Hints to save fuel - which rules do you know and which do you apply?

Answer 1

All of them.

Answer 2

1. Set the tire pressure to the recommend psi as per the tire placard or label of your vehicle. (Always adjust tire pressure with cold tires)

2. Avoid excessive idling times, such as warming your car up in the mornings (It serves no purpose anyway)

3. Instead of going thru the drive thru at fast food chains, go inside to order. This will of course avoid excess idling while in line.

4. Remove any excessive weight from the trunk or bed of your truck (This doesn't include over weight spouses either)

5. Remove luggage racks for aerodynamic reasons.

6. Make sure the steering and suspension system end is aligned properly, a mis-aligned steering system will cause excessive drag and reduce fuel mileage.

7. Use Cruise Control while driving at highway speeds.

8. Reduce your speed by 5mph, this may be the biggest saver of all, and if you think about it, 5mph will not get you to your destination much quicker. (Just be prepared for 1 finger hello's and horn honkers)

9. Make sure your vehicle is properly maintained, especially the air filter. If your check engine light is on, have it corrected as soon as possible, it could be a defective sensor or other mechanical fault that will severely impact fuel mileage. Always use the proper grade of engine oil as well, the wrong grade can impact fuel mileage by 1% or more.

10. Avoid jackrabbit starts and aggressive driving habits.

While the above tips may not be new, they certainly bear not just repeating, but adhering to as well. And with the cost of fuel at record highs, we need all the help we can muster.

Jerry
http://www.usedcarwise.com

Answer 3

Drive as though there is an egg under your gas pedal.

Get into high gear as soon as possible.

Do your accelerating going down hill and use the momentum to get up the next hill.

Let the engine slow you down. It takes longer but saves fuel.

Drive slower. I don't do well on that one.

Shop locally instead of driving cross town to buy something on sale and spend more than you saved on gas at $4/gallon.

Answer 4

drive a standard, then when you do not need power to the rubber step on the clutch or take it out of gear all together.

another good way to save gas is to walk, but then your probably to fat for that

Answer 5

Know a lot of them. Apply none of them.

Answer 6

Don't rev and speed around if you don't need to I spose.

Answer 7

Let someone else drive.... don't offer gas money!