# Which side to pump gas from **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [July 12, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996 "2021-07-12T15:35:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/1 "2021-07-12T15:35:04Z")
![Filler Cap](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/7/173cf32534b479799f61eb5cbba2cf6a5de375de.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/2 "2021-07-12T15:39:57Z")
Not the strangest thing I’ve seen at the fuel pumps… At least she got it close enough to get the nozzle IN… Maybe its the diesel nozzle in gas car… But it is IN there! ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/3 "2021-07-12T16:23:29Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > Maybe its the diesel nozzle in gas car definitely gasoline, I used to go to a Wawa regularly before we moved a few years ago, and diesel is the left hand nozzle, gasoline is the right hand 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/4 "2021-07-12T17:00:23Z")
> [@pyrolord314](#): > > definitely gasoline, I used to go to a Wawa Never heard of a Wawa gas station. Are they owned by Baba Wawa? ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/5 "2021-07-12T17:01:46Z")
[Wawa (company) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wawa_(company)) ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/6 "2021-07-12T17:06:53Z")
> [@MikeInNH](#): > > Never heard of a Wawa gas station. > > Are they owned by Baba Wawa? Wawa is a chain of stations in PA, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, DC, and (oddly) Florida. They have Gas stations, and solo convenience stations. And no, they were founded by Grahame Wood in 1964. The great debate in PA is which gas station convenience store has the better food, Sheetz or Wawa (I tend to prefer Sheetz as they’re closer to me now than Wawa, though Wawa’s hoagies are better than Sheetz subs are). > **[Wawa (company)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wawa_(company))** > > Wawa, Inc. (/wɑːwɑː/ WAH-WAH) is an American chain of convenience stores and gas stations originating in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and now located along the East Coast of the United States, operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Florida. Wawa is based in, primarily associated with, and mainly concentrated in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, though in recent years it has gradually expanded its store locations beyond the Philadelphi As... ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/7 "2021-07-12T17:11:29Z")
In Florida the food is Racetrac vs Wawa with the newest entry from Texas being Buc-Ees. Buc-Ees may take the prize as they build out more stores. They are pretty amazing, even for a gas station/convienience store. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/8 "2021-07-12T17:14:05Z")
You guys didn’t get the Joke? Think SNL. ---
**Author:** ![BoboTheClown](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bobotheclown/32/25526_2.png) [@BoboTheClown](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BoboTheClown)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/9 "2021-07-12T17:30:03Z")
I got the joke. 😉 ![that is a joke it is not funny but I get it](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/a/9/a9b53fa9de3615a9710b10832602b2784472cb2f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/10 "2021-07-12T17:36:29Z")
> [@MikeInNH](#): > > You guys didn’t get the Joke? > > Think SNL. I completely forgot about that episode. Truthfully haven’t watched as much SNL over the last few years. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/11 "2021-07-12T19:17:55Z")
Gilda Radner from the **seventies**. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/a/8/a80fed2f0a8a71f8a04a3163b1ea65cb1a8eeccf.jpeg "Baba Wawa at Large - SNL") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcns3A-IHMQ) ---
**Author:** ![LoudThunder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/loudthunder/32/27769_2.png) [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/12 "2021-07-12T20:56:44Z")
First off, my favorite SNL characters were Gilda Radner doing Baba Wawa, as Barbara Walters and Roseanne Roseannadanna the obnoxious personal advice expert. Next came Lily Tomlin as Ernestine the telephone operator and Edith Ann the five-year-old girl. I even remember the Howdy Doody Show with Buffalo Bob and Clarabell. (Original Shows, not reruns…) c1955… Challenge Questions; without looking it up (Google, Phone a friend, etc…), what was Howdy’s evil twin brother’s name and who or what was Clarabell (Hint: not a cow…)? Again, “No Peeking…” If this is all new to you, please Google or YouTube the characters, it will be worth it… However, back on point… The Costco in Newport News, Virginia, has installed extra-long hoses on their pumps with a sign that says, “Pump from Either Side.” The hoses are hung up high and they are long enough that you do not have to drag the hose over the roof of your car to reach the filler cap. Seems to work perfectly for all but the tallest SUVs, etc… or if you park tooooo far from the pumps… Just as a reminder, most “newer” vehicles have an “arrow” on the fuel gauge (insert in photo…) to remind the driver which side the Filler Cap is on… ![Costco Gas Pumps](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/5/1/5169d0ba6a8cbb474daeb1d1b337f1cea7a3405f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/13 "2021-07-12T21:01:56Z")
well I guess the back of the vehicle is considered a side. LOL ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/14 "2021-07-12T21:24:26Z")
> [@LoudThunder](#): > > First off, my favorite SNL characters were Gilda Radner… In the late '70s (back in the days when I spent a lot of time in Manhattan), I happened to run into Gilda on Hudson Street, in The Village, as she was wheeling her bike along the sidewalk where I was walking. Perhaps she was just indulging me, but she seemed to be a genuinely warm person who wasn’t put-off by a fan-boy approaching her. I didn’t ask for her autograph, but I have fond memories of chatting with her for a couple of minutes. She died far too young. 😔 ---
**Author:** ![BoboTheClown](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bobotheclown/32/25526_2.png) [@BoboTheClown](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BoboTheClown)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 3:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/15 "2021-07-13T03:59:36Z")
> [@LoudThunder](#): > > The Costco in Newport News, Virginia, has installed extra-long hoses on their pumps with a sign that says, “Pump from Either Side.” The hoses are hung up high and they are long enough that you do not have to drag the hose over the roof of your car to reach the filler cap. Seems to work perfectly for all but the tallest SUVs, etc… or if you park tooooo far from the pumps… Every BJ’s I’ve seen has the same setup. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 4:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/16 "2021-07-13T04:09:42Z")
NO WAWA and no Sheetz Batman. Yes the hoses are long enough at Costco to go to the other side if needed, the pumps on the right usually are a shorter line. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/17 "2021-07-13T12:02:20Z")
> [@LoudThunder](#): > > The Costco in Newport News, Virginia, has installed extra-long hoses on their pumps with a sign that says, “Pump from Either Side.” The hoses are hung up high and they are long enough that you do not have to drag the hose over the roof of your car to reach the filler cap. That is the way that Costco does it at all of their gas stations. ---
**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 2:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/18 "2021-07-14T02:05:53Z")
Being able to pump from either side would have helped my dad, before the little arrow to show which side the filler was on existed he had a state fleet car that needed to be filled up before returning to the office so he thought he would just pull the filler door release and watch his mirrors to see which side, then after nothing happened in the side mirrors he looked in the rear-view. He opened the trunk instead. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/19 "2021-07-14T02:45:01Z")
No safe, but was convenient to have the gas fillers in the rear. My favorite was the 56 Chevy. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996/20 "2021-07-14T02:54:51Z")
Agree might not have been the safest thing but like you I liked them. especially the ones behind the license tags. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/which-side-to-pump-gas-from/177996.md?page=2)