.....why Ford put the Focus fuel door on the passenger side, while every other Ford has it on the driver's side???[dunno] [8]

because it's Europen...lol

but the Feista they sell in Mexico has it on the driver side...

I prefer the filler on the pass. side.......it gives you plenty of room to open the driver's door without banging it on the pumps or the raised pump island or stanchions etc., especially with some stations that don't have a lot of room around the pumps. My Nissan Maxi has the filler on the driver's side.......I prefer the Focus in this reguard.

Because they can. :P

Because that's the correct side. [;)]

Because, like alot of other "normal" people. They didn't really care where the fuel door ended up... I actually wish it could have been somewhere on the trunk. hehe /sarcasm

My Mustang GT has the fuel door on the passengers side.

IDK, Im pretty sure it's not the fact that europeans drive on the left side of the road; or else the Escort's would of been like it. I had 2 escorts and was use to the fact that the tank was on the drivers side; and was embarrassed a couple of time I had my focuse thinking that the tank was still on the left hand side.

yeah I drove a 94 Accord for a while that had the tank fill on the drivers side. Probably the first 5 times after I got the focus I was quite embarrassed having to turn the car around to access the right side. lol

I like it on the Pass side...no bang door on gas pump....

LOL I was thinking about this the other day. It's a pain when you wanna go to the closest gas station to your house but it's also the busiest in town [xx(]

have you ever wondered why the windows roll up the other direction if you have roll up windows like I do its backwards to every other car I have been in. My friends have alomost broken them going at it and they stop cause there already up lol

Why are the window cranks backwards?

have you ever wondered why the windows roll up the other direction if you have roll up windows like I do its backwards to every other car I have been in. My friends have alomost broken them going at it and they stop cause there already up lol


lol...you beat me by 60 seconds.

lol You goota be quick on the draw on this forum lol

Maybe its an unspoken rule in the car industry, but I would bet that most cars that come with a single exhaust outlet from the factory, you will find the filler door on the other side of the car. Seems logical to me, until they decided to make factory-spec dual exhaust cars, then it goes out the window.....but I will bet that its a HEFTY percentage.

Maybe its an unspoken rule in the car industry, but I would bet that most cars that come with a single exhaust outlet from the factory, you will find the filler door on the other side of the car. Seems logical to me, until they decided to make factory-spec dual exhaust cars, then it goes out the window.....but I will bet that its a HEFTY percentage.

Good theory but my neons exhaust exits on the passenger side, same as the gas door. However the exhaust does come from the center of the car on the drivers side (beside the tank) and then across the back to the passenger side so the exhaust would be near the filler tube if it were on the drivers side..................................................................... you are correct.

P.S.- My freightliner at work rolls the windows the same way as a focus. Now if only the ignition key was on the left in the focus.

most fords are on the passenger side, im at work and seen 2 explorers, the new ones with em on the passenger side, focus, but i do remember my tracer being on the drivers, but thats cuz of the latch open

no,but i wonder about the things people wonder about.

everyone asks me about the windows having to be operated backwards. i tell them its the right way, all the other manufacturers are wrong

^^lol I tell em' that its european

Maybe its an unspoken rule in the car industry, but I would bet that most cars that come with a single exhaust outlet from the factory, you will find the filler door on the other side of the car. Seems logical to me, until they decided to make factory-spec dual exhaust cars, then it goes out the window.....but I will bet that its a HEFTY percentage.

i've heard the same thing. and have noticed it to be true on all my cars. my newest car though. it almost on the trunk, but on the passenger side.

.....why Ford put the Focus fuel door on the passenger side, while every other Ford has it on the driver's side???[dunno] [8]

i have pondered this for a long time but why arent they all on the driver side i have had trucks for 17 years and they r all on the driver side and everything has worked out just fine

IDK, Im pretty sure it's not the fact that europeans drive on the left side of the road


Actually, of the Europeans, only the Brits drive on the left side...

every ford i owned had it on passenger side 96 escort 99 contour and now my svt focus.

^^^1996 Escorts had it on the driver's side:
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I like it on the passenger side because of the door banging and also there's not a lot of other cars with it on the passenger side so it's a little easier to get to a pump without waiting in line.

While I'm not sure this plays any part in deciding where to put it, it's also safer in the event that you run out of gas and need to refuel on the side of the road.