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There is a wide variety of car models available for buying. Deciding which one to buy is a major decision and a huge headache. Soaring petrol prices have also caused another decision to come to light, what type of fuel should my car use, petrol or diesel? Both have positive and negative attributes to consider.

My 92? Jeep explorer has seen better days. Rust has claimed most of the underside and the inside smells like a rain-soaked dog. I have been considering a new motor for months now and thanks to a new job [with a hefty salary increase] I can afford to buy one. After weeks of decision making, I narrowed my choices down to one option, a brand new Land Rover. It has the look and feel of a sports car, with all the style and trimmings of a luxury vehicle-in my mind at least. There were many optional extras I could include with my new purchase, such as an MP3 player with surround sound, and also leather seats. The one choice that kept me thinking for the longest was a petrol or diesel engine. Petrol prices have skyrocketed, making it almost unaffordable to even own a car! But my choice in which model of engine to use will hopefully save me money and maybe even improve performance.

If you don't mind the noise, diesel engines are far noisier then their petrol cousins. There have certainly been some great strides in diesel engine production, but petrol engines will always produce less noise. I'm not worried about the noise levels though, so I will have to go for diesel with this one. What if the engine needs service? Petrol engines can be serviced by almost any qualified mechanic, but even the best mechanics have a tough time understanding diesel engines due to their complicated parts. Luckily, Land Rovers service stations have mechanics fully trained in both diesel and petrol.

Never mind the technical aspects though, which one saves less fuel? That honour goes to diesel. Diesel engines were first designed for transport that needed to go long distances without filling up and petrol engines just couldn't cut it. Diesel engines are economical and have a fuel range that seems to be double that of normal petrol engines. Large petrol engines are thirsty, hungering for fuel. Their complex electrical systems and multiple valves demand litres of petrol to work constantly for it. However, Diesel fuel is also much pricier than petrol at the moment.

This was a hard decision for me to make, whichever way I looked at it. I chose the engine based on the fuel that would, in the end be in more of a ready supply. The winner was petrol. My pitch-black Land-Rover would be ready in six months for pickup-I have that to look forward too. In the meantime, I will just watch the fuel prices and hope that diesel does not become cheaper than petrol. You never know with today's fuel prices, anything can happen

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World Oil Prices have risen over 500% since 2000. In February 2000, the media was warning of the $30 barrel for the first time. Now we're looking at the $135 barrel with some commentators predicting $200 per barrel before long.

We drive our cars as economically as possible, but it's not enough. So for many of us, some sort of fuel saver device is going to become a necessity. Which is the best one?

The sales of guides and manuals on how to build and install these car fuel saving devices has exploded in recent months. One publisher, who was selling four or five copies of his instruction manual per week, is now selling over a hundred every day. There's no doubt that this sort of DIY technology has really caught the public's imagination and it does rather leave one wondering, why don't the mainstream manufacturers latch on to this technology and install these fuel saving devices in new cars as a matter of course. If they really can save as much fuel as they claim, they'd be doing us all a favor.

But, if they're not going to come to our assistance, it's left to us to do it for ourselves.

To do this, of course, we need to know what we're doing. There are dozens of guides on the market now which detail how to build and install a hydrogen generator under your car's hood. When piped into your engine, along with the regular gasoline, they are claimed to improve your car's economy enormously. But if you sit down and read them all, you'll probably come to the same conclusion on the best fuel saver product as me.

Firstly, although it's not essential to understand the physics of the hydrogen generation process, it certainly helps to have a clear understanding of what's going on and how your system works. It can help you appreciate why it's designed as it is, what features are important and perhaps how you can modify or tweak your own system for maximum performance. This type of background information is enormously helpful when you're undertaking a do-it-yourself project.

The best fuel saver product should also never leave you stranded halfway through the project because, for example, you can't source a particular part. It should provide you with a comprehensive list of parts suppliers and make plenty of help available in the unlikely event that you get stuck.

It should also give you a full installation guide, suitable for a wide variety of vehicles. Remember that this hydrogen technology is suitable for all vehicles from small city compacts to large diesel trucks so a wide range of installations scenarios needs to be covered.

Finally, of course, the best fuel saver product should give plenty of advice on testing and adjusting your system. It's easy to lose sight of the fact that unless properly adjusted to suit the particular characteristics of your vehicle, you could be leaving some of the potential economy and environmental benefits on the table.

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Robert D. Thomson has sinced written about articles on various topics from Dog Care, Real Estate and Dental Practice. Mike works for a luxury website and is always questioning which fuels are better for certain. Robert D. Thomson's top article generates over 2240000 views. to your Favourites.

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