Nine Tips to Help You Save Gas When Driving Your Sports Car
With the constant increase in oil prices, car owners are get more concerned about how they can save gas and money while driving.
This article gives you tips on how you can reduce your gas consumption and save money:
- Always have your car tuned-up regularly this includes checking the spark plugs, timing and spark plug wires and changing the oil regularly as well. If you car’s engine is in poor operating condition it will simply chew more gas. Vehicle maintenance will help your car’s engine run efficiently thus reducing the money you spend on fuel.
- Clean or change congested air filters can enhance your fuel mileage by as much as 10%!
- Maintain a steady rate when driving you car. Frequent starts and stops when driving add to your gas expenditure by as much as 30%. Imagine if you spend $3.00 per gallon, you lose $9.00 for every 10 gallons of gas that you consume by stopping and starting a lot. Avoid sudden stops and abrupt increases in speed. Make use of “cruise control if you have it, especially when you’re driving on the highway. This will allow you to maintain a steady speed and avoid additional gas consumption. Another way to keep a steady rate is by avoiding heavy traffic areas. Also avoid unnecessary use of the clutch.
- Schedule buying your gas during the cool hours. It is ideal to purchase your fuel early in the morning or during the night. You will acquire extra petrol for your cash during these cooler hours because the tanks both in the ground and in the car are cooler, so the liquid is denser.
- Close your car windows when you are driving on the highway. When your windows are closed the aerodynamics are better and it lessens the drag on the vehicle. Gaping windows cause extra friction and reduce your car’s mileage by up to 5%.
- Minimize the use of air conditioners when it is not necessary. Use your car’s vents if possible. If you really need to use your air conditioner, try to set it as low as possible. Do not operate your air conditioner with your car windows open – it uses more gas this way.
- Do not let your engine idle when not driving. Turn off your car’s engine when you need to wait for longer than a minute. If your car is idle for more than one minute, it uses the same amount of gas that you would use when you are restarting the engine.
- Lessen your car’s load. The heavier the car, the more gas it will consume. Pull all of the crap out of the trunk/boot!
- Check if tires inflated accordingly. Tires with appropriate pressure savev fuel better than when under-filled or over-filled with air.