Today I learned something I didn't know before ..

RiaX said:
really is this such an unknown thing ?
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To some, yes.

The petrol pump nozzle can reach the other side of the vehicle anyway if you stop on the wrong side of the pump.

So it does not really matter if you get it wrong.
 
great one! my girlfriend showed me this a few months ago when we got a rental. and i have been driving for decades! :)
 
I was like, "ZOMFG ugaiz come look at this schit!!!" and got laughed at by all my colleagues. :mad: /grumbles and leaves nasty thread...
 
They should use it as an advertising blurb for cars:

Movie guy voice: "Fuel filler cap location device!"
 
There's actually a logical reason why the exhaust, fuel cap and indicators are where they are. It has to do with getting everything right for their respective domestic markets - the fuel cap on the passenger side, exhaust as far away from the sidewalk as possible, and indicator stalk in a position where you can use it and shift gears at the same time (if necessary).

Japan also drives on the left like South Africa, therefore their cars have the exhaust on the right, fuel cap on the left, and indicator stalk on the right. In most European countries, they drive on the right, so your exhaust is on the left, fuel cap on the right and indicator on the left. One exception I've noticed recently is the Nissan Micra, with the indicators on the left of the steering column (probably due to Renault's involvement).
 
I've heard that your exhaust pipe is always on the opposite side of your fuel tank but I'm not sure if this is true and I'm not sure if it even helps coz no one remembers which side their exhaust pipe is on!
 
370z said:
I've heard that your exhaust pipe is always on the opposite side of your fuel tank but I'm not sure if this is true and I'm not sure if it even helps coz no one remembers which side their exhaust pipe is on!
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What if you have a dual exhaust?
 
My exhaust runs in the middle and is split right at the end to dual exhausts on either her end?
 
dj_jyno said:
There's actually a logical reason why the exhaust, fuel cap and indicators are where they are. It has to do with getting everything right for their respective domestic markets - the fuel cap on the passenger side, exhaust as far away from the sidewalk as possible, and indicator stalk in a position where you can use it and shift gears at the same time (if necessary).

Japan also drives on the left like South Africa, therefore their cars have the exhaust on the right, fuel cap on the left, and indicator stalk on the right. In most European countries, they drive on the right, so your exhaust is on the left, fuel cap on the right and indicator on the left. One exception I've noticed recently is the Nissan Micra, with the indicators on the left of the steering column (probably due to Renault's involvement).
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Hyundais are also converted properly for RHD. Korea has LHD cars, but in SA Hyundai has the tank on the left and indicator on the right.

It's all about home markets, and how well the car is converted.

The worst I have seen is the Nissan NP200. The wipers are on the wrong way, for SA, and the lever to open the bonnet is on the passenger side.
 
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