And, did you know about this??

[jerrykr]

So now we all know about the tabs on the ends of the foil box, have you ever pulled into a gas station and didn't know which side of the car the gas filler cap is on?

I know I have, especially in rental cars.

Well, the answer is right in front of you on most late model cars. Look at the gas gauge. There is usually a little triangle on one side or the other of the gas pump symbol. That's the side of the car where the gas filler is on the car.

A few cars don't have the little triangles, but look for which side of the gas pump symbol the filler hose is on, that corresponds to the car's filler cap.

 

[shellbellc]

I did know this one!

 

[shawnr5]

It's not true. The gas guage on our Ford Freestar has no triangle and has the handle on the passenger side. The fuel-filler door is on the driver's side.

 

[payson]

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/icon.asp

Urban legend it seems...

 

[jerrykr]

yeah, just looked at Snopes myself.

It seems that the triangles are good indicators, but the gas pump handle may or may not help. All the cars I checked had the triangles.