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Fanatical Gas Economy - Hypermilers Can Be Hazardous
There is some very bad advice out there in regards to improving your fuel economy. I recently saw an article from the Washington Post. It talked about a strategy called hypermiling. While some of the tips presented were useful and favorable ways to save fuel, such as being easy on the gas pedal, others were just plain dangerous.
Your Fuel Economy Suffers in Cold Temperatures
Winter conditions put a tremendous strain on your car and on your driving. Winter also puts a strain on your fuel economy. In order to prevent a decrease in your fuel economy you need to be aware of some specific issues with regard to your car and your driving in the winter.
Warming Your Car in Winter Can Burn a Hole in Your Pocket
Winter can be a difficult time for car owners. Winter does it's best to wreak havoc on your fuel economy. You may be an unwitting ally in hurting your fuel economy. How your car warms up in cold weather could burn a hole in your pocket.
Tips to Improve Gas Mileage in the Winter
Winter doesn't just bring cold weather and snow, it also brings it's own particular problems to maintaining and improving gas mileage. Here are two specific things you should to do in the winter to sustain good fuel economy.
Changing Your Parking Habits to improve Gas Mileage
There are many easy and simple things you can do to increase your fuel mileage. One of those simple things is to change the way you park.
Low Fuel Economy:The Number One Reason!
There is one driving condition that is the single biggest gas robber. You must constantly fight this gas robber to keep it from stealing your fuel. When ever you drive you experience this problem.
Fuel Pill Schemes Try to Rip You Off!
Have you seen ads for pills that you put into your gas tank and then magically you will get up to 30% better fuel economy? A number of months ago the most popular fuel pill out there was a product made by Bioperformance. Their product was known as gas pills or fuel pills.
Neglecting Your Car's Oil Will Cost You Gas!
A car that is performing at it's peak will get the optimum fuel economy. If conditions of the engine deteriorate, it will loose peak performance which will then cause you to use more gas and spend more money. Oil is critical in preventing engine deterioration. Good fuel economy and proper management of the oil in your engine go hand in hand.
How to Save Gas and Save Money With a Few Simple Checks
You may not know that your car may not be running as efficiently as it should. If your car is not running at its optimum then you are loosing fuel economy and money. If you invest just a few minutes a month you can prevent that loss.
A Few Tricks To Save Gas
1. The evening or morning is the time to buy your gasoline.
Is Nitrogen the Key to Better Fuel Economy?
A new strategy that is being talked about claims that it will save you gasoline and dollars and more. In essence it is using one kind of gas to save another kind of gas. The gas you will save is the liquid gasoline you fill your car with. The gas you use is nitrogen instead of plain old air.
Save Gas and Money by Organizing Your Fill Ups
The two ways to save money buying gas is to pay less and use less. One of the best ways to use less gas, pay the best price and maximize savings is to plan ahead. Organizing when and where you fill up will go a long way to reduce the amount of gas you use.
How to Spend Less on Gas in One Easy Lesson!
There are a number of methods you can use to reduce your overall expense of gas purchases even before you consider changing your driving habits or taking any actions on your car. These strategies consist of smart buying and good management of your gas purchases.
How to Spend Less on Gas in One Easy Lesson!
There are a number of methods you can use to reduce your overall expense of gas purchases even before you consider changing your driving habits or taking any actions on your car. These strategies consist of smart buying and good management of your gas purchases.
The Best Way to Find the Lowest Gas Prices
There are a number of ways to lower your overall expense of gas purchases. You can do it without changing your driving habits or adding anything to your car. The most basic of these ways is to locate the gas stations that have the best prices.
An Unpleasant Surprise:Your Annual Cost of Gas
How much do you spend on gas over a 12 month period? If you know, you are unusual. As the price of gas increases so has your yearly gasoline cost. Gasoline has become one of the major components of your family budget. In order to maintain a proper family budget you really need to know how much you are spending for gas during the year. Most drivers are familiar with the amount of money it costs to fill the car but few can state with certainty the total spent per year.
More Deceptive Advertising for Gas Saving Devices!
For those of you looking for a quick fix to your fuel economy problem in light of the continuously rising gas prices, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has some advice: be wary of any gas-saving claims for automotive devices or oil and gas additives. More than 100 gas-saving products have been tested and none of them do what their deceptive advertising claims.
Gas Prices Ending Your Summer Travel? Gas Saving Tips for Travel
Gas prices are setting records. You realize the cost of the driving vacation you had planned will be a lot more than you thought. The trip is going to be so much more expensive you are thinking of not taking it at all. You don't have to cancel your trip! You can travel and control your costs of gas by following some simple tips.
Extra Profit for Car and Gas Companies When You Buy Premium Gas!
Vehicle manufacturers and oil companies love to make extra profits so they love it when they are able to persuade you to purchase premium fuel. They like it so much they continue to perpetuate inaccuracies about premium fuel. Inaccuracies such as premium fuel will provide better fuel economy. Inaccuracies such as high octane fuel can enhance your engine's performance. Actually these aren't inaccuracies they are complete myths.
Beware of Deceptive Advertising Claims for Gas Saving Devices
There are a myriad of fuel saving devices advertised now. If you do a search on Google for the term "fuel saving devices" google will return 1.5 million web pages in response to that search. It seems that unscrupulous individuals are always looking for a crisis situation in order to steal your hard earned money with the latest scam.
You Can Save Over $200 Per Year By Switching Grades of Gas!
Is higher octane gas worth the $208.00 increase in gas costs per year? Does the higher octane premium gas result in better mileage? Is better fuel economy attained by using premium gas? Does higher octane gas enable your car run better?
Save Gas and Money: How to Keep Tires at the Recommended PSI
Keeping your tires at the recommended PSI (Pounds per square inch) can save you 4% on your annual gas costs. That could save the average family between $100 and $200 dollars per year. Here is how you determine and maintain the correct tire pressure.
Can You Save Money With Generic Gas and Not Harm Your Car?
As the price of fuel goes up and up more drivers are thinking about using generic gas from stations that are not affiliated with the big international gas companies like Exxon or Shell. The question is, can you get the same quality of gas from ABC gas station as you can get from the big guys? Will the XYZ gas run your car with out causing damage to your engine?
Summer Driving Tip:Save $200 in Gas by Checking Tire Pressure!
One of the quickest ways to rob a car of efficient gas consumption is to neglect the tires. There are a number of different ways tires can affect your car's fuel saving performance. Making sure you are riding on properly inflated tires is probably the easiest way to save money on gas.
How A Cleveland Woman lowered her gas cost to 89 Cents A Gallon!
89 cents was what one consumer paid, while $1.09 was what another paid for a gallon of gas. You can find out how buyers have cut their price of gas to crazy levels. They used the same strategy used when they purchased non gas items. This explains how.
How to save 14% on your gas costs!
There is a strategy that can save you 4 percent, 5 percent, 10 percent or even 14 percent of your gas purchases. If you are a smart consumer you can save a lot of money.
Do You Make This Mistake at The Gas Pump?
The costly mistake many drivers make when filling their car with gas is to overfill it by topping it off. When the gas pump nozzle clicks off, do you stop or do you keep pumping? Are you trying to add more gas your tank after the shutoff trying to stuff as much in as possible? Are you pumping more gas after the shutoff to round your total cost to the nearest full dollar amount? If either of these scenarios are true, or if any other reason causes you to top off your tank you have developed a bad habit that is costing you money and is contributing to air pollution.
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