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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:03 AM
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Today i was reading my emails and came across some junk. I took look at the email and it was about this thing called Neo Socket. This thing is supposed to be plugged in you cigarette lighter and then supposedly this thing is supposed to save you gas money buy reducing the electrical load and increasing car performance. The video on the website says that you can save up to 30% on your gas.

Anyone have experience with this? Could be helpful if it actually works.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:06 AM
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Sounds like an XL dose of snake oil to me.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by ankurman20
Today i was reading my emails and came across some junk. I took look at the email and it was about this thing called Neo Socket. This thing is supposed to be plugged in you cigarette lighter and then supposedly this thing is supposed to save you gas money buy reducing the electrical load and increasing car performance. The video on the website says that you can save up to 30% on your gas.

Anyone have experience with this? Could be helpful if it actually works.
I have a lovely bridge you might be interested in...
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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I've seen that somewhere before as well. Looks like a Sharper Image ionic thingy for the car. What really turned me off was that a little thing like that costs $24.95 to ship to Hawaii/Alaska? Cant they fit it in a $4.80 Small Flat Rate Box? For that price, I hope it comes within 2 hrs after I order it
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:54 AM
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Googling a bit, I discovered this device claims not only saves gas, but also increases horsepower, improves your stereo and air conditioning, and solves global warming. http://neo-socket.blogspot.com/ What, it doesn't make my ***** larger?

The amazing technological breakthrough that makes it all possible... a capacitor. As the saying goes, "There's a Sucker Born Every Minute"
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by ankurman20
Today i was reading my emails and came across some junk. I took look at the email and it was about this thing called Neo Socket. This thing is supposed to be plugged in you cigarette lighter and then supposedly this thing is supposed to save you gas money buy reducing the electrical load and increasing car performance. The video on the website says that you can save up to 30% on your gas.

Anyone have experience with this? Could be helpful if it actually works.
ANYTHING that could save you 30% on gas would have been front page news, and lead stories, last summer when gas went over $4.00.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 11:05 AM
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lol, thats funny. how gullable can people get? (i prob spelled gullable wrong)
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 05:51 PM
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I have a Ponzi Socket to sell you, me n my partner Bernie came up with it, you could say it will give a pyramid of hp and mpg
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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Im not looking to buy it... just came across it an thought it was interesting... it probably acts some what like an electric car... like bichon said that its some kind of capacitor.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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that just one of many stupid product that says u will save gas and gain mor HP

It's not possible to gain HP and at the same time increase gas consumption without damaging the engine,

DONT BUY IT
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