If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

With rising petrol prices and other expenses, running a car can be a huge burden to your wallet. Take heart, there are some things you can do to to make your vehicle more fuel efficient.

1. Service your car regularly. This can have a tremendous effect on your fuel efficiency. In fact, a poor tuned vehicle can burn as much as 30% more petrol.

2. Don’t idle the engine unless it is totaly neccessary. The car your parents used to own may have required warming up in the morning, but modern cars don’t. Also, turn your car off when waiting outside a friend’s house to pick them up.

Share This

As the average prices at the pump approaching $4 a gallon, filling up is causing car owner increasing pain in the pocketbook. The biggest factor in rising costs is the price of crude oil, followed by the cost of refining. But at the same time, oil companies are reporting record net profits! Have you ever wondered why there can’t be a cheaper, cleaner way to power your car?

With the rising costs of fuel prices and expect to raise to $4 per gallon, more and more drivers like you and me are searching for alternatives to gasoline. One of the most discussed alternatives is the use of hydrogen fuel technology.

Share This

It’s very important to pay attention to the small things that can make your vehicle run more efficiently as a way to save money, especially with factors like the rise in petrol prices coming into play. Below are a few tips that can be of significant benefit to your pocket as well as your car.

1. Service your car regularly. This can have a tremendous effect on your fuel efficiency. In fact, a poor tuned vehicle can burn as much as 30% more petrol.

Share This

With gas prices being higher than ever, you’re likely to see more advertising for “gas-saving” products. Yes, we want to improve on fuel efficiency, but are these products really helping? Or are they just taking an extra bite out of our already shrinking car budget?

In truth, you should be suspicious of any gas-saving claims for certain devices or oil and gas additives. Even for the few gas-saving products that have been found to work, the savings can be miniscule.

Share This