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EightBit posted:Fuel doors on the passenger side don't make any sense. There's always going to be a driver, put it on the side closest to them. The rationale for putting it on the passenger side is supposedly so you can safely fill up from a gas can on the side of the road.
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EightBit posted:Fuel doors on the passenger side don't make any sense. There's always going to be a driver, put it on the side closest to them. The VW Salesman told me (and I'm sure it's bullshit, but whatever) that they do that for safety reasons. If you run out of fuel and you're on the side of the road trying to fuel up your car, you're away from the road and (hopefully) less likely to be hit. ***Edit*** gently caress, beaten.
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Apr 7, 2015 18:51
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nsaP posted:You know that the pumps are designed to do that? As the gentleman above is showing nicely. He should have used the pump to the right. They are connected.
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Apr 7, 2015 19:14
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TWBalls posted:The VW Salesman told me (and I'm sure it's bullshit, but whatever) that they do that for safety reasons. If you run out of fuel and you're on the side of the road trying to fuel up your car, you're away from the road and (hopefully) less likely to be hit. I'd like to ask the same question here in the UK 
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Apr 7, 2015 22:59
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StormDrain posted:Best fuel filler location, 1964 Ford Galaxie, dead center below the trunk. Never on the wrong side. Most older cars are that way. Both of my Chevys are. Makes for some fun when I visit Oregon.
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Apr 7, 2015 23:26
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Raluek posted:Most older cars are that way. Both of my Chevys are. Makes for some fun when I visit Oregon. Isn't that kind of a big fire hazard if the car gets rear-ended?
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Apr 7, 2015 23:36
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Sudo Echo posted:Isn't that kind of a big fire hazard if the car gets rear-ended? Probably. It's not for their safety that I like older cars, hah. That said, they kept that up in the B-body until '96.
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Apr 7, 2015 23:49
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KozmoNaut posted:The rationale for putting it on the passenger side is supposedly so you can safely fill up from a gas can on the side of the road. This doesn't sound very well thought out. You're either able to move a good distance over, or have a wall there. Having to keep clearance for putting in fuel keeps you closer to traffic.
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Apr 8, 2015 00:54
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StormDrain posted:What's the ratio of cars with the fuel filler on drivers vs. passenger side? I would bet the odds are you drive a car with the filler on the drivers side. 
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Apr 8, 2015 03:47
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EightBit posted:Fuel doors on the passenger side don't make any sense. There's always going to be a driver, put it on the side closest to them. The car I have now is the first one I've owned that put it on the passenger side. This is my 9th car, and I've had my license for over 20 years. It took me well over a year to break the habit of pulling up with the drivers side facing the pump.   
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Apr 8, 2015 06:25
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I miss the open hood to fuel tank on my old VW Bug.
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Apr 8, 2015 06:43
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FWIW I prefer the cap on the driver's side as it makes it easier to get the positioning exactly right* in a petrol station. Obviously, more of a benefit when you are driving an unfamilar car. *exactly right = the position where you can hold the handle and look at the pump reading without turning your head or twisting your back, whilst maintaining a cool pose in case anyone is watching.
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Apr 8, 2015 09:02
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It blew my mind when I realized that (almost?) all fuel gauges have a little arrow to indicate which side of the car the filler cap is on.
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Apr 8, 2015 14:22
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it'll also blow your mind that on many cars with just one exhaust, the fuel door will almost always be on the opposite side as the exhaust. Of course, there are cars with exhausts on both sides, so lord knows how they figure out where to put the fuel door then.
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Apr 8, 2015 15:00
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PT6A posted:It blew my mind when I realized that (almost?) all fuel gauges have a little arrow to indicate which side of the car the filler cap is on.
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Apr 8, 2015 16:00
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Deedle posted:I read about that years ago. Never seen an indication of which side the filler cap is on. So part of me thinks that it's a North American market thing. Australian ford falcons have the arrow, pretty sure I've seen it in mazdas too. E: commodores don't though, so it's not a universal thing. (Though falcons never went to North America but commodores did  )
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Apr 8, 2015 16:34
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Sometimes I think I should get a dashcam to record some of the stupidity I see on the road. Then I remember that every accident I've been in has been my fault.
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Apr 8, 2015 16:49
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From what I've seen, people with dashcams are often terrible drivers in the same way that people who complain about being "surrounded by assholes" are usually assholes themselves.
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Apr 8, 2015 16:54
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Driving is like politics, everything's fine until you gently caress up and then you're eternally the worst piece of poo poo to ever draw air.
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Apr 8, 2015 16:58
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Except the idiot I got stuck behind on i95 today, who was: 1. driving a beat up blue PT cruiser 2. chipmunk position 3. could not maintain position in lane 4. a binary throttle user. Going 10 under the speed of traffic? Better floor it. OH NO, WE'VE ALMOST REACHED THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC. SLAM ON THE BRAKES. (repeat ad infinitum) 5. in the left lane completely ignoring everything behind them. I thought they were brake checking me and/or trying to keep me from passing because they always seemed to be accelerating when I was trying to pass, and slamming on the brakes when it was impossible to do so. Finally passed and nope, just some idiot with their head a mile up their own rear end in a top hat, oblivious to the world outside.
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Apr 8, 2015 17:17
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Whiz Palace posted:From what I've seen, people with dashcams are often terrible drivers in the same way that people who complain about being "surrounded by assholes" are usually assholes themselves. I'm sure that some people that post footage from dash cams a lot, often place themselves in positions where dumb stuff happens through bad driving. On the other hand, there are plenty of people with dash cams out and about that nothing interesting ever happens around, because they just drive normally. I drive 500'ish miles per week, and with a dash cam in the car for almost 3 years now, I've bothered to pull the chip to get footage off of it maybe 6 times? 99.999% of what my dash cam records is just normal, every day driving (much of it terrible, but really not worthy of keeping). I did almost pull the chip last night just to grab a screenshot of a 370z I saw yesterday on the way home - it was a really interesting red metal color. Looked almost like it was anodized steel/aluminum rather than paint (and it might have been, who knows).
