Saving Fuel Part 2

A couple of weeks ago we posted some tips that can save you fuel. Here are some more useful tips that will help the cause!

Obviously the technology of the automotive manufactures has a lot to do with the fuel economy of our vehicles. We, the drivers, have a lot more power than we think. Our driving habits a lot to do with the fuel economy we get. Below are some tips that, little by little, can add up to substantial increase in miles per gallon.

Avoid idling. When your car idles you get 0 MPG. Unfortunately we can not control the traffic lights so there will be some idling. There are a lot of places we can avoid that would avoid idling thus increase our gas mileage.

America’s most chosen method of doing business is the drive thru. It doesn’t matter if it is at your local McDonalds or Chase Bank consumers prefer to use the drive thru. This wastes your gas thus wasting your money. Often times you will find that choosing to go inside these places will save you time as there are less people inside than there is in the drive thru.

In the winter a lot of people like to let their cars warm up before get in it and go. This is understandable but it does get you 0 MPG. Just like using the drive thru it wastes gas thus wasting your money.

 If you are someone who frequently eats fast food, goes to the bank, etc you want to go inside as opposed to using the drive thru. This will save you gas/money and often time.