Sunday, May 2, 2010

Five tips for keeping gasoline costs under control

With the tough economic times still amidst us, filling one’s gas tank can be a burden on one financially. This article from the Washington Post list five tips on ways to help keep gasoline cost under control.
1. Comparison-shops. Gasbuddy.com lets one search for the lowest gas prices in one’s area.
2. Fill up with regular.
3. Tune up your car.
4. Dump the junk in your trunk. An extra 100 pounds can lower your gas mileage by 2 percent.
5. Drive efficiently by avoiding quick starts and stops.

1 comment:

  1. This is an interesting article. As far as putting regular gas into the car...isn't that not good for the engine of cars that require premium gas?

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