Raise your hand if this has happened to you:
You pull into a gas station.
You swing out of the driver’s seat like a pro.
You grab the nozzle…
And then.
You realize your car’s gas tank is on the other side.
You do the awkward shuffle — the one where you pretend you meant to walk all the way around for a stretch — while everyone else watches from their cars like, “Yep, another victim of the gas tank shuffle.”
It’s a moment of humiliation we’ve all shared.
But here’s the good news:
It’s not your fault.
It’s not random.
There’s actually a method to the madness.
Let’s explore why gas tanks are on different sides in different cars — and what engineers are really thinking when they decide where to put that fuel filler.
🚗 The Real Reason Gas Tanks Aren’t Always on the Same Side:
