Have a Great weekend Tips for Fuel saving. 1) Check your tire pressure Under-inflated tires are one of the most commonly ignored causes of crummy. Under-inflated tires have more rolling resistance, which means you need to burn more gas to keep your car moving. Check your tires at least once a month. Be sure to check them when they are cold, since driving the car warms up the tires along with the air inside them, which increases pressure and gives a falsely high reading. 2) Check your air filter A dirty air filter restricts the flow of air into the engine, which harms performance and economy. Air filters are easy to check and change; remove the filter and hold it up to the sun. If you cant see light coming through it, you need a new one. 3) Accelerate with care If you drive an automatic, accelerate moderately so the transmission can shift up into the higher gears. Stick-shifters should shift early to keep the revs down, but dont lug the engine -- downshift if you need to accelerate. Keep an eye well down the road for potential slowdowns. If you accelerate to speed then have to brake right away, thats wasted fuel. 4) Hang with the trucks Ever notice how, in bad traffic jams, cars seem to constantly speed up and slow down, while trucks tend to roll along at the same leisurely pace? A constant speed keeps shifting to a minimum -- important to those who have to wrangle with those ten-speed truck transmissions -- but it also aids economy, as it takes much more fuel to get a vehicle moving than it does to keep it moving. Rolling with the big rigs saves fuel (and aggravation). 5) Get back to nature Consider shutting off the air conditioner, opening the windows and enjoying the breeze. It may be a tad warmer, but at lower speeds youll save fuel. That said, at higher speeds the A/C may be more efficient than the wind resistance from open windows and sunroof. 7) Back off the bling New wheels and tires may look cool, and they can certainly improve handling. But if they are wider and bigger than the stock tires, chances are theyll create more rolling resistance and decrease fuel economy. 8) Clean out your car If youre the type who takes a leisurely attitude towards car cleanliness, periodically go through your car and see what can be tossed out or brought into the house. It doesnt take much to acquire an extra lot of stuff, and the more weight your car has to lug around, the more fuel it burns. Hope you guys find this well
Posted on: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 02:20:00 +0000
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