Fuel Saver on eBay - Can't be real?

[Aubrey]

Hi just saw this item on ebay

CLICKY

Can't possibly be real can it? Saw another thread on here from a few years ago, think this is a similar thing. Looks dodgy

[Vixpy1]

It would be more use clamped round Gordon Brown than saving fuel. Complete piece of rubbish

[Aubrey]

Vixpy1 said:

clamped round Gordon Brown

Hmm not sure if they make them in extra large

[RUSSELLM]

I've fitted one to my push bike, and I can now get up hills without cycling.

According to the ebay add, for a mere £10, if i fit one I can save 28% off my fuel bill.

I've ordered four for the cerbera. Shall I weld my fuel filler cap shut now or hang on 'til I've tested them ?

Edited by RUSSELLM on Tuesday 22 January 22:17

[Ordinary Bloke]

In the spirit of PH I have to add this:

eBay Ad said:

Q. 1 How long is the life of my Fuel Saver?
Put simply, longer than the life of your vehicle.

As it's aimed at TVR owner, that's 'not very long' then?

Edited by Ordinary Bloke on Tuesday 22 January 22:26

[Aubrey]

RUSSELLM said:

I've fitted one to my push bike, and I can now get up hills without cycling.

According to the ebay add, for a mere £10, if i fit one I can save 28% off my fuel bill.

I've ordered four for the cerbera. Shall I weld my fuel filler cap shut now or hang on 'til I've tested them ?

Edited by RUSSELLM on Tuesday 22 January 22:17

I think you might have just solved the global warming problem!

[trackcar]

There was a stand at Autosport selling a similar type of item .. how people can get away peddling their stuff in a predominantly technical show without getting lynched beats me!

[valve bounce66]

had a customer who fitted one many years ago to a volvo 740 turbo he swore blind he could feel a power improvement !! seriously they are supposed to work !

[AlexanderV8]

valve bounce66 said:

had a customer who fitted one many years ago to a volvo 740 turbo he swore blind he could feel a power improvement !! seriously they are supposed to work !

How much did you charge him for it then?
What do they give you, discount off RRP or commission?

[Jasper Gilder]

In the 60's my old man worked for a company that experimented with a product which consisted of a box full of water absorbing crystals which were attached to the exhaust pipe. When the car was stationary and not runing the crystals would absorb moisture from the atmosphere, when the car was running the heat from the exhaust pipe would cause the crystals to give off vapour which would find its way mysteriously into the air cleaner and improve fuel atomisation in the carb " Doesn't your car always go better on a damp day sir? Suit you Sir!"

I realised it was rubbish when the old boy put boxes of them on the window sills to stop the windows steaming up in Winter - which they didn't. Funnily enough I never remember him coming legging it home with a big cigar and bottle of bubbly because he's just sold a milion of the damn things - not actually sure he sold any at all as it goes.

Another blind alley of motor engineering innovation

[jmorgan]

Where is the info to back it up?





PS, I have some land for sale. Good price. Come around at low tide 5:30 ish......

[Ribol]

Depends if it is fitted correctly or not, jammed under the accelerator pedal it works as claimed

[Aubrey]

jmorgan said:

PS, I have some land for sale. Good price. Come around at low tide 5:30 ish......

Ooh might be interested in that, any parking for a Poorsh?

Edited by Aubrey on Tuesday 22 January 23:12

[jmorgan]

Aubrey said:

jmorgan said:

PS, I have some land for sale. Good price. Come around at low tide 5:30 ish......

Ooh might be interested in that, any parking for a Poorsh?

Edited by Aubrey on Tuesday 22 January 23:12

Valet parking. Fully insured and trained monkeys racing drivers.

[Aubrey]

Great! On my way, can I pay with my SCAMEX credit card?

[Hoover.]

Ohhhh you doubters..... I believe in this product .... it just needs proper market placement and some creditabilty added.......QVC do it all the time, so I think I should take this product on and make my million.

The more I think about it..... if the claims are true on fuel saving then surely this item could comand a much higher price whith a pay back period of say 3yrs hmmmm.....so that makes a price of £756 by my maths.

Its like my mates says when he used to sell knock off "burberry"...... people stay clear when its dirt cheap, but when the price 50% of the real price flogged a lot more...... wierd but thats people mentallity, if its to good to be true they stay clear.

Right so I've now established the real price for the item......so if I boxed it up properly, with some "good quotes" added to the packaging like:

Dave Smith from Romford age 55

"it saved me gallons on my daily cummute to work....."

Kevin T. from Bath aged 19

"increased the performance on my Nova so I could out run a TVR...."



Right of the bank for a lone to set up my business (buy from ebay at a tenner, re-package and flog for £756)... its a no brainer.

If only :cloudnine:

[RUSSELLM]

Hoover. said:

and flog for £756

Can I have one off you, or is there a waiting list ?

If so, put me in the order queue please. I might be able to make some money selling my place in the queue if demand is high enough.

p.s. Any discount for cash ?

Edited by RUSSELLM on Wednesday 23 January 11:13

[so called]

AlexanderV8 said:

valve bounce66 said:

had a customer who fitted one many years ago to a volvo 740 turbo he swore blind he could feel a power improvement !! seriously they are supposed to work !

How much did you charge him for it then?
What do they give you, discount off RRP or commission?

Actualy, it could be completely true. I have always experienced all of my previous cars running much better when I have renewed the wiper blades.
I believe this IS due to the new rubber blades interfering with the worlds magnetic field locally to the car and causing the petrol to ionize in the injectors in a similar manner to the magnet thingy.

MY GOD, MAYBE I'VE STUMBLED ONTO A NEW WAY OF MARKETING WIPER BLADES.

[Uncle Fester]

I have had my car converted to run on biofuel.

At the moment this requires an elaborate converter to produce methane.

I was thinking of buying four of the fuel savers, then attaching them around my fuel suppliers ankles.

This should allow me to run on pure bull.

[WOO5IE]

I Bought one of these and I was getting 75mpg out of my TVR

Then I had a knock on the door with agents representing the Inland Revenue, The Arabs, Russians , BP, Esso etc. and they confiscated it. They stated that as I was not using as much petrol as before and therefore not paying as much tax as well all their revenues were down.

Be warned!!

Trevor