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One of the questions on the learner's permit test should be to identify the arrow on the fuel gauge and describe its purpose. To give them the benefit of the doubt, were the other pumps more suited to the layout of their cars already in use?
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Mar 15, 2019 03:48
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Solar Coaster posted:
This could be one of the stations that proclaim you can use either side because the hoses are long. This is lies, they're generally long enough to stretch it over your trunk or roof and scratch the poo poo out of it, but people believe signs, man.
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Mar 15, 2019 04:05
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Well done people! Way to know where your gas tank is! 
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I'm guilty of pulling up to the wrong side of the pump in rental cars or in-laws Hondas/Toyotas with the gas cap on the wrong side. Besides the expensive repairs, this is my single biggest fear about the idea of ever owning a BMW.
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Mar 15, 2019 04:35
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PT6A posted:One of the questions on the learner's permit test should be to identify the arrow on the fuel gauge and describe its purpose. I'm not sure that would work, 4 out of my 5 cars don't have an arrow and the one that does I didn't own until last year. My guess is either the other pumps were full, or more likely they just didn't care since the hose technically reached.
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Mar 15, 2019 04:37
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Autoexec.bat posted:I'm not sure that would work, 4 out of my 5 cars don't have an arrow and the one that does I didn't own until last year. My guess is either the other pumps were full, or more likely they just didn't care since the hose technically reached.
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Mar 15, 2019 05:18
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I've never not checked a fuel gauge in a vehicle I've driven since I heard about the arrow thing, and I've never seen one without an arrow.
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Mar 15, 2019 05:39
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PT6A posted:I've never not checked a fuel gauge in a vehicle I've driven since I heard about the arrow thing, and I've never seen one without an arrow.
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Mar 15, 2019 06:04
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Krakkles posted:If it doesn’t have the arrow, look at the icon of a gas pump. The side the hose is on (generally? Always in my experience, but...) matches the side your filler is on. Took a look and all 4 have the hose pointing right, 2 of them have the filler on the left.
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Mar 15, 2019 12:48
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This is why we should go back to flipping the license plate down to filler her up. It would solve the problem.
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Mar 15, 2019 13:15
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C-Bangin' it 
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Crotch Fruit posted:Hondas/Toyotas with the gas cap on the wrong side. There is no way it makes more sense to fill up on the passenger's side. Fite me. 
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Mar 15, 2019 13:24
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Colostomy Bag posted:This is why we should go back to flipping the license plate down to filler her up. It would solve the problem. 
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Mar 15, 2019 13:46
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First time seeing this today: light flips yellow, guy in front of me hits the brakes, drops to about 5-10 mph at the stop line, and after it turns red he just coasts through the intersection. It was a short block so he was forced to stop at the next red light that's maybe 100 yards ahead.  Was all set up to do the right thing then just said gently caress it, gonna run this poo poo for no benefit.
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Mar 15, 2019 14:43
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What was he driving?
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Mar 15, 2019 14:57
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Focus! So probs not a hypermiler. It was 8:30 am too so hopefully not drunk either. Just didn't give a gently caress.
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Mar 15, 2019 15:06
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PT6A posted:One of the questions on the learner's permit test should be to identify the arrow on the fuel gauge and describe its purpose. I guarantee you that the other pumps were in use but they just didn't want to wait. As someone with the gas cap on the right side you'd think I'd have the advantage of getting a pump easier, but instead there is always some stupid left capper pulled in backwards (blocking an empty pump behind them) or pulling this poo poo.
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Mar 15, 2019 15:25
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Autoexec.bat posted:Took a look and all 4 have the hose pointing right, 2 of them have the filler on the left.
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Mar 15, 2019 15:39
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Krakkles posted:Weird! Out of curiosity - what kinds of cars? Are they older or something? A Leaf.
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Mar 15, 2019 17:09
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filler arrow chat always fills me with both grief and joy
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Mar 15, 2019 19:18
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:I guarantee you that the other pumps were in use but they just didn't want to wait. As someone with the gas cap on the right side you'd think I'd have the advantage of getting a pump easier, but instead there is always some stupid left capper pulled in backwards (blocking an empty pump behind them) or pulling this poo poo. This is exactly what happened. The place was packed, with cars waiting 2 - 3 in for each aisle. I ended up waiting longer than people in either aisles around me because of their shenanigans.
