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you have to realize that in general the bodies and engines/propulsion systems are made to be as standard as possible. for right hand drive cars, they are on the driver side. it's too expensive to switch the gas tank depending on which side the steering is going to be on.

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Q: How come so many cars put the place you have to fill the car with gas on the passenger side rather than the driver side?
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