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Apr 8, 2015 17:21
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I have a dash cam, I've pulled a few videos off it just for "Haha look at that dumb poo poo I just saw happen" but I don't remember where I put them
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Apr 8, 2015 18:15
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Man, all of this really makes me want to get a dash cam now. Almost t-boned a guy last night coming out of a parking lot without stopping because the right lane was 'open' just as I was merging over into it (with my signal on before I even started) to turn right at the next light. I was 3/4 over before I had to swerve back. Any consensus on a good dash cam (maybe in the $150 range) with a decent GUI? Most of these things look like standard Chinese crap.
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Apr 8, 2015 19:34
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Apr 8, 2015 19:57
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Look at the upside, no delay waiting for the investigators to come out
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Apr 8, 2015 20:02
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Philip J Fry posted:Man, all of this really makes me want to get a dash cam now. Almost t-boned a guy last night coming out of a parking lot without stopping because the right lane was 'open' just as I was merging over into it (with my signal on before I even started) to turn right at the next light. I was 3/4 over before I had to swerve back. Decent GUI? You're not surfing the web on your dashcam, you plug the poo poo in and let it fill SD cards. Get the standard chinese crap and call it done.
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Apr 8, 2015 20:29
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insta posted:Decent GUI? You're not surfing the web on your dashcam, you plug the poo poo in and let it fill SD cards. I was hoping to find one that could do double duty as a trail cam.
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Apr 8, 2015 20:33
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Philip J Fry posted:I was hoping to find one that could do double duty as a trail cam. I use a GoPro (Hero 3+ Silver) on my dash, but my setup is not very good for daily use, since I don't have a power source running to it the battery goes dead pretty quickly. Honestly you're probably best off just buying a cheap one and permanently installing it, and then buy something else for trail use.
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Apr 8, 2015 21:23
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There's a dash can thread. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php The G1W seems to be goon-preferred, but give that a read through for all the recommends.
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I use this, and it's been great so far: https://dashcamtalk.com/b40-a118/ Some people have reported reliability issues in hot weather, but I think those were solved with an updated case design.
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Apr 8, 2015 23:07
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Yeah, general consensus is the G1W (make sure you buy from the right seller) and the Mobius.
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Scruff McGruff posted:Yeah, general consensus is the G1W (make sure you buy from the right seller) and the Mobius. Well, the G1W is the cheapest thing that's not total crap. If you want to spend a little bit more, Mobius or Mini 0803.
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Awesome, thanks. Even if it's just a cheapie that gets the job done, I'm cool with that. loving rainy season in here up in the PNW and what does everyone do? Start wearing sunglasses.
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Yeah, having bought a couple of G1W-Cs, while they work, I now kinda wish I'd spent a bit more for something that doesn't constanty lose the date / fail to boot when it's below 65 out.
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Apr 8, 2015 23:47
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InterceptorV8 posted:I miss the open hood to fuel tank on my old VW Bug. The Lamborghini Urraco and Silhouette had the fuel filler in the engine bay, so you had to lift up the engine cover to fill the car up 
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I kinda like dash cam crash videos so I tend to watch a lot of them, and I've noticed a trend. I don't think it's caused by having a dash cam, but I don't know. The observation is that there are a lot of people who are much more concerned about being right and exerting their superiority over someone who did something stupid that end up getting in accidents. Honking instead of braking is a prime example. I think people in general do not understand or practice defensive driving at all. There's a special breed of moron dash cam owner that seems to purposely put themselves in dangerous situations just so they can honk and upload it to their youtube channel though. I have a G1W, and it seems to work great. Tends to lose the time/date when it gets below zero though. The G1W-C uses a capacitor rather than a battery, better for hot climates.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Yeah, having bought a couple of G1W-Cs, while they work, I now kinda wish I'd spent a bit more for something that doesn't constanty lose the date / fail to boot when it's below 65 out. Luckily it's almost never below 65 here. I'm not sure that's always a good thing.
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You Am I posted:The Lamborghini Urraco and Silhouette had the fuel filler in the engine bay, so you had to lift up the engine cover to fill the car up To be fair it's not like Lamborghinis don't spontaneously combust even when there isn't a hazardous fueling system. Content: I don't think I'll ever own a factory performance model. My position was recently eliminated and I lost my company car as a result so right now I'm driving my brother's first-generation MS3 until I get my severance package and my unemployment checks start coming in so I can throw about $1000 at my Focus to get it roadworthy again. Seems like every shitlord driving a car with a DOHC engine wants to race me now. Had some jackass in a beat to poo poo Accord pull up to me at a light. Engine was surging and blasting clouds of blue smoke, check engine light is on, etc. I accelerated at a roughly normal pace to 60 (in a 50 MPH zone) and settled in...about 20 seconds later this guy passes me bouncing off the rev limiter and leaving a cloud of burned oil smoke in his wake. e: probably bragging to his friends about how he totally owned a turbocharged car from a roll once the VTEC kicked in, yo 
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Apr 9, 2015 02:16
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That's why you need a performance version of a car that nobody recognizes as such. Nobody ever tries to race me in my Volvo.
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PT6A posted:It blew my mind when I realized that (almost?) all fuel gauges have a little arrow to indicate which side of the car the filler cap is on. I'm pretty sure that even when it's just the gas pump symbol with no arrow, the gas pump handle points in the direction of the tank.
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