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post #1 of 5
11/12/08 at 10:13am
Thread Starter 
I just received the following email from a friend. If it's true, I can't believe I've been driving for 38 years and never knew about it. I was hoping the membership here could verify it for me. If your vehicle doesn't show the gas pump hose on the gauge emblem to be on the same side as your fuel tank, please let me know, along with the year/make of the car.

Thanks

"I have been driving for nearly 50 years... I would think I should
have noticed the little secret on my dashboard that was staring me
in the face the whole time...I didn't...and I bet you didn't either...
Have you ever rented or borrowed a car and when arr iving at the gas
station wondered...mmm, which side is the gas filler cap?
My normal solution was to stick my head out the window, strain my
neck and look, try to see in the side mirrors or even get out of the
car!
Well ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to share with you my little
secret so you will no longer look like Ace Ventura on your way to
the gas station or put your neck at risk of discomfort or injury.
If you look at your gas gauge, you will see a small icon of a gas pump?
The handle of the gas pump will extend out on either the left or
right side of the gas pump?
If your tank is on the left, the handle will be on the left? If your
tank is on the right, the handle will be on the right (see photo).
It is that simple!"

post #2 of 5
11/12/08 at 10:23am
I didn't know that

Thanks for the tip
post #3 of 5
11/12/08 at 10:26am
Thread Starter 
Don't thank me yet. I just received an email from a friend I'd forwarded this to and he advises that on his Ford Taurus, the emblem and his actual fuel door do not match.
post #4 of 5
11/12/08 at 10:32am
Oy

Dashboard Fuel Pump Icon "Secret"
post #5 of 5
11/12/08 at 10:34am
Thread Starter 
Ya, I should have checked that site or snopes first.

Oh well, you gotta admit, it did seem plausible.
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