speaking of the rising cost of gas... those bastards!
but you can take a little cut out of their profits and keep a little change in your pocket using these gas milage tricks... mostly common sense but every little bit helps.
get a plan - trips to the grocery store, dry cleaners, mall, etc. should be planned so you are not retracing your route; if you have more than one car, use the one that has better gas milage
check the gas cap - damaged, loose, or missing caps cause gallons of gas to vaporize
avoid long idles - longer than a minute, not in traffic? turn it off! it takes less gas to restart than what is being used idling (however, do not be like a certain person i know that turns the lights off and shuts the car down completely when we get to a stop light...)
use the recommended oil - using the oil grade recommended by the manufacturer can improve gas mileage by up to 2%
keep tires properly inflated - you can save up to 3.3% in gas milage
drop the weight - avoid keeping unnecessary heavy items in your vehicle; affect smaller cars mroe than larger ones (diet fatties! HA!)
maintain the speed limit - gas mileage decreases rapidly over 60 mph... cruise control for highway driving will also help
bypass high-octane gas - high-octanes probably won't improve your car's performance and the higher the octane, the higher the price
replace dirty air filter - replacing a clogged air filter can improve your gas milage by as much as 10%
drive sensibly - speeding, rapid acceleration, and constant braking are all symptoms of aggresive driving that waste gas (yeah but if we didn't do these things, what fun would driving be? and you try to tell frustrated rush hour drivers to lay off the brakes!)
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