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Get Better gas mileage: two minutes can save you up to $500 per year
Tips to get better gas mileage for your car. Consider these tips to save money on gas bills. What could be better time to have these tips while gas prices are soaring up towards $4 per gallon.
Tire pressure: Check the tire pressure regularly. Underflated tirescan cause upto 15% more fuel. Also keep in mind that tires loose about a pound of air per month.
Air filters Change them frequently as suggested in manufacturers guidelines. Make sure Oil change service is maintained frequently.
Idle Free for more mileage Don't idle more than a minute and be green friendly. Turn off the car if your wating dring pickups and drop offs. It usually is more than a minute.
Warm up No more than a minute. People leave the engine on for more than 3 minutes for warmup. It costs more and overheated car is not better either for mileage.
Cruise for low gas bill: Constant speed at posted speed limits on highways gives maximum bang for the buck. Avoid breaking too much.
Speed Travelling at excess speed consumes more gas and requires lot of brake usage. This is very expensive.
Tidy up Check if you are carrying ski stuff or cargo holder ll the time. Move them to garage if you don't need for the specific trip. Remove as much ice as possible during windr months. Less weight means more savings.
A/C Usage Use only when required. turnit off as much as possible. Avoid using it during small trips to local corner store etc.
Carpool Check if there are any peers living closeto your house. Consider car pooling. This immediately cuts the gas bill be 50%
Shop Smart: Calculate cost per mile for your car. Ususally it is around 45 cents per mile. Now look at buying a nice gift for $50.00 at outletmall which is approximately 50 miles from your home. Total trip causes 100 miles means $45 for gas expenses. How about shopping in online ? Even if you pay 10 bucks for shipping, it may still cost you less.
Consider Hybrid See your annual usage interms of miles per year. Consider buying a hybrid car. More mileage and newer car.
Consider Renting a hybridIf buying hybrid car is not an option, consider renting it for long trips. One week driving with 3000 miles may pay off car rent expense with hybrid. Most insurance companies cover rental car means less expense renting a car. No depereciation on your car and no additional maintainance.
Tire pressure: Check the tire pressure regularly. Underflated tirescan cause upto 15% more fuel. Also keep in mind that tires loose about a pound of air per month.
Air filters Change them frequently as suggested in manufacturers guidelines. Make sure Oil change service is maintained frequently.
Idle Free for more mileage Don't idle more than a minute and be green friendly. Turn off the car if your wating dring pickups and drop offs. It usually is more than a minute.
Warm up No more than a minute. People leave the engine on for more than 3 minutes for warmup. It costs more and overheated car is not better either for mileage.
Cruise for low gas bill: Constant speed at posted speed limits on highways gives maximum bang for the buck. Avoid breaking too much.
Speed Travelling at excess speed consumes more gas and requires lot of brake usage. This is very expensive.
Tidy up Check if you are carrying ski stuff or cargo holder ll the time. Move them to garage if you don't need for the specific trip. Remove as much ice as possible during windr months. Less weight means more savings.
A/C Usage Use only when required. turnit off as much as possible. Avoid using it during small trips to local corner store etc.
Carpool Check if there are any peers living closeto your house. Consider car pooling. This immediately cuts the gas bill be 50%
Shop Smart: Calculate cost per mile for your car. Ususally it is around 45 cents per mile. Now look at buying a nice gift for $50.00 at outletmall which is approximately 50 miles from your home. Total trip causes 100 miles means $45 for gas expenses. How about shopping in online ? Even if you pay 10 bucks for shipping, it may still cost you less.
Consider Hybrid See your annual usage interms of miles per year. Consider buying a hybrid car. More mileage and newer car.
Consider Renting a hybridIf buying hybrid car is not an option, consider renting it for long trips. One week driving with 3000 miles may pay off car rent expense with hybrid. Most insurance companies cover rental car means less expense renting a car. No depereciation on your car and no additional maintainance.
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Comment by Siva on May 27, 2008 at 9:22am - Very useful blogpost Mona. I tried few in my recent long drive. Made sure Tire pressure is proper and removed all the unnecessary stuff from the trunl. Cruised at 70 MPH as far I could. My recent trip of 800 miles might have saved $10-$15 bucks in gas easyly. Didn't had time to look for hybrid/small car rentals but that might have saved us even more. Thanks for the post.
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