Improved Fuel Economy – 7 Simple Steps That Save You Gas
Gas is getting more and more expensive and if you have a long commute or if you just like to drive, the gas bill can become a burden.
Luckily there are a lot of ways to save gas without investing in a new car or in snake oil add-on kits. I’ll show you seven ways that are commonly available and easy to do.
1. MAINTAIN HIGH ENOUGH TIRE PRESSURE
Driving with under inflated tires is not only dangerous as the tires could overheat, it also uses more gas than inflated tires.
Inflate the tires to the maximum allowed by your cars manuals, and periodically check the pressure using a good pressure gauge.
Many hypermilers inflate their tires more than that, to the maximum pressure printed on the sidewalls of the tires themselves. This is often as much as 50 percent more than what the car manufacturer recommends and it will give additional gas savings due to lesser rolling resistance.
This comes at the cost of a harder more uncomfortable ride though. And I can’t recommend you outright to do this, even if it’s safe, as there is a possibility of uneven tire wear in some conditions. Read more
Improved Fuel Economy – 7 Simple Steps That Save You Gas
Gas is getting more and more expensive and if you have a long commute or if you just like to drive, the gas bill can become a burden.
Luckily there are a lot of ways to save gas without investing in a new car or in snake oil add-on kits. I’ll show you seven ways that are commonly available and easy to do.
1. MAINTAIN HIGH ENOUGH TIRE PRESSURE
Driving with under inflated tires is not only dangerous as the tires could overheat, it also uses more gas than inflated tires.
Inflate the tires to the maximum allowed by your cars manuals, and periodically check the pressure using a good pressure gauge.
Many hypermilers inflate their tires more than that, to the maximum pressure printed on the sidewalls of the tires themselves. This is often as much as 50 percent more than what the car manufacturer recommends and it will give additional gas savings due to lesser rolling resistance. Read more
Save Money and Gas on All Your Gas and Diesel Engines
If you want to save at the pump this is it and it keeps your fuel system clean. This is a fuel re-formulator. Get better gas mileage and pull or drive stronger than you ever have. This product will work on any gas or diesel equipment and the fuel will last longer when not in use so don’t worry about using other additives to keep fuel from going bad when in storage just be sure the product is in the whole system before you shut it down or winterize it. I have been a mechanic and a truck driver most of my life (over 30 yrs.) and I have tried many products and I have owned motorhomes, trucks, and trailers.
This is what I use: Duralube in my engine and mileage max in my fuel and that way I know I’m protected and I’m getting the best fuel economy possible. It only takes 1 oz to 10 gal.Every other fill up.So go to the website and read all about it. In my Ford Expedition I went from 12.5 to 17mpg in 4 tanks and the more you use it the better it gets up to a point and you will know what that point is when your increase stops and stays the same and your emissions are reduced to about 30% anyway in my case. The company that produces this product is a US Company out of Arizona so if your not satisfied with the product just send it back for a full refund. Read more
Get the Most From Your Gas Tank!
Get the Most From Your Gas Tank!
The high gas prices of 2008 made even simple travel such as going to work, dropping the kids off, or even going out for a movie financially painful. Even though gas prices have come down, who knows how long they’ll stay there?! So let me help you get the most from your gas tank…in fact, you could even drive a FREE Escalade ;with these tips and your wallet won’t complain.
• Go easy on the gas when accelerating. No need to go stoplight racing just to see who gets to use their brakes first. Acceleration uses significant amounts of gas.
• Enable overdrive. If you drive an automatic, make sure overdrive is enabled. Disabling it locks out your highway gear which is the most fuel efficient Read more
How to Plan for a Car Rental
Everyone will need to rent a car at certain periods in their life, for various reasons and needs. The reasons to rent a car may be to travel to another city or country, to drive to a destination after taking a flight, to move to a new house, or to temporarily replace your car during maintenance. There are many car rental companies to choose from, it will help to shop around and do your research to find the best companies to rent the vehicle. Most of these companies have a website for rental information, such as the requirements, types of cars, their office locations, and specials for renting their cars.
You may like to take advantages of the rental specials that the rental companies will offer to save money. It will be helpful to avoid rental hassles to read the details about the agreement or contract information. Check out the rates for renting the car for you like, most rental companies will prefer credit cards as payment. Read more
Gas Guzzling SUV's Gouges Value
Going back to the 70’s and 80’s, if you had a family, most case scenario, you had a station wagon. Then along came the development of the SUV, a truck body on a car chassis. The SUV was a necessity for every household, even eclipsing the popularity of the minivan which was known as the family vehicle of the 90’s. The craze didn’t stop there though; larger and larger SUV’s were developed and finally came the mega-size SUV. This was like a mini-van, in that it could almost hold an entire soccer team. Along with the regular SUV’s, these mega-sized SUV’s were getting on average 9-12 miles per gallon, but they were being compensated for the low gas mileage by increasing the size of the gas tank to 14 – 16 gallons.
Shortly after the millennium shift, gas began rising at a steady pace. Every time we went to the pump the price went up a few more cents. Everyone complained, but they kept buying the SUV’s for the “size and comfort”, but as soon as the prices hit $2:50/gal. and higher, SUV consumers began to doubt their vehicles worth. Read more
