Are
You Driving on Fresh Air
Do
you travel miles to save pennies on fuel costs
Do
you watch your fuel gauge more than your Speedo
Is
the rising cost of Gas strangling you
Fear
not...Help is at hand...GET A BICYCLE
Seriously,
there are a few things that can be done without throwing your car
keys
away and walking everywhere.
A
lot of the things you can do to save fuel are easy and free.
When
was the last time you checked your tires to see if they were inflated
to
the
correct pressure Under inflated tires are one of the main causes of
excess
fuel consumption. It's easy to check your tire pressures daily with a
cheap
tire pressure gauge if you don't know how asks your local garage
mechanic
to show you -A free beer works wonders-
When
you buy your fuel can have an effect on what you get. Gas is sold by
volume
and as we all know from school, liquids expand when warm, so if you
buy
your gas at the hottest part of the day you will get less than if you
buy
when
it is cold. So the logical time to buy your gas is just before dawn
when it's coldest.
With
Twenty-four hour shopping it would make sense to do your weekly shop
while others
are
asleep and fill up your tank at the same time. The roads will be
quieter
so
less traffic to get stuck behind and waste fuel.
There
are various free websites that will tell you the cheapest gas
prices
in
your area.
How
about just washing your car. It causes less drag, ... Honestly. Why
do
you
think that swimmers shave their heads i.e. Duncan Goodhew Or what
about
those skin tight smooth figure hugging suits worn by downhill skiers
Just
going for a cold shower.
Make
Car washing fun, get all the family involved. Hose down the dog, hose
down
the kids. Hose down the whole neighbourhood. If winter you may
ignore
this
one
Sitting
at the lights revving the engine may impress the boy racers but it
uses
gas. Rev the engine 15 times and you use enough fuel to travel one
mile.
Remember
this next time you have to push your car to the gas station.
Is
your car due for a service I know a good priest who can give the
last
rites
at a reasonable price. I know it costs money for servicing your car
if
you
are unable to do it yourself. But the cost in extra fuel if your car
is
not
running right is even more. Blocked air filter, worn spark plugs,
sticking
brakes, etc.
Best
of all drive safely. Do not tailgate! if you do you will have to
brake
harder
when the car in front does. Give some distance to the car in front.
You
will use your brakes less and still get there at the same time. Watch
the
traffic
far ahead and try to read how they are going to act, if you see brake
lights
up ahead you can react a bit sooner.
If
you are driving in the wet you can sometimes see the reflections of
brake
lights
on the wet road surface. This allows you to slow down sooner and
avoid
harsh
braking.
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