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More Deceptive Advertising for Gas 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 deceptive advertisements stated specifically that: high gasoline prices at the pump shouldn't worry you. You won't worry anymore with this new "EPA-approved device." They falsely claimed that if you got your hands on this device for the low price of $89.95, plus $6.95 shipping, you would realize an amazing 27 percent increase in gas savings.

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.

The EPA spokesmen also said that the sellers of this device manipulated the test they made their claim from to make sure they got the result they wanted. The maker used a short stop and go drive which uses a lot of gas, and compared it with a longer 25 minute trip on a high speed freeway. Naturally the results showed the highway trip had much better mileage. Of course this was due to the more economical method of driving at a constant speed on a highway versus a less economical drive in stop and go traffic. It had nothing to do with any device attached to the car.

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 maker or seller of one of these devices states that it's product has been tested by the EPA, try and obtain a copy of the report. Alternatively you can go online and check for yourself at the EPA website epa.gov.

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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Scott Siegel has written a 143 page manual of automotive industry insider secrets on saving gas and dollars at the pump (beatthegaspump.com). Visit us to discover how you can get better gas mileage. Find out how to increase gas mileage.

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