| The message screams at us from every sign at | | | | there are plenty of governmental bodies and even |
| every corner gas station-gasoline prices are at an | | | | private industries that have good reason to want to |
| all-time high and there's no indication that relief is | | | | help you save on gas. So counting down, here are the |
| anywhere in site. In fact, many experts are saying it | | | | top 10 tips that you can use to really help save money |
| could get worse-much worse-and that's sending | | | | on gas and reduce consumption: |
| masses of motorists scrambling for ways to cut down | | | | 10. Keep your tires properly inflated according to the |
| on gas consumption. Here are 10 ways that anyone | | | | manufacturer's recommendations. Under inflated tires |
| can use to save money on gas. | | | | make the vehicle run less efficiently and waste gas. In |
| The message screams at us from every sign at | | | | fact, it can be estimated that for every 1lb of under |
| every corner gas station-gasoline prices are at an | | | | inflation, you could be losing up to 5% of your gas |
| all-time high and there's no indication that relief is | | | | mileage. |
| anywhere in site. In fact, many experts are saying it | | | | 9. Don't be an aggressive driver. Jackrabbit starts, tire |
| could get worse-much worse-and that's sending | | | | screeching stops and speeding can lower your gas |
| masses of motorists scrambling for ways to cut down | | | | mileage by 5% on city streets and as much as 33% |
| on gas consumption. | | | | on highways. Try to look ahead and see where you |
| What are your options when there are so many | | | | may need to slow down or stop, this way you can |
| different crackpot methods online? Just today we | | | | take your foot off the pedal and allow the car to |
| saw a television news station advising drivers to fill up | | | | coast and slow naturally. |
| their gas tanks in the morning when gas is cooler and | | | | 8. Avoid excessive idling. Idling your engine for 15 |
| more condensed, as a way of getting more for your | | | | minutes wastes one gallon of gas. If you can, time |
| money. While there is some truth that liquids occupy | | | | your journeys so that you avoid sitting forever at |
| less volume when they are colder, it's not going to help | | | | traffic lights and try and cut the time you need for your |
| you save hundreds of dollars a year on gas. | | | | car to warm up. In warm weather, driving is actually |
| This outdated advice may have been true once-we | | | | the most efficient way to warm up a combustion |
| don't know for sure-but we do know that today gas | | | | engine. Idling is the worst thing you can do - you get |
| stations store fuel below ground in 30,000-gallon tanks. | | | | zero miles to the gallon if your car is running but not |
| What this means is that the gas will remain at near a | | | | moving! |
| contsant temperature so that daily cycles will not | | | | 7. Slow down. The faster you go, the less efficiently |
| cause it to expand or contract. | | | | your vehicle uses gas. 55 is the most efficient mph on |
| We've seen all sorts of other bad advice that's | | | | highways. Go above 60 and your fuel efficiency |
| outdated, ill-advised or just outright fraud. Claims that | | | | decreases rapidly. |
| devises which bleed air into the carburetor can | | | | 6. Remove excess weight. If you're used to driving |
| dramatically increase gas mileage turn out not to be | | | | around with your golf clubs and a chain saw in your |
| true when put to the test under closely monitored | | | | trunk, you're paying a heavy price for it. Removing an |
| conditions. | | | | extra 100 pounds from your car will increase your fuel |
| Face it-with a long-term gas crises looming ahead, | | | | efficiency by as much as 2%. |