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Cars18 Tips for Saving Money on Gasoline
by:
Fisher Swanson
Gas prices are on the rise again! Here are several tips to help you conserve gas and save money as we approach summer gas prices.
1. Support your car tuned up. Cars in poor running condition use more gasoline.
2. Plan trips well to avoid excess driving.
3. Once
you run your air conditioner you get more worse gas mileage. Use your air conditioner sparingly. If you have a lower setting, use it. Turn it on until the car gets cool, then turn it off and let the fan circulate the cool air. Ne'er
run your air conditioner with your windows open!
4. Support your windows closed once
traveling at high speeds. Open windows cause additional drag and lower your gas mileage. At high speeds, an open window can use more gas than galore air conditioners (especially if they are on a low setting).
5. Check your tire pressure. Over-inflated tires can really reduce your fuel efficiency, so don't overfill.
6. If at all possible, change your activity start time to avoid gridlock. Finish and go traffic hurts your gas mileage.
7. Take unnecessary items out of the car. You don't need to carry snow chains about with you in the summertime. Simply do sure to put them back in once
winter comes around.
8. Try not to idle your engine for long periods of time. If you are stuck in traffic and you don't think you are going to go anyplace
in the next five minutes, you may want to turn your car off.
9. You no longer need to warm your car up for long periods of time, especially new cars. New cars are ready-made to run once
cold.
10. Don't travel at fast speeds in low gears unless you need the compression to slow down.
11. Try to drive the speed limit.
12. Try to accelerate slowly once
departure the finish light. It's not a competition with the driver in the lane next to you. The quickest
person through the intersection simply gets to spend more on gas.
13. No need to buy the highest priced gasoline. Most cars are built to run on regular unleaded. Check you owners instructions or consult a mechanic. I have had galore tell me that the more big-ticket gas is a waste of money.
14. Revving the engine needlessly wastes gas. There is no need to rev before you turn your vehicle off.
15. If at all possible, try to arrange car pools with co-workers to share the cost of commutation to work.
16. Walk, bike or run to your intended location whenever possible.
17. Once
the cost is sky high, don't fill up. Wait for the cost to go down before you fill up your tank. Filling up your tank once
the cost is peaking lets gas companies cognize that you are willing to pay ridiculous prices for gasoline.
18. And last, the biggest and most important step towards saving money on gas is always try to purchase vehicles that get nice gas mileage. The difference between 20 miles-per-gallon and 40 miles-per-gallon is huge.
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