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PostPosted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:21 pm 
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Taxi drivers are not stupid
(true)
Is the opening line from a new site I found, I put in the (true)
Here are a few more lines

We may work some unsocial hours we, may be free sprits and we may even
spend a little too long alone in our cabs, but we are not stupid.
(true)

And over the years most of us will have tried one method or another to cut our fuel costs.
(true)

Fuel being our greatest daily expense, if we can save on fuel then we get to
keep more of the money we have earned.
(true)

So as professional drivers we have to be interested in fuel and maintenance costs.
(true)


I was told about this site http://www.OnlyCabs.co.uk while I was looking for more Power Pills

I had been using Power Pills for a few years and wanted to get some more as they have kept my whole
families vehicles running smooth and sweet and saved us a small fortune on both petrol and diesel.
But it turns out that the Power Pill I had been using is not made anymore and is replaced by an upgrade called Alpha Pill.

Only Cabs seemed to be the only site with the new Alpha Pill but I have now found another http://www.AlphaFuelSaving.com
Which is their retail site the prices are discounted at Only Cabs,
looks like they realise that Taxis do use more fuel and need looking after.
I’d say Only Cabs is well worth a visit and it has a really interesting article from “Call Sign” that is a good read.

Go have a look and leave a comment

Ken


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:50 pm 
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Ken-144 wrote:
Taxi drivers are not stupid

Regrettably too many are.

But if the pills work, then good luck to those lads saving bundles.

Shame the London lads are using them, as they already have more than enough money. :wink:

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:38 pm 
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I read about the original power pills on here a couple of years ago. I bought some to give them a try and I noticed no difference in MPG or performance what so ever.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 2:24 am 
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grandad wrote:
I read about the original power pills on here a couple of years ago. I bought some to give them a try and I noticed no difference in MPG or performance what so ever.


Well I don't understand that, can't explain your results, I found the exact opposite, no more smoke ran smoother and saved fuel.
From that "Call Sign" artical it seems as if I was not alone.

At £14.95 may be it's worth giving the new ones a try

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Spot the advertiser :roll:

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:18 am 
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Ken-144 wrote:
grandad wrote:
I read about the original power pills on here a couple of years ago. I bought some to give them a try and I noticed no difference in MPG or performance what so ever.


Well I don't understand that, can't explain your results, I found the exact opposite, no more smoke ran smoother and saved fuel.
From that "Call Sign" artical it seems as if I was not alone.

At £14.95 may be it's worth giving the new ones a try

Ken


I explain it like this.
I constantly check my MPG on my vehicles and I had some good data before I used the pills. I bought 30 of the pills to try in one of my cars and I continued to monitor the MPG whilst using the pills. The type of work and the use of the vehicle was similar throughout this time and the result at the end was that the MPG was the same.
Maybe some vehicles run better with the pills than others. Maybe some people want to believe that they are getting better fuel economy that they were before they used the pills but in fact they may have changed their driving technique a bit and got better fuel economy.
I ask this question. If these fuel treatments are so good, why are they not added to the fuel by the suppliers at source?
Same with say calgon. If it is so good and necessary, why don't they add it to the soap powder?

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:25 am 
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I have tried various additives over the years in diesel and petrol engined vehicles.
Recently I tried some of the Redex 0 to 60 cetane booster.
The old Nissan engine seems to run a bit quieter and smoother.In theorey it should help starting but the engine fires up quickly anyway even in this sub zero winter.I haven't tried to ascertain MPG but I'd guess the difference if there is any would probably be hard to measure.
And no,I don't sell the product,but only because I haven't found anyone who'll wholesale it.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 2:00 pm 
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I just had a look at the power pill site (just for curiosity) the paypal pages seem to be in Spanish.
Why?.

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Spainish?? I just went to http://www.OnlyCabs.co.uk it's all in English even the shopping cart


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Ken-144 wrote:
Spainish?? I just went to http://www.OnlyCabs.co.uk it's all in English even the shopping cart

It might be now,but I got up a paypal shopping cart in Spanish when I looked.I see from some other forums that adding a low ash two stroke oil to diesel achieves a reduction in noise and gives greater efficiency,are you going to give it a try?.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:55 am 
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Baconsdozen wrote:
I see from some other forums that adding a low ash two stroke oil to diesel achieves a reduction in noise and gives greater efficiency,are you going to give it a try?.

I think I will.

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