Does Mileage Maxx work?

nfields51 · 09-12-2009, 02:53 AM

My wife and I went to get our car serviced today and were pressured by a salesman to purchase a product called Mileage Maxx Mileage Booster. He told us that it would clean out our engine and increase our gas mileage by quite a bit. It wasn't too expensive, so if it actually works, it would be worth the purchase. Can anyone tell me if they have actually used this product?

Mike Dimmick · 09-12-2009, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by nfields51

My wife and I went to get our car serviced today and were pressured by a salesman to purchase a product called Mileage Maxx Mileage Booster. He told us that it would clean out our engine and increase our gas mileage by quite a bit. It wasn't too expensive, so if it actually works, it would be worth the purchase. Can anyone tell me if they have actually used this product?

I can't do better than to point you to an engine designer's website on fuel saving gadgets and additives:

Fuel saving gadgets - a professional engineer's view

JimboK · 09-12-2009, 09:29 AM

I didn't check Mike's link, but I bet I know what it says.

Ask the salesman to produce independent (i.e., not done by the manufacturer or others with a vested interest), scientific studies, preferably published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, that support his claim. I bet he can't.

sorka · 09-14-2009, 01:26 AM

Pure snake oil. Pure waste of money.

turnerdhr · 09-14-2009, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by sorka

Pure snake oil. Pure waste of money.

i was given this fuel treatment thing too.... it was like 5 tubes in a box... same system as Mileage Maxx... you add to the gas tank when you are filling up... it had some patents with regards to the science behind it.... BUT if common sense prevails, i don' t think it's that MIRACULOUS as it's marketed to be..... so to quote a wise man... ".....SNAKEOIL!"......... So.... Am i wrong?..???

MR.K · 09-14-2009, 03:03 PM

try 3 oz. of acetone per 10 gal.....almost all cleaners use acetone and it dose improve mileage .............

MaxxGrennFuels · 09-14-2009, 09:57 PM

Check out this website MaxxGreenFuels.com and read the Testimonials and FAQ's.
You will see the Wisconsin DOT uses it and shows the results with many other major corporations. Just follow the directions.
You be the judge I use it in a Chevy Impala 2007 it has 75000 you can tell a big difference in performance and a great increase in gas mileage.
MaxxGrennFuels
Mark Rough

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Originally Posted by sorka

Pure snake oil. Pure waste of money.

qmtran · 09-27-2009, 04:08 PM

There have been numerious tests done to prove that fuel additives do NOT WORK. A UK show called 5th Gear tested some and said they made the car worst. Import Tuner Magazine said the same. A local news channel here in Seattle, WA had the same findings. If this stuff really does work then we wouldn't be driving Prius' now would we?

As for Mr MaxxGrennFuels, nice advertising pitch. The trucks used were not Gas but Low Sulfur Diesel. Show us something more relevant to the gas powered car community.

qmtran · 09-27-2009, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MR.K

try 3 oz. of acetone per 10 gal.....almost all cleaners use acetone and it dose improve mileage .............

That doesn't sound too safe. Acetone is very bad to plastics and rubber.

a_gray_prius · 09-27-2009, 04:42 PM

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That doesn't sound too safe. Acetone is very bad to plastics and rubber.

The "kidney, liver, and nerve damage" part isn't so great either. I suppose it's better than toluene, right?

ATDSR: ATSDR - ToxFAQs™: Acetone

09-12-2009, 02:53 AM	#1
nfields51 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: atlanta Posts: 1 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: N/A Package: Navigation Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Does Mileage Maxx work? My wife and I went to get our car serviced today and were pressured by a salesman to purchase a product called Mileage Maxx Mileage Booster. He told us that it would clean out our engine and increase our gas mileage by quite a bit. It wasn't too expensive, so if it actually works, it would be worth the purchase. Can anyone tell me if they have actually used this product?

09-12-2009, 09:29 AM	#3
JimboK One owner, low mileage Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 2,548 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 4 Thanked 88 Times in 69 Posts Friends: 6	Re: Does Mileage Maxx work? I didn't check Mike's link, but I bet I know what it says. Ask the salesman to produce independent (i.e., not done by the manufacturer or others with a vested interest), scientific studies, preferably published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, that support his claim. I bet he can't.

09-14-2009, 01:26 AM	#4
sorka Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 512 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: Package: #6 Touring Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Friends: 2	Re: Does Mileage Maxx work? Pure snake oil. Pure waste of money.

09-14-2009, 03:03 PM	#6
MR.K Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 83 My Car: 2008 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Does Mileage Maxx work? try 3 oz. of acetone per 10 gal.....almost all cleaners use acetone and it dose improve mileage .............

09-27-2009, 04:08 PM	#8
qmtran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 42 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: Package: #2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 2	Re: Does Mileage Maxx work? There have been numerious tests done to prove that fuel additives do NOT WORK. A UK show called 5th Gear tested some and said they made the car worst. Import Tuner Magazine said the same. A local news channel here in Seattle, WA had the same findings. If this stuff really does work then we wouldn't be driving Prius' now would we? As for Mr MaxxGrennFuels, nice advertising pitch. The trucks used were not Gas but Low Sulfur Diesel. Show us something more relevant to the gas powered car community.

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