Yes, you read the headline correctly and, no, I didn’t make a mistake on the price. On May 14, 2008, a 1996 Geo Metro sold on eBay (item #120259722316) for $7,300 (read the full story), about five times the Blue Book price for the car, and only about $2,000 less than new - 12 years [...]
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You’ve been behaving yourself on the road - no aggressive driving, obeying speed limits and planning each trip with care. Your car is in tip-top condition, tires inflated, excessive weight removed and all fluids changed at proper intervals. And, your gas mileage has increased noticeably and you’re pleased with the results - so far. The [...]
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Vortex Generators designed to create turbulence in the air intake tract of your car. According to information on the Turbonator website, this device “spins” the air so that it will more efficiently move around corners and mix with the fuel better than “flat” air in the combustion chamber. Claimed increases in gas mileage, about 10% [...]
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Can “hypermiling” boost your gas mileage?
Hypermiling, the practice of using extreme driving measures to get more miles per gallon, has been around for practically as long as cars have been chugging all over the earth. But it hasn’t been making the news until lately, as gas prices have been streaking up and up - more [...]
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Gas prices have hit another all time high this week. Is there any relief in sight? Probably not, at least in the short term. As long as crude oil continues its meteoric rise to well over $130/barrel (crude was about $65/barrel one year ago), gas prices will remain in the “ouch” category for a while.
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