Gas Tank Fill Location All Wrong

who · Jan 7, 2008

George Orwell said:

A long time ago, some cars were fitted with a central, rear-bumper location
for universal gas fill, under the license plate. That location is
considered unsafe today.

My suggestion is that all cars be fitted with TWO gas fill access, one on
the left rear quarter panel and the other on the right. Then, you could
drive up to a gas pump from either direction and pump gas.
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It can be confusing when my LH fills on the right and my wife's Sebring
on the left.
Two fill pipes would be even more confusing, we wouldn't know which way
to go to get back into the drivers seat.

Anyhow the fill hoses do reach around or over our cars.

You must drive a BIG TRUCK.

Bruce L. Bergman · Jan 8, 2008

It can be confusing when my LH fills on the right and my wife's Sebring
on the left.

Two fill pipes would be even more confusing, we wouldn't know which way
to go to get back into the drivers seat.

Anyhow the fill hoses do reach around or over our cars.

You must drive a BIG TRUCK.
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I drive a full-size van. Left pumps only, no options...

Twin fill necks a good idea, but not practical. The only car that
does this is Jaguar, and they can only because the tank is behind the
rear seat - and it increases the manufacturing cost of the car by
roughly $40 between parts and labor.

On a luxury car people will pay for those fancy details, but you
can't give away $40 of decreased profits (or increased retail price)
on a mass-produced 'commodity transportation' automobile. The
competition has you at a price advantage and they'll eat your lunch.

You can NOT have dual fillers on a car unless it's designed in -
Dual fillers on one tank are OK, but you legally can not have dual
tanks and a cross-over pipe between them for gasoline fueled vehicles
in the USA. They had a few notable incidents with road debris
snagging and breaking the crossover line, and a resultant BIG fire.

Dual tanks with separate fillers on each side (and no cross-over)
are perfectly legal - but a pain in the ass to live with. I know,
that's how my I.H. Scout was built, and the gas stations got very
nervous when I slid the hose UNDER the car to hit the other tank.
(Didn't want to open both doors and go through the interior.)

If you can't stretch the hose over/across/under the car to the other
side, you have to fill one tank, drive around so the other side faces
the pump, and fill the other tank. It's only practical when you have
both filler necks in the same quadrant of the car.

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