You may be thinking ‘How can I possibly save money on gas?’.
Yes, it’s true that gas is expensive and if you have a car you will be buying
it at any price, but there are things we can do to help maximize our gas usage
and save some money in the long run! Here are seven ways you can do this:
If you are going to get gas, fill up your tank all the way. Trying to save money by only adding $10 one day and $20 or $30 the next does not help you save money. The time and gas you use in making these trips can be saved by making a single stop.
Fill up once you get to a quarter tank. By driving on a near empty tank you can risk other things going wrong with you car like your electric fuel pump having a shorter life span!
Park in the shade. I didn’t believe it till I did some research but gas can evaporate from your tank while sitting in the sun. If you park in the shade, you can help slow this down plus your car won’t be an oven when you get in.
Use fuel perks! Many grocery stores offer ‘fuel perks’. Maximize these by saving them so you can get a bigger discount on gas. It is also helpful to know the areas that have cheaper gas prices by nature. I live downtown in a bigger city and gas is easily 20 or 30 cents more if I buy it in town. However, if I drive about half hour outside the city it is cheaper. I try to plan my fill ups when I am out of town to save some money and you could too!
Turn off the A/C when you are driving at a slower speed. Open your windows! Your engine works harder and your gas goes faster when running the air conditioning and driving the stop and go during rush hour. Try to save the A/C for when you are on the open road.
Try to drive smarter. Quick stops and starts can use more gas as well as constantly changing speeds. Try to drive easier on the engine and maintain your speed. For most cars, the best speed to be going is around 55 for maximum gas usage!
Plan your trips in advance. If you know this week you have a few stops to make try to do them all on the same day to keep from constantly ‘running to the store’ every day.
What are some of the ways you save on gas?
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