Thread: The Cheapest Cars in America to Fill Up

Well, if you decide on one of the PEA cleaners, follow the instructions on the bottle...get your tank as empty as possible, add the fuel system treatment, then fill up the tank (this is so that the cleaner can mix evenly in the fuel.) Try to do this just before a long road trip, because a hot engine is a much more favorable environment for cleaning...a few hours on the road with a PEA cleaner will do wonders for a dirty engine. Then, try not to fill up until you are near empty again, to give the PEA the proper concentration in the fuel to clean the best.

If you want to get adventurous, an overnight piston soak with Marvel Mystery Oil might be in order. Pull your sparkplugs, pour in some MMO down each hole, and leave it overnight. The solvents in the MMO will clean up the piston tops and the top compression ring pretty well. The next morning, siphon as much of the MMO out as possible, put the sparkplugs back in, and turn the engine on. It may smoke for a bit as it burns off the excess oil. Take a drive around town to heat up the engine so it can burn off the now loosened carbon deposits.

Originally Posted by ChuckBerry

Well, if you decide on one of the PEA cleaners, follow the instructions on the bottle...get your tank as empty as possible, add the fuel system treatment, then fill up the tank (this is so that the cleaner can mix evenly in the fuel.) Try to do this just before a long road trip, because a hot engine is a much more favorable environment for cleaning...a few hours on the road with a PEA cleaner will do wonders for a dirty engine. Then, try not to fill up until you are near empty again, to give the PEA the proper concentration in the fuel to clean the best.

If you want to get adventurous, an overnight piston soak with Marvel Mystery Oil might be in order. Pull your sparkplugs, pour in some MMO down each hole, and leave it overnight. The solvents in the MMO will clean up the piston tops and the top compression ring pretty well. The next morning, siphon as much of the MMO out as possible, put the sparkplugs back in, and turn the engine on. It may smoke for a bit as it burns off the excess oil. Take a drive around town to heat up the engine so it can burn off the now loosened carbon deposits.

Works. Thanks for the tip!

Originally Posted by ChuckBerry

Customer satisfaction is among the highest with hybrid vehicle owners

5 Reasons to Buy a Hybrid Car - My Money (usnews.com)

Moreover, the Prius is the Most Satisfying Vehicle according to (Consumer Reports). 95% of owners are interested in buying another Prius. The only vehicles that even compare to this kind of customer satisfaction are the Corvette at 93% or the Infiniti M35/M45 at 92%.

The Toyota Prius hybrid car is one awesome vehicle. Just read what Consumer Reports wrote about the Prius - Soultek.com

I hate the Prius. Not only is it a crime against automotive design but you can get similar fuel economy from smaller cars that cost less to fuel. There was a comparison done between a Honda Insight, a Toyota Prius and a Geo Metro. The Metro equalled the Prius' gas mileage of 42mpg.

And no, I don't advocate driving SUV's. I'd much rather be seen inside a Nissan LEAF than inside a Prius.

Originally Posted by MichaelW

I hate the Prius. Not only is it a crime against automotive design but you can get similar fuel economy from smaller cars that cost less to fuel. There was a comparison done between a Honda Insight, a Toyota Prius and a Geo Metro. The Metro equalled the Prius' gas mileage of 42mpg.

And no, I don't advocate driving SUV's. I'd much rather be seen inside a Nissan LEAF than inside a Prius.

Our 6 year old Prius has 120,000 miles on it and gets 49mpg, can carry more people and cargo, and has much more power than the 3 cylinder Metro.