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More Deceptive Tactics by Sellers of Fuel Saving Devices!

By: Scott Siegel Because of rising gas prices you may be looking for an easy way to improve your gas economy. You may be considering one of the many gas saving devices on the market. The FTC (Federal Trade Commission), has a warning: be very skeptical of claims made by the sellers and manufacturers of gas saving devices or additives. The federal government has evaluated over 100 fuel enhancing and fuel economy products and not a single one of them did what their advertising claimed.

There are a number of deceptive advertising claims that are used by manufacturers and suppliers of these so called gas saving devices. Here are a few to look out for.

One product that was advertised heavily was "Fuel Saver Pro," a device that claims to be "EPA-approved."

The ads stated "High gasoline prices at the pump shouldn't scare you. They won't anymore with this new EPA-approved device." They insisted that if you purchases this device for $89.95, plus $6.95 shipping and handling, you would get an unbelievable 27 percent increase in fuel economy.

The fact is the Fuel Saver Pro hasn't been tested by the EPA and isn't EPA-approved. An EPA official has stated: "We've tested more than 100 fuel-saving devices over the last 25 years, most of them magnetic devices that wrapped around fuel lines - as if fuel is magnetic - and we haven't certified any of them because we haven't found one that works. Two devices were marginally beneficial, but were so expensive there wouldn't be any pay back."

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.

Many sellers of gas saving devices use a similar deceptive strategy. They claim: "This gas-saving 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.

Think about it, if the manufacturers and sellers of these devices are lying to you about government approvals and testing, what else are they lying about? Most probably they are lying about whether their product works. Don't become a victim of these deceptive tactics. Do not buy gas saving devices, they don't work!

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