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Old 05-22-2005, 12:26 AM
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anyone game enough to try this?

New invention will slash fuel bills.......
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117...79-421,00.html
Old 05-22-2005, 12:43 AM
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"He said Vaporate was less effective on commercial vehicles carrying heavy loads, vehicles driven on mostly country roads and those driven too fast."
Rules me out....

Naturally, I mean because I drive mostly on country roads.

I wonder what "too fast" means? Maybe it might be more accurate to say "makes little difference to cars driven with the engine working as it should, rather than stop/start, short distance, and idling type motoring."

Perhaps it would be most useful for those whose cars do a lot of lugging around in commuter traffic.
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Yes well... There's an out clause there.. "... less effective on cars driven on country roads and cars driven too fast :D "
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I am sure you can save 20% if 1) you drive on country road and use your cruise control for most open roads, 2) less crap on your car to increase load, and 3) easier on the throttle and rev the car less.

Am I right??? Why do we need a device install to tell us to slow down and save fuel

It all sounds very good, I have seen last year about someone talking about a intake device that create spiral in your intake air. And being a laminated flow, the air fuel mix is confluent and will have more effective burning :D = hence save fuel. They were big in ACA and guess what - no one buys it.

To me it is like one of those as seen on TV products
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I know how to save fuel... Drive my wifes car :o

But the extra $25 a week gives me a $50 smile :D :D
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Originally Posted by ILIV48
I know how to save fuel... Drive my wifes car :o

But the extra $25 a week gives me a $50 smile :D :D
so that's how you paid for the enkei's....:o...no hang on i read that wrong.....D
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so that's how you paid for the enkei's....:o...no hang on i read that wrong.....D

Actually the Enkei's should come under my dental plan. I now have a $60 smile :D :D

Actually don't know how I afforded the wheels. Have to sit down and work that out!
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Closer to the end of financial year now and I am workign about my work expenses....

Now I decided my Digial SLR is work realted

So I bet the enkei is too :D
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Originally Posted by takahashi
Closer to the end of financial year now and I am workign about my work expenses....

Now I decided my Digial SLR is work realted

So I bet the enkei is too :D
I've decided since I spend so much time on this site when at work, the perusal of same must be work - leading to the unavoidable conclusion that my 8 and any mods just have to be tax deductable. :D :D

Reckon the ATO will agree with me??

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