Date:         Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:46:55 -0500
Reply-To:     Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving
Comments: To: M'obeechi <obeechi@runbox.com>
In-Reply-To:  <E1LGCII-0000Ex-2l@fenris.runbox.com>
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Filler is on the passenger side in case you have to put gas in on the
side of the road.  This way you can do it without getting mangled by
traffic.

On 12/26/08, M'obeechi <obeechi@runbox.com> wrote:
> Have you ever driven away from a fuel stop  with the fill line stuck in your
> fill tube? You hear this noise.. and then you find out that was an expensive
> pit stop... Happened to me twice so far... been paranoid ever since...
>
> Not really crazy where the fill point is on non-syncro's... It's always
> disconcerting when you fill up a tank and the passenger is in the front
> passenger seat... What if they want to get out, and trip on the fill line?
> Either way, I always feel kinda stupid invading their space with a gas fill
> handle in my hand... Driver side location would be much better (as would the
> rear on either side)... Then also you could double check yourself and look
> in the side mirror to see that you've removed the fill line from the fill
> tube...
>
> For now, maybe a small convex round of the smallest size, placed at the
> outer lower corner of the passenger side mirror would help to check before
> driving away...
>
> As far as using the convex mirror's for traffic... I find them useless...
> either too small, or they take up too much real estate of the stock glass...
> and sometimes the thickness of the convex glass's side plastic is so thick
> (and doubled in thickness by the reflection) that at night it creates a
> large black space in the mirror... I've tried all different sizes and
> shapes...
>
> What would be nice would be a replacement for the stock convex glass that is
> more convex than stock was convex...
>

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