Comments on: 42 Gas Saving Tips

By: J.Goetz

J.Goetz — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:51:26 +0000

This is exactly what i was looking for. TY

By: Mcneri: For Bloggers

Mcneri: For Bloggers — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:26:48 +0000

One important gas saver you did not talk about is biking to work. Most mornings traffic runs at an average of 25MPH.If you bike, you save on Gas, you save on gym and you do not get to work late!

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:09:14 +0000

Just a note about the “Feed your car the good stuff” tip..

Do not waste money on higher octane gas than you need. You only need high enough octane to keep your engine from pinging. If it sounds good at 87 octane regular, that’s all you need to put in it. Saving money on gas = more gas for your money.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:00:00 +0000

Good tips. I will follow tip 27 and try to use my brakes sparingly.

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:32:41 +0000

I think you missed “hitchhiking.” Shoot, waste other peoples gas instead of yours!

Jay

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:02:02 +0000

Apologies. When I said Europe, I meant the UK. And the post is about money saving tips, not efficiency and green issues.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:59:16 +0000

@Jason – I’m not to sure about Europe to be fair, I live in UK and we have our own currency and tax system. It can cost upto $9.5 per gallon these days. Far too much in my opinion.

By: Shelia

Shelia — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:25:00 +0000

This is indeed a great collection of tips to help save some of that almighty dollar. I have 7, 10, 13, 14 19 and 41 down already, long before this ridiculous rise in gas prices. For those people with jobs, carpooling is such a good thing to do. It’s a pain in the butt to get four reliable people at work that want to do it, but if you can, it’s a big time gas saver.

It’s getting so ridiculous that I expect to soon be doing what we had to do in Los Angeles some years back. Fill up only on the days that were alotted to the first letter of your last name.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:19:06 +0000

Good tips, but I would highly recommend going to a synthetic oil. Cleaner engine, less fiction results in lower engine temps which equals better fuel mileage. Also, it lasts a lot longer helping with the demand issue – a little.
Fuel injectors are key also. The injectors are designed to spray a fine mist to allow for best power and efficiency. Well, thats my two cents worth.

By: Mahei

Mahei — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:38:15 +0000

Great post! How about telecommuting?

By: Apollo

Apollo — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:03:40 +0000

Jason,

I am not quite sure how much it is right now and it really depends on where you are in Europe but last time I was there it was more like $7 or $8 a gallon. When I filled up my rental car (I have to admit that it was a big luxury but regardless) I spend like $180 to fill up.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:39:08 +0000

@ Reytos – Ya, I bet a lot of people could be saving gas from the tires alone. I don’t think many people bother checking them.

@ Daniel – I use to have an old Taurus with a broken gas gauge. I ran out of gas quite a few times with my girlfriend in the car. She wasn’t too happy about it.

@ Daniel & Appolo – How much does gas run in Europe now? I heard it was over $5 a gallon awhile ago?

@ Nikolai – That’s three . Tuning your car should be done with or without the gas savings. The extra gas mileage you get after the tune-up is an added benefit. Again, as I mentioned at the end of the article, I’m not necessarily saying you should be taking action on all 42 tips listed, but they’re there if you want to.