# Which side is your car's fuel door compared to the exhaust?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 26, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-is-your-cars-fuel-door-compared-to-the-exhaust/544615 "2010-06-26T17:10:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kiwi\_Fruit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kiwi_fruit/32/12_2.png) [@Kiwi\_Fruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiwi_Fruit)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-is-your-cars-fuel-door-compared-to-the-exhaust/544615/21 "2010-06-30T01:33:55Z")

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Subaru Outback '96, Fuel cap and exhaust on right side (driver side for NZ).

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**Author:** ![gordonjj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a9a28c/32.png) [@gordonjj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gordonjj)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-is-your-cars-fuel-door-compared-to-the-exhaust/544615/22 "2010-07-09T19:07:56Z")

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I know only of those on the same sides.

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**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-is-your-cars-fuel-door-compared-to-the-exhaust/544615/23 "2010-07-10T05:46:16Z")

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> [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](#):
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> You also left out central exhaust (if there are any).

And central fuel doors. I’ve owned two cars with them ('79 Chevy Impala, '84 Olds Delta 88 Royale) and they’re both still on the road with their current owners.

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2010, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-is-your-cars-fuel-door-compared-to-the-exhaust/544615/24 "2010-07-10T07:34:21Z")

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I think the only data this thread is offering us is a disproportionate love of Subarus on the Dope 😃

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