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Just a friendly reminder. With non stoping elevations in rising petroleum prices, i know that there are some luders grining at the pump, i do. 91 oct. is about $3.15 a gallon by me. so.CA. im not sure else where, but here are some tips:
1. Take your foot off the gas completely for at least a few seconds before shutting off the engine. Don't rev the engine just before turning it off. It might sound cool to listen to it die like that, but you're shooting raw gas through the system. Yeah, the same gas you paid for a few minutes ago.
It might help to remember that at $3.00 a gallon, a wasted pint of gas costs you 38 cents. If you manage to waste a pint a day (and that's not hard to do), that's $11.40 a month. In a couple months or so, you get a "free" tank of gas. Not bad for just doing the things you know you should do anyway, is it?
2.Low tire pressure will make the tires drag and use more gas. Look in your owners' manual and see what the recommended tire pressures are. Add two pounds to that number. That will add about 1 mile per gallon. Check them every time you gas up. Think of it as adding an extra ½ gallon to your tank for free.
3.Keeping your engine well tuned is another good way to stretch your gas dollar. An engine that grinds for ten seconds before firing up wastes enough gas to take you two miles. Maybe it's time for a new set of spark plugs and a new air filter. Now is a good time to go get them. Also have a mechanic bump the timing a degree or two if possible.
just some helpful hints from a fellow 5th gen.
* Good things come to those who wait. But better things happen to those who try.*
1. Take your foot off the gas completely for at least a few seconds before shutting off the engine. Don't rev the engine just before turning it off. It might sound cool to listen to it die like that, but you're shooting raw gas through the system. Yeah, the same gas you paid for a few minutes ago.
It might help to remember that at $3.00 a gallon, a wasted pint of gas costs you 38 cents. If you manage to waste a pint a day (and that's not hard to do), that's $11.40 a month. In a couple months or so, you get a "free" tank of gas. Not bad for just doing the things you know you should do anyway, is it?
2.Low tire pressure will make the tires drag and use more gas. Look in your owners' manual and see what the recommended tire pressures are. Add two pounds to that number. That will add about 1 mile per gallon. Check them every time you gas up. Think of it as adding an extra ½ gallon to your tank for free.
3.Keeping your engine well tuned is another good way to stretch your gas dollar. An engine that grinds for ten seconds before firing up wastes enough gas to take you two miles. Maybe it's time for a new set of spark plugs and a new air filter. Now is a good time to go get them. Also have a mechanic bump the timing a degree or two if possible.
just some helpful hints from a fellow 5th gen.
* Good things come to those who wait. But better things happen to those who try.*
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