1. Empty the car. The more weight an engine must move the more gasoline it must consume. Do you still have that luggage rack on the roof from vacation last year? Do you need all those tools all the time?
2. Check your air pressure. Over and under inflated tires will cost you money. Don’t know how much air pressure is needed, look at the drivers door jam, it is probably right there. Check it once a month, it isn’t difficult to do and will probably add life to the tires themselves.
3. Plan your trips. If you have to go to the grocery store and the post office, do both on the same trip. And figure out your rout before you leave so you can use the shortest rout without double backs.
4. Change your oil and filter per the owners manual. Probably every 3,000 miles if you do city driving or 6,000 miles for country driving. You may need a new filter at every change or every other change. Check your other fluids also, this will not only save you money on gasoline but on repairs and maintenance as well as resale.
5. Check your mileage once a month to see how you are doing. This can also act as a means of early detection so problems can be addressed before they become major. When you fill the tank take the receipt and note the miles on your odometer. Next time you fill up not the miles again as well as the number of gallons. Subtract the beginning miles from the ending miles and divide that figure by the number of gallons. 124,500 miles at the first fill-up and 124,700 at the last one equals 200 miles traveled. Divide this by the 10 gallons you purchased and you have 20 MPG (miles per gallon). Of course you can’t be putting small amounts into the tank between fill-ups.
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