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Mar 15, 2019 19:19
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Edit: Double post
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Mar 15, 2019 19:21
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Nocheez posted:There is no way it makes more sense to fill up on the passenger's side. Fite me. I mentioned Honda and Toyota only because my in-laws used to drive those, I cant recall the model, but I remember it had the fuel cap on the passenger side. But if you want to fight about it, according to Jalopink VW likes to put the fuel cap on the passenger side so that the driver can be on the passenger when pouring in fuel from a jerry can on the side of the highway. I still think it's the wrong side but that does make sense.
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Mar 15, 2019 19:29
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Solar Coaster posted:
This photo could be taken at literally any Costco. The pump hoses are intentionally longer so you don't have to sit and wait for a particular pump. It actually kind of irks me when people gently caress up the line at Costco because they need to find a pump that matches their gas door.
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Mar 15, 2019 20:05
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Crotch Fruit posted:I mentioned Honda and Toyota only because my in-laws used to drive those, I cant recall the model, but I remember it had the fuel cap on the passenger side. But if you want to fight about it, according to Jalopink VW likes to put the fuel cap on the passenger side so that the driver can be on the passenger when pouring in fuel from a jerry can on the side of the highway. I still think it's the wrong side but that does make sense. I have two Mazda 3s, one from 2005 and one from 2016. They have the cap on opposite sides.
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Mar 15, 2019 20:23
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xergm posted:This photo could be taken at literally any Costco. The pump hoses are intentionally longer so you don't have to sit and wait for a particular pump. Around here the line to Costco gas is always several cars deep so if you tried this I think you’d get murdered
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Mar 15, 2019 20:58
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I actually got kicked out of pumps at a Stop and Shop gas station once because I pulled up to a pump in reverse so that the filler was on the same side of the pump. They have it designed so it is essentially a one way, but even though it wasn't that crowded all the pumps for the side I needed were being used. The hoses are also not long enough to pull across the car so I just turned it in reverse and backed up to the next pump. The attended came out screaming at me that it is a one way flow and I can't do that and she wasn't gonna turn the pump on. I explained that I would just drive away from the pump in reverse and turn around when I was out of the way if was seriously a problem, but she was not having it. I had to leave the pump and go sit behind somebody else and wait. I know she was just doing her job but she reacted like I pulled up using a road flare to light a cigar while trying to pump gas into a plastic bottle.
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Mar 16, 2019 00:00
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Krakkles posted:Weird! Out of curiosity - what kinds of cars? Are they older or something? It's my 2000 Toyota Camry and 1997 Volvo 960 that have a right facing pump hose and left side fillers, the Volvo even has the icon on the right side of the gauge for some reason. The other two are a 91 Chevy Suburban and 89 VW Golf. So yeah a bit older but it's not like 4th gen Camries are unusual. Autoexec.bat fucked around with this message at 01:53 on Mar 16, 2019 |
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Mar 16, 2019 01:47
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Weird poo poo in my home town. Apparently a person shot two others and later a highway patrolman in some kind of weird blind road rage incident. I'm just now getting the news even though I saw a lot of red and blues on the way home from work last night. https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/suspect-arrested-after-trooper-others-shot-in-missoula-area e: a reliable source indicates that the guy was a headcase who was taking or maybe not taking meds. Non-judgemental sources are available via google. dee eight fucked around with this message at 01:52 on Mar 16, 2019 |
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Mar 16, 2019 01:49
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bigbillystyle posted:I actually got kicked out of pumps at a Stop and Shop gas station once because I pulled up to a pump in reverse so that the filler was on the same side of the pump. They have it designed so it is essentially a one way, but even though it wasn't that crowded all the pumps for the side I needed were being used. The hoses are also not long enough to pull across the car so I just turned it in reverse and backed up to the next pump. The attended came out screaming at me that it is a one way flow and I can't do that and she wasn't gonna turn the pump on. I explained that I would just drive away from the pump in reverse and turn around when I was out of the way if was seriously a problem, but she was not having it. I had to leave the pump and go sit behind somebody else and wait. I know she was just doing her job but she reacted like I pulled up using a road flare to light a cigar while trying to pump gas into a plastic bottle. The BJs near me has a ton of signs warning you that the pumps are one way and that you need to pull forward as far as you can, and they are definitely not loving around. I’ve seen attendants come running out if someone is waiting just one or two pumps from the end with enough room for them to pull forward into the last one. I don’t like to drag the hoses across the trunk of my car so basically I just don’t go at busy times.
