Things you may or may not know about cars.

[Albannach]

With very, very, few exceptions; the fuel filler, on vehicles with one (non central) exhaust outlet and a non central rear filler, is on the opposite side to the exhaust.

With dozens of exceptions; the nozzle on the fuel pump on the fuel gauge, is sometimes on the same side as the car's fuel filler (unless the fuel filler is central).

Without exception and looking forward from within the vehicle, the nearside is the left and the offside is the right.

In case anyone wondered...

[Albannach]

damn thatl be why i got confused and put 10ltrs of petrol in the wifes diesel astra.

No, that's stupidity.

[Sancho]

On one of my cars, the exhaust is not on the opposite side to the fuel filler and the fuel filler is not on the same side as the nozzle on the warning light.

[Albannach]

On one of my cars, the exhaust is not on the opposite side to the fuel filler and the fuel filler is not on the same side as the nozzle on the warning light.

I forgot to legislate for central fillers...

[slobodan]

With very, very, few exceptions; the fuel filler, on vehicles with one (non central) exhaust outlet and a rear filler, is on the opposite side to the exhaust.

With very, very, few exceptions; the nozzle on the fuel pump on the fuel gauge, is on the same side as the car's fuel filler.

Without exception and looking forward from within the vehicle, the nearside is the left and the offside is the right.

In case anyone wondered...

Yes, and is it true that a vehicle must have a tank capacity to cover a certain amount of kms? 400 or 300 or something?

On a few of my left hookers the nearside is the right.

[Sancho]

I forgot to legislate for central fillers...

100 points.

[Albannach]

On a few of my left hookers the nearside is the right.

Nope, it's always the left, just as Port is on a ship.

[Albannach]

100 points.

Thanks

[Balllsy]

Nearside is kerbside so as long as you're driving on the left its left but if you go continental it becomes right

[an1mal_69]

Civic Type-R.. opposite to exhaust..YES, same side as gauge..NO

[lawsy]

Nearside is kerbside so as long as you're driving on the left its left but if you go continental it becomes right

was just gonna say that

[Albannach]

Nearside is kerbside so as long as you're driving on the left its left but if you go continental it becomes right

No it doesn't. Trust me.

[Albannach]

was just gonna say that

Just as well you didn't then

[Albannach]

Ive a sneaky feeling this topic might get a tad silly

It won't.

[Albannach]

Civic Type-R.. opposite to exhaust..YES, same side as gauge..NO

Not the same side as the gauge, the same side as the filler nozzle on the wee picture of a fuel pump on the gauge.