# Image from "snake oil" vendor

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/image-from-snake-oil-vendor/63128>\
**Category:** Power/Fuel\
**Tags:** gasoline\
**Created:** [March 29, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/image-from-snake-oil-vendor/63128 "2011-03-29T15:44:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/image-from-snake-oil-vendor/63128/1 "2011-03-29T15:44:36Z")

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I won’t say which one.  
  
 I hope the image shows up OK below.

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/image-from-snake-oil-vendor/63128/2 "2011-03-29T15:45:39Z")

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![](https://katescrew.goxft.com/images/money_in_tank.jpg)

I think it’s pretty amusing.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/image-from-snake-oil-vendor/63128/3 "2011-03-29T16:02:58Z")

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High prices will stoke their sales, unfortunately…

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**Author:** ![mark9207](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mark9207](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mark9207)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/image-from-snake-oil-vendor/63128/4 "2011-03-29T22:10:57Z")

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When I said to put ten dollars in the gas tank in exchange for using my car, that’s not what I meant!

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/image-from-snake-oil-vendor/63128/5 "2011-03-30T14:55:13Z")

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A gallon of their additive costs $1,300, about $10 an ounce.

Brings to mind something else that once cost $10 an ounce, and would save gas by making the driver go slow, or just stay home!