Basic Car Maintenance to Save on Gas at the pump

As a nation we can all do little things to help conserve on our fuel economy. If you drive a car, truck or SUV you know the prices of gas is high. I remember when we used to fill up our Toyota at $16.00 a tank (and we thought that was high) now it's over $36.00 a tank.

We always try to remember to check these items to lower that $$ price per gallon need

• Buy gasoline at the earliest or coldest time of the day. Gas becomes dense when cold and you get more for your money.
• Inflate tires to the manufacturers setting. This can help increase miles per gallon by 3%.
• Remove items from your trunk. The more weight you are driving around the more gas you are sucking down.
• Change the Air Filter - I learned this one when I was 16 in Auto Class at High School.
• In Drivers Education I was taught that if I maintained speeds between 45 - 55 mph I would conserve gas.
• Use Cruise Control as it helps maintain a steady speed saving you potentially some gas.
• Remove racks and carriers. Living in Utah you will see a lot of cars with ski racks on and they all know that keeping these on during summer reduces their gas mileage.
• Buy lower vehicles which encounter less wind resistance
• Avoid the Drive Through as the idling time usually takes over 6 minutes waiting to order, pay and get food.
• Carpool 1x a week or give someone else a lift
• Use Public Transportation
• Look for state Tax incentives to buy new car "types" like Biodiesel
• Once you are on the road complete all Tasks so you don't need to take "extra" trips back out.

Driving cheaply makes everyone happy!