Seriously? The Gas Cap Has A Real Unmodifiable Reason To Be On The Wrong Side?

[Jim H]

Let's not forget engineering, which most of us aren't. Of my pickup and my car I have one of each. My biggest problem is to remember which is which when I pull up to the pump.

I don't think it really matters because of the footprint of the Elio. With its narrow body it really doesn't matter because either side you will still be protected by a front wheel

 

[H2odog]

The last 2 vehicles I have had, have had the gas on the right side. Never been an issue. I don't drag the hose around the vehicle, I pull in on that side, right next to the pump.

So much depends on the undercarriage, exhaust placement, tank placement with respect to the overall design of the vehicle. I do not consider having to walk a few extra steps a problem. Neither do I now, nor have I ever considered the filler spout to have a right or wrong side.

 

[H2odog]

Interesting clip. Thank you for posting.

 

[lafrisbee]

Nope no wrong or right side, just a side where you have to get out into the traffic in a gas station pump area where before you step out of the vehicle some fool can take your door off, and then you go around to the other side where you are safe to pump gas, and then go back out into the chaos on the far side of the pump, and check to make sure another fool isn't coming by too close for you to open your door. Or having it on the side you get out, you fill your tank and go on your way...no wrong or right side.

 

[Joshua Caldwell]

On the upside, due to outrigger wheels, you never have to worry about someone being so close you can't open the door.

 

[H2odog]

Nope no wrong or right side, just a side where you have to get out into the traffic in a gas station pump area where before you step out of the vehicle some fool can take your door off, and then you go around to the other side where you are safe to pump gas, and then go back out into the chaos on the far side of the pump, and check to make sure another fool isn't coming by too close for you to open your door. Or having it on the side you get out, you fill your tank and go on your way...no wrong or right side.

You tryin to fill up on the interstate median, Lord have mercy, you make it sound like you pump gas in Times Square on New Years Eve. If my gas pumps were such a hazard I believe I would look for a new home.

 

[H2odog]

I simply cannot believe this is such a controversy. Bite your tongue, accept it and move on!

 

[HoofHearted]

I'm foncused. Which side is the passenger's side on an Elio ?

 

[KN16]

I'm foncused. Which side is the passenger's side on an Elio ?

The back

 

[Dustoff]

I'm foncused. Which side is the passenger's side on an Elio ?

The passenger has 2 sides, a left side and a right side and enters and exits through the only door, which is located on the left.