On the gas gauge on your car's dash, there is a teeny tiny arrow telling you which side of the vehicle your gas tank is on. My niece showed me that yesterday on my rental car. I find this to be delightful.
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flypaper
Senior Member - 1K
posted: May. 6, 2012 @ 9:42p
Not every car has that, but it's pretty common on cars made within the last 15 years.
joyrae
Tired Member
posted: May. 6, 2012 @ 9:43p
I find your joy in finding joy in the little things delightful!
webferret
In the wrong thread.
posted: May. 6, 2012 @ 9:43p
I didn't know this.
freebiemaniac
Murphy's Law
posted: May. 6, 2012 @ 9:44p
My car has the gas tank symbol but the gas tank is on the opposite side of what it shows. It is not always correct.
mom2jel
Wife of the Century
posted: May. 6, 2012 @ 9:50p
I just found out about it earlier this year Then I figured out why I didn't know about it before... my '86 Camaro and '02 Tahoe are too "old" to have this nice indicator, although DS17 '04 Saturn has it.
SilverII
Denied!! - Fruitcake
posted: May. 6, 2012 @ 9:57p
710 cap = oil cap
SecondGunman
What grassy knoll?
posted: May. 6, 2012 @ 10:30p
I've been told that some newer cars don't have the little arrow, but that they all have a little gas pump icon on the gas gauge and that the hose for the gas pump is on the same side as the hole for your gas tank. In my experience, that's always been true.
scrouds
Luddite
posted: May. 6, 2012 @ 10:57p
this is what side mirrors are made for.
joyrae
Tired Member
posted: May. 7, 2012 @ 12:29a
scrouds said: this is what side mirrors are made for.
shit. i thought they were for checking my lipstick after I've exited my car.
ColoBB
Senior Member
posted: May. 7, 2012 @ 7:14a
Well thanks to your niece she somehow educated you including me. lol
flypaper said: Not every car has that, but it's pretty common on cars made within the last 15 years.
You're right mate I try to examine my cars and so as my relatives and find out that some of them has none of this.
MadAnthony
Guinea Pig
posted: May. 7, 2012 @ 8:10a
this comes in handy on rentals.
larrymoencurly
Why I oughta...
posted: May. 7, 2012 @ 3:52p
flypaper said: Not every car has that, but it's pretty common on cars made within the last 15 years.I didn't know my car was that new.
DenverDiver
Senior Member - 3K
posted: May. 7, 2012 @ 4:30p
Did you know there are four points in the continental US that can only be accessed by land via Canada.
My car is less than 15 years old, it has no arrow, and the hose on the gas tank symbol is on the wrong side.
HorB
Needs an Ark
posted: May. 7, 2012 @ 5:07p
What kind of car do you have?
airtommy
0k
posted: May. 7, 2012 @ 5:27p
Civic
HorB
Needs an Ark
posted: May. 7, 2012 @ 5:30p
That's probably why I didn't know about this. My old car was an Accord - probably didn't have it either.
Get with the program Honda!
riznick
Acrobatic
posted: May. 7, 2012 @ 10:36p
HorB said: On the gas gauge on your car's dash, there is a teeny tiny arrow telling you which side of the vehicle your gas tank is on. My niece showed me that yesterday on my rental car. I find this to be delightful. I learned that yesterday as well...
scrouds
Luddite
posted: May. 7, 2012 @ 11:24p
DenverDiver said: Did you know there are four points in the continental US that can only be accessed by land via Canada.
That article lists the northwest angle, Elm Point, Minnesota; Point Roberts, Washington; and the town of Alburgh, Vermont. Alburgh vermont is connected to the mainland via 3 bridges. But there is a lace NE of the town called province point. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=alburgh+vermont&ll=45.012086,-73.2...
I also question why the term "continental US" excludes alaska. Alaska is indeed part of the continent of north america.
I remember the good ol' days when you flipped down the license plate to fill up the car.
larrymoencurly
Why I oughta...
posted: May. 9, 2012 @ 12:53p
overclock said: I remember the good ol' days when you flipped down the license plate to fill up the car.We were too poor to own cars like that. Really -- we couldn't afford GM products.
george2001
Overlooked.
posted: May. 9, 2012 @ 1:12p
overclock said: I remember the good ol' days when you flipped down the license plate to fill up the car.
Or pressed a button to lift up a tail light to get to the filler pipe.
arch8ngel
Senior Member - 1K
posted: May. 9, 2012 @ 1:43p
scrouds said:
I also question why the term "continental US" excludes alaska. Alaska is indeed part of the continent of north america.
The correct term is contiguous US, for just that reason.
scrouds
Luddite
posted: May. 9, 2012 @ 1:46p
On the bright side, manhattan and long island aren't part of the continental US. I'm liking this term.
mapatsfan
Rather be fishin'
posted: May. 10, 2012 @ 3:31p
HorB said: On the gas gauge on your car's dash, there is a teeny tiny arrow telling you which side of the vehicle your gas tank is on. My niece showed me that yesterday on my rental car. I find this to be delightful.I only found out when someone showed me ~10 years ago. I'd been driving at least 20 years at that point, never noticed it in any car I owned or drove.
burgerwars
just a salad for me
posted: May. 10, 2012 @ 4:36p
Sometimes it's an arrow. But if you don't see an arrow it's a tiny gas pump. The side with the gas pump handle/hose is the side. I've rented many cars, so I've learned.
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