7 Tips To Getting The Best Gas Car Mileage From Your Car

Gas mileage tips can help you reduce the amount of gas you use. Follow these tips, to get the best gas mileage your car can deliver.

 

Top 7 Tips to Getting the Best Gas Mileage From Your Car

 

1. Keep Your Engine Properly Tuned
   Just a minor tune up, when done well, can help you go farther between fill-ups.
   Get a tune up: +4%
   Fix a serious problem: + 40%
   Equivalent Gasoline Savings: $0.14/gallon

 

2. Keep Tires Properly Inflated
   When inflating tires, look for the manufacturer recommendation. Don’t go by the info on the tire.
   Keeping your tires inflated to the proper pressure: + 3.3%
   Under-inflated tires: – 0.3 percent/psi
   Equivalent Gasoline Savings: Up to $0.11/gallon

 

3. Use the Recommended Grade of Motor Oil
   When buying motor oil it can be tempting to grab whatever is cheapest or easily available. But what you save at the register, you pay for at the gas station.
   Use the manufacturer’s recommended grade of motor oil: +1-2%
   Using the wrong grade: – up to 2%
   Equivalent Gasoline Savings: $0.04–$0.07/gallon

 

4. Drive Sensibly
   Aggressive driving is defined as speeding, rapid acceleration and braking. Drive like this and see huge cuts to your mileage.
   Aggressive driving – 33% highway, – 5% city
   Equivalent Gasoline Savings: $0.18–$1.19/gallon
   Note: Aggressive driving not only robs your car of gas mileage, but kills thousands every year. Please drive safely.

 

5. Obey Speed Limits
   Not just safer, paying attention to your speed yields savings at the pump.
   For each 5 mph you drive over 50 mph: – 2% per 100 lbs
   Equivalent Gasoline Savings: $0.04–$0.07/gallon

 

6. Don’t be idle.
   Leave your car running and watch the gas gauge go down. Idling uses up to half a gallon of fuel per hour!
   Idling: -$0.90 to $1.80 per hour
   Shut off your engine when stopped.
   Equivalent Gasoline Savings: $0.90-$1.80/hour

 

7. Buy a Fuel-Efficient Car
   The difference between a car that gets 20 MPG and one that gets 30 MPG amounts to $903 per year (assuming 15,000 miles of driving annually and a fuel cost of $3.61).
   That’s $4,515 extra in fuel costs over five years!
   Note: Cost savings are based on an assumed fuel price of $3.61/gallon.

 

Resource:

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/maintain.shtml

 

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