Toni-Lynn
09-15-2008, 03:11 PM
I got this via email
Keep your car properly maintained and tuned. A poorly tuned car could use as much as 25% more gas
Use steel belted radial tires. They can increase gas mileage up to 10%.
Don't use high octane fuel unless the car is pinging or knocking; or, you have a high performance engine and the manufacturer recommends premium gas
Check your tire pressure every week. You can use up to 6% in gas mileage for every pound they are under inflated.
Don't top off your tank when pumping gas.
Don't warm your car up by letting it idle. The engine warms up faster when driving. Idling wastes about a
quart of gas every fifteen minutes.
Maintain a steady speed on the highway.
It takes 20-30% more gas to drive 70 than to drive 50.
Keep your car properly maintained and tuned. A poorly tuned car could use as much as 25% more gas
Use steel belted radial tires. They can increase gas mileage up to 10%.
Don't use high octane fuel unless the car is pinging or knocking; or, you have a high performance engine and the manufacturer recommends premium gas
Check your tire pressure every week. You can use up to 6% in gas mileage for every pound they are under inflated.
Don't top off your tank when pumping gas.
Don't warm your car up by letting it idle. The engine warms up faster when driving. Idling wastes about a
quart of gas every fifteen minutes.
Maintain a steady speed on the highway.
It takes 20-30% more gas to drive 70 than to drive 50.