Craziest thing you have heard?

[Fr3AkAzOiD]

Girl, maybe 18 - 22 just told one of my coworkers she only buys premium gas cause the cheap stuff has too much dirt in it.


What crazy car/mpg related stuff have you heard?

[bryn]

i keep hearing "you can't EOC an automatic" talk about misinformed psssh.

[Thymeclock]

Originally Posted by bryn

i keep hearing "you can't EOC an automatic" talk about misinformed psssh.

Sure you can. But some of them might self-destruct.

[Thymeclock]

Originally Posted by Fr3AkAzOiD

Girl, maybe 18 - 22 just told one of my coworkers she only buys premium gas cause the cheap stuff has too much dirt in it.


What crazy car/mpg related stuff have you heard?

Well, it brings to mind an old joke about some nuns who ran out of gas, but I don't know whether anyone wants to hear it...

[Piwoslaw]

We have a politician here who claims that "Fuel consumption decreases with speed: The faster a vehicle gets to its destination, the less time it has to use fuel."

You'd think that a presidential candidate would know at least some physics? Nah!!

[Odin]

a lot of people around here think driving with the tailgate down gets better mpg

[bestclimb]

That the EPA estimate is a difficult to attain goal.

[bwilson4web]

My top 10 list (tonight):

1. HHO gas improves mileage
2. magnets on the fuel line align the molecules to improve mileage
3. metal vanes inside the air cleaner improves mixing and mileage
4. a resistor connected to the air temperature sensor improves mileage
5. acetone in the gas improves mileage
6. Hummer has lower lifetime cost per mile than a Prius
7. Prius is a marketing success and loses money
8. Hybrids are deadly to pedestrians
9. <any_one_trick_pony> is better than a Prius
10. The word "Green" is enough to make <piece_of_crap> successful

Sorry if I seem a little bitter but since 2005 . . .

Understand I enjoy Ecomodder projects as folks here make a serious effort to measure their mods. Many of these projects have credible physics and engineering behind them and the testing is true because sometimes they don't work out. What I can't stand is the hubris of those who should know better and thieves with a keyboard.

Bob Wilson

[actwithclarity]

My boss told us the other day, to "debunk" a statistic someone said about 1000lbs weight lowering MPG by X amount.... that his truck alone or his truck towing a trailer with 5 sleds on it, gets identical MPG. I LOL'd inside (but I think the others possibly believed him).

[JasonG]

Diesels are so polluting.

Just cause you can't see it (co, etc) doesn't mean it isn't killing you.