With gas prices sky high most individuals who drive are
interested in ways they can make their car more fuel efficient and save as
much money as possible. While there are no fuel saving tips that will keep
your car full of gas without filling up, there are some tips that really can
help you save money on fuel over the long run. All of these tips focus on
making your car more fuel efficient.
Fuel Efficiency Tip #1 Drive When You Crank Up This might seem obvious, but
as soon as you crank up your car you should drive off. However, many people
crank up and leave the car idling for a while. Instead of this, when you
crank up drive off and only keep your car running when it is absolutely
necessary.
Fuel Efficiency Tip #2 Don't Ride the Break Many drivers hit the break more
often than is necessary. Additionally there are quite a few drivers that
slow down for a braking car when they could easily switch lanes. Not riding
the break can increase your fuel efficiency by up to 30%, so this is a great
tip you should follow.
Fuel Efficiency Tip #3 Turn Off Your Car If you are going to be stopping for
more than 10 minutes you should switch off your car to keep fuel efficiency
at its peak and not burn more gas than is necessary.
Fuel Efficiency Tip #4 Don't Turn Off Your Car If you are only stopping for
a brief moment or less than 5 minutes then don't turn off your car because
the amount of gas used to crank up is more than you would burn in that short
period of time.
Fuel Efficiency Tip #5 Inflate Tires Properly Too many drivers never think
of their tires, unless one goes flat. However, having tires that are
properly inflated can save fuel and make your car more fuel efficient,
saving you money. Because of this, you should check your tire pressure on a
regular basis.
While gas prices don't seem like they will be dipping considerably in the
next few months every tip to help you make your car more fuel efficient is
helpful. So, follow the above fuel tips and you will see that over time your
car really is more fuel efficient.
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Written by: Craig Rowe
Learn how to choose
the right fuel treatments for your car
Choosing the right fuel treatments might be the difference
between your car mechanism's receiving bad deposits or not as well as it
could reduce the engine's wear or increase it in case it was wrongly chosen.
Due to all these reasons, it is very important that you buy the right fuel
treatments for your car instead of choosing them randomly.
If you wish to learn which the right fuel treatments for your car are, you
should start by consulting your car owner's manual. Most car owner's manuals
come with indications regarding the use of fuel treatments and some of them
would let you know which ones you should buy and which ones you should avoid
since some of them could be very prejudicial.
Fuel treatments are applied in order to improve specific car functioning
areas and therefore you should have a clear idea on what you need to correct
before buying the treatment fuel for it. This way, one of the best ways to
make sure you will buy the right fuel treatment for your car is by choosing
it according the specific problem it is going through.
Although there are some low cost treatments which are not bad, you should
always try to make sure you buy a well known one or one which has been
recommended to you by your mechanic or someone who knows what he is talking
about. Another great way to buy your treatments is when they are on sale
which happens very often in many stores.
After you have bought the right treatment, you should wait to add it until
the next time you will add gas to the tank. This way, you should add the
treatment, with a maximum of one bottle, and then add the gas you wish. If
you have any doubts regarding fuel treatments you should ask your mechanic,
or, in case you have doubts on how to use it you should ask the treatment
manufacturer for further advice. You shouldn’t add any treatment to your car
if you are not sure about it and what it could do to the car.
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