How to Save Money on Gas
Save money on gas without giving up your car.
If you haven’t noticed the gas prices at the pump lately, you’re one in a few. Almost everyone has been affected by the rising prices of gasoline, and even though they took a bit of a drop in some areas, gas prices are still astronomical in the grand scheme of things. If you want to save money on gas without giving up your car, follow these simple steps.
Tune Up Your Car
A simple tune up can help you improve you gas mileage by about four percent. That’s quite a bit of gas over the course of a year. If you haven’t had your car tuned up in a while, this may be the time to think about it.
Keep Air Filters Clean
Clean and replace your air filters as needed. A clean air filter can save you up to 10 percent when it comes to fuel economy.
Drive Sensibly
Driving like a lunatic (or an aggressive driver as the politically correct would say) can actually cost you serious gas mileage. It’s estimated that aggressive driving on the highway can cause you to decrease your fuel economy by about 30 percent.
Use Cruise Control
Using the cruise control option on your vehicle will help your car maintain a constant speed and will help you consume gas more efficiently.
Comments
If at all possible, do not buy gasoline during the warmth of the day or within several hours after the underground tanks have been filled. Buy in the cool of the night when the density of the gas is higher. The volume will be the same but the higher density of colder gas will give you more “bang” for your buck thus better gas mileage.
Posted by: Bob Dibeler | January 4, 2006 12:09 PM