1. Use cruise control when you can. It’s a 4mpg s
2. If you don’t have to use air conditioning, don’t. If you don’t use it you will save a bundle.
3. Don’t idle and don’t make jack-rabbit starts. It will take a couple extra minutes, but you’ll save another couple mpg.
4. If you want to buy the most gasoline for the buck buy it during the coolest time of the day. That is when gasoline is the most dense. Gas is sold by volume, not density.
5. Don’t top off your tank. When you hear that first click of the fuel nozzle it’s time to stop.
6. Travel at the speed limit and use cruise control whenever you can. Cruise control is the best, but not practical in stop and go traffic. Stick with the speed limit and shift to the higher gear.
7. Look ahead. If there is a hill coming up, accelerate on the downside, engaging the engine, instead of accelerating on the upswing.
8. Keep a steady speed in the city. Most signal lights are set to the speed limit stated. If you stop and idle, put your automatic transmission in neutral. This will reduce the strain on the transmission and allow cooling.
9. Get regular tune-ups and make sure to change the air filter. If your air filter is dirty it decreases your gas flow. Watch your wheel alignment as well; going in a straight line, instead of wobbling will save gas.
10. Going forward takes less gas than going in reverse. When parking in shopping lots, etc., take this into account.
11. Change your tires in summer and winter and check them for maximum tire pressure every three months, as you get your oil changed perhaps. Spin and balance your tires and ask which tires are best fuel savers for your vehicle.
12. Anything you can turn off, do so. Radios, fans, all these new great technologies put a load on your engine which decreases your gas mileage.
13. Get the junk out of your trunk. The rule of thumb is for every extra 100 pounds you lose 1 mpg. Maybe it could be the next diet craze, "lose weight and save gas".
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