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Nov 20, 2024
1:13:47pm

willkie40 All-American

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willkie40

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Joined: May 8, 2013
Last login: Nov 21, 2024
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POLL: Filling up gas at Costco.

ChiCityCoug

Nov 20, 1:09pm

I do it every time. There's literally signs that say to do that.

VACOUGFAN

Nov 20, 1:12pm

Yeah there’s never a line and I’m shocked that others don’t. I haven’t seen a

ChiCityCoug

Nov 20, 1:13pm

Best way to do it when there are open pumps.

bluecheese

Nov 20, 1:12pm

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willkie40

Nov 20, 1:13pm

Even when the lines are long, it's like a 5 minute wait.

Nov 20, 1:21pm

They filling em up like NASCAR at Costco? At 5 minutes per car a four car line

willkie40

Nov 20, 1:37pm

Well there's usually 3 pumps per line

goidcougs

Nov 20, 2:05pm

I’ve never had to wait more than 3-4 minutes. Savings adds up over time

ausgezeichnet

Nov 20, 1:32pm

I do it every time as well.

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

Nov 20, 1:14pm

Fortunately mine is on the right on both cars, so it makes life easier.

Team Chaos

Nov 20, 1:16pm

Subaru or European?

FrontLineFan

Nov 20, 1:21pm

I have one Infiniti and one Mazda - both on right side

Nov 20, 1:23pm

Super rare on Mazda and less than 25% of Infiniti have right side gas.

FrontLineFan

Nov 20, 1:27pm

The Mazda is a 2012 - so maybe they switched everything over recently?

Nov 20, 1:43pm

I just assume there is a risk of scratching the car so I don’t do it.

Joe Banks

Nov 20, 1:17pm

I'm careful to make sure it only touches the roof rack or bed rail.

FrontLineFan

Nov 20, 1:23pm

I don't do that. I'm not dragging a dirty hose across my car.

kccougar

Nov 20, 1:24pm

The hose never touches the car if you pull far enough forward

bluecheese

Nov 20, 1:30pm

I don't see how that's possible

kccougar

Nov 20, 1:34pm

I just hold it. Left hand on nozzle and right hand holding hose.

bluecheese

Nov 20, 1:48pm

Like I'm going to stand there holding the hose the whole time.

kccougar

Nov 20, 2:43pm

I sometimes wonder How car manufacturers decide what side of the car to put the

Nov 20, 1:24pm

Nearly 80% of all cars sold in the US have left side fill-up.

FrontLineFan

Nov 20, 1:29pm

Mostly just the German brands use the right side.

kccougar

Nov 20, 1:30pm

Swedish too- my Volvo is on the right too, along w/ my Germans Mercedes and VW

byujag

Nov 20, 1:47pm

I do it all the time

Bonoman

Nov 20, 1:39pm

I'll tell you who the real heathens are. The ones in the line for the wrong-side

SoCalCoug

Nov 20, 1:46pm

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