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Check This Out.ever Forget What Side The Petrol Filler Is On?

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Had this sent to me a s an email:

I have been driving (legally) for over a decade. One would think I would have noticed the little secret on my dash that was staring me right in the face

The whole time.

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Yet to check if its true...

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Yet to check if its true...

I got this on email too.

I've got an AW11 MR2 (fuel filler on the passenger side), and the picture of the petrol bowser has the handle on the right side. So both pictures on the MR2 dash and Stagea dash the same, even though fuel tank on opposite sides!!

So IMO its not true.....

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I got this on email too.

I've got an AW11 MR2 (fuel filler on the passenger side), and the picture of the petrol bowser has the handle on the right side. So both pictures on the MR2 dash and Stagea dash the same, even though fuel tank on opposite sides!!

So IMO its not true.....

Works for my stag , got me all excited but alas... not true, friends S8 rx7 and chaser are both opposite.

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My dad told me about this when I was a kid and over the years I've found it to be true on about 85% of cars so far.. so pretty handy if you're in a mates car and need to fill up without looking like an r-tard. Or just do the pop it open and look in the mirrors!

so what about old falcons and the such that fill under the rear badge or license plate? hmmn.....

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today a bloke told me that it is the way the bowser filler tip is pointing weather it's hanig up or out. and for a while this was checking out as correct 300zx, falcon, hiace. but i just looked at my silvia and a commodore and thats false i think its just however the manafacture wants to put the blasted thing

myth.......

...................... BUSTED............................

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Yeah gotta love the old falcons - park any side you want. Makes for a nice clean finish on the body panels too! But yeah just pop it and look in ur rear view mirrors.

I hear stageas use enough fuel you should never be able to forget what side its on!

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