Non car people and their crazy fuel saving ideas.

One of the best I'd initially heard about was how my friend's grandfather disconnected 3 of the 6 plug wires on his '63 Dart's 170 Slant Six .
Even at age 14 I thought "this has to be a joke ! No one's *that* stupid !".

Then I actually saw this act of stupidity ! There he was poking around under the hood , and sure as **** , every-other plug wire was removed !
His "reasoning" ?
He seriously believed that his car would run on only 3 of the 6 cylinders , thusly saving him on gas !
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The one "gas saving" move which really , truly gets under my skin is when some cheap bastard runs 87 octane in a car which requires premium !!

"The salesman told me it's okay . He told me that whatever gas is used during the first fill-up , the car will always operate on it."

:knob:

I heard this nugget of knowledge when I worked at a full-service gas station . These wealthy assholes with their new Cadillacs , Acuras , etc. , etc. , insisting on 87 octane !

:finga:

Sure , your car will "run" on lower octane gas , but NOT to its optimum performance and economy !!
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I like that : "4 quarts instead of the required 5.5 quarts ! What a fuc:protest:in' idiot !!

Reminds me of the time when a counter person at "The Zone" told me I should be running Mobil 1's 0W-30 in my Coronet as it'd save me on gas .
When I mentioned something to the effect of internal tolerances and 130,000 miles , he just gave me a blank stare .