6 Retarded Gas Saving Schemes (People Are Actually Trying)

danomano · 07-15-2008, 08:05 AM

http://www.cracked.com/article_16484...ly-trying.html

danomano · 07-15-2008, 08:54 AM

What is sad is that now we are using less the government whats to charge us more for using less.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/...in674120.shtml

baddog671 · 07-16-2008, 12:14 AM

First off, #3 actually works. The other 5 dont work. #3 should not be on this list for that reason. It may be dangerous, but that doesn't mean it isn't effective.

And for what its worth, I do it all the time! Just not behind a tractor trailer. Usually when I'm not in heavy traffic. My old car I did more often and it wasn't a bother becuase it didnt have powersteering anywaysand manual brakes was no problem with a sub2000lb car. I regularly got around ~55mpg with such techniques and believe it or not, once drove 300 miles averaging 78mpg.

My current DD is different, so I do it differently, but not dangerously or anything.

Just tonight I was able to drive 4.2miles without a single drop of gas. If the stoplights would work in my favor, I bet I could get 8miles before I had to make my turn, not using a drop...

Hifonix · 07-16-2008, 12:42 AM

Kiss my ass taxes lol. I already get a nice chunk off my paycheck sure rape me a little more.

AmericanMuscle4.6GT · 07-16-2008, 12:50 AM

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ORIGINAL: baddog671

First off, #3 actually works. The other 5 dont work. #3 should not be on this list for that reason. It may be dangerous, but that doesn't mean it isn't effective.

And for what its worth, I do it all the time! Just not behind a tractor trailer. Usually when I'm not in heavy traffic. My old car I did more often and it wasn't a bother becuase it didnt have powersteering anywaysand manual brakes was no problem with a sub2000lb car. I regularly got around ~55mpg with such techniques and believe it or not, once drove 300 miles averaging 78mpg.

My current DD is different, so I do it differently, but not dangerously or anything.

Just tonight I was able to drive 4.2miles without a single drop of gas. If the stoplights would work in my favor, I bet I could get 8miles before I had to make my turn, not using a drop...

i went 25 miles the other day. not one single drop of gasoline used.

average speed: 18 mph. maximum speed: 31 mph.

baddog671 · 07-16-2008, 01:02 AM

Congrats on living in a location where bicycling is a reasonable form of transportation. I, however, am not...Nor can I walk, takethe bus, taxi, train, subway, monorail....nothing...

Anyways, my car is rated at 17mpg, so 4.2miles without gas is a noticable bit.

bb816331 · 07-16-2008, 01:13 AM

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Oh, also when you take off the cap a little fist comes out of the bottle and punches you in the balls.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bb816331 · 07-16-2008, 01:20 AM

JUST WHEN I THOUGHT IT COULDN'T GET BETTER!!!!!

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Of course if we asked the oil companies why they don't bother to line up their gasoline molecules nice and neat before selling them to us, their answer would surely be, "Because **** you, that's why!" And then they'd light a cigar with a billion dollar bill.

Jezus I love sarcastic remarks! +1 on this thread, I haven't laughed this hard in a while

mustangcat · 07-16-2008, 01:23 AM

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ORIGINAL: AmericanMuscle4.6GT

i went 25 miles the other day. not one single drop of gasoline used.

average speed: 18 mph. maximum speed: 31 mph.

Yeah but you get yelled at by Mexicans in Luxury cars while doing it.

FuzzyDiceRule · 07-16-2008, 02:16 AM

i loled at the article, hilarity

as for the mile tax

i dunno how that pump is gonna communicate with my cable driven odometer, lol, sucks for you government