Save Gas - Drive A Veggie Oil Car

[jeffrey]

As the nation grapples with pumped-up gas prices, car owners are turning to their favorite restaurants for a solution: recycled vegetable oil.

Environmentalists have been using the fuel alternative for years as a way to cut back on sooty emissions, but as gas prices soar above $2 a gallon, they say their "veggie cars" are also a great way to save some cash.

That was part of the attraction for the Healing Waters, a San Diego-based rock band that recently had a conversion kit installed in its bus for a seven-week cross-country tour. The band left its hometown on a full tank of vegetable oil and then filled up again at a Chinese restaurant in Missouri before buying 500 gallons during a stop in Massachusetts.

"We only spent $200 that would have normally cost us about $1,200, and we probably could have done it all for free if we kept stopping (at restaurants)," said Tony Thorpe, 34, a bassist and vocalist for the band... [read more at usatoday.com]

For other ways to save money on gas, read the SavingAdvice.com article Drivintg To Savings