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3catwoman3

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5. What a great trivia question.

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 09:21 PM

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Mine is on the driver's side, which I find preferable.

And, this might be weird, but I don't like pulling the gas hose across my car, so I usually will wait in line to go to a pump that will be on the driver's side.

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Rental cars PJMcK Saturday #23

So convenient when you're in a rental. Phoenix61 Friday #3

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I don't remember. It was a cheap rental around 1989.nt Phoenix61 Friday #8

Was it an Audi? littlemissmartypants Saturday #48

I don't think so. Seems a little high end for Hertz. Phoenix61 Saturday #49

Seems unlikely... littlemissmartypants Saturday #50

Well... littlemissmartypants 8 hrs ago #60

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Just so long as you realize True Dough Saturday #53

What a great trivia question. 3catwoman3 Friday #5

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I would rather wait a few minutes to not have to drag the hose across the car. MichMan Saturday #35

I would also rather wait, so I usually do. 3catwoman3 Saturday #42

I got a loaner Subaru, and was looking for the gas cap release lever. There was none. usonian Friday #9

Gas tank cover release Old Crank Friday #14

I had a new loaner Subaru. HappyH Saturday #56

Yes, apparently so. usonian Saturday #57

The first thing I did with the Subi loaner HappyH Saturday #58

I didn't take the time to figure how to turn off the computer driving instructor. usonian Saturday #59

Mine is on the sdfernando Friday #10

Mine is on the driver's side. CentralMass Friday #11

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I remember those. Old Crank Friday #15

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Woah. LudwigPastorius Friday #19

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Making it vulnerable to leaking after a rear end collision MichMan Saturday #33

Borrowed a friends car to do an errand. Old Crank Friday #17

I never noticed Moylan's Arrow before this article. I'm looking forward to finding it in our two vehicles. summer_in_TX Friday #18

I'd never realized it either until a George Takei post 10 + years ago underpants Saturday #28

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We learned this trick a few years ago when we had a rental. LisaM Friday #22

Ford is backwards of other makes. Ford puts their Emile Saturday #25

Neither of my Mustangs have either of those padfun Saturday #29

Maybe it's just on the Ford Escape? I had several Ford pickup trucks Emile Saturday #30

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Pretty certain my Volkswagen's and Ford's were not built for the Japanese market. MichMan Saturday #37

UK, Australia, India, China, and Japan. JohnnyRingo Saturday #38

I live in the US MichMan Saturday #39

Let's put it this way.... JohnnyRingo Saturday #40

I try and get gas from Costco when I can MichMan Saturday #44

Wait! I've never been to Costco. JohnnyRingo Saturday #45

Gas station lot is one way only MichMan Saturday #46

My Jensen Healey had the filler in the center Old Crank Saturday #41

It's funny you mentioned that this week. He just died on Dec 11th. JohnnyRingo Saturday #34

I picked it up from Hacker News. usonian Saturday #52

Like a case of being famous only after he dies. JohnnyRingo Saturday #54

The arrow was named for him, but only auto nuts knew or cared to search. usonian Saturday #55

I have two cars and one side the tanks on the left the other the right side kimbutgar Saturday #47

for work markie Saturday #51