Thursday, November 27, 2008

How To Save Gas Mileage Without Any Fuss

In today’s world, the skyrocketing prices of gasoline makes a huge dent in your expenditures, and we are always looking for ways to improve this situation.

Who wants to continue spending large amounts of their hard-earned money on gasoline? 

Nobody of course!

Wouldn’t it be excellent if you knew some tricks to help improve your current gas mileage so you can save more of your hard earned money?

In order to do this, you just need to keep in mind these simple solutions, realise their importance, and utilise them in your daily routine.

Here is a list of some of these important points:

Change the way you drive: this is the easiest way to save a lot of money as you don’t need to spend anything to make this method work; all that is required is to bring a few changes in you and see it showing wonderful results.

You must learn to slow down on freeways. You should not drive at high speed especially
when you are going on a short journey. Make an effort to maintain your speed and keep the use of brakes to a minimum.

Drive when it is cooler outside: driving at such a time will reduce the stress on the vehicle and that will help you improve fuel economy.

Coasting to stop signs and lights: if you drive fast and stop right at the last moment, you are using more gas than what is actually required. It is always better to coast up to a light or stop signal. You should use this trick to coast downhill also, whenever possible.

Use the traffic to your advantage: when you are driving at high speeds, it is better to drive behind a big vehicle like a truck. Don’t forget to keep a safe distance in doing so. When you drive like this, you reduce the wind resistance and this can save on gas mileage by 5% to 10%.

Take proper care of your vehicle: your vehicle should be properly maintained if you want good results in mileage improvements. Check that the air filter is not dirty and make sure that the tyres are properly inflated. Even doing these little things will make a massive difference.

Get timely oil change and tune ups done: they are a must for the improvement in mileage of your vehicle. You must get it done every 3,000- 4,000 miles.

Use water to run your vehicle: yes it is possible to do so! Water is a cheaper and better alternative to expensive gasoline. HHO generators are installed in the vehicles that use water. It helps to save your hard earned money and is also beneficial in fighting global warming. The HHO gas extracted from water reverts back to its original state when it exits your vehicle. This method causes zero pollution and is affordable too.

You can follow any of these methods and enjoy the benefits of improved gas mileage.

The added advantage is that any of these solutions are successful in all vehicles, whether it is a car, truck, SUV or anything else.

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