You cant do much about gas prices, but you can still save at the pump. Not a bundle of money, but pe
You cant do much about gas prices, but you can still save at the pump. Not a bundle of money, but perha two or three dollars per fill up. While this may not sound like a lot of money it does add up to as much as $200 per year or more, depending on your driving habits. Who doe t want to save at the pump? You know that you do.
Name v. Generic Brand Perha you have long used , Exxon, Texaco or some other big name oil companys gas station over the years. Heck, their gas really i t any different now, is it? Well, the Gas and Go down the street you know, the generic no name gas station always charges le , as much as a dime le per gallon, but you have avoided them. Well, did you know that many generic statio get their gas from the same place as the Exxo , Mobils, and other big name companies of the world? They certainly do. They just dont get charged a franchise fee covering advertising and other expe es. So, gas up with a generic and save big.
Premium v. Plus v. Regular Most pum have two grades of fuel while some have three: regular, plus and premium ru ing at 87, 89, and 91 or 92 octane. Did you know that most cars will run on regular gas? Therefore, unle your owners manual ecifically says you must run premium gas, dont bother pocket the extra dime or quarter per gallon that you would save.
Ethanol v. Gasoline If you own one of the millio of vehicles on North American highways that can run on either ethanol or gasoline then you may be in luck. Depending where you live [the Midwest USA for example] and what gas prices are doing at the moment, you could pay as much has 50 cents le per gallon for ethanol. One caveat: your fuel mileage dro by about 20% when filling up with ethanol. Therefore, if the savings per gallon i t better than 20%, then dont bother.
Naturally, driving within the eed limit, avoiding fast starts, and keeping your engine tuned, and tires inflated are other ways to save on gas. Altogether you can do your part to restrict your gas usage without going nuts doing it. Otherwise, opt for a hybrid and hope that you can get some sort of government rebate to justify your purchase.
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Name v. Generic Brand Perha you have long used , Exxon, Texaco or some other big name oil companys gas station over the years. Heck, their gas really i t any different now, is it? Well, the Gas and Go down the street you know, the generic no name gas station always charges le , as much as a dime le per gallon, but you have avoided them. Well, did you know that many generic statio get their gas from the same place as the Exxo , Mobils, and other big name companies of the world? They certainly do. They just dont get charged a franchise fee covering advertising and other expe es. So, gas up with a generic and save big.
Premium v. Plus v. Regular Most pum have two grades of fuel while some have three: regular, plus and premium ru ing at 87, 89, and 91 or 92 octane. Did you know that most cars will run on regular gas? Therefore, unle your owners manual ecifically says you must run premium gas, dont bother pocket the extra dime or quarter per gallon that you would save.
Ethanol v. Gasoline If you own one of the millio of vehicles on North American highways that can run on either ethanol or gasoline then you may be in luck. Depending where you live [the Midwest USA for example] and what gas prices are doing at the moment, you could pay as much has 50 cents le per gallon for ethanol. One caveat: your fuel mileage dro by about 20% when filling up with ethanol. Therefore, if the savings per gallon i t better than 20%, then dont bother.
Naturally, driving within the eed limit, avoiding fast starts, and keeping your engine tuned, and tires inflated are other ways to save on gas. Altogether you can do your part to restrict your gas usage without going nuts doing it. Otherwise, opt for a hybrid and hope that you can get some sort of government rebate to justify your purchase.
The article is refered from http://www.bbcok.com, http://www.worldloanpro.com, please go to read more.
