More Deceptive Advertising for Gas Saving Devices!

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 some common deceptive advertising claims used by manufacturers and suppliers of these alleged gas saving devices. Here are a some to watch out for.

The first example can be illustrated by the deceptive claim made by the sellers of a product called the "Fuel Saver Pro". The manufacturer and sellers of this item claimed that it was "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 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 also use a similar deceptive strategy. They state: "This fuel 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 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!