ Adam Sr.

01-05-2008, 09:58 AM	#13 (permalink)
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ashumann12 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alabama-usa Posts: 3,945 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 (64bit) My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: The Worlds Best Kept Auto Secret between 6.25 and 7.25mpg. Depends on weight, wind, terrain, and of course traffic. Has been as bad as 5 or 5.5. __________________ Adam Sr.

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