Cut Your Gas Bill By 25-50% Today!

the light to change. In many places you can turn right on red, and you're not turning 'against' the traffic when you turn right. This tip takes some thought, but can make a significant difference in time and gas savings.

7. Try to keep your car clean -
It's more fun to drive when it's clean, and removing all the caked on dirt makes your car 'slicker' - which reduces drag by a little bit. This tip is better for appearance than big gas savings.

8. Change all your car's fluids -
Go to a local oil change place and tell them to change every fluid in your car - not just your oil. This includes all engine fluids, radiator, transmission, axle grease, etc.

9. Read popular car magazines for even more tips -
Most of the popular car magazines offer gas-saving tips these days. Read the front covers and tables of contents to find the best articles for you.

10. Try to drive downhill -
As silly as this sounds, when possible drive downhill instead of uphill so gravity powers your car instead of gas. I tried it, and within reason you can at times make this happen. A small tip, but a tip nonetheless.

11. Don't race up to stop lights and turns -
I'm amazed every day as people who blaze past me just in time to slam on their brakes at the red light up to which I'm coasting or the turn I'm approaching. Why in the world would you speed up to a place that requires a full stop? Baffles me ...

12. Don't blast off the line -
Smart people say to act like there is an egg between your foot and the gas pedal. Don't race away from a stop, and don't stomp on the gas pedal except to avoid an emergency situation (only if safety permits.)

13. No lead foot -
This goes with #12 above. In general, be easy on your gas pedal. Use the least amount of pressure to attain and maintain your desired speed. And try to keep a steady pressure instead pushing in, pulling back, etc.

14. Time the red lights -
Pay attention to traffic lights from as far away as your eyes permit, and try to adjust your approach speed so you get there when it's green and you don't have to stop.

15. Don't speed -
For all the reasons you already know, as well as for safety and gas usage, don't speed. Ever. Obey all the speed limits. In general, the slower your speed, the less gas you use.

16. Don't burn your clutch on hills -
Your clutch is not designed to be your brake. When you burn your clutch on a hill, you trash your clutch and burn extra gas. Also, don't sit at red lights with your clutch pedal in, as that also toasts your clutch, shortening its life.

17. Don't block intersections -
This is mostly just decent manners, but you also create a traffic jam for everyone, wasting everyone's gas - not just yours.

18. Don't drive 10 miles out of your way to save a penny a gallon -
Think about this ... if your gas tank holds 12 gallons, is empty, and you drive all over the place looking for the best deal on gas, you save twelve cents if you find it for a penny cheaper per gallon. It costs you more than that just to find the cheaper gas.

19. Stay in the right (slow) lane -
To keep the speeders off your tail - and keep yourself safer - stay in the right (outer) lane on 4-lane roads so the speeders can have the faster (left inside) lane.

20. Use your imagination -
If you'll give these tips some thought - and put forth a little effort - you'll not only cut your gasoline bill by as much as half ... you'll also come up with your own ways to further reduce your costs to operate your car.

These tips WILL reduce the amount of gas you burn. Period. The rest is up to you. If you want it bad enough - it's here for you, and you'll be able to discover other ways to save even more money once you start paying attention to these tips.

Chip Tarver

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