Everyone has their ideas on how to save gas, but do they really work or is it just talk. We all would like to save money and we can by doing some little common sense things. If they really save you money or not, you have to be the judge.
One thing a person can do to save gas is by skipping the drive through. When you sit in the drive through your vehicle is constantly idling; which is putting time on your engine, emmitting unnecessary emissions into the atmosphere and wasting expensive gasoline. Does it really take that much extra time to park, walk in and get your order?
The Canadian government did a study that proved that idling for more than 10 seconds uses more gas than a restart. There are a lot of things you can do to improve your gas mileage that have been proven effective. Some things include; proper tune up of your vehicle, proper tire pressure in all tires and clean air filters.
One of the biggest things we can change in order to save gas is our driving habits. Believe it or not how we drive has the biggest effect on our gas mileage. Some easy tips that can really help make a difference:
1. Accelerate more gradually. The harder you hit the gas, the more you use.
2. Anticipate stops. By looking ahead you can coast to your stop and save gas.
3. Drive more slowly on the highway. We all are busy and think we need to go fast, but shaving 5 - 10 MPH can save you a lot of gas.
3. Shift gears earlier. If you have a manual transmission try shifting to a lower RPM. The higher your engine revs the more gas it uses.
Test these out and see over a month how much you will save because the gas prices won't go down any time soon.
