Archive for the ‘Common Sense’ Category
Saturday, July 29th, 2006
Today's tip will hopefully help you save a bit of money on your car's gas as well as help your headlights last a little bit longer.
Don't use your headlights when it's sunny out.
I got this idea from an article on HowStuffWorks.com, which was about how much gas Americans would waste ...
Posted in Car Maintenance, Common Sense | 13 Comments »
Saturday, July 22nd, 2006
As luck would have it, for the third day in a row I found an interesting article that goes to show the importance of planning out your trips BEFORE you get in your car.
The basic premise behind this article is UPS has gone so far as to try and find ...
Posted in Common Sense, Driving Habits, Planning Ahead | No Comments »
Friday, July 14th, 2006
Today's tip, according to Fueleconomy.gov, could help you increase your vehicle's gas mileage by up to 17%!
Reduce the amount of time your car is in idle!
I came across a great article and diagram on Fueleconomy.gov that states the following:
"Only about 15% of the energy from the fuel you put in ...
Posted in Common Sense, Planning Ahead | 2 Comments »
Thursday, July 13th, 2006
Today's tip will hopefully help you save a little bit of gas and a whole lot of aggravation as you're driving down a busy interstate.
Pick your lane and stay in it.
How many of you have seen the movie Office Space? You know the opening scene, where Peter is driving to ...
Posted in Common Sense | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, July 4th, 2006
Today's tip will hopefully give you some things to look for when you're out looking to buy yourself a new car and are trying to find something that is relatively fuel efficient.
While this is by no means an all inclusive list, the items I list below should be a good ...
Posted in Common Sense, Creative Ideas, Miscellaneous | 1 Comment »
