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Old 08-15-2012, 09:05 PM   #1
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A few of our gas saving tips have been de-bunked. Some of them I knew, but there are a couple here that Consumer Reports says are not helpful at all.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/debunk...omy-myths.html
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Old 08-16-2012, 03:46 AM   #2
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Yeah, I wish I had access to edit that article.
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yep. Especially how they twist the last one about LRR tires to "LRR tires are best in all situations" as opposed to the article being about FE.
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