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More Deceptive Claims for Fuel Saving Devices!
By: Scott Siegel
For those of you looking for a quick fix to your fuel economy problem in light of the continuously rising gas prices, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has some advice: be wary of any gas-saving claims for automotive devices or oil and gas additives. More than 100 gas-saving products have been tested and none of them do what their deceptive advertising claims.
There are a number of common deceptive and untruthful ad claims used by makers and suppliers of these alleged fuel saving devices. These are some you should be on the look out for.
One product that was advertised heavily was "Fuel Saver Pro," a device that claims to be "EPA-approved."
The ads read "High gasoline prices at the pump shouldn't scare you. They won't anymore with this new EPA-approved device." They claimed that for $89.95, plus $6.95 shipping and handling, you would realize a 27 percent increase in mileage.
The real truth is that this Fuel Saver Pro device was not tested by the EPA and of course is not EPA approved. An official EPA spokesman said: "We've tested over 100 of these devices, most of them like this one which is a device that uses magnets around the fuel lines - as if fuel is magnetic - and the EPA has not certified any of them because non of them work.
He also stated that the maker of this device manipulated the test to arrive at the result they wanted. The manufacturer used results from a short stop and go drive which naturally uses a lot of fuel, and compared it with a 25 minute trip on a freeway at high and constant speeds. Of course the results looked the way the device company wanted them to. They were comparing apples to oranges.
Sellers and manufacturers of fuel saving devices often state: "This auto fuel economy device is approved by the Federal government."
Nothing could be further from the truth. Not one agency of the Federal Government has ever in any way endorsed any fuel economy products or devices. The only statement that can be truthfully claimed, and only in some cases, is that the Environmental Protection Agency has tested this gas saving device.
If the manufacturer states that its product has been tested by the EPA, ask to see a copy of the report, or go online and check the results at the EPA website epa.gov for information.
These are just two of the many deceptive advertising methods used by unscrupulous gas saving device sellers trying to separate a fool and his money. Don't play into their hands. The bottom line is, gas saving devices don't work!
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