Traffic Light Thought – Honda Accord Euro, not quite

There was an Accord Euro just in front of me as I headed for the petrol station. Only one free pump, both sides empty, and I was in a hurry to get back on the road.

Would he go to the left side, meaning I’d get the right and hassle of pulling the filler hose over to my Fiat’s drivers (right) side petrol filler?

That’s not a really big deal but the Flying Spaghetti Machine was just out of the paint shop having had the left guard and hatch top wing re-sprayed*. To risk dragging a hose across the back, near those areas, wasn’t particularly palatable.

He went for the right, then I realised why. Although ‘Euro’ by name, and quite European by nature, the Accord has its filler on the left hand side like other Japanese cars.

I was quite pleased the Accord Euro is not truly Euro.

* The re-spray was to fix some crazing clear coat, not a prang!