Gas - Saving Money Tips

[SaraHope]

The biggest difference I've found is accelearing more slowly - a lead foot equals big gasoline bills!

[SaraHope]

got a question... if you aren't supposed to use the air conditioner OR roll the windows down what do you do in the summer when it is 100 outside? You have to do something so which is more cost effective? windows or ac

If you are traveling at highway speeds - use the A/C. If less, use the windows.

[SaraHope]

very ood tips, thanks . But I am concerned on this statistic you mentioned.

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9. Drive at the speed limit. Cars use about 20% more fuel driving at 70 miles per hour than they do at 55 miles per hour.
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can you show me where you found that at? thats a huge percent, sounds inaccurate, but prove me wrong please.

That depends on the car! A car with a small frontal cross-section and extreme aerodynamics (think Corvette) has very little wind resistance and increasing speed reduces milege by only a small percentage. But take something like a Navigator and the 20% is probably not far off.

Did you know that a Corvette, even with its powerful V8, gets almost 30 MPG on the highway! Aerodynamics and tall highway gear make it effificent at those speeds!

[SaraHope]

Oil prices are rising due to meddling of traders. The laws of supply and demand are no longer the driver. The government was supposed to protect the consumer from such activity but they don't seem to act until it is too late and many are hurt. Think California and the phony electricical shortage during the Enron days....

[Aleta]

Ima Saver will be happy to hear that information on the gas savings from the "vettes."

I think driving differently will help you use less gas. I'm now accelerating more slowly to the dismay of others behind me.

[garilon]

I would have to go with the ac over opening windows

if its a hot day and you're driving slow open windows will use less fuel but whats the point - you won't cool down much

ac cools the car down rapidly and only needs to be on for a short while to be effective.

other gas price comparisons:

for the US

and the UK

Hope these help

[Bgood]

Gas Buddy Rocks!

Thanks for promoting Gas Buddy - what a great resource.

Bgood

[autowoman]

When gas prices started going through the roof last year I would put my car in neutral as much as possible and coast for awhile. Red lights became the enemy because they prevented me from continuing my coast and saving more gas.

[emilywebster07]

I have toyota yaris so I dont have to worry about the gas but I do have to worry about my husband's car which is bmw.

This is a nice tip.

[maryannsms]

With the increasing gas price crunch, just doing a few simple things can save you significant money on your next trip to the gas pump.

Thanks for the great tips Jeffery!

[shubh]

These are good tips, no doubt. Many of us know about most of these but even then don’t follow. There is a strong need to spread the consciousness about saving fuel among the vehicle owners.

[melinuxfool]

Here's another tip. Take this pretty much as far as you want. If your car has a built in instantaneous fuel economy display, you can monitor that and drive accordingly. Sometimes, when there's no traffic, I'll try not to let it drop below say, 25 mpg. What that means is, as you go up hill, you actually let off the gas, the opposite of what your instinct wants to do.

This works wonders, believe it or not. My truck has an EPA estimated 15 mpg city and 18 Highway. I've averaged around 23 miles to the gallon. Not too shabby, I wouldn't say.

If your car doesn't have the fuel economy display, you can do what I did, and that's buy a ScanGauge. They're around $150, and no real "hypermiler" would be without one. You know the stuff works when you come to the day you used to refuel, and you've got like ¼ tank left.

[Saving_spree]

Informative tips...

[practicesaving]

These are some wonderful and very useful tips. Thanks for posting!

[LttlDriver]

yea I don't get people who go out of their way to save like 2 cents per gallon when they spent more gas and time just getting there.