| Today with soaring gas prices it's more | | | | Drive 55 mph and not 70 mph. Driving the |
| important than ever to pay attention to the | | | | posted speed limit can help you save up to |
| little things that can help your car to run | | | | 15% more fuel. That's a nice saving! Also, |
| more efficiently, hence saving you money. You | | | | use your cruise control when you can. This |
| can turn this into a win-win situation for | | | | keeps your speed steady. Avoid sudden and |
| you and for your car. | | | | extreme accelerations. These use fuel |
| | | | needlessly. |
| The first tip to saving money on your car is | | | | |
| keeping it's engine properly tuned up. A car | | | | The next time you go on your errands see if |
| engine that isn't running efficiently can use | | | | you can run them more efficiently. Pick up |
| up to 30% more fuel than a car engine that is | | | | your dry cleaning and your prescription at |
| properly tuned. Follow your car manufacturers | | | | the same time. Don't double back from store |
| guidelines for servicing your car. | | | | to store, it's a real waste of gasoline, and |
| | | | time. If you don't have to be out in peak |
| Make sure that your tires are properly | | | | traffic times, don't. Wait until the traffic |
| inflated. Tires that are under inflated will | | | | thins before running errands, this way you |
| cause you to burn more gasoline. Make sure | | | | won't be waiting in long lines to get through |
| that your tires are kept in alignment. This | | | | the lights. |
| will help you car to handle better also. | | | | |
| | | | Set up a car pool to help usher the kids to |
| Avoid running the engine unnecessarily. The | | | | and from school and sporting events. Perhaps |
| cars of today don't need to be warmed up in | | | | you can take Billy home this week and Billy's |
| the morning like the cars our parents used to | | | | mom can drop your son off next week. How |
| drive. Get in, turn it on, and go. If you are | | | | about a car pool for work? We're living in a |
| going to be waiting for someone, or sitting | | | | time where people live farther from work than |
| in your car turn it off. | | | | ever before. With the price of gas a work car |
| | | | pool makes more sense than ever. |