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Is The Gas In Your Car Too Old?

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Everything deteriorates over time -- including gasoline. Even if it's stored properly. It's as inevitable as graying hair and creaky joints. Here's why: Gasoline is a highly refined product brewed to a certain chemical composition with very ...

11 Gas Saving Tips You May Not Have Thought Of

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Ok, so gas prices have moderated a bit -- but the fact is most of us are scared to death about spending too much money on gas or otherwise. Here are some ways to eke more ...

We Are Being Suckered By Miles Per Gallon Ratings

This is a guest article by Wallace Thomas, an NMA member. Miles per gallon seems like it's easy enough to understand, but it's not. Let give you a hypothetical situation: Let's say that my wife and I have two vehicles, the first, ...

Gas Saving Myths And Truths

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Even though gas prices have settled down -- for now -- most of us no longer have the luxury of not worrying about how much we're spending on gas, even when it's "only" two-dollars-per. Here are ...

Why Are Politicians Trying To Kill The Fuel Tax?

By Jim Baxter, NMA President A federally appointed commission just released a report spelling out the demise of fuel taxes as a means to fund transportation projects. To replace the fuel tax they recommend that all vehicles be equipped with monitoring ...

How To Squeeze Every Penny Out Of Your Car

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist People who lived through the original Great Depression learned how to squeeze every last drop of value out of every penny they had -- and never wasted anything. It looks like this generation is going to have ...

Truth And Lies About Fuel Saving Tips

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Everyone's jumping on the "save gas" bandwagon -- understandably. It's on everyone's mind. But that doesn't mean you ought to mind everything you read. While there's lots of good advice in circulation, some of it is ...

Turn High Gas Prices In Your Favor: Buy A Gas Hog

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist One way to turn high gas prices in your favor is to consider buying a gas hog vehicle. That may sound crazy at first, but the plummeting value of larger, not-so-fuel-efficient pick-ups, SUVs and larger sedans has ...

The Secret Of The F100 Millionaire

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Most of the advice out there about dealing with the obnoxious rise in the cost of fuel advises you to spend yet more money -- on a hybrid, on some other new car -- which for ...

The Effect Of A National Speed Limit On Traffic Safety & Fuel Prices

By James Baxter, NMA President In 1982 Congress authorized the National Academy of Science to do a study that documented the “benefits” of the 55 MPH National Maximum Speed Limit (NMSL). I, as the President of the organization most critical of the ...