Great Gasoline Savings Idea...

[jcharliem]

I'm going to begin marketing and selling helium filled tires. They will lighten the car, thus increase gas mileage! What do you think, a great idea or what?

[VTJUNK]

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Hey, Why not fill the inside of the car with it?

Just think how everyone will sound talking on their phones ;D

[CTX-SLPR]

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The U-2/TR1 program tried it. Rubber won't hold the helium in the tires and it'll all leak out too fast.

[JOES66FURY]

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two words....



SWISS CHEESE

[fahrenschnell]

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Nitrogen has got you beat......It is being put in tires all over....

Seth

[squirrel]

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I think it's a great scam (oops, I mean idea). No need to actually use helium, which is expensive and might leak out faster, as long as the victim (oops, I mean customer) believes in it.

[SpiderGearsMan]

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ban all japanese suvs like titan -hee hee - armada -hee hee [funny names like a comic book ] sequoia
gas swine a plenty

[squirrel]

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probably have to include the durango in that ban, eh?

[Rendid]

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Nitrogen works for reasons other than weight.

My idea is to start a Pro-Lakester trend:
Everybody, build a streetable belly tank.

[BlackoutSteve]

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Here's an interesting comparison with a surprising result that was aired on TopGear..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5mWEIq5ntA

[squirrel]

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Not surprising at all, really....all cars get crappy mileage when run flat out.

[BlackoutSteve]

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Not surprising at all, really....all cars get crappy mileage when run flat out.

Yeah, but to think the heavier V8 M3 used less fuel running at the same speed as the Prius.
That is surprising.. The comparison wouldn't have raised millions of eyebrows if it wasn't.

[Scott Liggett]

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I've got a great idea. Buy a bicycle and pedal your beer belly off.

[Brian Lohnes]

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I guess it's suprising on some level, but if one car is getting wrung all the way out and the other is basically idling around behind it....it kinda makes sense.

Stick them side by side on the same highway at 65mph....THAT would be interesting

Brian

[1320AWestCoastStory.com]

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Not surprising at all, really....all cars get crappy mileage when run flat out.

Yeah, but to think the heavier V8 M3 used less fuel running at the same speed as the Prius.
That is surprising.. The comparison wouldn't have raised millions of eyebrows if it wasn't.

The M3 was being half throttled ----- The Prius was being floored around the entire track.... If they both cruised at a constant speed the M3 would lose considerably.....

It's an interesting but bogus test.....