Good suggestions for saving gas

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15 years ago 05/23/2008 9:20pm EDT

(1) Mow your lawn much less frequently. Kick back, have a beer, enjoy your Saturday afternoon. Its the patriotic thing to do.

(2) Do you really need to go to service/mass/temple as often as your do? Stay home and pray from your living room. God is everywhere and he doesn't want you wasting gas.

(3) Nothing kills efficiency and wastes gas as much as braking. Avoid the natural tendency to brake when you see a stale yellow light, a dog or squirrel on the side of the road, or road construction.

(4) Draft the eighteen wheelers on the freeway. On the expressways get within a foot behind them and it really cuts down on wind resistance.

(5) Don't allow any passengers in your car that weigh more than 185 pounds. Nuff said.

15 years ago 05/23/2008 9:34pm EDT

re: toomuchtime

15 years ago 05/24/2008 12:52am EDT

re: toomuchtime

Pump your gas slowly so air bubbles don't fill in the volume of the gas you purchase.

Get gas when it's coldest so it's denser.

15 years ago 05/24/2008 1:39am EDT

re: better tips

Drive at the MINIMUM posted speed-limit and no more than 55 mph when you got somewhere to go.

Don't use cruise-control on hills. It's alright to slow down.

Keep your car empty. If you've got a minivan or SUV, remove the seats you don't need...note: if you find yourself removing every seat but the drivers, get a smaller car.

Take off your roof-rack.

Work 4x10 instead of 5x8.

Do errands to/from work.

Homeschool. Encourage old-fashioned neighborhood play for the kids instead of organized sports/lessons.

15 years ago 05/24/2008 2:04am EDT

re: livinlite

livinlite wrote:
Work 4x10 instead of 5x8.

If your hours are flexible enough do work 4 days per week, then you should also be able to telecommute. Either work from home one day a week or work from home for the first 2 hours of the day, doing e-mails etc, until the morning traffic peak is over, then drive in the lighter traffic in the mid/late morning when you should be able to get better fuel economy than during peak hours.

15 years ago 05/24/2008 3:41am EDT

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Take route to work with least start/stops.

Driving a little further, but doing it at freeway speeds or consistent speed will use less gas. It's the accelerating that kills mileage.

15 years ago 05/24/2008 4:58am EDT

re: better tips

better tips wrote:
Pump your gas slowly so air bubbles don't fill in the volume of the gas you purchase.

No air bubbles? Turbo charging and super charging you car both increase fuel efficiency. They work by pumping more air into the engine. So, if pumping air into the engine increases gas mileage why would you want to take air out?

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