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Mar 16, 2019 04:04
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PT6A posted:I've never not checked a fuel gauge in a vehicle I've driven since I heard about the arrow thing, and I've never seen one without an arrow. Apparently some car makers have stopped doing that simply because so few people knew about it  drat shame, such a simple, useful idea. 
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Mar 16, 2019 04:38
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The robot wants to shoot himself in the head because the needle is moving to the left, towards the e, at an alarmingly fast pace.
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Mar 16, 2019 04:42
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I've been in a few cars that don't have the arrow. Can't remember what they are at the moment but you only ever find out pulling into the gas station right before you have decide which pump to go to.
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Mar 16, 2019 06:24
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The worst I've ever done is spend 15 minutes at the pump reading the owners manual for the rental Buick Verano I had a couple months ago because I could not for the life of me figure out how to open the fuel door. Then I found out on modern GM products you press the door down and it pops open. The couple of times I'll pulled up on the wrong side I just hop back in the vehicle in question and do a loop to get in the right orientation.
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Mar 16, 2019 06:34
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Fermented Tinal posted:The worst I've ever done is spend 15 minutes at the pump reading the owners manual for the rental Buick Verano I had a couple months ago because I could not for the life of me figure out how to open the fuel door. Then I found out on modern GM products you press the door down and it pops open. My mom let me take her (then) new Kia Optima for a spin if I'd fill it up for her, and I had to call her from the gas station because how the gently caress was I supposed to know that there was a gas flap release lever hidden in the door near the place I usually shove fast food receipts? 
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Mar 16, 2019 08:32
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I borrowed my dad's hybrid Volvo and had to call him to ask how to open the charging flap. For the diesel door there is a button in the car but for electricity you press the actual flap.
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Mar 16, 2019 12:33
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One of my wife's ex friends bought a Cadillac, it has the fuel door that you just press to get it to open. The first time she went to fill up, she couldn't figure out how to open up the fuel door. I told her, and she said it wasn't working, so I went online and looked up the manual, confirming what I told her. Finally, she texted to tell me she figured it out, the door wouldn't open when the car was running. I then found out she refuses to turn off her car when filling it up because it's in convenient and she was incredibly bull headed and self entitled. She went to the dealer, and is gorgeous enough that she was able to flirt and convince them to go in and disable the safety systems. She also started referring to the lane keep assist as her drunk driving assistant. The fact that she wouldn't stop drinking and driving, sometimes with her kids in the car, is why she is an ex-friend.
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Mar 16, 2019 19:47
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Well that is solidly a 'drunk' 
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Mar 16, 2019 20:00
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No matter what state I drive through, if I'm going the speed limit, a vehicle with California plates will appear, ride 6 inches off of my bumper through a long straightaway, and then rage-pass me on a double yellow.
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Mar 16, 2019 20:00
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Javid posted:No matter what state I drive through, if I'm going the speed limit, a vehicle with California plates will appear, ride 6 inches off of my bumper through a long straightaway, and then rage-pass me on a double yellow. yeah sorry about that, we're in a hurry and entitled
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Mar 16, 2019 20:13
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Fermented Tinal posted:The worst I've ever done is spend 15 minutes at the pump reading the owners manual for the rental Buick Verano I had a couple months ago because I could not for the life of me figure out how to open the fuel door. Then I found out on modern GM products you press the door down and it pops open.  The Honda Civic has the toogle just above the the lever for the motor cover. It's a bit inconvenient to reach.
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Mar 16, 2019 20:48
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My Civic has a double duty latch on the floor between drivers door and seat. Push to open the trunk, pull to open the fuel door. The cable rusts easily and quickly, making the sleeve separate from the center cable. You only notice this when trying to open the fuel door and not being able to. And where do you learn this? At the gas station with an empty tank, of course. The backup solution is to pull the trunk liner back a little and disconnect the cable from the fuel door. Then order the aftermarket cable sleeve collet whatever the gently caress because it's a big enough problem for an aftermarket solution to readily exist.
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Mar 16, 2019 22:01
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