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moserbe · 07-30-2012, 09:20 PM

Not my favorite side (reminds me of the 3 months that I owned a new Subaru before I got rid of it). I'd prefer it to be on the driver's side, the same as all my other american cars.

Dawn55430 · 07-30-2012, 09:21 PM

I don't exactly hate it, but if I could pick I prefer the driver's side. Just seems easier for some reason, but then again the last several cars had it on the driver's side, so it may just be familiarity.

t!mbo · 07-30-2012, 09:28 PM

The right side is the right side!

snaphappy · 07-30-2012, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Awesome

You mean you can only approach the pumps from one direction??? If you come from the other side of the pumps the side is reversed.

I don't mind the side now that I am used to it. The thing I hate is the plastic tether and hook meant to hold the gas cap that doesn't work.

The Costcos here only allow you to enter from one direction. There are lines for cars with gas caps on the driver side. If your cap is on the passenger side there's never any wait.

swiftdog01 · 07-30-2012, 09:47 PM

Makes no difference to me. I think all the GM cars I've owned had the tank filler on the same side. Who cares about a fuel door release?

zkdreads · 07-30-2012, 09:57 PM

it seems like with the concept gas tank or better yet where it is, you would be at the gas pump scratching your car every time you got gas

Cam2011 · 07-30-2012, 10:24 PM

I like how they have a little arrow next to the gas gauge in case I forget which side the fill is on. Handy with rentals as well.

CookieCk · 07-30-2012, 10:38 PM

It the gas cap had been on the driver's side that would actually be more frustrating for me personally. All my other vehicles have the gas tank on the passenger side(my two VW Bugs have it in the front on the passenger side since they're rear engine) so I always pull up to the pumps on the passenger side. Really messes me up if I borrow a friends car or anything like that. But had the Camaro gas cap been on the driver's side I woulda got used to it eventually, not worth complaining about really.

GibbyGil · 07-30-2012, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

And if you run out of gas, you're filling on the non-highway side.

caliguy · 07-30-2012, 10:49 PM

Thats why most Americans are fat and lazy, to walk around to other side of the car to pump gas

Not saying you are OP or anyone else on here, Just seems its all you hear on the news..... who cares leave me alone and let me eat my cookies and chips

daveagogo1 · 07-30-2012, 11:24 PM

I think it is excellent being on the passenger side. Prevents you from opening your door into one of those concrete poles or blocks around the pumps.

5cents · 07-30-2012, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Redliner1960

Doesn't matter to me which side it's on... but I'd really like a release, it just feels wrong touching the paint to open it.

That's my complaint too, opening and closing. Especially closing, it needs a release of some sort.

I know they changed it for safety reasons, but I can remember years ago when the gas tank filler tube was located behind the rear license plate. You just pulled the plate down and there was the gas cap. That way you didn't have to worry about which side of the punp to pull up to. Gen1 Camaro's were located in the center rear.

At least it's not like the '56 Chevy, in the tail light. I like the '67 Camaro location (above the license plate).

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fielderLS3 · 07-30-2012, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by =Stephens=

So all of my vehicles except the Camaro are on the driver side, and I wish they would have made it on the drivers side too. Anyone else?

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Originally Posted by Redliner1960

Doesn't matter to me which side it's on... but I'd really like a release, it just feels wrong touching the paint to open it.

They should start putting it behind the license plates again. Problems solved.

EDIT: Ah crap, 5cents posted it while I was typing...oh well.

simon.w · 07-30-2012, 11:50 PM

I'm Australian ... (just like the chassis the camaro has been built on) ... It IS in the correct side ... Or should I say ... The RIGHT side!

Actually it was good for me ... I had a Holden SSV Commodore in Aus (sold here as a rebadged Pontiac G8 with an ugly front end) ... And that was on the same side, so I was happy. I just had that whole driving on the other side of the road and shifting gears with the other hand thing to think about. That was tough ... Was like trying to learn how to do something else with the other hand after using the opposite one for all these years!

Guess you could say it felt like someone else doing it!

07-30-2012, 09:28 PM	#31
t!mbo Drives: 45th 2SS M6 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Atlanta Posts: 315	The right side is the right side! __________________

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swiftdog01 Drives: 2012 IOM 2SS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Somewhere Between Heaven & Hell Posts: 113	Makes no difference to me. I think all the GM cars I've owned had the tank filler on the same side. Who cares about a fuel door release? Last edited by swiftdog01; 07-30-2012 at 11:30 PM.

07-30-2012, 09:57 PM	#34
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07-30-2012, 09:20 PM	#29
moserbe Drives: 2012 Camaro SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wellsboro, Pa Posts: 758 View My Garage	Not my favorite side (reminds me of the 3 months that I owned a new Subaru before I got rid of it). I'd prefer it to be on the driver's side, the same as all my other american cars.

07-30-2012, 09:21 PM	#30
Dawn55430 Drives: 2023 Radiant Red 2LT Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 283 View My Garage	I don't exactly hate it, but if I could pick I prefer the driver's side. Just seems easier for some reason, but then again the last several cars had it on the driver's side, so it may just be familiarity.

07-30-2012, 10:24 PM	#35
Cam2011 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: CT Posts: 2,061	I like how they have a little arrow next to the gas gauge in case I forget which side the fill is on. Handy with rentals as well.

07-30-2012, 10:38 PM	#36
CookieCk Drives: 2012 Camaro SS Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Georgia Posts: 273 View My Garage	It the gas cap had been on the driver's side that would actually be more frustrating for me personally. All my other vehicles have the gas tank on the passenger side(my two VW Bugs have it in the front on the passenger side since they're rear engine) so I always pull up to the pumps on the passenger side. Really messes me up if I borrow a friends car or anything like that. But had the Camaro gas cap been on the driver's side I woulda got used to it eventually, not worth complaining about really.

07-30-2012, 11:50 PM	#42
simon.w Account Suspended Drives: 2011 2SS RS 6M Inferno Orange Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: San Clemente CA Posts: 309	I'm Australian ... (just like the chassis the camaro has been built on) ... It IS in the correct side ... Or should I say ... The RIGHT side! Actually it was good for me ... I had a Holden SSV Commodore in Aus (sold here as a rebadged Pontiac G8 with an ugly front end) ... And that was on the same side, so I was happy. I just had that whole driving on the other side of the road and shifting gears with the other hand thing to think about. That was tough ... Was like trying to learn how to do something else with the other hand after using the opposite one for all these years! Guess you could say it felt like someone else doing it!