How to drive your car more efficiently & spend less money on petrol
How you drive your car can determine how much money you will spend on petrol as well.
Here are some tips on driving your car as a way to save money on gas:
If you have a standard transmission you should always drive in the highest gear
possible. You need not keep switching.
In many cars its fuel efficiency will go down by 10% if you have the air
conditioner running while you are moving. If you have a lower temperature
setting on you’re A/C, use it. Turn it on until the car gets cooled down and
then turn it off and let the fan circulate the cool air around instead. You
should never run your AC with your windows open either.
When it comes to cars that were built after 1990 you don’t need to warm your car
up in the morning. I would suggest that you drive the car gently in the first 5
minutes. The engine actually warms up better if it is driving instead of idling
in your driveway.
Driving the speed limit will help you out a little as well. Maybe by as much as
10%.
Accelerate slowly when you are leaving the stop light. You are not in a race
with the driver in the lane next to you. The fastest person through the
intersection just gets to spend more money on gas. If you follow the tip for
early shifting up, you won't be accelerating all that much anyway.
Try buying 87 octane gasoline which is regular. Read your car manual. Some
vehicles are advertised telling you to use premium gasoline, but the owner's
manual actually says that 87 is fine.
Turn the engine off when you're stuck at a light or waiting for a train to pass
and when you expect not to move for a few minutes. When the engine is idling and
not moving, you end up with 0 mpg.
Revving the engine is a huge waste of time and petrol as well. Unless there is a
mechanical problem with your car, there is no need to bother doing this before
you turn your vehicle off. Consider fixing the actual problem instead before it
turns into a more expensive problem later on.